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Why Play Tennis |
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Written by David Sammel
Thursday, 26 March 2009 01:20 |
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Philosophy - Encouragement
for Players, Coaches and Parents
The benefits of sport are well known and I think tennis offers more
than most, learnt from personal and others' experience. Here are some
great ideas to excite our kids to get on the court.
¨Tennis is truly a global sport. If you play reasonable tennis it is
your passport into any community. I've walked into clubs in many
countries and started hitting balls with a member or a kid who were
sceptical but soon very happy to arrange games, dinner invitations etc
so I would become part of their club. Tennis is a wonderful GLOBAL
ice-breaker. It can also help you in your career if you are a star in
your company and you work for sport-minded people. The opportunities
for a career involved in tennis are expanding constantly.
¨There are tournaments all over the country and the world for all
standards. You don't have to organise a full team to go and play. Just
enter and go. My daughter loves playing tournaments during most of her
holidays and often we can drop her in the morning and pick her up when
she phones, in the knowledge that she is in a good and safe
environment. Except at higher levels, girls and boys can compete
comfortably with each other. This again makes organisation of groups
easier.
¨ Playing reasonable tennis is a fantastic leveller and allows people
from different backgrounds to meet and socialise in a way that they
normally would not. It is also the finest major non-contact competitive
sport which helps kids learn to mentally compete as well as using their
bodies.
¨Tennis has survived a few hypes talking of its loss of popularity and
each time it bounces back with new stars and new ideas. Ladies tennis I
believe will stimulate the next surge of growth. Sell the sport to
girls with the exciting imagery of Kournikova, Clijsters, Dokic and the
Williams sisters. The boys aren't immune to them either.¨
Tennis is a difficult game which is its attraction. It is a challenge
at any age or standard and can be embraced as mentally and physically
promoting good health.
by Dave Sammel
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