touchtennis
Leatherhead
Thank you for visiting touchtennis.com, and welcome to the tribe. touchtennis
was founded by Rashid Ahmad in 2002 (or it may be 2003 depending on how many
slams he wants to credit himself with) and his initial vision was simple – to
create a sport that works for every age and every ability, possible to play
anywhere, that will foster fun and connection above all, as well as of course
getting people fit, energised and moving. Played on a 12 x 6 metre compact court
with foam balls, a foldaway and easy to set up net and 21 inch tennis racquets,
you can set up to play wherever you like from your school, park, garden or even
the beach. Although the game is particularly attractive to beginners and less
experienced tennis players looking to improve their hand-eye coordination, if
you want to take it a step further from your garden, you might be interested in
joining the growing touchtennis world tour. With Slams and Masters Tournaments,
the tour has attracted players of all abilities who compete like lunatics for
ranking points and prize money. But mainly just for the larks! Because, you see,
the key to touchtennis is the amount of spin, deft stroke-play, chess-like
tactics and unique, sometimes even silly, rules like using your body to make
shots after (and only after) you’ve made a shot by throwing your racquet at a
ball you couldn’t reach. It’s a game that is brains over brawn, touch over
power, spin over strength, flair over fighting. And this is where the bigger
vision comes in and why we would love you to join us – we believe as people
soften their approach to sport they can soften their approach to life and that
touchtennis can become about connection, community, purpose and a sense of
belonging in something fun and healthy instead of to violent gangs or peer
pressure activities or just to break the habit of your life stressors. We all
have them. The bigger picture is to see touchtennis being a force for change and
good around conflict and violence. A court straddling the borders of warring
countries where individuals from those nations are seen battling their feelings
through the skill and expertise of touchtennis and having fun doing it, perhaps
even sharing a doubles partner with someone from the opposite country would be
Rashid’s dream. (We are also striving to make our products sustainable and cheap
for the whole world to be able to afford to play.) touchtennis shows that what
divides is not as great as what unites us in this instance via a playful,
intricate but easy sport. As Gandhi said “The golden way is to be friends with
the world and to regard the whole human family as one.” We would love you to
join the tribe. The touchtennis website is packed with further information
including where you can give it a go and how you can set up your own court, but
if you want to know more or to get involved don’t hesitate to get in touch by
emailing here. We hope you enjoyed the pun!
