Forget the baby sitter!
Provide a tennis-sitting service for children of adult club members and make the cost comparable to that of quality child care. While the parents are playing in their doubles leagues, children are learning the basics of "the sport of a lifetime."
Terry Daniels, USPTA
Staten Island, N.Y.
Double the fun
To reach as many children as possible in a way that is attractive to parents, offer a "Little Tennis and Swim Clinic" to children ages 4 to 7. Ours runs three times per week. Children participate in two great recreational activities and learn new skills for one-and-a-half hours (45 minutes of tennis and 45 minutes of swimming) while parents use other areas of the club. It is a hit with the children and parents, and provides new teaching opportunities for the tennis and swim staffs.
Tim Post, USPTA
Falmouth, Maine
