Park Day Brings Free Tennis Enjoyable For The Entire Family – Long Island Tennis Magazine

USTA Eastern Long Island, at the side of Long Island Tennis Magazine and the Baldwin P.A.L. teamed as much as deliver free tennis enjoyable to youngsters and adults alike as the favored Family Tennis Day In The Park Event was held at SPORTIME Hempstead Lake State Park.

The occasion featured participating tennis instruction and gameplay on the court docket, but additionally enjoyable actions off the court docket together with a dunk tank, face portray, glitter tattoos, music, prizes and extra. The occasion was utterly free to attend and was a reward for the youngsters who accomplished an eight-week tennis course. The college students are in a position to deliver their dad and mom and different members of the family, in addition to different members of the P.A.L., to share time collectively on court docket in celebration of their course completion and present everybody their enchancment. 

“We are proud to sponsor and run programming that brings families into the game of tennis,” stated USTA Eastern Regional Director Mike Pavlides. “Tennis is seen as an individual sport, but these events show that the family can get together and experience a day of fun and togetherness, which we hope they will continue to do going forward.”

On the court docket, USTA Eastern Long Island Board Member Jason Pasion organized drills and video games  as dad and mom/siblings went out on court docket with their youngsters to associate with them, making the expertise absolutely interactive for the households. 

LITM’s occasion workers, comprised of highschool and faculty tennis gamers, in addition to two further USTA Long Island board members have been concerned and obtainable to associate up with youngsters who wanted one for the Tennis video games and in addition to steer the relay race and water balloon toss areas. 

After the on-court portion of the occasion was full, LITM’s occasion workers ran a face portray/glitter tattoo space whereas pizza was served to all in attendance. An Ice Cream Truck got here by for a candy deal with possibility as nicely!

“Family Tennis Day In The Park was a great opportunity to see families bond and have a great time playing tennis together,” stated Pasion, who’s the Global Director of Tournaments for SPORTIME/JMTA. Tennis is a wholesome, lifelong sport, and we had an amazing turnout of individuals participating in tennis drills and different enjoyable actions.”

By offering this rewarding expertise for the youngsters and their households, the purpose is to encourage extra youngsters to participate within the tennis course supplied by the Baldwin P.A.L. and get extra gamers on the courts!

“We were proud to partner with USTA Eastern, SPORTIME and the Baldwin P.A.L. to bring tennis to so many kids and adults,” stated David Sickmen, LITM Publisher. “Through events like this we are able to show just how fun tennis can be, and that was evident through all the smiles we saw on and off the court. The format was great today because it allowed for the entire family to enjoy a tennis event together. The kids had the opportunity to showcase what they have learned on court to their parents and siblings while also having various interactive activities for the whole family to enjoy. Working within the tennis community for the past two decades, it’s evident how important events like these are to the continued growth of the sport.”

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