Tennis Makes You Smarter, Stronger, and Happier! Alex Chan USTA
Mid-Atlantic Section Maryland Tennis Service Representative
[email protected] Slide 2 USTA Serves Special Report 2013 Study:
More Than a Sport: Tennis, Education, and Health 1 st nationwide
study to analyze the educational, behavioral, and health benefits
for adolescents who participated in tennis 50,000+ 8-10 th graders
surveyed 4,000+ tennis players Non-Players Sports Players Contact
Non-Contact Slide 3 Results Sports Players consistently showed more
positive results over Non-Players TENNIS stood out among all sports
as being one of the best for developing healthy behaviors in youths
Slide 4 Tennis Makes YouSmarter! http://youtu.be/Vtuh_QmtCVg Tennis
Players 48% have A Average 81% say they will attend college 82%
volunteer in their communities Slide 5 Tennis Makes YouSmarter!
Slide 6 Tennis Makes YouStronger! http://youtu.be/fXHoX8MTKUw
Ranked among the top sports with the lowest risk of obesity Less
likely to binge drink, smoke, use other drugs Slide 7 Tennis Makes
YouHappier! http://youtu.be/RI2Ii0UuqRc Slide 8 USTA Kids Tennis
Club No Courts Required! No Tennis Experience Required! All Ages!
Free USTA Resources! Slide 9 Come by our booth for more
information!
