Seven time national champion Rich Maier is the host and instructor for this guide to the principles of platform tennis. Also known as paddle tennis, the game is kind of like a cross between tennis and racquetball. A shorter racket is used, players play on a court 1/4th the size of a regulation tennis court, and balls are played off the surrounding screen. Using a combination of live demonstration with three other players, and filmed footage from the Fox Meadows National Championship, Maier coaches viewers in the proper racket grips, forehand and backhand shots, footwork, and player and team strategies. Sections of instruction are usually accompanied by competition footage run in slow-motion with stroke-by-stroke commentary. This is a good overview of a stimulating game which relies more on strategy than on driving power. Recommended. (Available from: R. J. Reilly Co., Field's Lane, RD # 8, Brewster, NY 10509.)
Platform Tennis: Playing Your Best Game
(1989) 52 m. $39.95 (30% discount for libraries; $27.95). R. J. Reilly, Inc. Public performance rights included. Vol. 4, Issue 10
Platform Tennis: Playing Your Best Game
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