HOW TO PLAY RECREATIONAL POINT PLAY®

You can play Point Play® with five different numbers of players: 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 players per court

  • There are 2 sides: Champion Side and Challenger Side

  • There are 2, 3 or 4 players on the Champion Side, and 2, 3 or 4 players on the Challenger Side

  • 2 people playing at one time on the Challenger Side (0, 1 or 2 people waiting behind them).  Any time a player makes a mistake the individual/team is replaced by the waiting individual/team behind them

  • Pro always feeds balls to the Challenger Side

  • The object of the game is to win 3 rallies in a row or to hit a winner*1

  • The Champions need to win 3 rallies in a row or hit a winner to win a point

  • The Challengers need to win 3 rallies in a row or hit a winner to take the Champions Side

  • The sequence for each rally is as follows: Rally Ball, First Ball, Second Ball, Third Ball*2

  • First Ball - Challengers must start on the service line.  As the pro feeds the ball the player can move in.

  • Second Ball - Challengers can move up to the net and must hit the first shot from the feed past the Champions service line in order for play to continue.  If it does not go past the service line the Challengers lose the Second Ball.

  • Third Ball – The pro will feed a lob to the net players as high as possible but the ball should be able to bounce inside the Challenger’s service box.  If it goes too far the pro should re-feed.

Challenger Side

Champion Side

Rally Ball - Players must start behind the baseline and let the first ball bounce for the Rally Ball. 

After the ball bounces they can move up to the net*3

First, Second and Third Ball - The players must first start inside their own service line and then can move around as needed

  • The time increments are 15 minutes.  There is a 15 minute warm up and each round is 15 minutes*4.  After each round is played the balls are picked up with a water break and scores are reported.  Matches are usually 1 1/2 hrs long but can be 1-2 hrs depending on what the players decide.  The team with the most points at the end of the allotted time wins the match

*1 A winner is a ball that bounces at least twice before it is "touched".  Making contact with the ball with one's racquet or body prevents the other team from hitting a winner

*2 The Third Ball is also called The Cliffhanger.  If anyone hits a winner, whether the Challenger Side or Champion Side, whether at net or on the baseline, that team wins two points

*3 The players can volley from the baseline as long as they are standing behind the "orange ball baseline" or no more than 108” inside the baseline

*4The Potential 3-Pointer is called out at the end of each 15-minute round.  The pro feeds the ball to the Challenger Side.  If the Challenger Side hits a winner, the round is over.  If the rally continues, beginning with the Champion Side return, any winner hit by any player will score three points and end the round.  When there are four players on the court, the Potential 3-Pointer must be played with each person they play with before the round is over.  So, each player will play a Potential 3-Pointer with all 3 other players before the round of 15 minutes is through

What The Pros Need To Know

All feeds must be hit from 108” behind the baseline (from anywhere, but behind that line)

  • All feeds must be hit underhanded

  • All feeds must bounce past the service line on the challenger’s side

  • All lobs can be as high as possible but not bounce beyond the service line on the Challenger’s side (with 5.0 and up it can be fed without the restriction of the service line)

  • Whoever won the last round before break and pickup should start the next round - either the same two people or if rotating partners the winner of the point and their new partner

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