Merimbula tennis coach James Poso will be returning to the USA in September after an invitation from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to visit their national campus and demonstrate his new tennis concept, TEN15.
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Shunned by Tennis Australia, James contacted the USTA and has just returned after successfully launching the program in Florida.
Now the USTA want him to return to Orlando to the national campus and involve staff in a special demonstration of the tennis variant that allows young and older, men and women to all play against one another. With eight players there are 15 matches each with 10 points hence the name ‘TEN15’ which James has now trademarked in the USA.
The impetus for developing TEN15 came after James lost his sister to breast cancer and he decided to do something that raised money for the cause but something that was fun.
During his visit to Florida $4500 was raised for the US Cancer Society and now USTA Florida is looking to use TEN15 in tournaments again later in the year, James said.
In Florida some of the tournaments included a partnership with XGlosive where play was under special back lighting with luminous balls, racquets and tennis wear.
“The partnership with XGlosive worked really well, it was brilliant and people who played in those loved it. We need to get them over here,” James said.
He added: “The events all worked well and so did the partnership with XGlosive and ultimately I can see this being used at the US Open. I have a goal to get this to the US Open.”
Interestingly after Tennis Australia shunned TEN15, while James has been in the US marketing his concept, Tennis NSW has been in contact.
“They have emailed me about running a pilot event in Sydney at Olympic Park,” James said.
It's about as much fun as you can have on a tennis court.
- James Poso, TEN15 developer