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Roadmap for A Healthy Sport

TIA Tennis Forum in New York City on Aug. 31

“Roadmap for a Healthy Sport” is the theme of the fourth annual TIA Tennis Forum, which will be held in New York City in conjunction with the 40th Annual USTA Tennis Teachers Conference. The Forum will be on Tuesday, Aug. 31.

The Tennis Forum will present the latest news about the state of the industry — including participation growth, equipment sales data, grassroots initiatives and more. It will also outline pathways to increasing the number of frequent players in the U.S., ways to better define and boost the economic growth and impact of the tennis industry, and effective ways to distribute clear, consistent messaging of health, fitness and the reasons to play tennis.

Presented by Tennis Magazine, the Forum will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Manhattan Ballroom of the Grand Hyatt and is free and open to all in the industry. The USTA Tennis Teachers Conference runs from Aug. 28 to 31 and is a leading resource for teaching professionals, organizers and coaches and includes presentations and seminars, an exhibitor area, and opportunities for tennis teachers to network.

For more information about the TIA Tennis Forum, visit TennisIndustry.org/Forum.

While the TIA Tennis Forum is free for all, please register at TennisIndustry.org/Forum, or email info@tennisindustry.org. Stop by our booth at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference for a special offer.

TIA Establishes Facility and Retailer Panels

The TIA has created a Facility Panel and a Retailer Panel, to help identify current needs, issues and concerns of both the tennis facility and tennis retail businesses. “Both panels will help keep us better in touch with what facilities and retailers need to grow their businesses,” says TIA Executive Director Jolyn de Boer.

The Facility Panel will be made up of tennis facility owners/operators or directors of tennis; the Retailer Panel will have owners/operators or managers of tennis retail businesses. Both are expected to advise on how best to keep facilities or retailers better engaged with industry initiatives and the resources offered through the TIA. Also, both will help the TIA formulate effective messaging that reaches facility managers/directors and tennis retailers.

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To sign up, for the newsletter, go to tennisindustrynews.org.

Industry Snapshot

Tennis Welcome Centers: 2,753 Cardio Tennis: 1,729 QuickStart Tennis: 1,638 Consumer Queries: 4 million monthly Searchable Events (thru June): 70,000 Online Court Reservations (thru June): 1.3 million Registered PlayTennis.com users: 216,000

The TIA’s Retail Manager’s Manual, a guide to running your retail business, is now available at GrowingTennis.com. Download your free copy.

Posted on August 1, 2010
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