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Match playLevels 2–44 players120 min

Enter an americano

Success target: Complete the americano with a pre-round agreement made in every single round.

How to run it

  1. 01Join a club americano — rotating partners, short matches, everyone plays everyone.
  2. 02Each round, adapt to the new partner: agree who takes the middle ball and who covers lobs, out loud, before the first point.
  3. 03Track your score per round and who your hardest opponent was.
  4. 04After: note which partner style made you play better, and why.

Why it works

Rotating partners forces you to say the quiet parts out loud — communication practised with strangers becomes automatic with your regular partner.

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