Tennis

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Table Of Contents

How tennis How did tennis begin? Page 1Who invented tennis? Page 2What is tennis? Page 3Glossary Page 4Index Page 5

How did tennis begin?• Everyday people in the world play tennis. In the 1200s,

French athletes played jeu de paume - game of the palm.

• Did you know?• There is a thing called Rallying witch is two players

hitting the tennis ball back and forth until one scores a point.

• There are two sides of a tennis match, offensive and defensive. The offensive member had the ball and the defensive member blocks the ball.

• When some one rotate there body it is called coil.• When some one is hitting the ball after it bounces once

that is called ground stroke.

Who invented tennis?

• Major Wingfeild in the British Army is known as the Father of modern Tennis.

• In 1873 Major Wingfeild invented a game

called lawn tennis.

• A game that men and women can play.

• A lot of people enjoy the game called Lawn Tennis.

What is tennis? • Tennis is a sport.

• You need a ball, a racket, and a net to play tennis.

• Tennis is played on a court.

• The singles court is more narrow then the doubles court.

Glossary

• Rally: A series of shots played by tennis players until one scores a point.

• Offensive: Describing an attacking shot to score a point .

• Defensive: Describing a shot meant to keep an opponent from scoring .

• Coil: To rotate your body.• Ground Stroke: A shot made by hitting the ball

after it bounces once

Index

• Rally page 3• Offense page 3• Defense page 3• Coil page 3• Groundstroke page 3