Pictured are Patrick Wyatt of Bristol, Pat Davies, Patrick Standen of Burlington, President of the NDAA Board, Charlotte Merle-Smith of Monkton, and Causton.
The Northeast Disabled Athletic Association (NDAA) teamed up with accomplished wheelchair player Marcus Causton of Shoreham and Middlebury Indoor tennis to provide a wheelchair tennis clinic on March 15.
Three disabled athletes attended the clinic where Causton and USPTA Pro Pat Davies of Weybridge introduced the fundamentals of wheelchair tennis --- one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports.
The game follows the same rules as able-bodied tennis except that wheelchair players may strike a valid return on the second bounce of the ball.
Wheelchair tennis provides disabled people the opportunity to share activities with their peers and family, whether able bodied or disabled.
Playing wheelchair tennis adds to socialization and the normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury.
Proficient wheelchair tennis players can play and actively compete against stand-up players.
Pictured are
Patrick Wyatt of Bristol,
Pat Davies,
Patrick Standen of Burlington,
President of the NDAA Board,
Charlotte Merle-Smith of Monkton,
and
Causton.