Saucer Tennis

Saucer Tennis (Frisbee Tennis ) was created in Maplewood NJ in the Autumn of 1974. A group of teens from the area got together to play what Bruce R. Keffer had put together in a rule book for what was called the most extreme disc sport. During the era, Ultimate had been invented and played by students of Columbia High School in South Orange New Jersey. The closest comparison to other disc sport would be the game of Guts minus the 17 meter dead zone. The Saucer Tennis safety zone is a mere 6 feet at center court, with three feet of safety zone on either side of the court. DDC or doubles disc court is another comparable sport. Major differences are no net a large dead zone and it is played with two disc. The unpublished rule book was issued a copyright in 1980. The first public media pronouncement of Saucer Tennis was made on the New Jersey nightly news in 1980. Dozens of other media deliverable s occurred from 1984 through present day, including a South American media blitz in 1987 when the Saucer Tennis, "Sport Instead of Drugs, Desporta antes Drugas, " campaign took place. The Sport Instead of Drugs campaign was promoted in the magazine vistazo, international radio network HCJB reaching 190 million listeners in the Americas. Ground work for the 1987 Saucer Tennis South American tour was provided by a 1985 Voice of America Broadcast from Washington DC to a worldwide audience in several different languages. For the individuals who love to play this amusement however can’t because of some reason, online tennis recreations are the best choice, as people can easily get a tennis training aid online. Here the PC is your adversary. The diversion is totally electronic. In spite of the fact that it’s not the same as playing a genuine round of Tennis, it is very addicting and can keep you occupied for quite a long time. Saucer Tennis is a disc sport contest that can be played upon two separate court designs. The Tournament Court is 90' x 30' perfect for Triples and Four by Four play, extremely challenging for Doubles. The Speed court is 60' X 15' designed for Singles and Doubles play, the compact size test players endurance, agility and speed. There are three modes of play, (Old School, Twenty - Twenty and Head to Head.) A Saucer Tennis team must be able to field a team of four. Play can be conducted in the following formats, Singles - 1 x 1, Doubles - 2 X 2, Triples 3X3, and the player favorite Four by Four - 4X4. Saucer Tennis Match competitions are staged in a best of five format. Example: A match consist of five individual games that must be taken in the following order. Game 1 is a Singles, 1X1 contest Game 2 is a Four by Four, 4X4 contest Game 3 is a Doubles, 2X2 contest Game 4 (if Needed) is a Triples, 3X3 contest Game 5 (if Needed) is a Four by Four, 4X4 contest.