#RACKET BEACH TENNIS FULL#
*Note: due to court availability, POP tennis is now often played on a 60' x 27' full tennis court with a 36" high net.
Singles and Doubles are played on the same court. Watch POP Tennis here.ĭetails: Court measurement - 50' Long* by 20' Wide (no doubles lanes). In order to better market the sport, promoters have changed the name from paddle tennis to POP Tennis which corresponds to the sound of the ball hitting the paddle. Especially popular in the Southeast and West Coast regions and now, with the backing of the USTA, is gaining popularity across the USA. It is an easy sport to learn and as with tennis, very little gear is required to play. Tennis scoring applies, although only one underhand serve is allowed.
Paddle Tennis / Pop Tennis can be played either as singles or doubles and the winner is the best of three sets. In 1959, Murray Geller revised the format and rules and the standardized game of Paddle Tennis took off for players of all age groups. POP Tennis (until recently was called Paddle Tennis) is believed to have originated in 1898 as an outdoor game for children. Running shoes and cross-trainers ARE A HUGE NO-NO for safety reasons! For more information on Platform Tennis, contact the APTA (American Platform Tennis Assoc.) POP TENNIS: Platform Tennis Shoes - Players wear durable tennis shoes (the court surface is VERY abrasive). One ball typically lasts for one session of play. A Platform Tennis Ball is a firm, dense ball with a short felt-like surface called flocking. Paddle composition includes a variety of face materials with solid EVA cores (no strings!) Holes cut straight through the paddle face aid in maneuverability and help bite the ball. Only one serve is allowed and standard tennis scoring applies. Platform Tennis is an easy sport to learn and very little gear is required to play.ĭetails: Court measurement - 44' Long by 20' Wide with markings like a miniature tennis court Net Height - 34" Perimeter - Court is bordered by a 12 Foot tall galvanized fenceĮquipment: Platform Tennis Paddle - 18" is the standard paddle length. It is a doubles game where the best of 3 sets wins. Played on an elevated, heated court (typically in the winter months) that is surrounded by wire fence walls off of which the ball can be played. Platform Tennis had its beginnings around 1930, begun by a group of tennis enthusiasts looking for winter entertainment in a racquet sport. POP Tennis (previously called Paddle Tennis).Each of these sports is growing rapidly and provide as much fun as they do competition. They play the all-season POP Tennis, Padel, Spec Tennis or Beach Tennis. However, unbeknownst to many 'Northeasterners', there are equally enthusiastic groups of paddle sportsters from the Midwest to the West coast, in Puerto Rico and as far reaching as Europe. Here in the Northeast U.S., there is one paddle sport that people are crazy about.Platform Tennis.