By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday November 14, 2024
The Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame (ITHF) goes legendary. ITHF unveiled a brand new program this week, as a part of an thrilling 2025 that can even characteristic a new-look Corridor of Fame and inauguration ceremony in 2025: Be Legendary.
The brand new program, backed by honorary Corridor of Fame president Kim Clijsters, is designed to immerse younger gamers ages 10 – 18 within the wealthy historical past of tennis, emphasizing the significance of perseverance and sharing the inspiring tales of legendary gamers who triumphed over adversity to attain greatness.
Introducing Be Legendary: a worldwide youth program by the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame 🎾#BeLegendary will have interaction youngsters ages 10-18 at native youth tennis organizations around the globe via a two-day activation that gives value-based curriculum, dynamic interactions with… pic.twitter.com/L6umECwHLl
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Subsequent yr, Be Lenendary will kick off applications in Melbourne, Indian Wells and Miami (amongst different locations),,giving student-athletes from native youth tennis applications the possibility to embrace the historical past of the game in a studying surroundings that options meet-ups with actual life Corridor of Famers and journeys to native skilled tournaments.
Extra, from immediately’s press launch:
To begin the yr, Be Legendary will launch in Melbourne, Indian Wells and Miami. Corridor of Famers scheduled to take part embrace Kim Clijsters, Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario and 2025 Inductees Mike and Bob Bryan, and Rosie Casals, amongst others. Be Legendary was piloted in 2024 with participation from Clijsters, Sánchez-Vicario, Andre Agassi, Chris Evert, Leander Paes, Martina Navratilova, Vijay Amritraj, Rick Draney, Tracy Austin, Gigi Fernandez, and Stan Smith. College students within the pilot program had the chance to review the inspiring tales of every of those Corridor of Famers after which spend time with them in particular person, through Q & A periods, one-on-one conversations and tennis programming.
“Be Legendary was created by the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame to teach younger gamers globally on each the historical past of the game and the teachings discovered by its legends,” stated Clijsters, a fellow Corridor of Famer herself. “Our purpose is to do some good on this planet, serving to youngsters discover their greatness by displaying them what it means to be legendary, each on and off the courtroom.”
Be Legendary programming will culminate this summer season in Newport,” the place excellent members chosen from every youth group will take part in a visit to the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in the course of the 2025 Induction Celebration.
To get entangled or be taught extra in regards to the Be Legendary program go to tennisfame.com/belegendary.
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