Tennis
SOWV offers two different types of competition: individual skills and full court match play.
Individual skills competition allows Special Olympics athletes to develop sport skills in a competitive format designed to serve as a stepping stone to match play.
The individual skills offered for tennis are forehand and backhand volley, forehand and backhand ground-strokes, deuce and advantage court serves, and alternating ground-strokes with movement.
Please use these updated diagrams to train your athletes as the scoring has been changed.
Full court match play is played on a full court with traditional tennis balls. Athletes may choose to compete in singles and doubles.
Tennis information
- SOI Official Tennis Resources
- Special Olympics Quick Start Guide – printable version
- Special Olympics Quick Start Guide – digital version
- United States Tennis Association
- SOWV Coaches Education
Tennis ISC Assessment – For coaches use only, do not submit with registration.
Full Court athlete assessment materials
Assessment form, Instructions, Instructional video
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Sport Development Team members (SDT) are active volunteers who channel their passion and knowledge for a sport into effective leadership for local and state programs. Certified clinicians supplement the SDT by providing coaches training in their local community. Please contact Wendy Miller if you are interested in being a member of our Sport Development Team, or a certified clinician.