Wheelchair Tennis Q&A

[onehandbh]

Originally Posted by MichEE

A quad or quadriplegic is a person that has a limited or no use of both hands and feet. 4 - quad. Good question - sorry for the chair lingo!

I would suggest that if you are interested in your local player that uses a wheelchair go talk to this person!! I am sure that they would love to hit or at the very least tell you about wheelchair tennis. Personally I enjoy tennis the most for this reason - socializing with people!! Go for it! What do you have to loose?

Years ago, a friend and I started a wheelchair tennis program at the racquet club we
played at. It was just by donation only b/c we were just trying to make tennis a bit
more accessable to all members of the club.

Using the special "sport" wheelchairs definitely helps
a lot. I was really impressed with how motivated and persistent the
students were. It takes much more precise positioning
and impeccable technique to hit good shots. My friend and I had to try
hitting from chairs to figure out how to adapt technique to wheelchairs.

[MichEE]

Originally Posted by onehandbh

Years ago, a friend and I started a wheelchair tennis program at the racquet club we
played at. It was just by donation only b/c we were just trying to make tennis a bit
more accessable to all members of the club.

Using the special "sport" wheelchairs definitely helps
a lot. I was really impressed with how motivated and persistent the
students were. It takes much more precise positioning
and impeccable technique to hit good shots. My friend and I had to try
hitting from chairs to figure out how to adapt technique to wheelchairs.

That is the best way to learn the sport or teach someone... the chair makes the difference. You can even try hitting or serving from a stool or folding chair just to get the feel of it. I also had a coach hit or serve from her knees. That also works well.