RETURNAL - Trade magazine for tennis clubs (Issue 3)

COVER STORY
The tennis surface from Sportas promises outdoor courts that can be played all year round and indoor conditions like a classic clay court. In the meantime, the tennis surface has been installed in 14 European countries as well as in China and Australia. Sportas has developed Tennis Force. RETURNAL asked what makes this new rubber so special and spoke to clubs that have decided on the product.

NEWS
1. Women's power in Styria - At the general meeting of the STTV on January 26, there was a change of office, the likes of which Styria has never seen before. When Hannes Zischka resigned from his position as President of the Styrian Tennis Association at the meeting of the members in Leibnitz, a female successor took his place - the lawyer and manager Barbara Muhr.
2nd crisis in the DTB - the President of the German Tennis Association, Karl-Georg Altenburg sparked a heated discussion about the former leadership of German tennis.
3. When two people argue. - The 2012 tennis season got off to a very promising start for TC BW Neuss. The end of the summer, however, was marked by hostility and separation. What just happened?
4. Conflict in Aargau - At this year's general meeting of the ATV, the dispute between the Aargau association and the associated centers reached a climax. The centers offensively demanded more say and equal rights in the association.

DTB CONGRESS
5. Successful solo effort by the DTB - The German Tennis Association parted ways with the first agency hired in the previous year and is now organizing the International Tennis Congress on its own. Despite all the turbulence, it was possible to organize a successful event.

CLUB INSOLVENCY
6. Final end for TC 03 Hückeswagen - No more connection under the number of the TC 03 Hückeswagen - club is history after nine years.
7. TFT Buchen insolvent since 2012 - club dissolved, hall operations continue.
8. TC Grün-Gold: New club, new luck? - Continuation from the second issue: The insolvency proceedings of the traditional Wolfsburg club have now been opened and the search for solutions is in full swing. In order not to have to give up the club, 20 green-gold members took the initiative and founded a new club without further ado case in Berlin. Despite successful renovation, the traditional club, which has existed since 1893, will cease playing this year.
10. Who is to blame for the TCO's lack of money? - In February 2012, the Obernburg tennis club also filed for bankruptcy. The reasons seem obscure. But now one thing is certain: the venue will remain.

COURT CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE
11. Sanding and mudding made easy - "CourtFix" is the groundskeeper's new miracle weapon. The response from the clubs is great. RETURNAL asked what makes the CourtFix so special.
12. Two groundsmen meet. - The first RETURNAL practical seminar "Spring repairs and maintenance - knowing how!" was a great premiere. The good souls of the Swabian tennis courts didn't need to be asked twice and lent a hand.
13. Company interviews - Part 1: Tennisservice24 - In the RETURNAL series "Company Interviews" we regularly present companies from the tennis industry. In part 1, Sven Grimm from Tennisservice24 answered questions.
14. Clear guide for the groundskeeper - DVD "Tennis court maintenance made easy"
15.The onset of winter causes time pressure - at the beginning of March, winter spread again and again everywhere: what is simply a reason for a bad mood for many, throws away entire schedules for service companies
16. A groundsman investigates in terms of botch - A strange formation of blisters on his tennis courts Groundskeeper Willi asked riddles. He got to the bottom of the matter and found that his tennis service company had done poorly for years. A true story.
17. Broken pipe - be careful with trees on the edge of the square

WHEELECHAIR TENNIS
18. Tennis fun with a handicap - at least since the 2012 Paralympics in London and even for this one Major event with unusually strong media interest in disabled sports, wheelchair tennis has moved into the public eye.
19. Break through the inhibition threshold - Interview: Germany's most successful wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock (37) not only talks about her success, but also about her commitment to disabled sports.

TENNIS FOR CHILDREN
20. Successful concept for clubs and coaches - More and more state associations are joining the youth development project - 550 tennis clubs are already involved.

TRENDSPORT
21. Tennis with a holiday feeling - beach tennis is the name of the new sport whose rapidly increasing popularity could save many clubs from losing members and financial difficulties.
22. More than just a Sa ndgrube - Interview about the construction of beach tennis courts with Maximilian Hamm, coordinator of the working group Beach Tennis at the DTB.
23. Trend sport in the metropolis - Interview with Alexander Hillbricht from Padel Berlin.
24. First championship title goes to Frankfurt - German Padel Masters celebrates its premiere.

OTHER
25. Big Point
26. Advantage
27. Book tips
28. Imprint

Details

• Title: RETURNAL - trade journal for tennis clubs (issue 3)
• Publisher: Alexander Mostafa
• Row: RETURNAL
• Edition: 1st edition
• Band: 3
• Publisher: Alexander Mostafa
• Editing: Karolin Timmermann
• Published: 1st edition 02/28/2013
• Subject: Sports Science
• Product type: paperback
• Product type: Magazine
• Language: German
• Binding: booklet (paperback)
• Dimensions: 29.7 x 21.0 cm (DIN A4)
• Scope: 60 pages
• Condition: New
• Keywords: Disabled sports, Berlin ice skating club, federal congress, Court Fix, ceiling reduction, DTB, DTB crisis, Einsanden, Einsanden tennis court, FIS, spring repairs, General Assembly ATV, German Padel Masters, Karl-Georg Altenburg, tennis promotion project for young people, Optitenn tennis service , Padel Berlin, Platzhalter.cc, guide Platzwart, RETURNAL, RETURNAL seminar, wheelchair tennis, TC BW Neuss, tennis court ceiling reduction, tennis court reports, tennis court repair, tennis court care, tennis court mud, tennis service, tennis service24, tennis club TC green-gold, tennis club TFT Buchen, club insolvency , Brick Dust