Tennis Makes You Smarter, Stronger, and Happier
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Tennis Makes You Smarter, Stronger, and Happier! Alex Chan USTA Mid-Atlantic Section Maryland Tennis Service Representative [email protected]
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Tennis Makes You Smarter, Stronger, and Happier!Alex ChanUSTA Mid-Atlantic SectionMaryland Tennis Service [email protected]
USTA Serves Special Report
• 2013 Study: “More Than a Sport: Tennis, Education, and Health”
• 1st nationwide study to analyze the educational, behavioral, and health benefits for adolescents who participated in tennis
• 50,000+ 8-10th graders surveyed• 4,000+ tennis players• Non-Players• Sports Players• Contact• Non-Contact
Results
• Sports Players consistently showed more positive results over Non-Players
• TENNIS stood out among all sports as being one of the best for developing healthy behaviors in youths
Tennis Makes You…Smarter!
• http://youtu.be/Vtuh_QmtCVg• Tennis Players 48% have A Average• 81% say they will attend college• 82% volunteer in their communities
Tennis Makes You…Smarter!
Tennis Makes You…Stronger!
• http://youtu.be/fXHoX8MTKUw• Ranked among the top sports with the lowest
risk of obesity• Less likely to binge drink, smoke, use other
drugs
USTA Kids’ Tennis Club
• No Courts Required!• No Tennis Experience Required!• All Ages!• Free USTA Resources!
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information!
