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USTA Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. To meet this demand, USTA Tennis offers programs geared towards the wheelchair player. Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. Wheelchair tennis provides persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in activities with their peers and family, whether able-bodied or disabled. Playing wheelchair tennis adds to socialization and the normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury. Proficient wheelchair users can play and actively compete against stand-up players. A wheelchair tennis player must have a medically diagnosed, mobility-related disability, with a substantial or total loss of function in one or more extremities. In wheelchair tennis, the player must master the game and the wheelchair. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability. Centennial Sportsplex Tennis Center in Nashville holds a free tennis clinic every Tuesday night throughout the summer from 6:30 to 8 PM. Each Tuesday night there is also a junior tennis program at the Sportsplex beginning at 6:30. Any junior that is interested in learning the skills of wheelchair tennis is welcome to attend. Information regarding the junior clinics should contact Rick Slaughter at rsizgr8ful@aol.com. USTA Tennis Wheelchair Contact
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