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CBC Radio: Rasmus Ankersen speaks with Jian Ghomeshi

9. May 2013

Rasmus Ankersen, whose video on how to find undervalued talent we’ve featured on ONcourt previously, was recently a guest on CBC Radio’s Q, with Jian Ghomeshi. In the interview Ankersen discusses topics such as how parents should push their children as well as Rebecca Marino’s sudden withdrawal from the game. Rasmus Ankersen can be found online at rasmusankersen.com.

Ricky Twynam: Québec Tennis Issues Brought to the Fore

9. May 2013

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Ricky Twynam: Québec Tennis Issues Brought to the Fore

Placing major provincial selection events during final exams and minister exams. How does this encourage participation? I have 45 competitive kids that will NOT be playing the 1st or 2nd selection event towards summer nationals due to tennis Quebec's poor planning. All kids are currently ranked players in the province of Quebec. The Commission des entraineurs voted and pushed back nationals by two to three weeks finally, yet the provincial selection events are scheduled at the same time as last year or even sooner than last year. Weird. Also after our meeting a year ago on the "competitive structure" we had identified that we have a great volume of participation in the 10's, 12's and 14's and then what happens?

Michael Emmett: “Short Court Tennis is a Waste of Time”

9. May 2013

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Can someone please remind me why tennis players worldwide are still engaging in the silly practice of short court for a warm-up? Warm-ups are meant to be quick, engaging and useful. After two minutes we should be sweating. The way most amateur members stand on the service line and bunt the ball back-and-forth is a colossal waste of time. The short court warm-up was designed for pros who are still striking the ball in a full athletic swing generating tons of spin, however, unlike most amateurs; they are maintaining the shape and speed on the ball while contacting it in the perfect strike zone. Short court is not for everyone.

U12 Ontario Team Tennis Junior Championships

3. May 2013

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The "first ever" U12 Ontario Team Tennis Junior Championships April 27-28 hosted by ACE Tennis at the Cedar Springs Health Racquet & Sportsclub in Burlington was a tremendous success! The event which came on the heels of the U10 team competition, held the weekend before at the same venue, saw 16 teams from across Ontario "playing their hearts out", vying for the title.

Michael Emmett: “The ‘Let’ Rule Must be Changed”

19. April 2013

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The sport of tennis is a game that will be with us for a very long time. It has all the components of a ‘great’ game – some would say it’s the best game of all because we call it the sport of a lifetime. We see just as many 8 year olds as we do 65 year olds bashing a ball from one side of the net to the other. Tennis is making a meteoric rise at the country club levels as we see the participation numbers continuing to grow across the board.

Robert Bettauer: “A Transformation of Canadian Tennis”

12. April 2013

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Robert Bettauer: “A Transformation of Canadian Tennis”

I’ve needed a day or so to let Canada’s fantastic win over Italy settle and to really reflect on what it means to so many of us for whom tennis is a way of life. I started playing tennis in the 60’s, played Davis Cup in the 70’s, helped coach the team in the 80’s, managed the team in the 90’s and have covered the team as a television analyst since.