How To Play Platform Tennis
Platform tennis is a variant of the regular tennis game which can be enjoyed the whole year round regardless of the weather, well except during storms. This sport is played during winter months on a dais, raised from the ground leaving room for heating elements that melt the ice from the surface at the same time giving warmth to the players. Twelve-foot screens surround the court making them part of the game play. The following paragraphs discuss the dos and don’ts on playing the game. The game is also called paddle tennis because the players use a flat wooden paddle that is eighteen inches in length with about 87 3/8″ perforations. The balls being used are as big as a tennis ball but harder. The balls are changed repeatedly throughout the game because the wetness of melted snow weighs it down. In order to settle on who gets to serve first, spin a paddle using the handle as a pointer. The player closest to where the handle end points gets to choose whether to serve first or ...