Why Tennis?

• First it’s a lot of fun, and is considered a sport you can play your entire life
• No other sport matches it’s need for strength, conditioning, agility, mental toughness and endurance
• Tennis players scored higher in vigor, optimism and self-esteem while scoring lower in depression, anger, confusion, anxiety and tension than other sports
• Since tennis requires alertness and tactical thinking, it may generate new connections between nerves in the brain and promote a lifetime of continuing development of the brain
• Tennis outperforms most other sports in developing positive personality characteristics
• Tennis adds on average 6 ½ more years to your life more than any other sport
  

Tennis is the perfect companion sport for

Volleyball: Tracking a ball over the net, explosive movement, cat-like reflexes, serving and hitting (slamming) a ball.

Soccer: Emphasizes quick foot work and explosive movement, anticipate the ball and the other players movements. Movement without the ball. All the greatest tennis players also play soccer.

Basketball: Anticipate the ball and other players movements, quick foot work, explosive movement, movement without the ball, decision making

There has been a lot of research done on the importance of NOT playing just one sport. Playing more than one improves a persons mental clarity, stress relief, physical strength and stamina while decreasing burnout and the risk of injury significantly.

Ashton Eaton, a world record track star in the decathlon and considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, was asked what sport is the most athletic. He said “I personally believe tennis is the next most athletic sport next to the decathlon. Just because of certain things required. Those matches are … long. There’s the technical aspect, the agility, the mind-body awareness. Not to mention the game itself is a little bit like a chess match. I think there’s two aspects to athleticism. I think there’s the body, and then there’s definitely the mind”