Why is tennis considered a rich peolle sport?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:it's not really intuitive in the way that basketball and soccer are. there's a technique to it and to get that technique you generally need some sort of formalized instruction.

So tired of hearing this nonsense from people who know nothing about basketball. Any 3 year old can hit a tennis ball. No one can take a step on the basketball court without violating one or more rules without training. Just because you don't know anything about a sport, don't assume it's "intuitive."

This is just as dumb an argument on either side

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There’s tennis courts in every public park and anyone and everyone can play it.

Not really.

+1. In Bethesda maybe.

There are six PUBLIC tennis courts at Langley HS available for everyone after school and all days long in the summer. The same at Yorktown HS in Arlington.

There are so many public tennis courts in Fairfax County parks, like Linway Terrace, Dolley Madison public library, Lewwinsville Park, etc...

Point proven. These locations are high income areas.

If you don’t know anything about what you are talking about it’s best to be quiet

[Anonymous]

I played tennis in on my high school team. The JV coach at least had a tennis background, the varsity coach was not a tennis player himself. Our top player had taken private lessons for several years and was quite good, most of the other starters were good athletes in other sports who picked up tennis as something to do in the fall. Then there were those like me who enjoyed playing but only made the team because tennis was just not a competitive sport at our school. Most of the neighboring high schools were similarly middle-class and we were competitive with them. When we played the schools across town, the country club suburbs, we were always thoroughly dismantled. It's not even that they were better overall athletes than our top players, but there was a huge difference in training and technique. It's easy for anyone to go hit around balls at a court, but the Williams sisters are the exception, not the rule.

[Anonymous]

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I can sign find a league and my kid up for rec soccer in about 10 minutes. How do I sign my kid up to play tennis (against opponents, not just me) absent a county club membership?

Where are you located? There are definitely options in MD

Fairfax - the only leagues require private pool or country club memberships

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tennis courts in every public park and anyone and everyone can play it.

Not really.

+1. In Bethesda maybe.

There are six PUBLIC tennis courts at Langley HS available for everyone after school and all days long in the summer. The same at Yorktown HS in Arlington.

There are so many public tennis courts in Fairfax County parks, like Linway Terrace, Dolley Madison public library, Lewwinsville Park, etc...

Point proven. These locations are high income areas.

If you don’t know anything about what you are talking about it’s best to be quiet

Langley and Yorktown HS are the two most affluent public high schools in northern va. What are YOU talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can sign find a league and my kid up for rec soccer in about 10 minutes. How do I sign my kid up to play tennis (against opponents, not just me) absent a county club membership?

Some of the big community recreational sports groups have tennis as one of their sports. CYA has tennis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

I can sign find a league and my kid up for rec soccer in about 10 minutes. How do I sign my kid up to play tennis (against opponents, not just me) absent a county club membership?

Where are you located? There are definitely options in MD

Fairfax - the only leagues require private pool or country club memberships

CYA has a great rec tennis league. So does Herndon. Fairfax Racquet Club used to have great junior lesson program, but it is now on hold due to COVID. Hopefully, it will pick up again later this year. FCPA usually lists classes for tennis.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tennis courts in every public park and anyone and everyone can play it.

Not really.

+1. In Bethesda maybe.

There are six PUBLIC tennis courts at Langley HS available for everyone after school and all days long in the summer. The same at Yorktown HS in Arlington.

There are so many public tennis courts in Fairfax County parks, like Linway Terrace, Dolley Madison public library, Lewwinsville Park, etc...

Point proven. These locations are high income areas.

If you don’t know anything about what you are talking about it’s best to be quiet

All HS in FCPS, with the exception of Mclean and Madison HS, have six tennis courts. However, tennis courts at Langley HS are always crowded while tennis courts at Annandale HS, Justice HS, and Falls Church HS are almost always emptied. It has to do with income.
Langley and Yorktown HS are the two most affluent public high schools in northern va. What are YOU talking about?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tennis courts in every public park and anyone and everyone can play it.

Not really.

+1. In Bethesda maybe.

There are six PUBLIC tennis courts at Langley HS available for everyone after school and all days long in the summer. The same at Yorktown HS in Arlington.

There are so many public tennis courts in Fairfax County parks, like Linway Terrace, Dolley Madison public library, Lewwinsville Park, etc...

Point proven. These locations are high income areas.

If you don’t know anything about what you are talking about it’s best to be quiet

Compton CA has tennis courts and I think the Williams sisters come from there

Langley and Yorktown HS are the two most affluent public high schools in northern va. What are YOU talking about?

[Anonymous]

Tennis can be accessible through public courts which is great. For athlete development, it doesn't scale as well as other sports (e.g. 2 folks on a court at one time) and with private coaching it can easily outpace costs for other sports, even hockey. But I guess horse riding would be more expensive for sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:it's not really intuitive in the way that basketball and soccer are. there's a technique to it and to get that technique you generally need some sort of formalized instruction.

So tired of hearing this nonsense from people who know nothing about basketball. Any 3 year old can hit a tennis ball. No one can take a step on the basketball court without violating one or more rules without training. Just because you don't know anything about a sport, don't assume it's "intuitive."

Rules aren’t the issue - that can be addressed easily. Knowledge isn’t the barrier, technique is. It’s ridiculous to compare tennis with basketball. The proper technique is so difficult and has to be learned from someone who knows how to do it and practiced repeatedly with someone feeding you balls. The knowledge base is far more rare than soccer or basketball. Tennis takes tons of training (years) before they are ever ready to play a single game. Tennis and basketball can be practiced almost anywhere by yourself.

They have basketball leagues for kindergartners. Are there tennis leagues for kindergarteners?

[Anonymous]

Tennis is considered a wealthy sport because you need a court, balls, tennis rackets, and someone to play with. Balls and rackets aren't cheap, especially if you need to repair. Hard to play by yourself or "work on your game" without a partner or wall. Soccer or basketball - low barrier to equipment - and you practice individually until trends show up.

Lastly, it not very physically combative, i.e. unlike basketball and soccer where you can impose your size on a lighter opponent. That's not to say tennis isn't physical, but it's not a jockeying sport.

The "wealth" aspect implies the less physicality of the game.

[Anonymous]

Low density may work with 2-3 tennis courts in a park, but it isn’t enough in a high density area. You put 2 basketball hoops in same space and 5-8 kids can play with 1 inexpensive ball, instead of 4 max each with their own racket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's not really intuitive in the way that basketball and soccer are. there's a technique to it and to get that technique you generally need some sort of formalized instruction.

So tired of hearing this nonsense from people who know nothing about basketball. Any 3 year old can hit a tennis ball. No one can take a step on the basketball court without violating one or more rules without training. Just because you don't know anything about a sport, don't assume it's "intuitive."

Rules aren’t the issue - that can be addressed easily. Knowledge isn’t the barrier, technique is. It’s ridiculous to compare tennis with basketball. The proper technique is so difficult and has to be learned from someone who knows how to do it and practiced repeatedly with someone feeding you balls. The knowledge base is far more rare than soccer or basketball. Tennis takes tons of training (years) before they are ever ready to play a single game. Tennis and basketball can be practiced almost anywhere by yourself.

They have basketball leagues for kindergartners. Are there tennis leagues for kindergarteners?

Finally someone who knows what they’re talking about

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's not really intuitive in the way that basketball and soccer are. there's a technique to it and to get that technique you generally need some sort of formalized instruction.

So tired of hearing this nonsense from people who know nothing about basketball. Any 3 year old can hit a tennis ball. No one can take a step on the basketball court without violating one or more rules without training. Just because you don't know anything about a sport, don't assume it's "intuitive."

Rules aren’t the issue - that can be addressed easily. Knowledge isn’t the barrier, technique is. It’s ridiculous to compare tennis with basketball. The proper technique is so difficult and has to be learned from someone who knows how to do it and practiced repeatedly with someone feeding you balls. The knowledge base is far more rare than soccer or basketball. Tennis takes tons of training (years) before they are ever ready to play a single game. SOCCER and basketball can be practiced almost anywhere by yourself.

They have basketball leagues for kindergartners. Are there tennis leagues for kindergarteners?