Soft tennis guides
Which racket to start with, how many balls to buy, first practice, kids. Written by PSTA players.
8 September 2026
Soft tennis for kids: from what age and what equipment
Soft tennis is easier for a child to start than tennis, because the racket weighs less and the ball is rubber and half the weight of a tennis ball. Lessons start at around six years of age, and a child plays on the full court from day one, the same one adults use.
1 September 2026
Your first soft tennis session: how to prepare
For a first soft tennis session you need a racket, inflated balls and an ordinary tennis court with the net hung level along its whole length. Anyone who has played tennis is not starting from zero, because the court and the footwork are the same.
10 August 2026
Soft tennis balls: which to choose and how to inflate them
For practice and for starting out, Kenko Standard training balls are enough. For matches there are the TSOW-V tournament balls, the same ones played at PSTA and ISTF events. All of them weigh 30ā31 g, measure 66 mm across and are inflated with a needle pump.
11 July 2026
How to choose a soft tennis racket
For a first session the aluminium Kenko STR-88, 275 g with permanent strings, is enough. The carbon KTR-24 weighs 210ā225 g, has replaceable strings and a G2 or G3 grip, and is for players who are staying with soft tennis.
6 July 2026
How to start playing soft tennis
To play soft tennis you need a racket, balls with a pump and an ordinary tennis court. For a first session the aluminium Kenko STR-88, a box of 12 Standard training balls and a pump are enough, and for two people the same things come in a starter set.
12 June 2026
Soft tennis vs tennis: what is the difference
Soft tennis differs from tennis in the ball, the racket, the net and the scoring, while the court stays the same. The ball is rubber and weighs 30ā31 g instead of about 57 g, the racket 210ā275 g instead of over 300 g, points are counted 1, 2, 3, 4 and a match is played to 7 or 9 games.