Tennis Combines Athletic Skills

If you are looking for one sport that does it all then look no further.  Tennis does combine many of the skills that it takes to be a great athlete in other sports, for example...

In baseball, if you think hitting a pitch thrown at 90 mph is difficult in baseball, then try tennis where you have to return a serve hit at 130 mph and it is spinning wildly before bouncing in different directions!

In basketball, if you think changing directions on a dime and accelerating at top speeds is difficult then try doing the same on a hard court surface in 90+ degree heat on a sunny windless day!  If you think basketball is the only sport that requires you to jump high from a stand still then try tennis where you are launching your body into the air and controlling it while hitting a 90 mph overhead smash!

In soccer, if you think the constant running and endurance it takes to be successful is difficult then try tennis where professional matches may last 2-5 hours or even longer.  Longest on record over 11 hours with the last set taking over 8 hour to play!!!

Tennis is one of  if  not the only sport that allows you to play as an individual or part of a team (doubles).  It allows you to compete in skill level competition or age division competition.  It is truly a lifetime sport with minimal cost to get started.

In the High Desert we need to encourage players from other sports to try ours.  Make a resolution to introduce at least two new players to the sport of Tennis each.