July 2019 – Tennis POC

Get Your Courts in Shape with Tennis Court Cleaning and Maintenance from Dragon Courts

Posted on July 31, 2019 by blogger

As an avid sportsman, there are not many sports than I do not play. I am an avid footballer and golfer, and I have been known to do a little surfing every now and then. But the sport that keeps my body tanned and toned is tennis. However, if a court is in a condition of disrepair, or if it does not look great, I am not going to play on it. This goes to show that tennis court cleaning and tennis court maintenance are very important things.

All courts should undergo, at the very least, yearly tennis court maintenance. That is where companies like Dragon Courts come in handy. They provide services like painting, cleaning, colour coating and maintenance. For me, a clean, smooth, crack free surface is a must-have for a competitive match of tennis. Courts that are uneven and cracked or courts that are dotted by patches of growth like weeds and grass are a potential injury in the making. In my opinion, playing on a court that looks drab and worn is just no fun at all. That is why I only play on courts that are well cared for and kept in top condition.

But even the best kept courts will still suffer wear and tear caused by sun and rain and the normal effects of time itself. At some point surfaces need to be replaced, fencing needs to be repaired, and new colour is needed to bring the court back to its original brilliance or beyond. Dragon Courts is able to provide that and more. Here is a list of the services they can provide:

Tennis Court Repair and Maintenance Relining Tennis Courts Tennis Court Fencing Resurfacing Tennis Courts Repair of Tarmac Tennis Courts Refurbishment of Tennis Courts Tennis Court Cleaning Tennis Court Colour Coating Tennis Court Painting

It is important when looking for the right company to service your courts that you find a company with a strong, solid reputation and plenty of good references. You want to deal with people who not only know what they are doing, but also offer impeccable customer service and guarantee their work. You also want to use a company that supplies you with details and instructions on how to keep your courts in the best possible condition. Make sure they can tell you how to properly maintain your courts even during the winter months! A company that truly wants to provide the best products and service will always share care and maintenance tips with their customers as a way of showing they have your best interest at heart.

So whether you are in need of tennis court painting or tennis court maintenance, Dragon Courts wants nothing more than to be your supplier of choice. They will supply you with everything you need to keep your courts in absolute tiptop condition. Rest assured that they will evaluate the condition of the courts and then make the appropriate recommendations. You can depend on them to work fast and efficiently, but they would not leave before they know the job is complete and you are completely satisfied with the work they have done. Take care of your courts and they will look better and last longer than the rest. Dragon Courts provide Tennis court cleaning, and Tennis court maintenance across UK so as to make the play area safe. For more information, visit Allabouttennis.co.uk.

Collecting Free World Team Tennis Autographs By Mail

Posted on July 29, 2019 by blogger

Each year, twelve teams compete in the World Team Tennis (WTT) Pro League and are comprised of some of the sports top athletes. The season runs for three weeks during summer and attracts over 150,000 fans annually.

If you would like to request a signed photo from any of the players, you may do so by writing in care of their World Team Tennis team. When preparing your request, always handwrite a brief letter and be complimentary to the addressee. A SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) will help to increase your chances of receiving a response and, if requesting a signed photo, a 9×12 envelope would be ideal. The best way to prepare an autograph request is to fold the 9×12 SASE, with postage affixed, three ways and place it inside of a #10 business sized envelope. Be sure to place your letter inside, as well. Address the #10 envelope to the proper athlete in care of his/her World Team Tennis team and take it to the post office for mailing.

Below is a list of the current twelve teams and rosters, which can be used for the purpose of fan mail. While there is no guarantee of receiving a response, following the above guidelines and using the correct mailing address will help to increase your chances of building an autograph collection from some of the top superstars of tennis.

Team Name: Boston Lobsters Address: P.O. Box 381985, Cambridge, MA 01238-1985 Roster: Thomas Blake Amir Hadad Todd Martin Martina Navratilova Andy Perianu Nicole Pratt Kristen Schlukebir

Team Name: Delaware Smash Address: 1007 Market St., DuPont Building D-1083, Wilmington, DE 19898 Roster: Tres Davis Angela Haynes Liezel Huber Eric Nunez

Team Name: Hartford FoxForce Address: 21 Waterville Road, Avon, CT 06001 Roster: Goran Dragicevic Lisa McShea Meghann Shaughnessy Abigail Spears Glenn Weiner

Team Name: New York Buzz Address: Parks/Tennis, c/o City Hall, 105 Jay Street, Schenectady, NY 12305 Roster: Viktoriya Kutuzova K.C. Corkery Scott Lipsky Julie Ditty

Team Name: New York Sportimes Address: c/o Sportime at Harbor Island, P.O. Box 783, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Roster: Alex Bogomolov Jr. John McEnroe Ashley Harkleroad Martina Hingis David Martin Vladka Uhlirova

Team Name: Philadelphia Freedoms Address: 1007 Market St., DuPont Building D-1083, Wilmington, DE 19898 Roster: Casey Dellacqua Freddy Neimeyer Daniel Nestor Lisa Raymond Chanda Rubin Rennae Stubbs Jim Thomas Venus Williams

Team Name: Houston Wranglers Address: c/o Westside Tennis Club, 1200 Wilcrest Drive, Houston, TX 77042 Roster: Mardy Fish Jan-Michael Gambill Anna-Lena Groenefeld Graydon Oliver Ahsha Rolle Bryanne Stewart

Team Name: Kansas City Explorers Address: P.O. Box 1521, Mission, KS 66222 Roster: Mike Bryan Bob Bryan Scott Doerner Lilia Osterloh David Macpherson Brian MacPhie Corina Morariu Caroline Wozniacki

Team Name: Newport Beach Breakers Address: c/o Airport Plaza Center, 4540 Campus Dr., Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Roster: Ramon Delgado Tina Krizan Rick Leach Anastassia Rodionova Pete Sampras Jeff Tarango

Team Name: Sacramento Capitals Address: 2483 Sunrise Blvd., Suite C, Gold River, CA 95670 Roster: Brandon Coupe Mark Knowles Anna Kournikova Elena Likhovtseva Bethanie Mattek Travis Parrott Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Nicole Vaidisova Sam Warburg

Team Name: St. Louis Aces Address: 6300 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117 Roster: John Paul Fruttero Maria Emilia Salerni Aleke Tsoubanos Brian Wilson

Team Name: Springfield Lasers Address: Springfield Greene County Park Board, 1923 N. Weller, Springfield, MO 65803 Roster: Victoria Azarenka Nick Monroe Anastasia Myskina Kaysie Smashey Andreea Vanc Alex Vlaski

Tennis Court Racketeers

Posted on July 26, 2019 by blogger

Tennis is a great sport, but not without a few foibles. Tennis was a game I remember playing from a very young age. Not really sure, what prompted me to pick up the game, but my younger brother and I use to head over to the local public tennis courts quite a few times during our summer vacation. Quite a few very competitive matches ensued during those long summer days, and a number of them evolved into some very competitive and verbal matches. Ala John Mcenroe vs Jimmy Conners kinda stuff. Not the same tennis skill level of course, but some of the tennis style disagreements certainly did. There are a few things that are kind of annoying about the game of tennis, especially whey you play at the very beginning skill level. One has to be learning to hit a decent tennis serve. Certainly tricky, hitting the ball with just the right power to get it over the next, and still land it in that itty bitty little square of a service box. Certainly makes you look in awe at the tennis pros, as they pound the tennis balls at over 100 miles per hour just barely over the net, and paint the lines of the service box. Of course thousands of hours with a tennis racket in your hands hitting balls till there are callouses on your callouses helps develop a great tennis serve.

Tennis Serving Wenches

The other thing that kind of annoys me about tennis, is all the time spent chasing errant balls. All those tennis shots, that should have been great, but somehow ended up flying over the fence, orwhacking the guy two courts over, or the really sneaking ones that zipped out under the hole in the fence into the big bunch of bushes. I think every tennis court, public or otherwise, should come with a full time staff of ball boys or ball girls. I love watching those kids on the big televised matches running around fetching balls, handing out towels, at the beck and call of the players. As I’ve gotten older, and hadchildren, I’ve tried to encourage them to take up the fine and honorable of career of tennis ball girls, but to no avail. There must be something about chasing all my wild tennis shots, that just doesn’t appeal to youngsters these days.

Tennis Graduation Days

I don’t play a whole lot of tennis these days. Occasionally I’ll play with friends and family while on vacation, or at resorts that have tennis courts available. I’ve taken up other racket sport activities. Played racquetball for a while before moving on to the game of squash. There is something to be said for playing in a court with no net, and no chance of the ball slipping under or over the fence. Helps to save my energy for running down my opponents shots, instead of traipsing through a pack of bushes look for that pink tennis ball, that should be oh so easy to find. Although, I’d have to thank my early days on the tennis courts to develop my affinity for other racket sports. Their all fun in their own way, a great game to play with family, and quite a racket.

Tennis A New Age In Equipment Design

Posted on July 23, 2019 by blogger

Sports are always evolving. Every year the newest and latest versions of sports equipment is coming out. As technology increases, so does the quality of equipment, clothing, and apparel.

Sports clothing is becoming very unique to every sport and even wicks away the sweat that your body creates. Certain types of golf clubs have unique designs and materials to help the ball go farther and more accurately. The advancements are ongoing and exciting. One sport that has also had a lot of innovative advancements is Tennis. Every year racquets are getting better, shoes are more comfortable, and balls are keeping more of their bounce. In this article we will go over just a few of the new advancements that have been brought to tennis by some of the leading innovative companies.

First of all, HEAD has introduced superior technologies to bring in their latest YOUTEK line. They guarantee that this line of equipment will give you individual benefits that will enhance your performance and playing style. These new racquets apparently adapt to each shot that you hit and have an increased head width. This increased width gives you more opportunity to control the spin of the ball, which helps for styles that are more aggressive. Tennis has become an aggressive sport so the technology is finally catching up with the attitude.

This YOUTEK line has two new main models: the Extreme Pro, and the Extreme MP. The Extreme Pro is a heavier, stiffer racquet and gives you extra touch, spin and power on the ball. The Extreme MP adds a very unique balance of weight and quickness to complement the modern tennis player.

Another big advancement is Adidas new training shoe. It is called the CYD reflex and goes for about a hundred bucks in the United States. This shoe is predominantly a training shoe and is not geared for competition. The unique parts to this shoe are that they are made to support sudden movements and quick reflexes. Speedcut is the latest Adidas technology that helps to reduce strain on the front of the foot and helps to support side-to-side movements. This helps players to keep their speed and performance without resulting in injury. It gives arch support and are built tough so that they are not easily scratched. They compare it to being a seat belt for your foot.

Lastly, Dunlop has released a new braiding technology for their racquets. It is 4D braiding which increases overall racquet stability. It helps to increase control and reduce bad tension. This gives players an added sense of touch and feel to their racquets and helps them become more comfortable as they improve their style of play.

Tennis Elbow Pain Relief Remedies

Posted on July 21, 2019 by blogger

In general, any pain along the outer side of your elbow can be classified as tennis elbow. It is often associated with muscle strain as a leading cause.

The term can be misleading, however, because there are three distinct kinds of pain along three different areas of your arm and elbow. For example, if the discomfort specifically runs along the inner side of your elbow, then this is referred to as golfer’s elbow. When the feeling emanates from back and under, that’s an ailment known as bursitis for you! And like we said, when its on the exterior, that’s most likely to be some tennis elbow pain.

Trivial and unusual as this pain may sound, it can also be debilitating. In severe cases, you would find difficulty in grasping an object as heavy as a hammer or even one as light as a cup and saucer.

Actually, it isn’t the bone of your elbow which aches but the muscles and nerves surrounding it. Even the ligaments and tendons which attach it could be strained. After all, this condition is the result of a motion injury.

To describe this uncomfortable sensation, it radiates from the arm down to the wrist. The discomfort can last from as short as six weeks to as long as 3 months. During this time, you would find it painful to bend your arm as well as difficult to straighten and stretch it.

While you’re recovering, it would be unadvisable to perform any strenuous work or to do any lifting of weights. For any sports buff, you would have to refrain from using the racket or playing tennis for as long as it’s recommended. Thus, you should see your doctor once you encounter this kind of pain. Since pain and inflammation seems to be the problem, pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs would be the medications prescribed for you.

Aside from using medications, the condition can be relieved by some practical home remedies. An ice pack would be a good suggestion. Just fill a zip-lock bag with some ice and apply to the site for around 10-15 minutes.

If the pain is severe and recurrent, you can do this application 3-4 times a day. Do keep in mind to leave an hour’s interval between applications. For any bit of soreness or tenderness, you can also use a frozen pack of vegetables such as peas. The important thing is to control the inflammation and allow it to subside.

Once your arm feels better, you can exercise it with some short and quick stretches. Palms up, see first how fully you can extend your forearm without any discomfort. Repeat the movements but don’t overstrain or overdo.

Take it easy and explore your range of motion gradually if you’ve just come from an injury. You could undo the healing and cause more damage to those inflamed muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Complete healing from muscle wear and tear takes time, so you must allow your body to recover at its pace.