General Court Activety

Question 1

Where should all the balls be?

Answer 1

They should all be transferred to the service end

Question 2

What should you be like during play?

Answer 2

All activity should cease and you should remain still and alert (play starts when the server steps up to serve at the baseline)

Question 3

What should the court remain clear of?

Answer 3

The court should always remain clear of balls

Question 4

What should you always be?

Answer 4

Concentrating on the score and how the game is progressing and to listen to the umpire

Question 5

What is the bbg team made up of?

Answer 5

4 bases and 2 centres each have specific roles

Bases stand at the back with the line judges and centres are on the net

Question 6

What are the positions of centres?

Answer 6

Crouch near the net on either side level with each other

When players sit they stand facing them

Question 7

What are the jobs of the centres ?

Answer 7

Clear the court of any balls
Rolls any balls they have to the service end
Check to see if the bases at the non service end have any balls and receive balls
Check to see if the the bases at the service end are indicating no ball show and rolling any balls to service end

Question 8

What are the jobs for the bases at the service end?

Answer 8

Raise arm to feed player and indicate no ball show

Clear the court of balls

Question 9

What’s the job of a base at the non service end?

Answer 9

Roll any balls to a centre on the umpires side of the court
Rolls any balls to a base at the service end on the non umpires side of the court ( long roll) or a centre waiting to receive
Clear the court
Aware can’t roll on umpires side unless a centre is there

Question 10

When can’t you roll ?

Answer 10

Before the point is over eg between 1st and 2 nd serve

Point must be won or lost before rolling takes place

Question 11

What should you remember not to do when a game is won?

Answer 11

Put your arm up to feed

Listen to score if umpire says game then don’t put arm up if odds then say put if evens then transfer

Question 12

What should you always be alert to?

Answer 12

Listening to the score so when it’s 40-30 be ready to transfer balls when point won

Question 13

What should centres be think about the bases?

Answer 13

Even distribution of balls to bases so if base gives no ball show then make sure gets balls

Question 14

What the requirements of a base?

Answer 14

Generally taller 
Spend most of time feeding and standing 
Excellent at rolling 
Stand still long periods of time 
Quick at shorter distances

Question 15

What are requirements of centres?

Answer 15

Smaller
Spend time in crouch position
Fast acceleration and maintain speed across court
Rolling should be strong