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Tennis · Level 7: Upper-Advanced · Sub-level 7.4

The Doubles Net Player

3 tests · 30 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

The role at the net in doubles: moving with the partner's ball, the job of the receiver's partner, and close-range volley exchanges.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Moving with the partner's ballTake a test

  1. A strong ball from the partner usually brings a weak reply, so the net player moves to attack it.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  2. A weak ball gives the opponents an attacking chance, often at the net player.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  3. Reading the partner's ball tells the net player what is coming next.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  4. A good lob forces the opponents to defend, so the net player can take a stronger position.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  5. A static net player neither threatens the opponents nor protects the pair.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  6. Good serves produce floating returns, and a close net player can cut them off.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  7. A split step at contact keeps the net player balanced and ready to move either way.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  8. The better the partner's shot, the further forward the net player moves.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · applied

  9. Reading the partner's ball decides the move, and the split step comes at the opponent's contact.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  10. A strong ball from the partner is the signal to move in and look for the volley.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · applied

Test 2The receiver's partnerTake a test

  1. Starting at the service line lets them move up on a good return or defend a bad one.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  2. From the service line they have time to react to a volley aimed at them.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  3. The opposing net player is the main threat to the receiver's partner.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  4. A strong return takes away the opponents' attack, so the pair can move forward.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  5. A floating return invites the net player to volley down, often at the receiver's partner.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  6. Two players on the baseline give the net player no one to volley at close range.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  7. Whether to move in or defend depends on the return, and there is little time to decide.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  8. The better the return, the further forward the partner can move.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · applied

  9. Position, watch, read, then move: the job follows the return.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  10. The service line gives time against a volley and room to move up.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · applied

Test 3Close-range volley exchangesTake a test

  1. A player forced to volley up gives the other a ball to hit down.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  2. At close range the ball arrives too quickly for anything but a firm block.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  3. The volleyer lifts the ball over an opponent crowding the net.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  4. Players pressed against the net have the most space behind them.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  5. The further from the net, the lower the ball when it arrives, and the harder to hit down.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  6. The upward volley gives a high ball; moving in makes the finish easier.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  7. Exchanges at the net last fractions of a second, so reactions are trained directly.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  8. The closer and higher the contact, the more the volley can be hit down.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  9. A low block forces the upward reply, which is then closed on and finished.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · recall

  10. The player volleying from below the tape must lift the ball; the other can drive it down.

    Source: General doubles coaching reference (net play) · applied

Sources

ITF coach-education materials, ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review, federation curricula, general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered ITF rules belong to the Rules category.

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