Hello everyone, we hope you have a few minutes to read through what our meetup is about:

Why?
This group is created for the sole purpose of playing tennis and having fun with players of all levels, in and out of the court.

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?
Depending on the kind of meetup, tennis players of all levels, genders and ages, but 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'd like to let you know about the different kind of meetups, so you know what to expect:

We call "Playground"to meetups in which players of all levels are invited and everybody plays against and with everybody else, under the same amicable space.

Meetups begin to get competitive when they are created for solid NTPR 3.0 and up; these are called "Combat Zone"

We hold meetups also for advanced players only (solid NTPR 3.5 working their way up to 4.0 and more experienced players). We'll address this kind of high-energy games as "Battlefield"

What's really cool is that you don't have to wait for a meetup to exist so you can attend, please feel free to suggest one that fits your schedule and game level. Be specific on what kind of meetup it is and the limit please.

For players holding a racquet for the first time, up to NTPR 3.0 sometimes we have practice sessions. Stay tuned.

This is a tennis group but is also about social interaction. So, happy hour gatherings are really welcome after our workouts ;)

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 a one time only charge subscription fee of $5 to help us pay for the meetup.com hosting, tennis balls and ice.

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. If you take tennis too seriously and/or have troubles respecting others, please don't sign into this meetup :)

Here are a few other tennis ettiquette traits that we can give you a sense of this group's nature:

☆This is not like other meetups in which it's ok if 70% or 80% of the people who said were going to attend actually show up. For this one, 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
☆Most of the time we'll use public courts, please be aware that we have to share with other people, there's an hour limit of use when other players are waiting.
☆ 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 :-)