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Speaker: Des Allen Tennis is Fun 29 th November 2008

Speaker: Des Allen Tennis is Fun 29 th November 2008. Tennis is Fun…. Maurice Pratt. The challenge to reposition the sport…. The challenge to reposition the sport…. ……just a little. Why? To grow participation levels. The structure of the game in Ireland.

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Speaker: Des Allen Tennis is Fun 29 th November 2008

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  1. Speaker: Des Allen Tennis is Fun 29th November 2008 www.tennisireland.ie

  2. www.tennisireland.ie

  3. Tennis is Fun…. Maurice Pratt www.tennisireland.ie

  4. The challenge to reposition the sport….. www.tennisireland.ie

  5. The challenge to reposition the sport….. ……just a little www.tennisireland.ie

  6. Why? To grow participation levels www.tennisireland.ie

  7. The structure of the game in Ireland • Tennis has a 3% participation level (ESRI Research) • 70,000 estimated as members of affiliated clubs • 200 affiliated clubs nationwide • Modest growth in club memberships over past ten years. Most growth in Leinster www.tennisireland.ie

  8. Participation rates – most popular activities www.tennisireland.ie

  9. Most popular activities - female www.tennisireland.ie

  10. Potential for participation growth www.tennisireland.ie

  11. Balance performance/recreational Change the surface Competition formats Tennis can be more fun Move indoors Fitness and Health National Tennis day Coaching www.tennisireland.ie

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  13. No. 3 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.“Tennis increases lung function/lung flexibility” SOURCE: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 46 (2006) www.tennisireland.ie

  14. No.2......CANCER“Higher levels of physical activity reduces the risk of cancer” SOURCE: U.S. Surgeon Generals Report 2004 www.tennisireland.ie

  15. No.1......HEART DISEASE • “In tennis players there is one third to a half less cardiovascular disease than in non tennis players” • SOURCE: American Journal of Medicine 112 (2002) www.tennisireland.ie

  16. Obesity • Average female in an hour playing singles burns 420 calories • Average male in an hour playing singles burns 600 calories. • SOURCE: Cleveland Clinic Heart Centre www.tennisireland.ie

  17. Diabetes “Tennis twice a week decreases glucose (sugar) levels in the blood” SOURCE: Babette Pluim, ITF Medical Commission www.tennisireland.ie

  18. People who participate in tennis 3 hours per week (at moderately vigorous intensity) cut their risk of death in half from any cause, according to physician Ralph Paffenbarger, who studied more than 10,000 people over a period of 20 years. SOURCE: Dr. Jack Groppel, USTA. www.tennisireland.ie

  19. National Tennis Centre www.tennisireland.ie

  20. National Tennis Centre www.tennisireland.ie

  21. National Tennis Centre www.tennisireland.ie

  22. www.tennisireland.ie

  23. Sam Barry World U18 Ranking: 192 Aged 16, from Limerick Played first pro tournament June 2008 ITF record 35 and 13 Next stop Australian Open www.tennisireland.ie

  24. Competition Formats • Challenge formats • Elimination formats • Group formats • Rotation formats • Team formats www.tennisireland.ie

  25. National Tennis Day www.tennisireland.ie

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