The Four5 Project Winter Tennis Plan

Here are some ideas on how to keep your Tennis game sharp in the Winter months.

Winter Tennis Plan, Part 1: It’s not crazy, it’s Tennis.

It’s September and the Summer is close to an end and it came to an abrupt end here Colorado as we literally went from 90 degree heaters to a chill in the air in one day.

With the end of Summer comes a change in how much tennis people get to play. Some people pay the premium fees for an indoor club memberships while others just put the racquets away for several months and pick it up again when the weather warms up. And then there is the dedicated few who keep the racquets so they can hit some balls on an occasional nice day. I fall into that last category.

Don’t get me wrong, I would love to have an indoor membership, but the reality is that I would probably drop $300 a month to get on the court 4 times a month. Although I can’t blame someone for paying it, $75 per match or practice session is just a little bit too much to swallow. But if you have the means, go for it.

So here’s my Winter Tennis plan:

• Play Winter tournaments when available
• Play outside as much as I can
• Get in shape
• Go play tournaments where the weather is warmer in the winter.

Yes, I’m going to go play tournaments in the warm-weather states. That feels a little crazy, but I keep thinking of those ESPN commercials that show some of the crazy things people do, all for their love of sports. And then I think about the time and money people spend on going to see their favorite band play. So for those people that say it’s a little weird to fly somewhere to play a stupid tennis tournament, I say that they probably spend their money on their passions that I would consider every bit as weird.