Type:
Doubles Category: Strategy/tactics
Levels: Intermediate/adv. Time/players: 10 minutes/1-4
Description and goals:
Competing in a game situation while experiencing the benefits of "getting to 30" first. Four out of five games are won by the players achieving the score of 30 first.
Organization:
Players A and B alternate as servers playing best 2 out of 3 points with players C and D as the receivers. If players A and B win 2 out of 3 points they have earned the right to become the receivers. Players C and D would then become servers. Other players become waiting servers. If receivers win 2 out of 3 points from servers, then receivers earn a "permanent point" on their score and stay as the receivers. Losing players are replaced by waiting players and play continues. Have players call out score (i.e. 15-love) and serve from proper side. Variation: Play with two sets of players as receivers and keep score as a team.
Key points:
After 10 minutes and a changeover (water) break, the players with the most permanent points from courts No. 1, 2 and 3 all play on court No. 1. Players with the second most points on each court go to court No. 2 and players with the lowest number of permanent points go to court No. 3. Rotating this way keeps players constantly competing against different players.
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