The Underrated Benefits of Tennis Leagues

THE UNDERRATED BENEFITS OF TENNIS LEAGUES

Last week we discussed the importance of joining a tennis league to improve your game, however leagues do more than just provide more practice. 

After coordinating a large in-house tennis league for nearly 2 years, I learned that one of the main reasons people join and continue playing in a league is for the social aspect of it, especially in doubles leagues. You will meet so many people, creating many lasting connections. I can't tell you how many times I've seen players in a match chatting as they come off the court, setting up times to hit with each other. In fact, tennis leagues create lasting friendships and good business relationships. I've met several business connections through our tennis league. Many players will also join leagues with their friends which is a fantastic way to keep active and motivated.

Another benefit of tennis leagues is getting the chance to play a variety of people from other clubs, but for the reasons you might think. Take USTA Leagues and City League for example. People bring food and end up interacting with opposing teams from different clubs. By talking with them, you might end up learning about new programs, events, and opportunities (tennis related or not). You might hear about a great coach to take lessons from, social events, etc. Whenever we host a City League match, we see this type of exchange of dialogue all of the time. 

Now for a shameless plug:

Sign up has begun for the Winter Session of our own in-house league, the Portland Tennis League, which starts January 7th, 2019. What's nice about our league is that we will created matches for you based on your availability every week. How it works is we'll send you an email requesting your

availability for the following week, then send you the match schedule we create a few days later. We do all of the scheduling for our players, making the process of playing in a league very easy. All you have to do is show up! Our league features:

• Doubles
• Singles
• Mixed
• 8 Matches guaranteed

If you're interested, head over to www.portlandtennisleague.com