Equipment, Facilities, Rules & Officials of Tennis

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES OF TENNIS

These are;

1. Tennis court
2. The racket
3. The ball
4. Post and net
5. Sports wear
6. The towels
7. The rest rooms for the players and officials
8. The players stands
9. The umpire stand

RULES AND REGULATIONS IN TENNIS

1. The court must be of the required standard measurement for singles and doubles with other facilities fixed
2. It can be played indoor or outdoor depending on the weather
3. The ball should have a uniform outer surface an should be white, yellow or lemon colour
4. The choice of sides and the right to serve in the game is decided by a toss.
5. After the return of the served ball, the game continues until a player commits a fault.
6. The game commence with a toss
7. The server serves the ball after calling the attention of the receiver
8. For each service, the server has two chances;

OFFICIALS OF TENNIS GAME AND THEIR DUTIES

1. Referee
2. Umpire
3. A net-cord judge
4. A foot-fault judge
5. Linesmen
6. Ball boys.

7. The Referee

* Conducts the game according to the set rules and regulations of the tennis game

* Controls other match officials by assigning their area duties to cover

* Makes final decisions

2. The umpire

* Conducts a toss for the competitors to start the game

* Declares the winner or loser

* Announce and records point by point the scores for each side

3. A net-cord judge

* Observe and indicate the served ball that touches the net

4. The foot fault judge

* Signal for a foot fault when it occurs

5. The linesmen

* They are to monitor the movement of balls that fall in and out of the court  and signal to the umpire

6. The ball boys

* They retrieve balls that hits the net

* Also retrieve balls that go out of the court.

EVALUATION

1. Give three equipment and facilities in tennis
2. State two rules in tennis
3. Mention four officials in tennis

ASSIGNMENT

Give the duties of the following officials in tennis;

1. A net-cord judge
2. Clerk of the court
3. Ball boys
4. A foot-fault judge

See also:

Basic Skills and Techniques of Tennis

Equipment, Rules and Regulations, & Officials in Table Tennis

TABLE TENNIS

Officials of gymnastics and their duties

Gymnastics