View Full Version : New game in the Villages
mrdills
03-14-2010, 11:08 AM
Was over at Seabreeze Rec center yesterday and saw people hitting a small ball back and forth over a net using the screen behind them. I don't know the name of the game was but it looked racket ball without the hard walls. Looks like alot of fun................. Only in the Villages they come up with all these cool games.
BarryB
03-14-2010, 11:31 AM
I believe the game is called platform tennis
Russ_Boston
03-14-2010, 09:14 PM
This was mentioned in a thread about the new Seabreeze center.
And it wasn't invented here. The game goes way back.
mrdills
03-15-2010, 04:45 PM
Just saw an article in the Daily Sun they call it Paddle Tennis, I just wonder how its scored.
actor
03-15-2010, 07:08 PM
Was over at Seabreeze Rec center yesterday and saw people hitting a small ball back and forth over a net using the screen behind them. I don't know the name of the game was but it looked racket ball without the hard walls. Looks like alot of fun................. Only in the Villages they come up with all these cool games.
Platform or paddle tennis has been around a long time. Definitely did not originate in The Villages.
jblum8156
03-15-2010, 09:45 PM
Platform tennis has been around in the northeast at least 50 years.
Indy-Guy
03-16-2010, 09:39 AM
I googled paddle tennis and fond the video below. When you google paddle tennis both paddle tennis and platform tennis come up. They are either the same or close to the same.
http://www.plumtv.com/videos/nantucket-paddle-tennis/
Another video
http://vimeo.com/4712097
mrdills
03-16-2010, 11:18 AM
how do you score the game?
Russ_Boston
03-16-2010, 04:25 PM
Thanks Indy!
BritParrothead
03-17-2010, 01:02 PM
[SIZE="3"]Saw this being played at a sports club in Spain last year. Husband said it is scored a little like the game of Squash, which he plays a lot of (!) He is looking forward to playing on our next visit.SIZE]
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