Handball a way for small children to learn the basics of tennis?

[Deleted member 307496]

As a small child, I played handball with my friends. We would do it in squares, but I always preferred the "sets" format (games of 3, best of 3). I found that with a bigger space or court, it resembled tennis without racquets. One on one was one of my favorites and you could cup your hands in such a way that would push the tennis ball further, creating distance and making the point harder for my opponent to get to.

Angles and other aspects aren't as accessible, but the way shots bounce off my hands always intrigued me and reminded me of the tennis I saw on television.

I believe if a small child played this game at school it might even influence them to take up tennis. The rivalries, the different strategies and every other aspect is the same (to me) except the ability to create angles with a racquet. This may be a way for children of poorer communities who want to play tennis badly to in some way experience some of the things tennis has to offer, without owning an expensive racquet. All children would need to play this game is one or two balls and a tennis court.

I hope I'm not alone in this and that others agree that it could in some way resemble tennis without some of the vital aspects that make it unique.

 

[dominikk1985]

we did that on table Tennis plates at School when we did not have paddles. we played with table Tennis rules and a Tennis ball usually as a game we called run around the table. like 3 Players on each side and after you have hit the ball you quickly run around the table and then wait at the other side till it is your turn again. when you make an error you are eliminated and then the final two Play a best of 3 or 5 Points final.

the disadvantage of that game is that you can do Team Play to eliminate a Player with one Player serving the next a lob that he can crush it for a winner.

 

[Pouet156]

What is it that you call handball ? it doesn't seem to fit the definition I have of the sport.

Edit : I guess it's American handball, as opposed to team handball.

 

[Chico]

Handball?

Do you even know what the Handball is?

 

[Deleted member 307496]

Handball?

Do you even know what the Handball is?

Obviously you don't know what handball is.

 

[Chico]

Obviously you don't know what handball is.

LOL That is some silly made up kids game. Not a sport and can't be reffered by with the already taken term "Handball".

Handball is a serious Olympic sport:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics

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[Deleted member 307496]

LOL That is some silly made up kids game. Not a sport and can't be reffered by with the already taken term "Handball".

Handball is a serious Olympic sport:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics

More images for you:

Gee, good job ruining my thread. I never said it was a sport, by the way, but that people could learn certain aspects from this "made up Kid's game" as small children. I.E; in the very early stages of tennis.

 

[Chico]

Gee, good job ruining my thread. I never said it was a sport, by the way, but that people could learn certain aspects from this "made up Kid's game" as small children. I.E; in the very early stages of tennis.

You should explain what are you talking about and use proper term, because what you call a "handball" is not a Handball and the word "handball" means something different for the majority of the people (Europe, Asia, ...)

I was quite confused by the title and wondering what handball has to do with tennis. .

 

[Dedans Penthouse]

Tennis: jeu de paume. Chico: head like rock.

As a small child, I played handball with my friends. We would do it in squares...

in some quarters it was called "sidewalk tennis."

What is it that you call handball ? it doesn't seem to fit the definition I have of the sport.

Edit : I guess it's American handball, as opposed to team handball.

That is correct. There are various forms of "handball" and it appears that Chico doesn't understand that. He's 'provincial' like that...

Obviously you don't know what handball is.

LOL That is some silly made up kids game. Not a sport...[

That's nice Chico. And what do you do for kicks, punch kittens?

Gee, good job ruining my thread. I never said it was a sport, by the way, but that people could learn certain aspects from this "made up Kid's game" as small children. I.E; in the very early stages of tennis.

"Learn aspects?" Such as ball-tracking, eye-hand coordination, movement? It appears so, especially when you consider the sport of tennis' roots (below post).

I was quite confused by the title and wondering what handball has to do with tennis. .

Handball and tennis? Read and learn Chico:

The sport of tennis' origin lay in 12th century northern France, where a ball was struck with the palm of the hand. Louis X of France was a keen player of jeu de paume ("game of the palm"), which evolved into real tennis, and became notable as the first person to construct indoor tennis courts in the modern style.

 

[Chotobaka]

Even in the USA, handball has a regional bias. Growing up in New York, it was a huge -- and very physical, hardcore -- sport (often played for money) and finding handball courts was easy. Out west, it is pretty much nonexistent.

The exception to this is prison. Handball is a popular game out in the yard in prisons throughout the country. ;-)