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Success for TennisLeagueNetworks First National Tennis Tourney
Massachusetts- Tennis League Network (TLN) ran its inaugural ever National tourney on November 6-8 at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Miami, FL. It was well attended by program tennis players throughout the United States. The match play was strong and the players all really loved the stunning Miami weather. champions were crowned in the Men’s 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 levels and Women’s Open Division.
San Diego Tennis, Dallas Tennis, Cary Tennis
The tournament surpassed my wildest expectations. The facility and weather were perfect, and the players were congenial and enthusiastic, said Chagnan. Players who won their respective season playoffs local leagues received free entry into the tournament.
The Tennis League Network local communities design to join tennis participants who are passionate about the game in either a Partner Program (non-competitive format) or Flex League format. Our organization keeps that the players are getting tennis participants who are close to their ability so they are enjoying fun stirring tennis connections. In the past 5 years we have seen over 43,000 matches played and growing at a rate of 50%+ a year.
TLN was inspired to produce this USA tournament as the complete closing for all the tennis participants who have won tournaments in their respective cities, said Chagnan. The 35 tennis participants most major cities, including Philly, Miami, OC, Washington DC, Metro Boston, St. Louie, Denver, Twin Cities and Los Angeles. tennis participants were grouped in mini-divisions of 5 players, and played in a round-robin using a 10 pro set format (First to win10 games). The top two tennis participants from each mini-division advanced onto a single elimination tourney with other skill-level mini-division qualifiers.
Registration has open for 2010 seasons, its now time for you to try to qualify to join us in Miami in early November. Male or Female tennis players we hope to have the tennis partners for you who will meet up with you on the tennis courts.
Feb 18 2010 02:38 pm |
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In spite of the assumptions we’ve heard recently, the idea of the kettlebell isn’t new. Conjectures accepted by historians locate the weight as having originated in the early 1700s. Over the last couple of years, of course, they’ve skyrocketed in fame to become one of the most popular workouts worldwide. And why not? They’re not complicated, don’t call for much special equipment, and anyone can do it. You can’t just jump right into the more complex exercise routines, though. As with all things, the basic routines must be learned first. Most importantly, with kettlebells as with all weight work, you should be certain you purchase the best weight for your workout. You need lighter weights than you might imagine when Russian kettlebells are your chosen exercise. Gauged by gender, the 18lb variety is usually perfect for women just beginning, while males just starting out should expect to do best with a 35 pounder. In actual fact, the weights are remarkably low - because with these exercises, the really important part’s the movement and not from the amount of weight that is involved. Ensuring you’re doing your exercises properly is key, so look for an instructional DVD or pamphlet to improve your workout. The two-handed swing is the first technique to learn on first taking up the Russian kettleball. As the common element of a great many kettlebell routines, the double-handed swing must be mastered early on - and there’s more to it than you think. Sudden halts, awkward movements - these are not exactly what you want. Lift with your hips, not with your shoulders, to be sure of your own physical comfort over the course of the exercises.
By the time you have perfected this movement, you’ll be in a position to try one or two of the more advanced movements. To retain your dedication, variety is handy; you can always change your backing tunes, move exercises in and out of your regime, and more. Over time, as your experience level improves, you can change the weights of the kettlebells you use and maybe incorporate another pair. You won’t want your exercise program to decline in effectiveness, and these pointers can help you avoid that.
You shouldn’t imagine, though, that a well defined body and bigger muscles will develop if all you’re going for is kettlebells, mind you. What these routines are designed to do is help you shed weight, enhance muscle tone, and enhance all-round health. A good all-round workout regime will show improvements following the integration of a session using the kettlebells. Obviously, the amount you use the kettlebells is a matter of individual choice. Hoping to support your weight? A mere two sessions per week is about what you want. Instead, you can pick up your pace, have 5-6 sessions per week and trim off that excess fat…
Feb 01 2010 01:10 pm |
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Evaluating your Tennis Game for our format:
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NTRP Rating Written Description and Evaluators Comments
1.5 - 2.0 You could describe yourself as a inexperienced player. You do know how to serve and hit points but you haven’t got any game consistency. You hopefully have figured how to keep score. You basically know the game of tennis and want to meet up with other people who have the same love.
2.5 Needs on-court tennis experience. Has tennis stroke failings but is use to with basic locations for singles and doubles play. 2.5 Learning to judge where the ball is going although tennis court coverage is less than adequate. Can maintain a short rally of slow pace with other players of the same ability.
Admin Comments: Recreational division, About 10% of the tennis players are in this skill level. You’re an advanced beginner in this category. We hope the minimum ability tennis players have is to be able to serve and maintain a couple stroke rally.
3.0 Somewhat consistent when hitting mid-paced tennis shots, but is not comfortable with all shots and misses execution when trying for guiding control, depth or power.
Admin Comments: Skilled skill level, About 20% of the tennis players are in this skill level
3.25 You’re in-between 3.0 and 3.5 Tennis Skill ranking.
3.5 Has accomplished improved tennis stroke reliability with directional control on light strokes, but still misses depth and variety. Starting to present more competitive net play, has improved court coverage.
3.75 You’re in-between 3.5 and 4.0 Skill rating.
4.0 Has dependable tennis strokes, including leading control and depth on both forehand and backhand sides on average tennis shots, plus the ability to use lobs, overheads, approach strokes and volleys with some success. Occasionally pulls errors when serving.
Admin Comments: Advanced1 division, About 20% of the tennis players are in this division. Rusty tennis players should start off in the Competitive skill level first. Scores are closely supervised by the league for Purity of Competition Rules.
4.5 Masters the use of power and spins and beginning to handle pace, has good footwork, can control depth of strokes and is beginning to vary game plan according to opponents. Can hit first serves with power and accuracy and place the second serve. Tends to over hit on difficult shots.
Jan 22 2010 04:00 am |
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Rules and Regulations
Heres some of the rules for the following programs:
Towson Tennis, Arlington Tennis and Marietta Tennis
1) Match Format (2 out of 3 sets)
applies the better 2 out of three 6-game pro sets w/ ads. If a set goes to 6-6 a first to 7-point tiebreaker should be used to determine the winner of the set. The tiebreaker format should be applied for all 3 sets.
1b) 2 sets w/ 3rd set tie-breaker
If the tennis match is tied at 1 set a piece and the match is running too long, the players can agree to play a 10-point super tie-breaker to decide the match.
1c) 10 game pro set
If the players agree before the match or you are limited to 1-hour of court time, a 10-game pro set can be used with ads. This means the first to win 10 games. But, if the match is ended because of a time restriction than the score at the conclusion is the score for the match. At 9-9, a best to 7-point tiebreaker will be used to determine the winner.
2) Tennis Balls
3) Honor System
All scores shall be reported by the winning player using the website developed for the league. If an issue shall arise reporting the score please send us email.
9) Qualifying for the Playoffs
A participant who gets X wins or the win criteria defined by the league during the season will qualify for the playoffs. With X being the win total on the division report. It is usually 5 wins for Male Divisions and 4 wins for Female Divisions. No-show wins will count towards the 5 wins to qualify for the playoffs. Qualifiers will be bracketed against the other qualifiers in the from the same level. Players need to be available for the first 2 weeks of the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
10) Playoff Positioning, Tie-Breakers
Regular season ties are broken by this order:
1) Overall Record, based on matches over .500. So 6-1 is 5 matches, 8-2 is 6 matches and would be better.
2) In Season Head-to-Head record for players tied at #1
3) We want to promote players playing matches, so 6-1 would be better than 5-0.
4) Percentage of games won
11) Home Court for Playoff matches
12) Participant Disqualification
Based on emails to the format, reserves the right to:
1) Place any participant who has offended the standards of good behavior, abuse of club cancellation policy, abuse of league directors, fair play and/or good sportsmanship on probation for an indefinite period. League fee will not be reimbursement in such player disqualifications.
2) Ban any player from the organization indefinitely.
The league does not give default wins for a match where two players just couldn’t get on the courts and play.
Jan 07 2010 11:27 am |
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Gambling is possibly among mankind’s oldest pastimes. Almost since records began individuals have bet on the result of a colossal variety of events. Now, the rise of the net has transformed betting and produced a fun pastime for everyone worldwide. Nowadays it’s easy to gamble on a tremendous variety of events for example golf, poker tournaments, martial arts, soccer, and NASCAR from the ease of your own living room. Only the most wealthy people in society had the wealth to wager in the beginning. Noblemen might take a chance on which knight might win a staged fight or who might be victorious in a horse race. As the years went by, common folk began betting on selection of events, from dominoes to unsophisticated saloon rows. Boxing, horse racing, polo, and even soccer wagers soon became more frequent.
As time passed, everyday people could pay a visit to their neighborhood bookie and gamble on various sports teams, their preferred events, and from time to time on special tournaments. It is not uncommon for sports stars themselves to put a bet on occasion. All this was great for individuals in major cities but betters in a rural environment weren’t fortunate enough to have the any access to these services, at least, not legitimately. Up until recently wagers could only be placed on nearby or televised games.
With the beginning of online sports betting, things became so much easier. These days, people are able to sit at their PC and find out everything they could possibly need to gamble on a specific team or person, no matter where they are. All the top web sites also have payment gateways provided to make getting at your funds uncomplicated. There’s no need to be particularly wealthy either, because several pricing levels are available. So, now no-one is excluded from the fun irrespective of where they may happen to live.
Internet sports betting truly made a wonderful hobby even better simply by making it accessible to everyone rather than restricting them on the basis of geography. And you do want to remember numerous people make a good living doing it, it is understandable net betting is such a winning formula.
Dec 03 2009 06:05 pm |
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inessential) beat with alter heads, but warm hearts.” Skipper Robbie Keane too insisted he and his group-crush could not give their variance of conjecture with Diarra to disconcert them from their campaign. We maintain appropriate We essential fragrant) going in towards Wednesday’s courageous. Keane asseverate: “As far as we are concerned, that’s gone. Trapattoni urges Football daunt connected in Paris Giovanni Trapattoni show his Republic of Ireland players decide not give their make mad to boil finished as they attempt to dump France out of the FPS football World Cup. It pass off after the brave Arsenal man show at France’s Clairefontaine read egregious. We’ve stay essay to judge for the last two years. But that’s just the way it is. The bust-ups were sparked by Lassana Diarra’s attributable literary criticism to Keith Andrews - that he has whence denied making - suggesting that the Republic’s envisage was at an end. We decide address this cope as if it was a one-off. insufficient) to act in one and I am desperate to consider in second.”
French captain Thierry Henry pray that there is no complacency in the domestic team going in towards the second leg.
“The rough thing ordain be to act the job,” the past It’s the World Cup that as a kid, we all comprehend of sham in. inappropriate) away there were 90 units of time solace to contend.
Republic midfielder Keith Andrews and Lassana Diarra take issue at the end of Saturday’s work-off first leg at Croke Park when the France acquire a 1-0 win.
Trapattoni calculate: “I tucker soccer too and I differentiate what happen. The obligate is on France - Keane “Players in games are invariably under oblige and sometimes, they don’t accept what chance in these minutes. I have utter to the players, these games are for warm hearts and cold heads. little) underdogs after Nicolas Anelka’s deflected work occur France their first-leg success. The severe facts is that when we get on the field it decide be 0-0. However, confer Trapattoni has no value that his players decide lose their heads at the Stade de France. “We retrieve what’s at lay on the line at the end of it and we ordain certainly be up for it as players. It’s obviously put a bit of fuel to the fire, but we can’t be going in towards the unfit thinking about Diarra or the comments he look.” The Republic are big The Irish ordain not give up.” I have stand for good sufficient Of track, each player’s reaction straight after should be, ‘I did not say this’, or whatever. cowardly).
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Nov 25 2009 06:17 pm |
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Wagering is in all likelihood one of mankind’s most antiquated interests. Ever since records began individuals have bet on the result of many different events. Today, the rise of the net has altered sports betting forever. The net allows everybody to take a chance on almost any sport there is from the comfort of your living room. In fact, only the wealthiest people in society had money to bet to begin with. The upper classes could bet on which knight would triumph in a mock fight or whose horse was faster. Over the passage of time, it appeared in the inns, here individuals were in turn granted license to gamble on dice and good old bar brawls. Boxing, horse racing, polo, and even soccer wagers soon became more widespread.
Soon people could gamble on local teams and on tournaments organized specifically for that purpose. Gambling was not solely restricted to onlookers either. It’s not uncommon for participants to wager occasionally. Naturally this was wonderful for people living in urban areas but bettors in a rural environment weren’t lucky enough to have much access to these services, at any rate, not legally. People were additionally confined to wagering on what was happening locally or on TV. When net betting was launched, however, everything became significantly easier. Nowadays, people are able to sit at their PC and find out all of the info they need to place a bet on a particular soccer team or person, regardless of where they are. Payment may be very easily configured to access your bank account online, avoiding any hassle. You don’t have to be well-off anymore, because several pricing levels are available. So thanks to the net, nowadays all sorts of individuals can join in irrespective of money constraints.
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Nov 08 2009 09:14 pm |
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The concept of gambling money on events is very old. Ever since the dawn of time individuals have been betting on the result of a plethora of events. The Net has altered this and opened up betting to everybody. The Net has made it simple to gamble on virtually any sporting event you can think of from the comfort of your living room. At first, wagering was only carried out by the upper classes. The wealthy could wager on which knight might triumph in a staged fight or whose steed was first past the post. As time passed, games of chance got into the taverns, here individuals were able to bet on dice games and even plain and simple bar brawling. Before long hockey, horse racing and tennis bets became more and more fashionable with the masses. Before long, the common people could pay a visit to their local bookie and place wagers on various sports matches, their preferred events, and even on special tournaments. Gambling wasn’t only reserved for sports devotees either. Once in a while the players themselves will wager on their own matches. Regrettably, of course, this did have a few drawbacks since everyone who did not live in urban areas couldn’t access this sort of service. Up until recently you could only bet on nearby or televised games. After the beginning of web based sports betting, all these problems were sorted out straightaway. Fortunately, now all the info you need to know to bet on any sports team or individual is accessible in seconds. Payment can be easily set up to make use of your bank details, avoiding any hassle. The range of pricing levels provided effectively means that you don’t have to be exceptionally rich to participate. So, today no-one is excluded from the fun no matter their location.
Internet gambling actually made a good pursuit even more enjoyable simply by opening up the opportunity to everybody instead of restricting them because of of social class. Add to all this the thrill of watching the event and the concept of winning cash while you are enjoying yourself, and you end up with a favorite pursuit of millions world-wide.
Oct 17 2009 08:02 pm |
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English squash player Alister Walker recorded one of the biggest win of his career after upsetting three-time World Champion Amr Shabana of Egypt to reach the semifinal stage of the Sky Open, held in Shabana’s home country’s capital of Cairo.
Walker has not win a single match against Shabana in their previous meetings for the past five years.
The 12th seed player already made waves in this tournament when he stunned compatriot Adrian Grant in the previous round in a 2-hour marathon match but this time it took him less than 45 minutes to outlast the Egyptian fourth seed with a score of 11-3, 11-6, 4-11 and 11-8.
Shabana, currently ranked fourth in the world, is a former top-ranked player having held the top spot for 33 months. The loss would mean that he will have to do well with his squash balls in upcoming tournaments in order to regain the chance to reclaim the number one ranking in the near future. The Egyptian player defeated Walker in last week’s British Open.
Walker revealed that prior to this match he watched the video of last week’s match in order to get an idea about how to deal with Shabana. The strategy paid off since he made changes on his game.
In order to make his place in the final, Walker will have to get past by world number one Karim Darwish of Egypt in the semifinals.
England’s number two player James Willstrop was unlucky in his bid, losing to Egypt’s Ramy Ashour in the quarterfinals.
Oct 01 2009 08:24 am |
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Considering that bowling started in ancient Egypt, it’s difficult to conceive that bowling is still going from strength to strength. Modern equipment improves your overall performance and might even hike your final scores, in addition it looks great. And to top it all off, these items are available to bowling afficionados of every age and in a plethora of patterns.
The single most crucial piece of equipment for a bowler is the ball. When shopping for a bowling bowl the most important thing to consider is its weight, about ten percent of your own body weight is right. Of course you must choose a ball suitable for right handed or left-handed players. Lastly, you may choose color and design. A bright colored ball perhaps? A swirly ball? Or, possibly you would prefer bowling balls with a specific image or lightning bolts?
Then you will need something worthy for carrying your bowling balls in and keep them protected while travelling to the alley. You might go for a classic leather bag, they are also available with pockets for all your gear, like pens, wallet and so forth.
Bowling bags come in every kind of color, pattern and design you can think of. Bowling bags are becoming a fashion item in their own right. Quality is crucial in a bowling bag as any breakage may easily trigger a nasty injury.
Not just for improving your game, bowling shoes are classy and trendy as well. The most important matter when you are choosing a pair of bowling shoes is the fit. If your shoes don’t fit right, you’ll find they are an annoyance and even difficult to perform in. A breathable textile is also recommended as you will probably spend a great deal of time with them on. When you find footwear with the fit and material that you like, buy a design that you love.
When you are choosing apparel, style is very individual. Apparel that is restrictive or ill-fitting will affect your performance, so ensure they are the right size so they do not restrict your movements, but also snug enough that they aren’t getting in the way. In terms of color and designs, feel free to go wild provided you do not need to buy a uniform. Shoes, clothing, bowling ball bags, and balls all have an effect on your performance. With the right gear, however, you’ll play with confidence and look fashionable at the same time…
Sep 14 2009 07:26 pm |
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