Author name: Ashley Owens

Move Like Federer: A Guide on How to Improve Your Tennis Footwork

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Roger Federer is a household name. He’s thirty-nine years old — and he’s won 103 titles and counting. Throughout his career, he’s hit 11,344 aces, and he’s won 89% of his 18,630 service games played. Even now, he’s ranked number five in overall ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) standings. And while he’s obviously one of the […]

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Social Sports: Why Tennis and Pickleball are Great to Play During Covid-19 in 2021

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Did you know that a lack of strong relationships can raise your risk of dying prematurely by 50%? That’s right, close relationships with friends aren’t just good for your happiness, they’re critical for your health. The irony of life during the Covid-19 pandemic is that spending time with others can actually threaten our health. Close contact

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How to Make the Most of Lessons with a Private Tennis or Pickleball Coach

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A study on private music lessons found that the cost of private lessons balanced out through great rewards. For every $1 spent on private training, music students receive $0.11 in scholarships. Basically, people pursuing a skill largely found the reward to be worth it, but does that translate to sports? Surely, most of us have heard

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Everything You Need to Know: Your Guide to Pickleball Rules

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Combine elements of tennis, table tennis, and badminton and you’ll get pickleball. All you need is a wiffle ball, a paddle, and a pickleball court, and you and you’re good to go. Well, of course, you’d need to familiarize yourself with pickleball rules too. But don’t you worry, that’s exactly what we’re here to do, today. Let’s

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More Reasons to Play: The Surprising Health Benefits of Tennis

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There are a reported 87 million tennis players in the world. You will often find these people playing on one of the 490,000 tennis courts across the earth. With that said, there are still many people who unfortunately steer clear of tennis for fear of sustaining an injury. The common ailment, lateral epicondylitis (also known as “tennis

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