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The APTA Awards Three GrantsAt its May meeting in Atlanta, the APTA Board of Directors voted in favor of awarding three new financial grants toward worthy platform tennis growth projects in St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Wilton. More |
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New Courts Feature New SportThe Villages, a retirement community in Florida, has 78,000 residents, 25 recreation centres, a couple dozen golf course, and now 6 platform tennis courts. The Villages Magazine has published an outstanding cover article about the new courts. Read the article for a glimpse of the early success of Florida's first platform tennis facility. More |
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New Canaan High School Launches Platform Tennis Club Team
In a town that is fortunate to have four public courts and a beautiful hut within walking distance from the high school, it seemed obvious that there should be high school paddle. There wasn’t. In stepped sophomore Phoebe Wilks. More |
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PPTA Hot Tips: CommunicationWho calls? When do you call? How do you call?
PPTA Professionals provide the keys to good communication in the latest PPTA Hot Tips instructional video. More |
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Financial Projections and Justifications Made EasyThe growth committee is happy to announce the release of a financial calculator for projecting the costs of building and running platform tennis courts, facilities and programs. This set of spreadsheets, developed by Rich Green, facilitates difficult and time consuming tasks, helping you move closer to making your platform tennis facility dream a reality. Take a look at the financial calculator and other tools on our Growing the Sport page. |
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State of the Sport Address: The College Platform Tennis EditionAfter eight years of playing paddle and three years of passionately promoting college platform tennis, Chris Kelley offers some observations, advice, and optimism for the future of the sport at the college level. More |
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Crest Hollow Rescues Platform Tennis ProgramWhen the Huntington YMCA decided to discontinue its platform tennis program, the APTA and Crest Hollow Country Club teamed up to move the courts and save the open membership program. More
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The APTA is dedicated to growing the sport of platform tennis. We have resources and tools to help you build a successful facility or program. Visit our Growing the Sport page for details. |
