Beginner guide
What is foot tennis?
Foot tennis is the sport where football technique meets the rhythm of a net game. It is played in small teams, with the ball sent over a net, and points come from control, positioning and quick reactions.
What the sport is
Foot tennis is a net game where the ball is played with the foot, head, chest or thigh, not with the hand. It combines ball control from football with the structure of a net sport: controlled touches, a ball sent over the net, and points won when the opponent cannot return it cleanly.
It can be casual, between friends, or organized, with teams, rankings and statistics. That is why recurring groups often need clear answers for teams, scorekeeping, rotation and match history.
How foot tennis is played
One team sends the ball over the net, and the other team must return it without losing control or sending it out. Exact rules vary: some groups allow one bounce, others play stricter; some use three touches per team, others adapt to player level.
A typical night includes several short matches. Winner-stays-on is common because it keeps the rhythm: the winning team continues and another team or player rotation enters next. With 7 or 8 players, bench rotation matters so everyone gets fair playing time.
How many players are on a team
Casual foot tennis is often played in teams of 2 or 3. For weekly groups, 3 versus 3 is practical: clear roles, enough space and easy rotation. In the app, teams are generated for 6 to 9 present players.
Court, net and ball
You can play on dedicated courts, indoors or on adapted surfaces, as long as the area is safe, the net is stable and the boundaries are clear. Many groups use a football and adjust net height to level and space.
How scoring works
Scoring depends on the group. Some play sets to 11 or 15 points, others use short timed matches. What matters is that the rule is clear before play and applied the same way for everyone.
When you play every week, scoring is not only for that night. Results build history, player form and rankings. That is why recording every match immediately from a phone helps.
Casual play or organized club?
If you play occasionally, making teams on the spot and remembering the score may be enough. When the same people play every week, recurring questions appear: who confirmed, how to balance teams, who won last time, who is climbing and who missed the night.
An organized group needs more clarity: member invitations, attendance, team generation, results, rankings and statistics. This is where FootTennis.Club helps: everything stays in one place, without spreadsheets in chat.
Where to find a foot tennis club
If you do not already have a group, you can check the list of open clubs. Clubs choose for themselves whether to appear publicly and can show the area, play time, level, and available spots. You send a request, and the club managers decide whether to accept you.
Find open clubsCommon questions
Is it the same as football tennis?
In everyday use, yes. Both names describe the same kind of net game played with controlled touches and no hands.
Do you need a referee?
Not necessarily. For casual groups, clear rules and quick scorekeeping matter more than formal refereeing.