Tennis Game: Win at the Net

How the game works

Setup

One team of two players stands at the net (about halfway between the service line and the net), and another team of two players is at the baseline on the other side.
The coach (who stands close to the net post) will always feed the ball to the team on the baseline.

Game

They play the point out.
If the team at the net wins, they receive a point and keep playing at the net. When they lose, they move back to the baseline.
If the team at the baseline wins, they don’t receive a point, but they do move up to the net (where the points count).
So…teams score only when they win at the net.

The transition from the net to the baseline should be done in 3 seconds (counted by the coach).

The first team to 7 points wins, and then switch sides.

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