Quick serve tennis is a fast paced game used to introduce the basic play of tennis without the requiremnts of serving into the service box. Particular emphasis should be placed on the pace of play and the players being ready for balls put in play.

*The game is played as a doubles game with two players performing as teammates on each side of the net.
*4-5 tennis balls are placed at the net on each side.
*In order to score, the team must have been the serving team.
*Play begins by a pre-determined team running up to the net, picking up one of the balls, and hitting it with one bounce landing in front of their opponents.
*If the serve doesn't bounce in front of the receiving team, the serve is replayed with no penalty.
*Once the serve is in play, the rules of tennis apply and the point is played out.
*Once the point is completed, the team that won the point sprints to the net, picks up a ball and play begins again.
*The players do not need to chase the balls because it slows down play. Have the other students, who are waiting to play, retrieve the balls and put them back in the bucket. Note that a ball must be picked-up from the bucket before it is served.
*If the serving team wins the point, they score a point.
*If the receiving team wins the point, they are now the server, but no point is awarded (much like a side out in volleyball).

As students progress in skill, you will see longer rallies, creative strategies and communication between teammates. As this occurs, it would be appropriate to begin regulation tennis play.

Play it as a round-robin tournament.

Play it like "work-up", winners move up a court, the non-winners move down a court.

After each game, partners switch, so with every new game, there are new teams.

Play singles on a smaller court.

Give each team 2 minutes between games to discuss their strategy and make any changes before the next game.