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Catching Up With… Scott Dunlop, Canadian Tennis Personality and Online Networker

2. June 2011

Scott Dunlop is a business lawyer in Vancouver and President of Juump Sports Interactive (www.juump.com). Juump is the free online community that makes it easy to meet people and play more tennis, right in your neighborhood. Scott was a member of the Princeton University and Canadian Junior Davis Cup tennis teams, a teaching pro and [...]

Scott Dunlop: Community Tennis: It’s Time For More Public Court Booking And Programs

8. April 2011

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Written by: Scott Dunlop __________ ***Scott Dunlop is a business lawyer in Vancouver and President of Juump Sports Interactive (www.juump.com). Juump is the free online community that makes it easy to meet people and play more tennis, right in your neighborhood. Scott was a member of the Princeton University and Canadian Junior Davis Cup tennis [...]

Scott Dunlop: The Key To Growing Tennis

25. January 2011

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The fact that tennis is growing rapidly is now common knowledge. However no one has really figured out the main reason for this increase in popularity and participation. Theories abound: more public courts, better equipment, the use of new teaching methods like short courts and soft balls or the the excellence of Federer and Nadal. However [...]

Scott Dunlop: Grunts and Shrieks

25. January 2011

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A recent joint study by two professors concludes that grunting or shrieking noises made by a hitting player can be distracting and actually impair the opponent’s ability to determine the type of shot being made by the player. “Maria Sharapova (who grunts at over 100 decibels), may gain an unfair advantage by distracting opponents with grunts. [...]

Scott Dunlop: Wake Up Call For Municipalities And Schools

25. January 2011

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Tennis is booming. Industry industry indicators show growth in the game far exceeds any other traditional sport. Public courts are full of players across the US and Canada in major metroplitan areas but many court surfaces are in terrible shape. The USTA is trying to assist with its Facilities Assistance Program but there is a very long [...]

Scott Dunlop: Federer, Nadal and Clijsters Are True Champions

25. January 2011

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Many of the world’s top sports personalities are marred by Illegal performance enhancing activities, affairs and “don’t bother me” attitudes. How fortunate that tennis, now by far the fastest growing sport, has the added benefit of being led by true champions. Take a look at Federer’s post game conference yesterday after a heartbreaking loss and see a gracious [...]