Abstract: The invention provides for playing equipment comprising a ball and a racquet. The racquet includes a length of sturdy tubular material shaped into a shaft, a handle at one end of the shaft and an annular head at the other end of the shaft, and a loose net secured to the head to extend across the opening defined in the head and forming a concave ball-receiving playing web in which a ball which is smaller than the opening defined in the head is receivable. Basic maneuvers such as picking up the ball, catching it and throwing it can be executed with the racquet.