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List Of Real Tennis Organizations
Real tennis organizations: a list of associations and clubs for the sport of real tennis. General * International Real Tennis Professionals Association * Ladies Real Tennis Association Australia Four courts are in use. Governing body: * Australian Real Tennis Association Sporting clubs with own courts:Ballarat Tennis Club Ballarat, Victoria (Australia), Victoria: 1 court in use * Hobart Real Tennis Club, Hobart, Tasmania: 1 court in use * Royal Melbourne Tennis Club, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria: 2 courts in use Other Sporting clubs: * Glenfern Retreat Real Tennis, Romsey, Victoria (Australia), Victoria * Sydney Real Tennis Club, Sydney, New South Wales: court planned * Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) Real Tennis Section, Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria * Real Tennis Perth, Perth, Western Australia France Three real tennis courts are in use; four ''Basque trinquete, trinquet'' courts are in use in south-west France. Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeu De Paume
''Jeu de paume'' (, ; originally spelled ; ), nowadays known as real tennis, (US) court tennis or (in France) ''courte paume'', is a ball-and-court game that originated in France. It was an indoor precursor of tennis played without racquets, and so "game of the hand", though these were eventually introduced. It is a former Olympic sport, and has the oldest ongoing annual world championship in sport, first established over 250 years ago. The term also refers to the court on which the game is played and its building, which in the 17th century was sometimes converted into a theatre. History In the earliest versions of the game, the players hit the ball with their hands, as in palla, volleyball, or certain varieties of pelota. ''Jeu de paume'', or ''jeu de paulme'' as it was formerly spelled, literally means "palm game". In time, gloves replaced bare hands. Even when paddle-like bats, and finally racquets, became standard equipment for the game by the late 17th century, the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
