American Major/Professional League Sports Research Project by Logan Drain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39 United States Tennis Association en-us 2018-03-23 22:23:17 UTC 2018-03-24 04:22:48 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. When was the league established? By whom? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245675612 The USTA was Originally established as the US National Lawn Tennis Association in 1881. It was founded based by a group of rich northeastern land owners, based off of the rule book composed by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1874. However the sport is known to have its origins in the 16th century and the court of Henry VIII.]]> 2018-03-23 22:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245675612 2. How many teams were originally in the league? How many are there now logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679085 There were originally 16 different clubs represented in the USTA. Nowadays there are over 7,000 individual organizations participating in it.]]> 2018-03-23 23:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679085 3. What is the average salary for an athlete that plays in this league? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679615 The median annual salary for professional tennis players is $304,345.]]> 2018-03-23 23:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679615 4. What are the most common injuries associated with this sport? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679700 1. Tennis elbow
2. Rotator cuff tears
3. Fractures in the back
4. Patellar Tendonitis
5. Ankle sprains]]> 2018-03-23 23:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679700 5. What are some of the critical athletic skills required to play this sport comprehensively? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679859 In order to play tennis one must require good knees, ankles, and elbows; as well as the ability to shuffle quickly. The sport requires many short bursts of quick running so speediness is an asset. Additionally one must be able to follow and watch the ball through the air and be able to hit it with enough gusto to get it back OVER the net; so good eyesight and adequate strength are a necessity.]]> 2018-03-23 23:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245679859 6. What is the likelihood that a high school athlete will make it to the major/professional league in this particular sport? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245680059 The odds are about 5%.]]> 2018-03-23 23:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245680059 7. Who are the top three athletes in this league, and what are their athletic backgrounds? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245680416 The top tennis players are:
1. Roger Federer
  • He was born in Switzerland.
  • He began playing at 8.
  • Did not attend college.
  • He started playing professionally in 1998 at 16.
  • He has been playing professionally for 20 years.
  • He has suffered from knee problems.

2. Raphael Nadal
  • He was born in Spain.
  • He began playing at 4.
  • Did not attend college.
  • He started playing professionally in 2001 at 19.
  • He has been playing professionally for 17 years.
  • He has suffered from knee, wrist, elbow, leg, foot, ankle, and back problems amounting to over 50 injuries.
3. Simona Halip
  • She was born in Romania.
  • She began playing at 4.
  • Did not attend college.
  • She started playing professionally in 2006 at 15.
  • She has been playing professionally for 12 years.
  • She has suffered from back pain.

]]> 2018-03-23 23:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245680416 8. What are two facts that may surprise someone who is learning about this league for the first time? logandrain https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245692715 Something that may surprise people is that in tennis players start with the score of "love" and not 0. Also it may surprise people that tennis originally came from a game in medieval times call real or royal tennis.]]> 2018-03-24 04:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/logandrain/56wfpxm8os39/wish/245692715