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Is Tennis The Most Mentally Brutal Sport For Little Kids? #tennis

tennis tournaments are single elimination even in the 10s an...
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wrestling is worse sometimes you get two matches (or even...
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yeah i can see wrestling or boxing being mentally tough
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high-level golf is worse i was a middling youth tennis pl...
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even if ur not at the academy level at 12 (and half the kids...
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the guy who played #4 on my high school team suddenly left a...
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oof, lol
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tbf, u must have gone to a really premier tennis high school...
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this was years later, probably when he was 22. he was a lat...
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well, still, anyone who can get into a challenger event and ...
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how is golf worse? everyone plays at least a couple rounds i...
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Why not have a loser's bracket just to use up the available ...
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the problem is there's a space crunch for the 1st, and often...
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we usually had these at tournaments I played in. i think i ...
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USTA jr tourneys dont have these
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football is pretty bad because people in your school actuall...
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poor RC? OP says "little kids" not HS kids.
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chess, boxing, chessboxing.
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Fuck no. Literally no one watches tennis. Basketball or ...
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You're still on a court with 10 other people.
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Yeah. Very brutal single elimination head to head. Drive out...
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Date: July 9th, 2020 3:50 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

tennis tournaments are single elimination even in the 10s and 12s. brutal being an 8 or 9 yr old kid and ur parents drive u to a tennis tourney and u lose 1 and 1 in the first round, and go home.

what other sport is that mentally brutal on little kids? in little league, all kids play the entire season and there are rules about minimum number of innings and at bats and stuff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40575469)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:26 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic mother stage

wrestling is worse

sometimes you get two matches (or even 3 or 4), but getting your ass kicked in front of people in an uncomfortable way on the mat is mentally tough for anyone. kids' tournaments feature a lot of tears

matches are short, so if you get only 2 matches, you're really not getting more than 10 minutes of total mat time, and that's assuming you don't get pinned.

there's also the weight class issue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577191)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:48 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

yeah i can see wrestling or boxing being mentally tough

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577323)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:28 PM
Author: Startled Maniacal Property

high-level golf is worse

i was a middling youth tennis player and never felt intense pressure. i did that "long drive home" plenty of times. maybe my parents were just chill.

if you aren't at bollettieri by age 12 you might as well just have fun with it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577198)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:40 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

even if ur not at the academy level at 12 (and half the kids there arent even future pro material, and their parents are just paying for garbage), there's still a lot of college scollys on the line

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577263)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:41 PM
Author: Startled Maniacal Property

the guy who played #4 on my high school team suddenly left after sophomore year to go to bollettieri. i think his career highlight was losing in the second round of a local challenger. lololololol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577275)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:42 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic mother stage

oof, lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577280)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:44 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

tbf, u must have gone to a really premier tennis high school if the #4 guy could win a single match on the challenger tour, unless u dont really know what challenger means

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577295)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:48 PM
Author: Startled Maniacal Property

this was years later, probably when he was 22. he was a late bloomer and was a really short bro and probably went on peds to grow.

but yes, we were in the top 3-4 schools in a large state

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577324)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:53 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

well, still, anyone who can get into a challenger event and win a match ever is a solid tennis player.

there are kids who are much much worse who are at the academies paying sticker price... they're subsidizing the next agassi (which still hasnt come along, 30 years later)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577345)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:48 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

how is golf worse? everyone plays at least a couple rounds if there's a cut. you dont play 3 holes and get sent home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577320)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:30 PM
Author: soul-stirring garnet black woman state

Why not have a loser's bracket just to use up the available court space and give kids more practice?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577206)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:38 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

the problem is there's a space crunch for the 1st, and often the 2nd, rounds. some of my tourneys played 1st round matches at satellite venues like shitty ass high school courts with metal nets.

but theoretically it could be a good idea

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577249)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:40 PM
Author: Startled Maniacal Property

we usually had these at tournaments I played in. i think i won 4-5 "consolation brackets"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577262)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:40 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

USTA jr tourneys dont have these

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577266)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:44 PM
Author: buff shrine

football is pretty bad because people in your school actually care and watch the sport. no one gives a shit about tennis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577296)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:47 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

poor RC? OP says "little kids" not HS kids.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577318)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:45 PM
Author: Comical chest-beating legal warrant

chess, boxing, chessboxing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577303)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:55 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone zippy reading party queen of the night

Fuck no. Literally no one watches tennis.

Basketball or football would be way more pressure. Baseball maybe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577349)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 9:58 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

yeah lots of ppl watch 4th grade basketball. dumb fuck did u even read OP?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577371)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 10:15 PM
Author: embarrassed to the bone zippy reading party queen of the night

You're still on a court with 10 other people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577464)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 10:20 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic mother stage

wtf, team sports have LESS pressure for any one person bc they are so dynamic

individual sports there is nowhere to hide

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577487)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 10:22 PM
Author: brindle giraffe



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Date: July 9th, 2020 11:21 PM
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Date: July 9th, 2020 10:26 PM
Author: learning disabled kitchen coffee pot

Yeah. Very brutal single elimination head to head. Drive out to a tournament. Get absolutely dominated for 45 min as some alpha blasts balls down your throat.

Drive an hour home while your dad berates you and calls you a pussy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4580207&forum_id=2#40577534)



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Date: July 9th, 2020 11:22 PM
Author: sepia massive site bbw

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Date: July 10th, 2020 11:30 AM
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