Paddle Tennis

Paddle tennis is a tennis/racket variant on a smaller court with a solid paddle and ball. It focuses on serve, return, net play, placement and match scoring.

LevelVariant FamilyRacket Family CategoryRacket sport

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Classification

Category Racket sport

Family Racket Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Paddle tennis/POP tennis is a tennis-like racket variant on a smaller court with a solid paddle and slower ball.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like tennis logic, doubles, shorter movement and a social racket-sport entry.

Cost 20-120 EUR for loaner/beginner paddle, ball and court/class fee; portable lines/net can be enough. Court fee, club/class fee and optional own paddle. POP tennis/paddle tennis program, tennis club with smaller court or recreation venue. Check terminology regionally: paddle tennis/POP tennis is not padel and not platform tennis.

First progress First rallies often in session one; tactical doubles and net play take several weeks.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

paddle
slower tennis/POP ball
smaller net court or portable lines
court shoes
local serve/court rules

First steps

find a local POP/paddle tennis program
practise underhand serve and short rallies
test doubles positioning
read regional rules

POP tennis/paddle tennis class, tennis club, recreation venue or public court with a portable setup.

Start with clear run-off, suitable shoes and controlled strokes; follow venue/club safety and court rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags indoor, individual, team, einzeln, paddle-tennis, racket-sport, ruckschlag-familie, rueckschlagsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the ball over the net into court so the other side cannot return it legally.

Teilnehmer

Singles or doubles.

Spielfeld

Smaller racket court with net and marked lines.

Wertung

Set and match scoring depending on local rule tradition.

Gewinnbedingung

Win more sets or the announced match format.

Ausrüstung

Paddle, ball, net court, sports shoes and optional club-specific equipment.

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

POP Tennis POP Tennis · official-guide · medium
Paddle Tennis Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Paddle tennis Britannica · encyclopedia · medium
History of POP Tennis NC POP Tennis · club-history · medium