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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get it OP, your kid likes tennis and that is what they want to play. I think the PP was on to something, can you find a USTA league that they could play in? Are there youth leagues through USTA? I know that there are adult leagues. Maybe there is a local league and a way to look for a team in that? It would keep him playing and going and he can try out each year for HS, hopefully making the team sooner rather then later.  [/quote]

I’m the volleyball poster and know he can definitely play tennis outside of school. I don’t know much about tennis except that there are as many options as volleyball, if not more. There are private places, rec centers, country clubs, swim and tennis clubs, and courts just about everywhere. Surely you know where he can play. Your kid didn’t just start playing this year.  He can play other places besides the school team.  There is no reason he can’t put tennis on his college app if he wants to for all 4 years when the time comes senior year.  [/quote]

I think the key is looking for a league and competitive tennis. USTA runs leagues. There might be local leagues. It’s not just playing tennis but how can you represent it on a transcript. Four years of playing pick up tennis is not the same as 4 years playing in a league. [/quote]

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