Gopher Rainbow Midsize Aluminum Tennis Racquets

Practice accuracy and aim with a balanced racquet that accommodates beginner and intermediate tennis players. Rainbow colors provide quickly organization and keep students on task. These are our most popular midsized Rainbow racquets for ages 12 and up!

Specifications

• Midsize Head, Wide Body
• Aluminum with I-Beam Frame
• Synthetic Leather Grip
• Nylon Strings
• 27"L, 12 oz

Teach Control and Handling

The midsized head of this 27"L tennis racquet quickly slices through the air to connect with tennis balls, and a 95 sq in face ensures consistent accuracy. A synthetic leather handle wit han ergonomic grip provides comfort and mitigates the risk of slipping when swinging, even with sweaty hands. Nylon strings offer great playability and help students to get comfortable with shot placement rather than power. Aluminum construction and overall 12 oz weight are ideal for beginner to intermediate players.

Great Organization

These tennis racquets come in 6 Rainbow colors, making it quick and easy for you to set up your lesson and get students involved. Assign specific colors to students to pair them into teams for volleying drills, or set up skills stations to help promote better accuracy, power, and teamwork. Each color offers quick identification for activities, keeping students on task and focused.

15 Creative Activity Ideas Using Rainbow Midsize Aluminum Tennis Racquets

These activity ideas are designed to utilize the Rainbow Midsize Aluminum Tennis Racquets, a set of durable, color-coded racquets that are slightly smaller and lighter than standard adult racquets, making them ideal for students of all ages. The midsize head offers a great balance of control and forgiveness, which helps build confidence while developing hand-eye coordination and a variety of fundamental movement skills. Each activity below emphasizes a specific type of movement—manipulative, locomotor, non-locomotor, body control, or complex combinations—giving students the opportunity to explore, play, and progress physically while engaging in fun and structured games. These activities can be adapted for small or large groups in a physical education setting.

1. Racket Rocket Relay: Students race across the gym while balancing a foam tennis ball on their Rainbow racquet, improving dynamic balance and running control.

2. Smash-n-Dash: Students hit a ball with their racquet over a low net and then sprint to a cone using agility and striking skills.

3. Paddle Pass Parade: Students pair up and use the racquets to pass a tennis ball back and forth while moving laterally, developing manipulative control and sliding.

4. Twist & Tap Tennis: Students tap a ball upward using only wrist movement, focusing on twisting, swinging, and coordination.

5. Racket Rainbow Round-Up: Teams must collect color-matching balls and return them to same-color hula hoops using only their racquets—teaching color recognition, dribbling, and dodging.

6. Popcorn Paddle Party: In small groups, students keep a foam ball in the air as long as possible using only their racquets—developing timing, coordination, and striking.

7. Rainbow Rally Race: Students use the Rainbow racquets to volley the ball back and forth in color teams—teaching teamwork, striking, and agility.

8. Splat the Spot: Place colored poly spots on the ground. Students aim and drop-hit balls to land on the correct spot—focusing on aim, power, and striking accuracy.

9. Flick It & Skip It: Students flick the ball into the air with their racquet, then skip to a new station before it bounces twice—engaging skipping and coordination.

10. Strike-a-Shape: Tape various shapes on the wall. Students must strike foam balls to hit specific shapes—teaching aiming, shape recognition, and striking control.

11. Hula Hoop Hit-a-thon: Suspend hula hoops from a goal or frame. Students try to hit balls through the hoops from a distance—developing target striking and power generation.

12. Mini Match Mayhem: Play timed 1v1 tennis matches using foam balls and small courts. Rotate winners up and losers down—building competitive striking skills and spatial awareness.

13. Rainbow Racquet Rodeo: Set up stations with unique challenges (e.g., bounce ball 10x, hit wall target, balance walk) that require rotating through each color racquet—engaging variety of FMS.

14. Grounder Gauntlet: Students roll the ball and others use their racquets to trap and control it—developing rolling reception and reaction timing.

15. Skedaddle & Straddle: Students race in a gallop to collect balls and then return to racquet zones where they must straddle the line and perform a clean serve—building galloping and serving technique.