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<blockquote data-quote="mrsammler" data-source="post: 479267"><p>AHF, I have some experience with competitive junior and college tennis in my youth, as you know. What are his goals at 21 wrt tennis? Why does he want to attend a tennis academy at 21? It seems to me that there are only 3 goals a youngster can have regarding receiving top-flight coaching of the sort that a tennis academy provides: college tennis (and at 21 I assume that he's "aged out" of that prospect, and in any event it would've happened for him by now if it were possible--you don't need a tennis academy to tune you up to that level--you just need to be good enough in the first place, via the usual routes of high-level high school competition, USTA-sanctioned junior tournaments and the state/regional rankings that one can earn in them), pro tennis (and again, if he were going to go that route, by 21 he'd be on the tour or know that it's out of reach for him), or perhaps becoming a teaching pro (and again, a strong record in junior and/or college tennis is what builds the platform for this career path, not a late-stage stint in a tennis academy). I'm not even sure a tennis academy will take a young man at 21--they're much more about taking nationally ranked players in their early teens and "tuning them up" for higher levels of competition (or the pro tour). So I guess I don't understand how his tennis ambitions fit into the large picture for him, and especially how or why he wants to attend a tennis academy at his age. Frankly, even if he was very good in his teens, if he hasn't been playing varsity tennis in college and doesn't hold a state, regional, or national ranking, I just don't see what goals he hopes to pursue in a tennis academy. A LOT of teen tennis stars (like me) did all they could with the talent and skills that they had, and then understood that, after the college years, tennis was going to be a pastime (perhaps a major pastime--many former top teen players continue to play in adult age-bracket tournaments and leagues throughout their adults years--I did this through my early 30s) but they were going to have to focus career ambitions in other areas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrsammler, post: 479267"] AHF, I have some experience with competitive junior and college tennis in my youth, as you know. What are his goals at 21 wrt tennis? Why does he want to attend a tennis academy at 21? It seems to me that there are only 3 goals a youngster can have regarding receiving top-flight coaching of the sort that a tennis academy provides: college tennis (and at 21 I assume that he's "aged out" of that prospect, and in any event it would've happened for him by now if it were possible--you don't need a tennis academy to tune you up to that level--you just need to be good enough in the first place, via the usual routes of high-level high school competition, USTA-sanctioned junior tournaments and the state/regional rankings that one can earn in them), pro tennis (and again, if he were going to go that route, by 21 he'd be on the tour or know that it's out of reach for him), or perhaps becoming a teaching pro (and again, a strong record in junior and/or college tennis is what builds the platform for this career path, not a late-stage stint in a tennis academy). I'm not even sure a tennis academy will take a young man at 21--they're much more about taking nationally ranked players in their early teens and "tuning them up" for higher levels of competition (or the pro tour). So I guess I don't understand how his tennis ambitions fit into the large picture for him, and especially how or why he wants to attend a tennis academy at his age. Frankly, even if he was very good in his teens, if he hasn't been playing varsity tennis in college and doesn't hold a state, regional, or national ranking, I just don't see what goals he hopes to pursue in a tennis academy. A LOT of teen tennis stars (like me) did all they could with the talent and skills that they had, and then understood that, after the college years, tennis was going to be a pastime (perhaps a major pastime--many former top teen players continue to play in adult age-bracket tournaments and leagues throughout their adults years--I did this through my early 30s) but they were going to have to focus career ambitions in other areas. [/QUOTE]
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