With the implementation of the “double reduction” policy, physical education, especially short tennis, is increasingly important in schools. The paper studies the development dilemma and path of short tennis in the primary and secondary schools under the background of “double reduction”. The research shows that short tennis, which is characterized by low court requirements and easy learning, is an ideal choice for school sports activities, and has significant benefits to students' physical and mental development. However, its development also faces many challenges, financial support, lack of teachers, shortage of equipment, lack of curriculum system and overall cognitive backwardness and other problems. The paper proposes to optimize, strengthen the teachers of short tennis, strengthen the construction of short tennis court facilities, promote the research and development of short tennis courses and enhance the brand value of short tennis.