John arrived to be greeted by the smiling face of a coach. He was excited to see him and gave him his official player pass for the event. John put it around his neck with pride, he then reached into a box and pulled out a coloured wrist band. Blue! John would be on the blue

Let's find better formats for our kids competitions! If you think that U10 tennis competition is about scaling you may be missing the point! Kids are not just smaller, they are developing, unfinished, morphing. There are no finish lines or guarantees in U10 tennis, no key milestones in development based upon competitive success. The fact remains that success