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Physical strength alone is not enough to succeed in tennis. The mental side of the game is just as important, if not more so. Tennis is a sport that demands intense focus and concentration, as players need to be able to react quickly to the ball and make split-second decisions. The bulk of it is technical in nature, information about how to hit a ball. The challenge is that success in tennis is every bit as much about when to hit a shot as how to hit it. In other words, it's about time (doing the right thing at the right time) https://lnkd.in/dShmMef8

🎾 Have you ever wondered what’s the terminal velocity of a tennis ball? 🏢 While we couldn’t quite achieve it, we decided to drop a tennis ball down the atrium in our Tallinn office and measure how many deals our users added during that time. 🔢 Curious about the results? Check it out and see the outcome! #FunWithNumbers #LifeAtPipedrive

The Art of Letting Go: Lessons from the Tennis Court 🎾🧘♂️ I want to give you a lesson from the tennis courts today. One of the things that I’ve been aware of throughout my tennis career is grip pressure - how tight you hold the racket. Most tennis players grip the racket way too tight. They try to muscle the ball, they control things, and that actually backfires! You lose power and you lose control when you grip the racket too tight. The secret to tennis is actually relaxing your hand and letting go of the grip pressure. And it’s very similar to life! If you hold on too tight, if you grip, if you try to control, things don’t always work out the way that you want. So really, what you want to focus on is letting go! Releasing, relaxing, and surrendering. It requires trust to do that! But that’s how you can start to create the life that you want and play great tennis when you learn to let go! #Tennis #LifeLessons #LettingGo #Trust #Relaxation

Timely! Tennis has a challenge on its hands. Padel and Pickleball are easier to learn, and therefore easier to start playing and having fun. They are also more social than tennis. A big part of that I think is the size of the court, and therefor the proximity to the other players, and the speed of play. You can play three or four competitive sets of pickleball in an hour, and a set of Padel (which is scored the same way as tennis) doesn't take nearly as long. I think that it is also important to get new players up and playing faster. Tennis is technical, and is not fun if a pro is just feeding balls and correcting technique. I think we need to sacrifice some technique early, and get more creative with programming and lesson plans so that new players are playing actual tennis and having fun early on. It takes more Pro involvement, but it can be done. Tennis needs to be more social as well. I would make 75% of programming social in nature. It can still be competitive, but have a component that makes it interactive for the participants. Whenever possible add some food and beverage. Food and beverage brings everyone together. We want people talking about how fun the clinic, social, event was the next day with friends. This is happening with Pickleball and Padel, not so much with Tennis. But that can change. That is my two cents - even though I am far from being in the age bracket of this survey!

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Why is the tennis campus being built? Watch this video and listen to key stakeholders on how the tennis campus will create a positive impact to the Mid-Atlantic community. #ustamidatlantic

As the grass tennis season is fast approaching, now is a good time to brush up your understanding of the rules and regulations to make sure you can follow the game and immerse yourself in all the action, acting as your own umpire! 🎾 Check out our latest blog piece 'A Guide to Tennis Rules and Regulations' and read the full article here ➡ https://lnkd.in/ehFgbYNB #linkedincontent #hospitality #sportscontent #CloserToTheAction #ExperienceExperts

The editorial calendar for our new tennis blog is set (loosely) for the rest of the summer. If you have ideas about future tennis-related content, please let me know privately. Check out the latest article here: [https://lnkd.in/eupyyvtm] #tenniscontent

Although pickleball is rapidly gaining popularity in the US, it remains in its early stages compared to tennis. Tennis has attracted approximately 6M new participants, slightly more than the 5.5M gained by pickleball. #datavisualization #sportsdata https://ow.ly/OTTF50QyO8o

Do you know what the most common tennis injury is? Surprisingly it is not tennis elbow. Surprisingly ankle sprains are the most common tennis injury and not tennis elbow. Our team loves helping tennis players recover from injury and get back onto the tennis court, so we have created this guide to 2 of the most common tennis related injuries. Check out our blog post about the common tennis injuries here: https://lnkd.in/egJB7uk6 We have some great resources available on our page https://lnkd.in/ertkuCye