3. FUNDAMENDAL SKILLS
 Grip - Your grip will depend on the type of shot you play
 Forehand - learn the proper techniques to develop this stroke
 Backhand - The 2handed backhand is really the easiest stroke to perfect
 Volley - What a great weapon to use for intense club competition
 Lobs - is something that we should spend more time practicing
 Overheads - your answer to the lobs
 Drop Shots - Shots not only for the advanced players
 Slice - What a way to break the pace of you opponents ground strokes
 Serve - Your weapon?
 Approach Shots - In approaching the net, the placement of your shots is
crucial to the success of any attack. Allow your position and the height at
which you play the ball to dictate the stroke, but shorten the backswing
for extra control. (compact swing).
 Return of Serve - The other weapon

4. RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Each tennis player must have a valid tennis permit or single-play
tennis ticket to play on tennis courts under the jurisdiction of the
Department.
2. Each tennis player must be the holder of a permit, which is
strictly personal and non-transferable.
3. Each player holding a permit must register with the attendant on
duty.
4. All registered players must be ready to play at the assigned hour, at
which time permits will be marked. Failure of registered players to
appear by five minutes after the hour will result in forfeiture of your
court.
5. Permit must be presented to the attendant in charge who will make
assignments to the courts for a period not exceeding ONE HOUR, except
for doubles players who may play for TWO hours.

5. 6. A vacant court shall be offered five minutes after the hour
in the following order:
A- Eligible unregistered players.
B- To the next available registered players in place of their previously
assigned hour
C- Repeat players.
7. Tennis courts are open daily, weather permitting, except when under
repair or reserved for tournaments conducted by the NYC Department
of Parks & Recreation.
8. Only players with smooth-sole tennis shoes will be permitted on
the courts.
9. Volleying outside the playing area is ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED.
10. A maximum of six balls may be used on each court.

6. •11. Permit holders will be given their choice of assignments in the order of
their registration.
12. All disputes, including but not limited to disputes concerning court
reservations and permit ownership, shall be settled by the attendant on duty.
13. The courts are open from 8:00 a.m to dusk, except Central Park where
courts open at 7:00 a.m. and Randall's Island where courts open at 7:00 a.m.
and close at 7:00 p.m.
14. Only assigned players are permitted in playing areas.
15. Repeat Assignments:
Repeaters shall sign a separate Repeat List, which shall be used to determine
order of assignment.
A- Courts shall be assigned to repeat players five minutes after the hour.
B- All repeaters, singles or doubles, can only be assigned for one hour at a
time.
C- If any player assigned to a court is a repeater, the rules for repeaters apply
to all players.

7. 16. A fee of $20.00 is required for the issuance of a Locker Permit for
one season, for one person ONLY and allows access to the shower
facilities. The lockers are located at the Central Park Tennis Centre.
17. Please be courteous and use common sense when retrieving stray
balls.
18. A fee of $15.00 will be charged for the issuance of a duplicate Adult
and Senior Tennis Permit. A duplicate Junior permit is $6.00. The
duplicate permit must be surrendered upon the recovery of the original
permit and no refund of the duplicate permit fee will be made.
19. Employees are prohibited from accepting gifts or gratuities.
20. Anyone who fails to comply with these rules or instructions of the
tennis attendant or other Parks employee will be ordered to leave.
Failure to leave when ordered to do so shall be treated as a violation of
section 1-03 (c)(1) of Title 56 of the Rules of the City of New York.

8. TENNIS COURT

11. TYPES OF TENNIS
COURTS
Concrete tennis court
Clay tennis court
Grass tennis court
Indoor tennis court

12. Concrete Tennis Court

13. Clay Tennis Court

14. Grass Tennis Court

15. Indoor Tennis Court

16. The hand signals are as follows:
1 “Out” or “Fault”
Arm fully extended sideways pointing in the direction in which the ball
was
“Out” or “Fault”, palm of hand facing the Chair Umpire, fingers extended
and
joined.
The hand signal must never be used instead of the verbal call. The hand
signal is
in addition to and secondary to the verbal “Out” or “Fault” call.
2 “Good Ball” or “Safe Signal”
Open hands with palms down discreetly. There is no verbal call for a
good ball.
The hand signal is used in silence, during a rally and on point-ending
shots to
verify that a ball was good (approximately three (3) feet (1 metre) inside
the line).
Referee signals

17. 3 “Unsighted”
Hands in front of face below eyes, backs of hands visible to Chair
Umpire. The
hand signal shows that the Line Umpire is unable to make a call due to
his/her
vision for some reason being obscured. There is no verbal call, the hand
signal is
used in silence.
4 “Net” or “Through”
Arm fully extended upwards at the same time the verbal call “Net” or
“Through”
is made.
5 “Foot Fault”
Arm fully extended upwards at the same time the verbal call “Foot
Fault” is made.
6 “Correction”
Arm fully extended upwards at the same time the verbal call
“Correction” is made.

18. Famous tennis players
I. roger federer
II. rafael nadal
III. novak djokovic
IV. andre agassi
V. serena williams
VI. andy murray

19. roger federer

20. rafael nadal

21. Novak djokovic

22. André Agassi

23. Serena williams

24. Andy murray

25. BALL
• Weight of the ball is between 56.0 g and 59.4 g .
• Daimeter of ball is 2.575 inches and 2.700 inches.

26. RACQUET
• Weights Of Racquet
1. 250 to 275 grams
2. 276 to 300 grams
3. 301 to 325 grams
4. 326 to 350 grams

27. done by:
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