Tennis and the Economy...

[don_budge]

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[stotty]

The economic situation in the UK is having no bearing either my club or my volume of coaching. Tennis in the UK is remarkably cheap unless a child is training on a performance level, which involves extensive training.

It's £50 ($80) for a junior annual membership where I teach. Adults pay £200 ($320) So it doesn't break the bank. I charge reasonable prices for lesson too. For players at club level it's great value here in the UK.

Tennis is a drug, too. Some people just need it whatever the cost

[gzhpcu]

Situation is unchanged in Switzerland. Our club (TC Lido Lugano) dedicates 5 courts two times a week for about 4 hours to promote juniors.

http://www.tclido.ch/

Only problem, in my opinion, is the lack of motivation (and level of competence) of the tennis instructors. This holds true for most of the tennis clubs here that I am aware of.

They don't use video cameras, don't get up-to-date via the internet from sites like these.

[stotty]

Only problem, in my opinion, is the lack of motivation (and level of competence) of the tennis instructors. This holds true for most of the tennis clubs here that I am aware of.

They don't use video cameras, don't get up-to-date via the internet from sites like these.

How true that is, pretty much wherever you go!

[vrc10s]

My junior and adult lessons are up about 12% for the last year. I am in California.