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B · Beginner · 7 rules · Step 1 of 4

Following a match

  1. How does soft tennis work?Soft tennis is played on a tennis court with a soft, white rubber ball.
  2. How is a soft tennis game scored?A pair wins a game by winning four points.
  3. How many games are in a soft tennis match?A match is usually seven or nine games, and the first pair to win a majority wins.

Serving and receiving

  1. How do you serve in soft tennis?The server tosses the ball up by hand and hits it before it lands, from behind the base line between the centre mark and the sideline.
  2. What is a fault in soft tennis?A serve is a fault if it misses the proper service court, if the tossed ball is not hit, if it is hit twice or if two balls are tossed.

The rally

  1. Is a ball on the line in or out in soft tennis?A ball is judged in or out where it lands, and a ball that touches any line is in.
  2. How do you lose a point in soft tennis?A player loses the point if their shot does not cross the net, goes through or under it, lands out or hits a fixture.
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