Road tennis is the Caribbean's gift to racquet sports — a fast, affordable, anywhere-you-want game that's now taking root in Canadian schools and communities.
Games, sets and deuce — if you can score tennis, you can score road tennis. Serves alternate and rallies are point-per-exchange fast.
A solid wooden paddle and a standard tennis ball with a lowered bounce. No strings to break, no restringing bills — gear that survives asphalt.
A low wooden or portable net keeps the ball skimming fast. The low net is what gives road tennis its signature lightning exchanges.
Court dimensions shown are approximate for illustration — official GRT court specs will accompany the final site.
Working-class communities invent a game with hand-made wooden paddles, a tennis ball, and courts chalked straight onto the road.
Road tennis becomes woven into Barbadian culture — village champions, street crowds, and a distinctive fast-paced style of play.
Professional tournaments, international attention, and a new generation of players carry road tennis beyond the Caribbean.
Gauntlet Road Tennis introduces the sport to Ontario — Ophea-recognized school programming, coaching certification, equipment, and a growing tournament circuit.
Cheap to set up, playable indoors all winter on gym floors, and outdoors all summer on any asphalt. One kit equips an entire class — no courts to book, no fences to build.