Physical Education A-Level
Real tennis
What Real tennis means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Real tennis
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A game played by royalty and the wealthy upper class on enclosed courts, with written rules, specialist equipment and skilled technique.
Topics that use Real tennis
- Pre-industrial (pre-1780) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Class separation in sport
- Handmade equipment and simple facilities
- Limited written communication
- Local variation in rules
- Local, occasional and vigorous recreation
- Localism and regional variation
- Mob football
- Occasional play
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