Tennis Blast would love to hear from you so we can learn about your Tennis experiences and needs
Here is our new direction for Tennis
- We know that Tennis is a fantastic, iconic sport
- It’s exciting to play and has countless benefits
- However, after being a Tennis player, coach and administrator for 4 decades, I am positive Tennis needs many new innovations to make it work for most people
To achieve this, let’s begin with the most important steps to a perfect Tennis experience
- Be a “Good Sport” and respect all others involved in every activity
- Character building and personal development
- Know the history of Tennis
- Knowhow lucky you are to have the opportunity to learn and play
Tennis Blast’s Quality and Progression
- Quality
- Progression of activities and instruction
- Non-stop fun, exciting action
- Great value for money
- Games and Character Building
Massive Benefits of Tennis
- We would love to see more people benefit from Tennis
- The hurdle for most people is understanding and learning the first stages
- Tennis is really the combination of many sports -running, gymnastics, javelin, basketball or netball, baseball or cricket, moving and stretching in all directions, hunting, catching & throwing with a racquet, bending down, jumping up, twisting & spinning; like a Decathlon at the Olympics.
- Physically demanding in all aspects of fitness – speed, agility, endurance, power, flexibility
- Mentally demanding in all aspects – concentration, patience, determination, resourcefulness, cunning, strategic, tactical, courageous, gutsy, persistent, stubborn, cool, calm and composed
More benefits – social and career
- I’ve heard many a wise parent say that Tennis is a fantastic social and family sport
- Meeting new friends through Tennis is great for our mental health and provides a safety net whenever we might need support
- Travel – as Tennis is an international language
- Opens doors to jobs, business and friendships.
- Careers: if Tennis is thoroughly learnt, I believe you will find that the skills and competency you acquire, will assist you too be successful, conquer and win in anything you choose to do
- Tennis if played correctly is virtually injury free
- Arguably the best non-body contact sport on the planet
A Wealth of Skills
- Tennis is a high skill sport
- Therefore it takes time; there are no short cuts! which is one of the most common sayings amongst winners
- The massive scope for learning more skills and fine tuning those skills, will you a special quality: attention to detail and the capacity to never stop improving.
- Tennis certainly stimulates the brain
Fitness Benefits
- The fitness acquired through Tennis is very complete
- It is a great cardio workout, so you burn calories, the heart and lungs will be fine
- The leg workout combines short sprints and lengthy running in all directions
- There is explosive movement for the whole body – legs, trunk (core abdominals and back), shoulders, arms and neck
- The stretching and flexibility is we believe to be the most under-estimated of all fitness components. As we get older, stretching and flexibility becomes a necessity to enjoy a pain free life; Tennis by nature does help you stretch just by playing
- We’ve learned that fitness off court is highly advantageous.
