Hello everyone,
There are a couple of tennis groups in Austin and although they're great, this group is created for the sole purpose of playing tennis and having fun with players of all levels.
When?
A few times a week, check out previous meetups, that would give you an idea.
Where?
It depends on time and season.
Who's attending?
Tennis players of all levels, genders and ages, who don't take the game -or themselves- too seriously. Our rendezvous will be in the South Austin area, but we welcome people from all around town :D
We call "Playground"to meetups in which players of all levels are invited and everybody plays against and with everybody else.
This is a tennis group but is also about social interaction. So, happy hour gatherings take place after our Playground workout.
There will be meetups only for advanced players (solid NTPR 3.5 working their way up to 4.0 and more experienced players). We'll address this kind of competitive games as "Battlefield"
The time and/or place of our weekly tennis jamboree is determined by the group's general preferences, but we're always encouraged to try out new options. Your input is nicely received to organize this group better, if you'd like to share something, suggest, complain, rant or rave, you can address it to any of the organizing dudes; we'll do our best to work with you and help making this a cool experience.
There's no charge to be part of this group but a $1 monthly donation is always welcome to pay for the meetup.com hosting, tennis balls and ice for our cooler. At the end of the month, if there's any petty cash, it will probably be invested in cocktails at one of our bar get-togethers.
There will be meetups only for advanced players (solid NTPR 3.5 working their way up to 4.0 and more experienced players). We'll address this kind of competitive games as "Battlefield"
Meetups for solid NTPR 3.0 and up are called "Combat Zone"
For players holding a racquet for the first time, up to NTPR 3.0 sometimes we have practice sessions. Stay tuned.
On our Playground meetings everybody plays under the same amicable space. You're welcome to come to any and all of our meetups, we just wanted to tell you about the different kinds, so you know what to expect.
Here's a link to asses your NTPR:
http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/USTA_Import/dps/usta_master/sitecore_usta/USTA/Document%20Assets/Leagues_and_Tournaments/Leagues/NTRPPoster2008.pdf
Bring your racquet and be prepared for a nice workout and fun times with cool people just like yourself.
See y'all there!
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Plese be aware that we apply the basic rules of tennis but our meetups are about practicing and interacting with the other players. Usually, we have competitive matches at 5:15pm for intermediate to advanced players, we keep scores and play nicely hard. At 6:15pm we'll mix up the group and will have singles, doubles and australian-style games with partners and adversaries of all levels.
Here are a few tennis ettiquette traits that we can give you a sense of this group's nature:
☆It's imperative that if you RSVP to go to a meetup, you show up for it, otherwise change your RSVP to "no", places are usually very limited.
☆please try to be punctual when you let us know about your estimated time of arrival
☆ it's never allowed and cool to get angry to expressively get angry to yourself and a most definitely no-no, to get upset with an adversary or even your doubles partner. If you see someone with this kind of behavior, please let us know.
☆ if there are balls on your court from another court, please throw or hit them (softly) back to where they came from.
☆ not cool to intentionally try to smash a ball, aiming to eyes, neck, or any other vital organs of your opponent...or partner, he, he.
☆ at our regular tennis session (after 6:15pm) try to bring your level down -or up, he, he- a bit, depending on the level of your oponent. It's great to help a lower level adversary have a challenging game, but let's try to keep it fun, not scary.
☆ when serving, keep at least two balls with you. If you dont' have pockets and don't want to play holding a ball in your hand, after a good serve, toss it behind you.
☆ when we play "king of the court" please bring some balls back to the basket on your way to the back of the line.
☆ etc, um, basically, have fun and help the others have fun too.
Thanks so much y'all :-)
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