Welcome to Season 13 Episode 38 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, we take an inside look at Intennse, a new team format that was recently showcased as a junior event in the Atlanta area. Lisa chats with two of the players, Sadira Ouyang and Connor Mowrey, as well as their parents about their experience.

NOTE: To watch/listen to our earlier podcast with Intennse founders, go to https://parentingaces.com/podcasts/its-time-for-time-tennis-ft-charles-allen-yannick-yoshizawa/

Intennse is a new way to compete in our sport. Per the Atlanta event website, 18 participants (9 boys and 9 girls) were selected by WTN to compete in this event. Participants were divided into 3 teams of 3 boys and 3 girls; each team had a professional coach who was present on court during play. There were round robins in the categories of Boys' singles, Girls' singles and Mixed Doubles. Each team played each other once in each category and accumulated points. The winning team received medals and a trophy. Players from all teams will be invited to attend or participate in the Intennse college level rivalry event to be held October 26th.

Matches consisted of two 15 minute halves; there was no second serve and the server continued serving as long as they held serve. Like college matches, lets were played; clean winners count two points, and teams can take one time out and make one substitution per half. Live coaching was allowed.

Here is what the one-day event looked like, schedule-wise:

09:00 - 10:00.  Arrival

10:00 - 10:30.  Presentation / Rules and Schedule overview

10:30 - 10:45  Coaches introduction and Announcement of Teams

10:45 - 11:30  Teams warm up / practice and discuss strategy

11:30 - 12:00.  Break

12:00.  A Boys v. B Boys

12:30.  B Girls v C Girls

01:00.  C Mixed v A Mixed

01:30.  B Boys v C Boys

02:00.  A Girls v B Girls

02:30.  C Mixed v B Mixed

03:00.  A Boys v C Boy

03:30.  C Girls v A Girls

04:00.  A Mixed v B Mixed

04:30   Winner Presentations & Prizes

05:00   After Party

As you'll hear from both families, this is a format they'd like to see included as a regular option on the junior competition calendar. If you'd like more information on Intennse and how to bring an event to your community, visit their website at https://news.intennse.com/ or reach out to Charles Allen at [email protected]. Their social media channels will be live very soon.

And don’t forget to register for our upcoming trip to Spain! More info at https://parentingaces.com/articles/join-us-for-10-days-in-spain/.

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CREDITS

Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE

Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

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