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Doubles - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Contest, Decathlon, Event, Game, Go, Match, Meet, Pentathlon, Play, Race, Runoff, Singles, Sport, Threesome |
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The term doubles as used in sports like tennis and badminton refers to games with two players on each side.
Doubles conventionally offer a standardised method of breaking down stereotype gender divisions in sporting contests. Note the existence (in tennis, say) of mens' doubles, womens' doubles and mixed doubles.
Doubles or partnerships have unique psychological dynamics as they fit neither into standard team sports nor into individual sports categories. This offers particular challenges in coaching.
Doubles also refers to a mode of play in the video game Dance Dance Revolution, where one player uses both sides of the machine to play.
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