Malia is into tennis

[sureshs]

Malia Obama, 14, is playing #1 Varsity for her school. She is already 5'6" or something like that, but wanted to quit, but her mother made her continue.

[db10s]

Money will be thrown at the USTA.... Let's see if they catch it...


Now we need her racket specs and strings... And tension... lol

EDIT: Its a light blue frame... Head dampener...

[sureshs]

Mods, please ensure that hate posts in this thread are appropriately dealt with. This is about a celebrity junior playing tennis, and should be kept that way.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Mods, please ensure that hate posts in this thread are appropriately dealt with. This is about a celebrity junior playing tennis, and should be kept that way.

I wouldn't consider it "hate"........... But its gone now.... Why was everyone upset when the media was covering their trip to Cancun? But not this.

I'm tempted to make a thread called "(insert my name) is into tennis"

I play #1 Varsity on my school tennis team... In Boca nonetheless.

[TCF]

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[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Malia Obama, 14, is playing #1 Varsity for her school. She is already 5'6" or something like that, but wanted to quit, but her mother made her continue.

I'm not actually sure whether that's a good thing or not because I don't know what the competition is like in the DC area...

[Clintspin]

The level of play in both public and private schools in the MD, DC, VA area can vary a whole lot. Usually, it's not that high. Top 40 Mid-Atlantic juniors would destroy most of the high school players. The exception is the few juniors that play for their high schools.

I wonder how she got that good. I thought that the president had the tennis courts at the White House taken out and turned into basketball courts. At least that is what I remember reading in an article about the history of tennis at the White House.

I would think the Tennis Center at College Park would be the best place for her to practice.

I wish her the best. It can only be a good thing for the sport of tennis.

[Overdrive]

I see.

I guess that The Mid-Atlantic section is one of the moderate ones compared to Texas and California.

[NLBwell]

Mid-Atlantic has some great players, but for a player to get very good, they have to have indoor facilities. There is a great disparity between the players training all year round and most high-school players who only play in the fair-weather months.

[Overdrive]

But there's a higher elevation in the Mid-Atlantic correct?
So don't they have more stamina/endurance than players in Texas per se?

[maggmaster]

That is the truth, I play in the North East and my club has had a couple pros come out of it over the last 4 or 5 years. The only reason that I can see that we are more successful than other clubs in our area is that our club offers an unlimited court time option for a reasonable price. There are kids there literally from the time that they get out of school until 8 when the adults usually start playing.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by maggmaster

That is the truth, I play in the North East and my club has had a couple pros come out of it over the last 4 or 5 years. The only reason that I can see that we are more successful than other clubs in our area is that our club offers an unlimited court time option for a reasonable price. There are kids there literally from the time that they get out of school until 8 when the adults usually start playing.

That's seems great.

Here, you have to make a reservation two days in advance to play in the courts...

[sureshs]

I bet I can easily defeat her

[NLBwell]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

But there's a higher elevation in the Mid-Atlantic correct?
So don't they have more stamina/endurance than players in Texas per se?

Most of it is by the Atlantic Ocean - not much altitude there.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by NLBwell

Most of it is by the Atlantic Ocean - not much altitude there.

I was thinking about training up there during the summer to boost my stamina and endurance levels.

[MeggieTennisGal]

Malia has the perfect body for tennis -- tall and thin. Both parents are athletic, and I think Michelle's brother is a basketball coach. Lots of athletic genes in the family. I hope the poor kid is just left alone to enjoy her tennis and is not targeted for political reasons.