Paddle Therapy
Posted by Chip Beasley - Sheridan Road on Dec 1st 2020
Audra Billmeyer, a former Division I collegiate tennis player at Vanderbilt, recalls the first time she stepped onto a platform tennis court. It was during a maternity leave and she had not picked up a racket of any kind in years.Continue reading this article at Read at Sheridan Roa
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ESPN Live, From a Connecticut Backyard, It's...a Sport!
Posted by Christopher Clarey - The New York Times on Apr 7th 2020
For a platform tennis championship, the players socially distanced by wearing gloves and not touching the same tennis balls. There was a trophy, but the winner didn’t take it home. But this was live sports, and ESPN streamed it.Continue reading:
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What the heck is Platform Tennis?
Posted by Dave Zucker on Jan 21st 2020
There are two types of Westchesterites: people who have never heard of platform tennis, and those who are die-hard fans.“Paddle,” as it’s affectionately known, was actually created in Scarsdale more than 90 years ago in 1928, when two tennis lovers — James Cogswell and Fessenden Blanchard — were trying to figure out a way to enjoy racquet sports here at home during the winter months. The two build
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