"the best thing to do, e.g., if a player is drawn well to the side of the court in order to take a ball, the best shot is to the opposite corner. A certain amount of “barracking” is traditional. The apparent death of the game as a serious sport was surely inevitable, following the transformation of Downside, during the decade preceding the First World War, from a Continental-style college into a mainstream public school: these were the years that saw the Introduction of Rugby Football, Squash, Racquets and, above all, Lawn Tennis. Against such, the older, less sophisticated game, with"
"left you have a player of team one, second to the right is a player of team two, third to the right is the second team one player, and farthest right is the second player of team two. Service is started when the far left player from team one throws the ball to the playing wall. Unlike in standard American rules, the ball is thrown directly to the wall, not requiring a bounce before service. The only requirement of a serve is that it contacts the playing wall before bouncing off the floor. Service must be to the opposing player"
"conducted prior to the third set. The service order decided at the coin toss before a set is maintained throughout the set. For each point, a player from the serving team initiates the ""serve"" by tossing the ball into the air and attempting to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court. The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts with the ball to return the ball to the opponent's side of the net. These contacts usually consist first of the"
"or 5 sets. Service is done freely and decided by both players before a match. The most common serve is the same as in table tennis where the ball must bounce first in the server’s side of the table and then on the receiver’s one. A mistake in service gives a point to the opponent, this can happen when the ball hits the net, bounces on the server’s court or on one of the server’s obstacles and does not pass onto the opponent’s court, or if it does not bounce on the opponent’s court. If the ball touches the net"
"the third games. Choice of side and the right of first service is decided by a coin toss at the beginning of a match. If the team winning the toss chooses to serve, the other team has the choice of side and vice versa. At the beginning of a match the referee allows two trials, one from each side. After the trials are over, the umpire shall call ""play"" and regular play begins. A ball is in play from the time a player attempts to serve until it touches the ground or until a ""fault"" or ""let"" (a re-serve) is"
"Serve (tennis) A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player will hit the ball with a racquet so it will fall into the diagonally opposite service box without being stopped by the net. Normally players begin a serve by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the highest point of the toss). The ball can only touch the net on a return and will be considered good if it falls on the opposite side. If the ball contacts the net on the serve but then proceeds"
"to play the ball back and forth three times and then play out the point. This is commonly referred to as ""serve to play"", ""rally to serve"", ""play for serve"", or ""volley for serve"".) In game play, the player serving the ball commences a play. The server first stands with the ball held on the open palm of the hand not carrying the paddle, called the freehand, and tosses the ball directly upward without spin, at least high. The server strikes the ball with the racket on the ball's descent so that it touches first his court and then touches"
"used. One of the players opens the service (""battuta""), which begins from a small square called the ""trampolino"", situated at one corner of the ""battuta"" but outside the court. The service must be over the middle line. The ball must then be hit from side to side over the line, the side failing to return it or sending it out of court losing a point. The game is scored like lawn tennis, four points constituting a game, counting 15+15+10+10. Indoor is practiced in an enclosed space such as a sports hall or a school gym on a small field and"
"the serve. Once the ball is served, all players on both teams can move wherever they may like. After the ball is served, the possession is assumed by the returning team. Once the ball is hit and returned by the non-serving team and hits the net, the possession is flipped. This continues throughout the turn, as possession changes whenever the ball hits the net. During each possession, teams have three hits, but do not have to use all of their hits. If any advantages exist for either side, such as slanted ground or the sun hindering vision, the teams should"
"in a marked area on that side. There are numerous and widely varying styles of service. These are given descriptive names to distinguish them examples are ""railroad"", ""bobble"", ""poop"", ""piqué"", ""boomerang"", and ""giraffe"". The game has many other complexities. For instance, when the ball bounces twice on the floor at the service end, the serving player does not generally lose the point. Instead a ""chase"" is called where the ball made its second bounce and the server gets the chance, later in the game, to ""play off"" the chase from the receiving end; but to win the point being played"
"side of the court. In doubles, service is to the player diagonally opposite and must fall within their half of the court. A ""net service"" (one which clips the net on the way over but still lands ""in"" or which the receiving player returns) is replayed without penalty. When a player has served for 5 points, service changes to the opposing player or team. In doubles, service passes diagonally until all players have served for 5 scored points, at which point service resumes with the first player who served and the two opposing team members swap places, so that each"
"serve the ball. Failure to successfully serve the ball into the court beyond the short line twice results in the receiver winning the play. The server and the receiver then switch spots. The game is played until one side wins with 15, 21, 25 or 30 points. If the serve is good, the receiver must hit the ball before it bounces twice. If the receiver fails to successfully hit the ball back to the wall before its second bounce and have it bounce within the court, then the play stops and the server receives the point. If the receiver hits"
"initiated by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net. The serve may be hit under- or overhand although underhand serving remains a rarity. If the ball hits the net on the first serve and bounces over into the correct diagonal box then it is called a ""let"" and the server gets two more additional serves to get it in. There can also be a let if the server serves the ball and the receiver isn't prepared. If the server misses his"
"the serving team throws the ball into the air and attempts to hit the ball so it passes over the net on a course such that it will land in the opposing team's court (the ""serve""). The opposing team must use a combination of no more than three contacts with the volleyball to return the ball to the opponent's side of the net. These contacts usually consist first of the ""bump"" or ""pass"" so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards the player designated as the ""setter""; second of the ""set"" (usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push finger-tips"
"front of the server and a player at the baseline on the other side of the court. The other players wait to play in a line behind the serving or returning players. One team serves the ball and the point is played out. Once the point is over, each side of the court rotates. On the serving side: the server rotates to the net position, the net player sits out, and a new player steps in to serve the ball. On the returning side: the return player rotates to the service line, service line player sits out, and a new"
"score 1 below the winning score, the game can be continued by ""win-by-two"" or ""straight"". In ""win-by-two"", the winning score is increased by 2 points. In 'straight', the score remains the same and cannot be pushed. When a tie of 20 is reached in a 21-point match, a common decision is 'straight 25', where the winning score is set to 25 and cannot be changed. The cutthroat mode of play is also known as ""triangles."" The ball is served by one player standing in the service zone. The server begins by dropping the ball to the floor of the service"
"the serve is hit into the receivers inner serve area without touching the net/plank. The receiver will hit the ball back into the servers court side. A game consists of a sequence of points played with the same player serving. The game is won by the first player to have won at least four points in total. If the score is 3-3 it is necessary to win with two points. At 4-4 it is enough to win with one point. The serve is alternated between the players, point by point. The server must stand behind the base line and between"
"the designated service box), are considered ""good"". A serve (or, more formally, a service) in tennis is a shot to begin the point. The most common serve is used is an ""overhead serve"". It is initiated by tossing the ball into the air over the server's head and hitting it when the arm is fully stretched out (usually near the apex of its trajectory) into the diagonally opposite service box without touching the net. The server may employ different types of serve: a flat, a top-spin, an American twist (or kick), or a slice serve. A severely sliced serve is"
"their body near the ball as the player attempts to hit it. Readiness of the players: in some games, players must be fully ready before the player in the top square can serve. In other styles, the player must only be in the square to be considered 'ready'. Finally, in some versions a player may serve at any time, as long as they call 'ever-ready' as a warning to players to prepare to commence the point. Serving: In most games, as serve is conducted by the player it the highest square throwing the ball into the other square. In other"
"both sides are “game-ball” (i.e. 20 points each), only one player serves, it does not matter which. When only one side is “game-ball”, only one player on that side serves, but both players on the other side serve until they too reach “game-ball”. ""(ii)"" A player serves by hitting the ball full toss against the front wall or against one of the corners; in this latter case he must first call “corners play”; if he does not do so, the players, who are “out” may try at it the same way as a “not over” ball (see below section iv)."
"serve""). In singles, the server stands in their right service court when their score is even, and in her/his left service court when her/his score is odd. In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve, but he/she changes service courts so that she/he serves to a different opponent each time. If the opponents win the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves; if odd, the player in the left service court serves. The players' service courts are determined by their positions at the start of"
"into two types: offensive and defensive. Most players use an offensive serve for the first serve, and a defensive serve if they need to hit a second serve. Of the offensive serves, the most common is the drive. The intention with this serve is for the ball to travel low and fast towards either back corner, and to bounce twice before striking either side wall or the back wall. If the opponent is adjusting to the drive serve, the server will throw in any variety of jam serves. A ""jam serve"" is an offensive serve which attempts to catch the"
"service line and is only relevant during serves. The players spin a racket to decide who serves first. This player starts the first rally by electing to serve from either the left or right service box. For a legal serve, one of the server's feet must be in the service box, not touching any part of the service box lines, as the player strikes the ball. After being struck by the racket, the ball must strike the front wall above the service line and below the out line and land in the opposite back quarter court. The receiving player can"
"serves the ball; the ‘feeder’ who sets the ball up and facilitates the attack, and; the ‘killer’ or striker, who spikes the ball set by the feeder. Matches are played using a best of three (3) format, where teams compete to win two (2) sets. Once one team wins two (2) sets, the remaining sets (if any) are discarded. E.g., if Team A wins the first two (2) sets, it wins the match, and the remaining one (1) set is not played. Teams were awarded points based on the number of sets they won, as opposed to the traditional group"
"is written using digits separated by a dash. This score is announced by the judge or server at the start of each game. In doubles, service alternates between the teams. One player serves for an entire service game, with that player's partner serving for the entirety of the team's next service game. Players of the receiving team receive the serve on alternating points, with each player of the receiving team declaring which side of the court (deuce or ad side) they will receive serve on for the duration of the set. ""Advantage sets"" have a tendency to go significantly longer"
"serving). The ball bounces twice in player 1's square or player 1 causes the ball to bounce twice in ""no-mans-land"" (the area around the squares). The ball bounces in someone else's square once and player 1 hits it (playing someone else's square). Player 1 causes the ball to land in the solid square/the very middle (this is an automatic deduction of all five of the players points, but requires two or more witnesses to do so). If at any time the ball hits a player's arm below the shoulder, the player automatically loses one point. If for example someone hits"
"serve. If for instance, one player blocks the other in striking the ball, a block can be called and the play is restarted. If the striker feels that hitting the ball will risk injuring another player, then a Safety can be called and the play starts again. If the server blocks the receiver deliberately it’s out on server. SERVING RECEIVING SERVE GAME PLAY A referee is not necessary in this particular game. It can be played liked gentlemen, with mutual or compromised agreements amongst the players. Server can serve anywhere within service box and must serve to major area of"
"the left side (from the server's perspective) of the court, into the service box which extends to the service line about midway into the opponent's court. For the second point of the game, the serve is diagonally from the left to the right side of the court, and for each subsequent point of the same game the positioning is the opposite of that on the previous point. An attempt at a serve may result in one of the following outcomes: A ""good serve"" occurs when a legally delivered ball lands in the cross-court service box or on any line bounding"
"People first decide who serves. This procedure varies, but is usually the winner of the previous game or the person who got the ball (if that would be the first game), or the new person coming in. The server first hits the ball forward and down so that it hits the ground and bounces up to hit the wall. (If the server is a good sport, an easy ball is started with to get the game going.) If it bounces on the ground more than once or if it doesn't bounce on the ground before it hits the wall, it"
"is: ""Two teams each having 9 to 12 players on the court at a time. Play begins with the server from the serving team throwing the ball over the net to the opponents. The ball remains in play being thrown back and forth across the net until there is a miss. Three players may play the ball before throwing it over the net. If the receiving team misses, the serving team scores a point and the next play begins with the same server. If the serving team misses, it loses the serve. No point is scored for either team and"
"regularly switch sides during halftime. If any uniform or similar differences exist between the teams, regulations should be decided by a game of rock-paper-scissors. The first serve starts the game, and the setup is dictated by the first receiver. The server then stands directly across from the receiver, and only the designated receiver may receive the serve. To serve, the server must throw the ball up at least 4 inches in the air to begin the serve. The ball is not allowed to be interfered with during the serve. The server is not allowed any sort of mulligan once the"
"The server must stay within the service zone until the ball crosses the short line. The ball must cross the short line on each serve. Server must stay within the serving box. Once the serve is made, the opponent must hit the ball, hitting it off the wall. If the ball bounces before it crosses the short line, a Short is called. However, if the ball bounces beyond the long line, a Long out is called. Any service where the server is not within the service zone upon service is called a Fault. The server has a second chance to"
"player on the right is called a ""attacker/striker/killer"". The side that must serve first shall start the first set. The side that wins the first set shall have the options of ""Choosing Service"". The throw must be executed as soon as the referee calls the score. If either of the ""Inside"" players throws the ball before the referee calls the score, it must be re-thrown and a warning will be given to the thrower. During the service, as soon as the Tekong kicks the ball, all the players are allowed to move about freely in their respective courts. The service"