Collapsible devices for improving playability and marketability of net based sports

A portable net system comprising:

• a net top tape having a first end and a second end at opposite sides of the net top tape;
• a first net top tensioner, wherein the first net top tensioner is located at the first end of the net top tape;
• a second net top tensioner, wherein the second net top tensioner is located at the second end of the net top tape, wherein the first net top tensioner and the second net top tensioner are manipulable to adjust tension on the net top tape;
• a bow assembly having a first end section and a second end section at opposite sides of the bow assembly;
• a first vertical stanchion;
• a second vertical stanchion;
• and
• a net, wherein the net is attached to the first and the second vertical stanchions at opposite ends of the net, wherein the net is attached horizontally to the net top tape, wherein the net has a top and a bottom, wherein the first end section and the second end section of the bow assembly attach to the first net top tensioner and the second net top tensioner, respectively, top of the net on the opposite ends of the net, wherein the bow assembly attaches to approximately a mid-point of the bottom of the net.