In bowling, a heavy ball is rolled along a smooth wooden lane with the aim of knocking down as many of the 10 pins that are there. Each knocked over pin is worth one point. Extra points are awarded for a “strike” in which all cones fall. Each player has ten frames (games) available, each frame contains two throws. On a strike and he gets 10 points plus the total of two more throws. If he can now knock down all ten pins in both throws, this is a “spare” and he again gets 10 plus points plus the score from another throw. If one or more pins are still standing after the second throw of a frame, the frame is called an “open frame”.

What is the best way to play bowling?

Stand about 12 to 15 feet from the foul line. Your feet stand comfortably, your hand holds the ball loosely and relaxed at about belt height in front of your body. Your eyes are on the target. You prepare yourself for the first step without effort and haste.

How do you throw the perfect strike?

Before you start throwing strikes, you must first find your ideal position from which to launch your throws. Your non-dominant foot must be opposite your throwing hand. If you’re throwing with your right foot, it’s your left foot. Step your left foot forward, just behind the center point.

How do you grab a bowling ball?

Insert your thumb into the bottom hole up to your knuckle, and your middle and ring fingers into the top two holes up to your second knuckle. This is the most common grip, favored by both beginners and intermediates. It gives the best control over the ball and feels particularly safe.

What are the bowling terms?

A bowling game consists of 10 rounds (frames), each with 2 attempts to knock over all pins. If a strike is made in the 10th round, the player automatically receives two bonus rolls.

How long do you go bowling?

The indentation to the left and right of the bowling alley, is also known as the “Gutter”.

How fast does a bowling ball roll?

The information compiled from field studies shows that an effective bowling ball speed is about 16-17 miles per hour (mph) measured at impact with the pins and about 20-21 mph when the ball is released onto the lane, plus or minus one mph tolerance, and about 18 mph overall average speed.

Why is the bowling alley oiled?

Originally oil was put on the lane to protect the lane surface. Without oil, your bowling ball would hit the lane, begin sparking, leave a burn mark and explode in the gutter. OK, it wouldn’t be that bad, but it would hook too much and make the game nearly unplayable.

How heavy is a bowling ball?

The bowling ball (bowling ball) is a science in its own right, with which many engineers and technicians have probably already dealt. The bowling ball must be absolutely round, have a circumference of approx. 70 cm and weigh no more than 7.26 kg.

Do bowling balls have holes?

The kegel ball has no holes, whereas a bowling ball has 3 holes for fingers. Bowling has 10 pins – Skittles only 9 skittles.

Is bowling a sport?

Bowling is an individual sport but not a solitary individual sport. Young athletes travel, train and compete together. In training, different age groups come together and benefit from each other and compete with each other.

What muscles do you need when bowling?

• arm muscles. heavily used.
• leg muscles.
• back muscles.

How many calories do you burn bowling?

Calorie consumption – bowling

	50 kg	90 kg
15 min	38 kcal	68 kcal
30 min	75 kcal	135 kcal
45 min	113 kcal	203 kcal

How many can play at a bowling alley?

6-8 people per lane.

Is bowling hard?

The moves of bowling are quickly explained, but need a long time and a lot of routine until they really become second nature. Experience has shown that if you want to get into the “upper” range of 150 to 175 pins, you need at least 12 months with around six training sessions a week.

What shoes can you wear when bowling?

Street shoes or sneakers are forbidden! Bowling shoes have a special leather sole that ensures that you can slide well on the inrun and that the surface is not damaged. What shoe sizes are there? There are shoes in the sizes 28 – 52 available.

Why do you have to wear bowling shoes?

Why is it only allowed to play with bowling shoes? Bowling shoes protect the floor covering in front of the lane with their soles (the so-called run-up). They are made of leather, so they don’t scratch the smooth surface. In addition, they are slippery on purpose, not to increase the difficulty of the game.

How do you bowl properly for beginners?

Optimal impact. A beginner with a straight throw should try to throw over the third dart while centered. If you don’t look at the pins but at the arrows, which are in the first third of the lane, this increases accuracy.

Which bowling ball for beginners?

The inexpensive polyester balls are completely sufficient for beginners. He must first learn to judge the differences in the balls before he buys an expensive custom bowling ball. Even if money is not an issue, you should start with a simple plastic ball with no spin.

How much does a bowling ball cost?

The light entry-level bowling ball costs just 66.70 euros and is undrilled. This means that new owners will have to drill them in order to use the bowling ball.

How do you throw all nines?

For example, if the ball is played with a spin on the outside right, a right-handed player tilts his hand slightly to the left towards the middle of the lane. The friction of the ball with the track ensures an arc-shaped course from the far right to the left.

When do you say Strike?

A game has ten passes called “frames”. A frame consists of one to two throws. You start with a throw in the full. If you clear all ten pins on the first throw, you have made a “strike”.

How do I play curling

In order to play curling correctly, you absolutely need the curling rules. We have summarized these for you and explained them in detail so that there are no misunderstandings during the game.

Curling is an exciting and fast-paced game on the ice and is easy to learn and has some similarities to curling, ball sports, boules and bocce.

For precision and strategy sports, in which two teams, each with four players, play against each other on an ice rink (rink). The aim is to have one of your own stones placed closer to the tee (center of the target circle, also called the house) than the opposing team at the end of a round.

History of curling

The first attempts at curling date back to the late Middle Ages. The game was first mentioned in 1541 at Paisley Abbey in Renfrewshire. There, a Scottish admiral had converted his lucky charm into a token to push it across the ice. First, the game spread in Europe, later other regions followed and it became more and more popular. Thus, in 1716, the first curling club and the first rules of the game were created. At first, everything was still quite non-standard, quite unimaginable for today’s times. Those of you who are in Scotland can visit what is probably the heaviest stone in curling history: it weighed a whopping 58.5 kg. Most of the time, however, one played with stones from nature and more with luck than brains – also unimaginable today.

In 1880, curling fans could look forward to the first tournament at international level, and women have also been taking part since 1979. The success story of curling goes so far that it became an Olympic sport – in 1924 only as a demonstration competition, since 2006 it has been an official competition and subsequently Great Britain became the Olympic champion.

The basics

The lot decides who gets to start.
Each competition lasts between eight and ten rounds
A game is never undecided.
Curling is a gentleman’s sport, so there is no referee
The team
A team consists of four players who have a fifth player with them as a substitute.

Skip (captain)

Lead (plays the first two stones in the “end” (= round))
Second (plays the 3rd and 4th stone in the “end” (= round))
Third (plays the 5th and 6th stone in the “end” (= round))
Substitutes (test the stones for their “curl” with the coach and step in during the game if necessary)

The playing field

The curling field (“Sheet”) is 45.7 meters long and 5 meters wide. At the end of the playing field you will find a 3.6 m large target circle in the ice – the “house”. The rings of this target circle are used to determine how close a rock has been pushed to the center of the house.

The lines on the field are used for orientation and thus fulfill important tasks.

Behind the circle is the hack: used to push off the player after the throw. The “center line” starts from the middle and runs to the opposing “house” and connects the two tee lines. You can see this in the center of the target circle, which marks it (tee is the center of the circle),

In front of the circle you will find the “Hogline” (from one to the other it is 21.94 meters), which also delimits the “Free Guard Zone” up to the tee line. It marks the spot where you have to throw your stone at the latest. If you don’t, the stone is thrown out of the game.

The backline marks the end of the sheet. If a stone slips behind them, it flies out of play, as does crossing the sidelines on the right and left side.

The curling stone

On the top of the curling stone is a handle, which is usually the color of the team. The aim is, when you let go of it, to get it to “curl”, i.e. to turn or slide around curves. This allows you to “slip” the opposing guards.

Today’s curling stones are standardized and weigh a maximum of almost 20 kg, but there are also lighter models.

That’s how you play curling

Gameplay

The round is called “end” in curling jargon. The lot decides whether team A or B gets to start (by our explanation, A gets to start).

The lead of Team A plays the first stone by crouching down and kicking the stone in front of him. At the “Hogline” he has to let go of it at the latest and hope that he can place it well in the “House”. In order to have a better influence on this, another player on the team can help out with a curling broom to make the ice “more slippery”.

Thereafter

This is how you collect points
Your goal is to place your checkers as close to the center of the house as possible – and closer than the opposing team. The team that manages this wins the “End” and gets to place the first stone in the next round. Only one team can receive points at a time.

If you don’t agree on which stone is closer, use the measuring tape.

Winner

The team with the most points at the end of the competition wins. This is the case after 10 rounds provided there is a clear winner. But you can also give up or have to keep playing until a winner is determined.

What is the name of the stone in curling?

The rock you are playing with is called the “Stirling Stone”. Its name comes from the inscription on the oldest surviving curling stone: “St. Js B Stirling”.

How much does a curling stone cost?

Cheaper stones cost from 450 euros. If you want some from a granite factory, they can also cost up to 1300 euros

How heavy is a curling stone?

Minimum 17.24 kg (38 lbs) and maximum 19.96 kg (44 lbs).

How long does a curling game last?

You should plan a good two hours for a game, spread over eight or ten ends (passes).

Why do you wipe in curling?

The wiping melts the ice, which reduces the resistance between the Stirling stone and the ground. In this way, a lot of influence can be exerted on the result. It also cleans the playing field.

Why is the curling field irrigated with a kind of sprinkler during the break?

This also applies to improving the soil or ensuring that the stone cannot become stuck. The light spray creates small ice nubs that the stone can slide over because they act as a “buffer” between the ground and the stone.

How are team points determined?

You play ten separate ends (if no one gives up beforehand or you have agreed otherwise). At the end of each end there are points that you add up at the end of the game. You collect the points with your stones or where they are located.

Curling board games to play at home

If you are not fond of ice sports, you don’t have to do without curling fun. Various providers such as Engelhart, Noris and a few others offer curling board games. However, these only have one target circle, so you can curl your stones from the opposite side. The average cost factor is 20 to 35 euros.

How to play baseball:

The hitting game between two teams of nine is a hitting game that is considered quintessentially American and as popular in the US as soccer is in Europe or cricket in England.

Goal of the game

A game usually runs over nine innings, in which both teams try to score points (runs). In the runs they try to advance on bases. When the fielding team has played three players out, they have the right to bat.

The playing field

The playing field consists of 2 parts. Usually limited by a fence. The “Fair Territory” is usually in the shape of a quadrant, the straight sides of which are referred to as touchlines
and are 90 to 120 meters long.

At the top of this quarter circle is a small square measuring 27 x 27 meters, the corners of which are marked by the three bases and a home base (at the top of the quarter circle). The bases are rubber cushions that are embedded or anchored completely flat in the ground. The home base is a white pentagonal hard rubber plate shaped like a Santa Claus house. The rest of the semicircle is called the outfield.

In the center of the infield is a small 10 inch mound called Pitchers Mound. The rectangular rubber plate on top is called the pitchers plate.

From this rubber field (rubber), the pitcher has to throw the balls past the opposing batter, 18 meters away, to his catcher. The catcher crouches just behind home base, facing the pitcher. The pitcher must aim through an imaginary area that can be hit.

In baseball, there are no relevant specifications for the size of the field, which is why the referee, called the umpire in baseball, communicates with the ground rules before the game, which take local conditions into account.

Innings / length of game

A period of play in which each team is on offense and once on defense is called an inning. Normally, nine of these innings are played. If it is then a tie, an extra inning is played for a clear victory. There is only a draw if the game is adjourned due to bad weather.

Strike zone

The strike zone is an imaginary square that extends from the batter’s knees up to his elbows, above a mark on the floor at that exact height.

In baseball there are 3 tries, 3 bases and 3 outs (for a point). So a lot revolves around the number 3.

The duel between pitcher and batter
This duel is about balls and strikes

The players on offense compete individually against the pitcher in a predetermined batting order.

The goal of the pitcher is to throw the ball through the striker zone in such a way that the batter cannot hit the ball at all or only very weakly.

Ball

A ball is when the pitcher misses the strike zone and the batter also makes no attempt to bat the ball. A pitcher shall not fake a pitch when preparing to pitch,
he must also perform it, otherwise it is an infraction, also known as balk.

Strike

A strike is a ball that passes the strike zone. The batter should hit it into the field as best as possible. If he doesn’t catch that ball, or doesn’t swing it at all, it’s a strike.
If the batter concedes 3 strikes, it is a strike out.

The plate umpire is the main referee and must always announce a “strike”.

Batted Ball

The game gets interesting when the batter hits the ball with the baseball bat and hits it back onto the field. This turns him into a runner. He drops the bat to go to the
to run first base. If it is a fly ball that is caught directly by a field player, the batter is “out immediately”. All runners who are at a base try to run to the next base and the next base by running fast and thereby score points before the batted ball is brought back to the base by the opposing team.

Base stealing

A runner is safe if he reaches a base before the fielding team can get the ball there. He then has a “base hit”, so they say. He can always try to run two or three bases at a time.

There can be at most one runner on each base. So if a runner comes from behind (this is always the case on first base). The exception is with a fly out, since the batsman is obliged to run to first base, so the runner there must run ahead in any case, whether he can make it or not.

There may be a “force out” at the target base. If no runner is coming from behind (for example, if a runner is on second base and first base is free), then he can choose to run or stand. Volunteer runners can only be tagged out (touching with the ball in the
glove), cannot be thrown out by force out (ball reaches base before the runner).

A “double play” is common. If a runner is on first base and the other two bases are vacant, the defense throws the ball to second base first (force out
of the runner who had to run from first base to give way to the new batter who was running behind). From there, the new batter must continue to first base (force out the batter, who always has to run). In this game situation, two outs are scored in one move.

The referee is called the umpire in baseball. With his sleeves he signals whether a runner has reached the base safely. At the same time, the opponents try to bring the batted ball back to this base with their field players in order to throw the runner out. If the ball is thrown onto the base first, the runner is “force out”.

A runner who has gone around the field touching each base with his hand has gone around the field and his team gets a point. (Run)

But even in this situation, the opposing team can score. She gets a point if she can “spot” at least 3 runners.

A “flyout” is used for this. A flyout is a batter’s shot that is thrown high enough in the air for a fielder on the opposing team to catch the ball in the air. The batsman is sent straight back to the bench by a ball caught out of the air in this way.

Ground out

If the ball comes through the field players, who can pick up the ball from the ground and throw it further, and are also allowed to run with the ball, in front of the batter to the base, this is a groundout. The batter has to go back.

The duel between pitcher and batsman. This can be called the heart of baseball.

Strikeout

One way to spot the batter is to stop him from hitting the ball. Thus, the pitcher tries to throw the ball in such a way that it flies through the hitable area (StrikeZone) without the batter being able to hit the ball.

A miss is when the thrower misses the strike zone. After 4 misses, the batter is allowed to advance comfortably to first base.

After 3 unsuccessful batting attempts, the batter is out.

A runner can attempt to “walk” to the next base at any time, even if the batter never batted the ball.

Once the pitcher has started his pitching motion, the opportunity to do so arises. The pitcher must not interrupt the throw. The runner tries to get to the next base before the catcher (who has now caught the pitcher’s throw) can throw the ball there.

It’s called base stealing. To facilitate this task, the runners often advance a few steps before the punch. If the pitcher thinks a runner has overdone it, he may throw the ball to the appropriate baseman instead of to the batter. A pick off is when that gloved baseman touches the runner with the ball before that runner can run back to base. The runner is out.

When was baseball invented?

1876, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

How many innings in baseball?

If not terminated early, regulation games last until the trailing team has had the chance to make 27 outs (nine innings). If the home team is leading after the visiting team has made three outs in the top of the ninth inning, the home team wins and does not have to come to bat in the bottom of the ninth.

When does baseball season start?

Opening Day for the 2023 season will be March 30, with all 30 teams scheduled to play. Barring postponement, it will be the first time since 1968 that every MLB team opens on the same day.

What is ops in baseball?

OPS adds on-base percentage and slugging percentage to get one number that unites the two. It’s meant to combine how well a hitter can reach base, with how well he can hit for average and for power.

How long is a baseball game?

The average length of a nine-inning MLB regular season game over the last 10 seasons is just north of three hours.

How many players on a baseball team?

A club’s 26-man roster is its full roster of active Major League players from Opening Day through Aug. 31, and during the postseason. Teams are limited to carrying 13 pitchers during this time. From Sept.

How long do baseball games last?

The average length of a nine-inning MLB regular season game over the last 10 seasons is just north of three hours. The last time the average length was less than three hours was in 2015.

How much does a baseball weigh?

The ball has a cork-and-rubber core, around which yarn is tightly wrapped; the cover consists of two snugly fitted pieces of white leather sewn together. The circumference is 9 to 9.25 inches (23 to 23.5 cm) and the weight between 5 and 5.25 ounces.

What does ops mean in baseball?

OPS adds on-base percentage and slugging percentage to get one number that unites the two. It’s meant to combine how well a hitter can reach base, with how well he can hit for average and for power.

When did baseball start?

(The legions of players that came after can thank those men in New York for that rule.) In June 1846 these rules were used in a game between the Knickerbockers and cricket’s New York Nines, which is credited as the first official game of baseball.

Who was the first black baseball player?

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

How to wash a baseball cap

Soak the hat. Fill up a clean sink or bucket with cool water and add a couple of drops of a mild laundry detergent (with no bleach).
Rinse thoroughly. Run the hat under cool water to wash away dirt and any remaining detergent.
Reshape and let air-dry.

How many baseball games in a season?

Each team plays 162 games, 81 as the “home” team, 81 as the “visitor”. (This is true even on the rare occasion when a game is played at a ballpark not home to either team.)

How to oil a baseball glove

Is baseball in the Olympics?

The sport was then dropped from the Summer Olympic program, until being revived for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for a single appearance. It is next expected to be part of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Olympic baseball is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Who is the best baseball player?

Mike Trout, CF, Angels (2021 rank: 1)

Mookie Betts, RF, Dodgers (2021 rank: 2)

Jacob deGrom, SP, NYM (2021 rank: 3)

Who was the first african american baseball player?

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972)

What is whip in baseball?

The pitchers with a lower WHIP reduce baserunners and tend to give up fewer runs. A good WHIP in baseball is going to be anywhere around a 1. A career WHIP below 1 is rare. There are only two pitchers with a minimum of 1,000 innings pitched that have a WHIP below 1.

How to wash baseball cap

Soak the hat. Fill up a clean sink or bucket with cool water and add a couple of drops of a mild laundry detergent (with no bleach).
Rinse thoroughly. Run the hat under cool water to wash away dirt and any remaining detergent.
Reshape and let air-dry.

Where did baseball originate?

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

How many innings in a baseball game?

If not terminated early, regulation games last until the trailing team has had the chance to make 27 outs (nine innings). If the home team is leading after the visiting team has made three outs in the top of the ninth inning, the home team wins and does not have to come to bat in the bottom of the ninth.

Is baseball a sport?

Sports are specific physical activities one can compete in such as baseball, soccer, football, field hockey, running, cycling, rock climbing, swimming, diving, race car driving, kayaking, or weight lifting.

Did Michael Jordan play baseball?

In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, 114 strikeouts, 51 bases on balls, and 11 errors. His strikeout total led the team and his games played tied for the team lead.

When does baseball season start?

Opening Day for the 2023 season will be March 30, with all 30 teams scheduled to play. Barring postponement, it will be the first time since 1968 that every MLB team opens on the same day.

What size baseball glove?

For baseball players, outfield gloves range in size from 10.75”-12.5” for youth players and 12.5”-12.75” for adults. Fastpitch and slowpitch outfield gloves tend to be larger, ranging from 12”-13” and 13”-14”, respectively.

How much do minor league baseball players make?

The resulting situation is that salaries in the minor leagues range from around $4800 to $14000 per year. Per year. If you work full time at a minimum wage job, you will make $32,344 per year. You would be earning more than double what most professional baseball players earn.

When did babe ruth play baseball?

Ruth retired in 1935 after a partial season with the Boston Braves, ending his 22-year big league career with 714 home runs. His lifetime statistics also include 2,873 hits, 506 doubles, 2,174 runs, 2,214 RBI, a . 342 batting average, a . 474 on-base percentage and a.

Is baseball dying?

MLB attendance peaked in 2007 and has been gradually declining since, and that drop has accelerated in recent years.

How long is a baseball bat?

Baseball bats most commonly are found between 24-34 inches. Please check the size chart for examples of what length may be appropriate for you.

How many people watch baseball?

Just 11% of adults listed baseball as their favorite sport to watch in a 2021 Washington Post poll. That put it well behind football (34%) and tied with basketball for the second favorite sport. Soccer and “something else” (e.g. esports/competitive video gaming) were closely behind at 7%.

How many players on a baseball team?

A club’s 26-man roster is its full roster of active Major League players from Opening Day through Aug. 31, and during the postseason. Teams are limited to carrying 13 pitchers during this time. From Sept.

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

How to size a baseball bat

1) With your arm out to the side, put the knob of the bat in the center of your chest. If your fingers tips reach the end of the bat, you have the right size. 2) Put the bat to your side and as long as your palm reaches the handle, you have the right size.

What is the diameter of a baseball?

The ball consists of a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with white natural horsehide or cowhide, or a synthetic composite leather. A regulation baseball is 9 to 9¼ inches (229 to 235 mm) in circumference (just slightly under three inches (7.6 cm) in diameter), with a weight of 5 to 5¼ oz.

What is war in baseball?

WAR measures a player’s value in all facets of the game by deciphering how many more wins he’s worth than a replacement-level player at his same position (e.g., a Minor League replacement or a readily available fill-in free agent).

How to soften baseball glove

Pour a small amount of hot water (150 to 170 degrees Fahrenheit) over any area of your new glove you want to make softer. Do not put your glove in the microwave or use detergents to soften the glove, as this can damage the leather. You can also use a small amount of glove oil applied with a sponge.

How old is baseball?

About 146 years

Will Ferrell baseball?

Ferrell played the field for nine of the 10 teams — serving only as DH for the White Sox — but batted for just two of them, the Sox and Cubs. Unsurprisingly, he struck out in both of those at-bats. He also served as a third-base coach for the Cubs for part of their game in Tempe against the Angels.

In order to play Rounders correctly, you absolutely need the Rounders Rules. We have summarized these for you and explained them in detail so that there are no misunderstandings during the game.

Roughly speaking, it is a mixture of American baseball and the German Brennball.

History of the Rounder

Rounders is a very old game that was mentioned in a children’s book as early as 1744 – although it was called baseball there.

The ball sport comes from the British Isles, which has not made it to international competitions but has been played by some regional leagues since 1977.

How to play Rounders:

Teams 6 – 15 players. The teams take turns at bat and in the field.

Goal of the game

Whoever has more rounders after a certain number of innings wins.

Content and design

Matchfield

The playing field for rounders is asphalt, grass or a smooth surface. Mixed areas are taboo. The plaque and 3 posts form a square of 12 meters on each side. The fourth post is 8.50 m from the third post. There is also a batting square and a waiting area for the following batsmen.

The Rules of the Game – Rounders

Rounders

If a batsman goes all four posts before the ball returns to the bowler, his team scores a rounder (equivalent to a point in baseball)

Under NRA rules, if the batter runs to the 2nd or 3rd post, the team is awarded a half-rounder.

Even if he goes all the way around without hitting the ball, it still counts as a half rounder.

Penalty loops

If the bowler delivers 2 consecutive no-balls, a half penalty will be awarded.

In this game, the bowler is called the bowler. The pitching mark is 7.50 from the plate and the bowler has 2.5 square meters of space.

What is the difference between baseball and rounders?

The main difference between baseball and rounders is the batting. A rounders bat is much shorter at 18 inches (more like a truncheon) and it is usually swung one-handed. Misses or strikes are not called – the batter gets just one ball thrown to them and must run whether they hit it or not.

Is rounders an English game?

Rounders, old English game that never became a seriously competitive sport, although it is probably an ancestor of baseball. The earliest reference to rounders was made in A Little Pretty Pocket-Book (1744), in which a woodcut also showed the children’s sport of baseball.

How do you play rounders UK?

One team bats while the other team fields and bowls. The bowler bowls the ball to the batter, who hits the ball anywhere on the Rounders pitch. The batter then runs to as many posts as possible before the fielders return the ball to touch the post the batter is heading for.

Why was baseball called rounders?

If a hit was made by a thrower, the runner was out. The bases were usually posts or stakes, but sometimes stones. These had to be circled or touched by the runner, and if the batter/runner made it safely around the bases he was said to have scored a “rounder.” There were no fair or foul balls.

What is a rounder in the UK?

A rounder is scored if one of the batting team completes a circuit without being out. The Rounders England rules state that a half rounder is scored if half a circuit is completed by a player without being put out, or if the batter has not hit the ball but makes it all the way to the fourth base.

Does England have a rounders team?

There are three female England squads that represent Rounders England at fixtures over the playing season. They play annually, in home and away games. The squads are elite players and are ambassadors for England and for the sport of Rounders. Rounders is a great spectator sport.

How to play Shinty:

Shinty is also called Camanachd or Lomain and comes from the Scottish Highlands. The Comanachd Association, which can be described as the Shinty umbrella organization, was founded in 1893. However, there are still local rule differences.

Gameplay

The players, with women’s teams and men’s teams, use curved racquets. This attempts to launch the cork ball, which is leather-covered and has a diameter of 6.3 cm, into the opponent’s hail (the goal).

Playing time

The length of the game depends on the number of players. With 12 players per team, it takes a total of 90 minutes. With 6 players per team, the game is played for 30 minutes.

Game rules

There aren’t many rules. The players pass the balls back and forth between themselves and often remain in their positions. As a result, the game direction changes frequently and unexpectedly. You can even use the bat to block an opponent. The ball may also be hit in the air with either side of the caman.

Finally, players wear hard hats and leg guards.

The goalkeeper may also touch and defend the ball with the palm of his hand.

Matchfield

The size of the field is 73 m x 128 (up to 155) m. The long sides of the field are called sidelines, the narrow sides byelines. The most important markings are the center circle, two semi-circles and two semi-circular areas (10 yard areas) in front of the goals.

Also marked is the penalty kick, which is marked by a semicircle with a radius of 4.50 at a distance of 18 meters in front of the goal.

As in football, the goal line is on the edge of the byeline.

Rules

At the beginning, 2 players stand in the center circle and cross their clubs over their heads. The referee throws the ball in the air above them and they duel with their racquets to win the ball. Attackers who enter 10 yards from the ball are offside.

Goal

The goal has a net and is 3.65 m wide and 3 m high, similar to hockey. The regulations stipulate that the crossbar and posts must be painted white and made of metal or wood. Each team tries to score as many goals as possible in the allotted time.

What is the game of shinty?

Shinty, also called shinny, or shinney, Gaelic camanachd, game played outdoors with sticks and a small, hard ball in which two opposing teams attempt to hit the ball through their opponents’ goal (hail); it is similar to the Irish game of hurling and to field hockey.

How do you hit a shinty ball?

Is shinty Irish or Scottish?

Shinty (Scottish Gaelic: camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants in the cities of Scotland.

How long is a game of shinty?

In a shinty match, each team has twelve players on a side including their goalkeeper. Shinty matches are played over the span of two forty-five minute halves. The objective of the game is to get the ball into the other team’s net using your stick, known as a caman.

What are shinty balls made of?

The ball is a hard solid sphere of around half the diameter of a tennis ball, consisting of a cork core covered by two pieces of leather stitched together.

How big is a shinty ball?

The shinty ball consists of a cork core covered with two pieces of leather that are stitched together. These balls have a circumference of around 7.5-8 inches and weigh between 2.5-3 ounces.

How do I play “Bowling”?

Skittles is a fast and fun game where you try to knock down nine skittles with one ball. It’s similar to bowling, but a little easier for some because the balls don’t have finger holes.

To bowl, you should know bowling rules. We have summarized these for you and explained them in detail so that there are no misunderstandings during the game.

History of Bowling

A forerunner of today’s bowling was already played in ancient Egypt – it is considered one of the oldest sports in the world. In the 19th century, the game was already so established that you could find it at every fair, which developed into the first bowling communities forming in the 19th century. Initially, the aim was to support those in need, but the sporting idea came to the fore, so that in 1885 the “Central Association of German Bowling Clubs” e was formed. He created generally valid rules for playing bowling at a sporting level – which led to the first German championship in 1891. The First World War led to the dissolution of the DKB, which was re-established after its end.

The German Skittles and Bowling Federation (DKB) guards:

• Bowling League Classic
• Bohle Bowlers Association
• Scissors Bowling League
• Bowling Union

But just because there is also an association doesn’t mean you don’t have to do without bowling as a leisure activity. In every major city there are skittle alleys and bowling alleys, quite often also in the basement of restaurants.

Many different bowling games have developed over time:

• Ups and downs
• fox hunting
• More and more / less and less
• Christmas tree
• Three and less
• Big and small house number
• Man don’t fret
• Even or odd
• Four digits

You need that for bowling

• a train
• nine cones
• a ball
• suitable shoes

The basics

The team

There is no such thing as a team, because each of you bowls for your own points. It is up to you whether you want to form a team in which you take turns. In this respect, the rules in the leisure sector are very flexible.

The playing field

The playing field is called the “lane” and consists of the run-up area, the roll-on area and the position area. The 6-meter run-up area is reserved for the players, the 20-meter run-on area for the ball and the positioning area for the cones.

In Germany, you can choose between asphalt (classic), bohle, scissor and bowling lanes, with hobbyists mostly playing on bohling lanes because that’s more practical for the location.

Since the playing field is quite slippery and the operators want to protect their lanes, you need special shoes. You can borrow these or buy them yourself if you play regularly or are active in a club.

That’s how you bowl

Gameplay

You place the cones or they are set up in a diamond shape towards you and are located at the end of the track. You are at the beginning of the track and let the ball roll by pushing it off with one hand. You should be precise in order to knock over as many of the nine cones as possible.

If you don’t succeed on the first throw, you can try again. You get one point for each cone.

You play a total of nine rounds, but you can also agree on more or less.

Winner

At the end, i.e. when you have played all rounds, you add up your points. Whoever was able to grab the most will leave the round as a beaming winner!

Is bowling a sport?

Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling).

How much does it cost to go bowling?

A typical game of bowling will cost each person between $2 to $5 per game. This cost varies based on the bowling alley. Some bowling alleys may charge per hour of gameplay instead of per game. Another cost to consider is shoe rentals.

How much does a bowling ball weigh?

There are many different types of bowling balls, and they typically weigh between 6 and 16 pounds.

What is the proper way to bowl?

First: Straighten your hand and wrist. Second: Hold your bowling arm out at a distance while you’re bowling. Third: Keeping your arm straight, swing it towards your ankle. Fourth: Rotate the wrist, hand, and arm away from your body as you bring the ball near your ankle.

How do you bowl well for beginners?

Do not stand on the approach.
Wait your turn.
Don’t use balls that aren’t yours.
Don’t yell or shout things.
Don’t kick the ball return.
No mockery or taunting.
Don’t hit or try to hit the pin-sweeper.
Don’t throw several balls at once.

How do you bowl step by step?

What are the 3 basic skills in bowling?

• Ball fit and weight.
• Armswing.
• Footwork.
• Timing.
• Release.
• Finishing position.

What is the secret to bowling?

The idea is to keep your wrist steady—if the wrist is too loose, the ball’s weight will take your arm off its intended path. Maintain a smooth, even motion that you’ve had on the approach and release the ball down the lane. If you’re new to bowling, understand that you don’t have to throw the ball too hard.

How do I get a strike every time in bowling?

Keep your arm straight as you bring it behind you for the backswing, making sure it stays close to your body for the entire throw. Timing is crucial when you release the ball, and it’s recommended to let go just as your swing reaches its lowest point, near your feet.

Where do you aim when bowling?

While most people would believe that aiming for the centre arrow is the key to getting the head-on strike, it’s actually not the first choice. The ideal arrow to aim for is generally the second one from the centre, on whichever side your bowling arm is. This helps you get right to that pocket.

What makes a good bowler?

Swing the ball both ways or be able to bowl a good outswinger or a good inswinger, a good seam position, patience, accuracy, pitches the ball up rather then banging it in short (you have better chances of getting wickets of proper balls), able to get cut both ways and if possible – able to bowl reverse swing.

How do you bowl like a pro?

What should you not do while bowling?

One of the biggest mistakes novice bowlers make is the chicken wing. This is a bad bowling posture where the bowler’s arm and hand curve inward at release. This causes the arm to take on a V-shape at the backswing (like a chicken wing). This is sometimes caused by trying to put too much force behind the ball.

Is bowling hard to learn?

Bowling is not a very hard game, it is very easy to learn the basics of bowling but mastering consistency in bowling is pretty hard and may take years of practice. You can easily become a good weekend bowler but bowling at a professional level will require a ton of practice.

In order to play table tennis correctly, you absolutely need the table tennis rules. We have summarized these for you and explained them in detail so that there are no misunderstandings during the game.

In the game, a small, light plastic table tennis ball is hit back and forth across the table. You must not touch the net in the middle. A game round – the so-called set – ends when one of the players makes a mistake, for example missing the ball or the ball gets caught in the net. That means the opposing player wins a point. Whoever has collected the most points or eleven points the fastest at the end wins.

History of table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is a ball sport that originated in Great Britain in the late 19th century and quickly became popular. Originally, it was a variation of the game of tennis that was played outdoors in its early form. Because of the rainy weather in England, table tennis had to be moved indoors and onto tables. The first international table tennis competitions took place in Vienna in 1902. Table tennis world championships have existed since 1926 and table tennis has been a discipline of the Summer Olympics since 1988.

Equipment needed

If you want to play table tennis, there are two options: as a hobby or more professionally, depending on which there are different requirements for your equipment.

Hobby: table tennis

Racket and ball

For hobby and home sports, you can use one of the inexpensive playsets that you can buy on the internet, in toy and sporting goods stores.

Table and net

You can pretty much take any table you can find. Whether you use ping-pong tables in the park, buy your own, or repurpose a long desk, the rules aren’t quite as strict in the hobby space. It is only important that you and your teammate(s) pull into a net, whereby a drawn line also goes if you don’t have a net at hand.

Club/professional table tennis

Space / freedom of movement

You need certain basic equipment to practice the sport professionally. Table tennis also needs enough space, not only for the table, but also for the freedom of movement of the players.

In Germany, for example, it is stipulated that a table tennis competition room must be at least 10 to 12 meters long and 5 to 6 meters wide.

Table and net

A table tennis table usually has a matt green or matt blue painting or coating. In the middle, a net about 15 centimeters high is stretched across the table. Players have wooden table tennis bats with a saucer-sized face, rubber coating, and handle.

Racket and ball

A table tennis table usually has a matt green or matt blue painting or coating. In the middle, a net about 15 centimeters high is stretched across the table. Players have wooden table tennis bats with a saucer-sized face, rubber coating, and handle.

Table and net

To be competitive, a table must be 2.74 meters long and 1.525 meters wide. The table surface must be exactly 76 centimeters above the floor. The playing surface can be made of any non-reflective material and is usually dull green or dull blue in color. However, the rule of thumb is that a ping-pong ball dropped from a height of 30 centimeters must bounce 22 to 25 centimeters.

White dividing lines run along the edges and a center line divides the tabletop lengthwise into equal halves. The edge markings running parallel to the net are called the base line, the edge lines running at right angles to the net are the so-called side lines.

The net with suspension is attached to the table on the right and left by means of clamps and must be 15.25 centimeters high. The net tension may not allow the net to drop more than one centimeter if it is loaded with 100 grams in the middle.

Racket and ball

The bats are mostly made of wood. The slightly oval striking surface is about the size of a saucer and consists of wood glued several times in the middle. But there are also rackets made of carbon, Kevlar or fiberglass veneers. For the grip there are variants for the shake hand position preferred by European players and the penholder position preferred by Asian players. The racquets must have a red or black, mostly knobbed, rubber coating on the front and back. There are different types of coatings for professional sports.

Table tennis balls can be made of celluloid or other plastic material in dull white and dull orange colors. They are hollow and therefore very lightweight and must be 4 centimeters in diameter. The prescribed weight is between 2.67 and 2.77 grams.

The rules of the game – table tennis

As with lawn tennis, table tennis can be played as a single competition or as a double competition. There are competitions in singles, doubles and mixed. Two players compete in singles and four in doubles.

The first rules for table tennis based on the rules for lawn tennis were published in 1875 by the English engineer James Gibb. The current set of rules for table tennis applies internationally. There are no age restrictions for practicing this sport, but specific regulations for professional competitions also apply in this regard. In the following the most important rules of the game; the rules in professional table tennis have even more additional details, from the required sportswear to the type of rubber coating on the bats.

Game Start: The table tennis game round is called a set and begins with a player’s serve. Each player has two consecutive serves, after which the right to serve changes. A game is usually played over three winning sets (“best-of-five”) or, in the major tournaments, over four winning sets (“best-of-seven”).

Sentence

The player who scores 11 points first and leads by at least two points wins a set. When both players have reached 10 points, the game goes into lengthening and it is served alternately. Switch sides after each set. In the decisive last set, the sides change as soon as one of the players has reached 5 points.
surcharge

The right to serve is drawn by lot, as is the choice of sides. In singles, there are no rules about which opponent’s half the serve must come up on.

When serving, the ball must first lie freely on the open hand and then be thrown up. Before the shot, the ball must not touch anything and must first bounce on its own half of the table, over the net and then on the opponent’s half of the table.

If the ball touches the net, this is a net service and must be repeated. If the ball touches the net and then goes out of bounds, i.e. on or beyond the opponent’s marked side lines, the opponent gets a point. Also, if you miss the thrown ball on serve, it counts as a mistake and gives a point to the opponent.

Rally

The ball must be hit with the racquet after it has hit your own half of the table and played directly onto the opponent’s half of the table. If the ball touches the net during a rally and then lands correctly in the opponent’s field and not out of bounds, this is not considered a fault. If the ball touches other objects such as clothing, the ceiling or the wall during the rally, this automatically counts as a mistake and gives the opponent a point. It is also always a mistake if the ball touches the side of the table on or behind the opponent’s sidelines (i.e. goes out of bounds). A rally “volley” from the air like in tennis is not allowed. Leaning on the table with the other hand during the rally is also prohibited.
Peculiarities of doubles

In doubles, two players play against each other as men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles, i.e. a female and a male person together in one team. When serving, the ball must first touch the server’s right half of the court and then bounce diagonally across the opponent’s half.

At every rally, it is imperative that the players take turns playing the ball each time. If this order is not followed, the opponents get a point.

If a deciding set has to be played, ends are switched once a doubles team has reached five points.

Table tennis: pros and cons

Advantages

• For at home as a hobby, minimal equipment is sufficient for any table.
• A table tennis home set with a net, bats and balls is very inexpensive.
• There is no age limit for the game.
• The basic rules of the game are explained simply and quickly.
• It is easy to develop your own individual game variants if it is only about having fun with the family or with guests.
• Anyone who wants to practice the sport professionally will quickly find connections and support in sports clubs.
• There are many opportunities to develop in this sport from amateur to professional, to learn new things and to improve your own playing technique (for example the “spins”).

Disadvantages

• The table must be of a certain size to be suitable for recreational table tennis.
• A professional table tennis table is not cheap and requires storage space.
• In addition, you should not use it for other purposes – for example as a kitchen table – in order not to damage the surface.
• The room must be big enough for the table tennis table and the players.
• The basic rules of the game should be explained in detail before each game, especially if children are involved.
• Anyone who has more ambitions than a hobby at home needs to join a club to have professional training opportunities.

Our conclusion on table tennis

Table tennis is a great hobby and fun for the whole family. The equipment for table tennis beginners is not expensive either. The basic rules of the game are explained simply and quickly. If you have ambitions, you will find many opportunities for further development. But you should at least join a table tennis club.

More interesting facts about the popular ball sport

Table tennis (world) records

• 1978: The longest rally is 8.5 hours between Donald Peters and Robert Stiegel.
• 1979: Volker Fernath and Helmut Hanus and played the longest permanent outdoor table tennis game: 105 hours and 8 minutes.
• 1984: Jean Marie Sins played 150 hours and 15 minutes against 20 alternating opponents.
• 1980: Volker Fernath and Helmut and Roland Merkleinund and Hilmar Küttner played the longest doubles game to date with 102 hours of play.
• 1985: Uwe Geiger and Thomas Opiol played the longest single game at 168 hours.
• 1993: Jackie Bellinger and Lisa Lomas top the rallies at 173 per minute.
• 2006: 359 players played at 47 table tennis tables, setting the record for a mass round of uninterrupted table tennis.
• The most expensive table tennis racket in the world costs €469.70.

Who invented table tennis?

It’s hard to say for sure, but the sport was first mentioned by England. However, many also see India as a “place of foundation”.

Is table tennis a ball sport?

Yes.

How is table tennis counted?

Table tennis consists of sets. Within these sets, the opponent’s fault points are counted, who loses as soon as the other player has accumulated 11 points and two more than the opponent.

What size does a table tennis table have to be?

It is standardized according to DIN EN 14468. This means: 2.74 x 1.52 x 0.78 meters (L x W x H).

Since when is table tennis part of the Olympics?

Table tennis has been played at the Summer Olympics since 1988.

What are the differences between table tennis and ping pong?

In pingpong the ball must bounce on your side of the table before going over the net after you hit it. It is this extra bounce that gives the game the onomatopoeic name of pingpong. Apart from this the game is identical to table tennis.

What are the 5 rules of table tennis?

1. No Hands On The Table. Believe it or not, leaning your hands on the table is not allowed in the sport.
2. When Serving, The Ball Must Be Thrown 15mm. …
3. If The Ball Hits The Net On Service, You Should Serve Again. …
4. The Ball Must Be Held In A Flat Palm Above The Table. …
5. Rubber Colors.

What are the 3 names of table tennis?

Ping Pong or Gossima
Ping Pong
Table Tennis
Whiff Waff
Parlour Tennis
Indoor Tennis
Pom-Pom
Pim-Pam
Netto
Clip-Clap
Royal Game
Tennis de Salon
and others.

How many games are in table tennis?

A match is the best of 5 games. The score begins at 0-0, and the server will serve first. Each player gets to serve for two points in a row, and then the other player has to serve.

What are 5 interesting facts about table tennis?

• The International Governing body and the official Rules of Table Tennis were formulated in 1926.
• Ping Pong Diplomacy took place in 1971.
• Chinese players dominate the game.
• There are more than 1,600 varieties of table tennis rubbers.
• Table Tennis balls are now made from plastic.

It is hard to believe that the forerunner of today’s tennis was played in monastery courtyards. It was French monks in the Middle Ages who enjoyed a game of racquets. This should spread in the 16th and 17th centuries as “Jeu de Paume” (“game with the palm of the hand”) among the nobility and bourgeoisie and later also in general in France and England. While the upper class indulged in this game in ball game houses, the common people played it outdoors. If tennis was originally played on lawns, the most common surfaces on tennis courts today are red sand or brick dust, carpeting and synthetic granules, less often grass and artificial turf. Indoors, the game is usually played on a hard, granulate or carpeted court.

In Great Britain, modern tennis was officially born in 1874, when Major Walter Clopton Wingfield registered a patent for the game of tennis in February 1874. This quickly spread through the British colonies around the world. The first international tennis tournaments took place as early as 1900, the first tournament in the legendary Wimbledon even as early as 1877. Established as a popular sport after the Second World War, tennis is now one of the world’s most important sports. Since 1988, tennis has also been one of the competitions at the Summer Olympics. So far, however, the question of where the term “tennis” came from for this game has not been clarified. The assumptions range from a modification of the word “dance” to St. Dennis as the patron saint of players.

Content and design

Like its predecessor jeu de paume in the Middle Ages, modern tennis is a racquet game that can be played by two or four players. A net is stretched in the middle of a marked tennis court and a tennis ball is hit back and forth over it with special rackets. The middle of the net must not be touched. A game round – the so-called set – ends when one of the players makes a mistake, for example missing the ball or the ball gets caught in the net. That means the opposing player wins a point and, roughly speaking, whoever collects the most points faster wins.

In professional tennis there is always a chair umpire on one side of the court on a high chair. In the past, there were also line judges, which are no longer necessary thanks to modern technical aids.

A tennis match is commonly referred to as a tennis match. Many other terms in the Rules of the Game continue to be in English or in English units of measure. In player versus player, a singles match and a two-player match is doubles. There are several variants: in men’s doubles two men play against each other, in women’s doubles two women and in mixed doubles a mixed team of men and women play against each other.

Playing field, markings, and net

A tennis court is rectangular, divided into fields by white line markings and has a net stretched in the middle. The marking lines limit the playing fields, the so-called baselines (baselines) parallel to the net and the sidelines (sidelines). For a singles, the court is 78 feet (23.77 meters) long and 27 feet (8.23 meters) wide. The playing field for a doubles is a bit wider, namely 36 feet (10.97 meters). The lines are part of the playing field, which means a ball can fall partially or completely on the line and still remain in play.

Also important for the game are the service lines parallel to the net at a distance of 21 feet (6.40 meters) on both sides and the center line of service in the middle of the field from the net to the service line. The area formed by the net and the service line is known as a “half field” because the service line bisects the half of the game, but also as a T-field because the center line of service and the service line form the letter “T”. Therefore, many also use the term T-line for the service line. The areas of the T-court are the service courts used for small court tennis (kids’ tennis).

The net is typically 3 feet (0.914 meters) high, 3.5 feet (1.07 meters) in the middle and at the ends. It usually protrudes about 3 feet (0.914 meters) on both sides of the playing field. The net in doubles is usually wider than in singles matches, but singles can also be played with a wider net.

Racket and ball

A tennis racquet has a handle or shaft wrapped with a ribbon. Strings are clamped into the racquet head, which form the striking surface. In the past, tennis rackets were mostly made of wood, but today carbon fiber reinforced plastic is mostly used. The strings are usually made of nylon or polyester. The racket weighs between 280 and 350 grams and can be a maximum of 27 inches (73.7 centimeters) long and 12.5 inches (31.7 centimeters) wide. The club face can be 625 to 750 square centimeters. There are several serve and rally techniques (forehand, backhand, smash, drop shot, volley) and ball manipulation techniques (drive, topspin, slice) that can be learned through practice.

Tennis balls weigh between 56.7 and 58.5 grams and have a diameter of 6.54 to 6.86 centimetres. They are mostly made of rubber, are covered with a layer of felt and are under excess air pressure. If the excess air pressure escapes after a period of time, the ball’s bounce decreases and a new ball must be used. There are also balls that consist of different layers of rubber and whose bounce does not depend on air pressure. In tournaments, however, pressure balls are used almost exclusively. Tennis balls used to be black or white, but since about 1970 light yellow has prevailed because these balls were easier to see when tennis matches were broadcast on television.

The rules of the game

On the tennis court, a player stands on each side of the net in singles. The aim is to hit the ball over the net into the opponent’s half and if possible in such a way that the opponent misses the ball completely or cannot return it well. The basic rules are universally the same, but there are differences in details in doubles, children’s tennis (a smaller playing surface) or wheelchair tennis.

Start of game:

The game begins when a player serves the ball. Who starts is usually decided by drawing lots. When a player serves, the ball must land within a certain mark in the opponent’s court. The opponent must reach and return the ball if the ball has hit the playing area only once. If the ball hits more than once, the opponent misses the ball or hits it into the net or the so-called “out”, the other player has scored a point.

Match and Set:

A tennis match lasts at least two sets, usually a maximum of three sets. A set is won when a player has scored six points, i.e. won games. However, there must also be a two-point lead over the opponent. If this is not the case, i.e. there is a tie or only a one-point lead, play must continue until one player has a two-point lead. In other words, a 6:4 is a won set, at 6:5 play must continue until it is 7:5. However, there are additional rules that complicate the way points are counted in games. In professional matches, the rules for tie breaks or match tie breaks are usually introduced, but these are hardly relevant in amateur sports.

Rallies:

Basically, a set is won if you collect points. Points are awarded if the opponent cannot place the ball in the valid field. Therefore, each player tries to let the ball come up in the opponent’s valid playing field in such a way that it can no longer be played back validly. The first time the ball touches the ground in the opposing field counts. For example, if the ball lands outside the marking of the singles playing field, the serve is invalid. It is also possible for the opponent to hit the ball back in his own field as a so-called “volley” (directly from the air) before the first touch. However, when serving, the opponent may not use the volley technique.

The rally is considered legal if

the player hits the ball over the net with the racket; also sideways past the net is allowed
the ball has touched the ground in their own half of the field no more than once before the second leg
the ball touches the ground in the opponent’s half of the field, unless the opponent returns it first (volley);
no player touches the ball with any part of the body
no player touches the net with any part of the body or the racket
a player hits the ball with the bat only once.

Surcharge

The serve for a tennis match is also called “service” and must always be behind the baseline and always in the front, diagonally opposite field (“serving field”) of the opponent. A game usually starts on the right side. The valid serve zones for singles and doubles are slightly different, with singles these execution spaces are slightly smaller.

Only after the ball hits the opponent’s field may the person serving enter the field of play, otherwise he commits a foot fault. If the ball does not land in the legal field, there is a second attempt, the “second serve”. If the serve fails again, it is considered a so-called double fault and the opponent receives a point. If the ball touches the net during the serve, but then lands in the valid opponent’s court, the serve must also be repeated. A lost advantage through the serve is also known as a “break”.

If the ball lands in the valid field on serve, the rally can begin and the game is played to win points. The next service is then mirror-inverted from the left side into the opposing service field diagonally opposite.

Scoring and counting

As previously mentioned, a player must win six points to also win a set. You can score points through your own game or through your opponent’s serve mistakes. In a service game – when you’re the person serving the ball – the point is to be the first to score 4 points before your opponent scores 3 points. This way you can already achieve the two point lead and win the service game.

However, counting the points in tennis is a bit more complicated. A point won means 15:0 in tennis. Another point won means 30:0, another point won means 40:0. If another point is gained after that, the player wins the game. Six of those games won in this way means one set won. If a player has won two sets in this way, he is the winner.

However, the opponent also scores points and a decision can take several sets and a long time with opponents of the same strength.

Special features of doubles:

In a doubles game, you can also serve in the imaginary extension of the outer lines at the base line. In doubles and mixed, at the beginning of each set it can also be freely determined which player has the serve. If the same team is serving again, the other player on the team must serve. The two players in the team must also take turns during the rally.

In doubles or mixed, a player can return the ball (except when serving) before this first touch on the ground (volley) or after the first touch on the ground. If the ball touches the fence or another fixed facility on the tennis court or in the hall after the valid first touch of the ground, this counts as a second touch of the ball in the field and as a point for the opponents. A setback after that is no longer valid.

Advantages

Tennis has established itself as a popular sport in recent decades. There are countless tennis clubs or leisure clubs with tennis facilities that can be used for little money. The basic equipment with rackets and balls is also quite inexpensive.
If you want to improve your playing techniques and strategies or practice the sport professionally, you will quickly find a connection and support in sports clubs.
There are many opportunities to develop in this sport from amateur to professional, to learn new things and to improve your own playing technique.

Disadvantages

The basic rules of the game should be explained in detail before each game, as calculating the points system can be a bit cumbersome. Without an external referee, the assessment of “ball still on the line” or “ball out of bounds” can also be somewhat difficult.
Anyone who has more ambitions for tennis than a hobby must at least join a club in order to have professional training opportunities. Since there are many playing techniques and strategies to learn, you probably cannot do without a private trainer and many hours of practice.

Conclusion on tennis

Tennis is a great hobby and also very healthy as a leisure sport outdoors. The basic rules of the game are explained simply and quickly. If you have ambitions that go beyond a hobby, you will find many opportunities for further development. But you should at least join a tennis club. Since good equipment, tennis court access, and private lessons are essential, it can get a bit pricey even for amateur athletes.