Why Choose Tennis at Brookfield Central

Junior Lancers Tennis is all about getting players to fall in love with the game of tennis. Some will go on to have success at the collegiate or state level, but many will be participating in an activity they can have fun with for the rest of their lives. Regardless of your level of success with tennis, below are just a few of the many benefits tennis can bring to your child's life.

1. Academic: for years, study after study has confirmed that kids who participate in extracurricular activities have higher grades than they would without the activity. The life skills, pre-planning and cognitive thought necessary to compete playing tennis transfer over to many other life activities; academic studies being a primary benefit. But don't just take our word for it, see what others have to say: Florida National University, Journal of Sports Administration and Supervision

Of the 12 National Merit Semi-Finalists for 2017, four are tennis players! Sasha Semina, Lizzie Peterson, Gene Lee and Aparna Jayashankar.

2. Discipline: in order to successfully play a sport such as tennis, a player has to maintain a certain level of discipline. Both the discipline to hit the correct shots at the proper times and the discipline to provide full effort at all times carry over into a players’ life. If they are able to maintain the discipline to compete in a sport maintain their grades and adhere to team rules, chances are they will also do so with their studies and other positive life activities.

3. Social: many players meet lifelong friends playing tennis. Not only do friendships and memories from the court last, a significant amount of the memories involve off the court activities that help friends bond. Additionally, tennis is one of the few lifetime sports a student can begin, so not only can they maintain memories for a lifetime with their friends but they can play tennis with their friends for many years beyond high school.

4. Confidence: anyone who steps out onto a tennis court to compete against an opponent must have a level of confidence that will help in any aspect of life. Many players report that after playing, they feel more confident about themselves which carries over to activities such as delivering class presentations and job interviews. Simply stated, if you can go out by your self or even with a partner and compete on a court against an opponent, you can tackle pretty much any hurdle you'll run into off the court.

These benefits of playing tennis are just a few of the many positives that can come out of participating in the sport. Regardless of actual performance level on the court, the above benefits stay with players and can help to make them more complete and accomplished citizens.