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Tennis demands exceptional mental and physical capabilities from the individual athlete. On the practice court, the tennis player must objectively assess and address his own weaknesses to register real improvement. In match play, the successful player is both coach and student, creating and executing a strategy playing to his own strengths and his opponent’s weaknesses. 

Besides the large number of benefits that tennis provides, this sport teaches players how to become independent and build a strong character. In order to be successful, a tennis player must learn to think independently on the court. As we all know, players are not allowed to get help from parents, coaches (except certain sporting events) or teammates; they must learn how to deal with every situation on their own. This independence includes handling pressure situations, looking to themselves for finding a way to win and thinking through challenging situations.

A player can receive countless hours of coaching, guidance and training during practice on how to handle certain situations during a match, but once the player steps out on the court, he is on his own. It is solely up to him to understand what it takes to win the match against a particular opponent and use what he has learned during practice to do so.

"The game of tennis helps a young person become both more self-aware and self-confident; more physically fit and mentally tough; more highly motivated on and off the court. The more a player can be self-sufficient and deal with tough situations on his own, the more confident and stronger he will become, not just as a player, but also as a person," says Arun Ramchandani.

For at-risk kids in neighbourhoods with high rates of gang-related crime and violence and academic underachievement, the qualities of individual responsibility, good citizenship, inner self-confidence and effective self-control are not abstract aspirations, but essential life skills. At Velocity Pro, we inculcate that tennis as a sport is particularly effective in promoting these important qualities for our program participants. Why tennis?

•------> Tennis is an individual sport which is competitive and collaborative at the same time. In tennis, the greatest shots and matches result from player interaction. And tennis, unlike many other individual sports, requires competitive participants to be honest referees as well. Tennis players must be strong and confident individuals, but good sports and citizens as well.