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Tennis players’ responses to Covid-19 and the global pandemic’s impact on professional tennis governance
... Several studies have investigated the extent to which the practice of tennis has been affected by Covid-19 (UNF, 2020;Slater and Watkins, 2020). Furthermore, in Spain this impact is evidenced in the statistics of sports habits of the CIS (2020), which shows that, in 2015, 14% of those who played sports chose tennis, while in 2020 only 7% played tennis. ...
En la actualidad es de gran importancia para sociedad la práctica deportiva para mantener la salud y garantizar una óptima calidad de vida. Ante esto, deportes como el tenis han sido de interés para mayores y pequeños, tanto a nivel mundial como nacional, surgiendo así iniciativas para la iniciación de este deporte. Es por ello, que surge el Circuito de Aficionados de la Real Federación Española de Tenis, como una competición que favorezca la motivación para la práctica del deporte del tenis dirigida a jugadores amateurs. Nació en 2017, llegando a sus cotas más altas en 2019, año previo a la pandemia de la Covid-19. Se puede concluir, que la promoción del deporte a través de actividades competitivas como esta, permiten incrementar el interés y la participación de niños y adultos en el tenis de nivel iniciación.
... Furthermore, several book chapters have also covered the impact of COVID-19 on the tennis ecosystem. Bradbury and Galloway [18] discussed the perspectives in New Zealand tennis, and Slater and Watkins [19] analyzed tennis players' responses to the global pandemic's impact on professional tennis governance. ...
The prevention strategies used by tennis coaches when delivering tennis lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in this study. An ad hoc questionnaire collected data from 655 Spanish and Portuguese speaking tennis coaches working in Latin America and Europe. Differences in the prevention measures were analyzed according to the continent, the coaches’ experience, and the type of facility they worked in. Results showed that coaches used information provided from local and national organizations more than from international ones. Hand hygiene, communication of preventive strategies, and changes in the coaching methodology were the most used prevention measures. Latin American coaches and those working in public facilities implemented the measures more often than their European colleagues or those working in private venues. Finally, more experienced coaches showed a greater awareness of the adoption of the measures than their less experienced counterparts. The data provided by this research may assist in developing new specific guidelines, protocols, and interventions to help better understand the daily delivery of tennis coaching in this challenging context.
... Furthermore, several book chapters have also covered the impact of COVID-19 on the tennis ecosystem. Bradbury and Galloway [18] discussed perspectives in New Zealand, and Slater and Watkins [19] analyzed tennis players' responses to the global pandemic's impact on professional tennis governance. ...
Tennis coaches are facing considerable challenges as the game is disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The long tradition of tennis in the Latin American region and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking European countries makes comparing these regions particularly interesting. The purpose of this research was to study the perceptions of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking tennis coaches working in Latin American and European countries regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their health, professional, and economic circumstances. The perceptions of 655 coaches from 19 Latin American and European countries were collected using an ad-hoc questionnaire. Coaches reported on the incidence of the virus in terms of infection and quarantine, the impact on their coaching programs, and on their professional development, training, and education. They were also asked about their perception of the overall situation as a threat. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on the health and the profession of tennis coaches. Although Latin American coaches reported a greater impact on their health, economic, and professional circumstances, they viewed the pandemic as an opportunity for professional improvement and training as compared to the perceptions of European coaches. In light of these results, implications, practical applications, and future research are proposed.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the most relevant innovation strategies used by the Latin American national tennis federations as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology consists of a survey. The survey consisted of three sections apart from the consent one: a general descriptive part, one with 30 questions to assess attitudes and perceptions and a final section which included open questions. After the data were collected, the SPSS software was used to test the distribution of the sample.
Findings
Results show that executives' perception toward their need for involvement in the decision-making process varies.
Research limitations/implications
The first limitation relates to the sample size of executives who completed the questionnaire. The second limitation refers to the details provided in the open section of the questionnaire. Specifically, the space allocated for the answers and the degree of detail required could have been optimized by providing further instructions on the importance of facilitating information related to the implementation of the programs.
Practical implications
The results demonstrate that, although traditional management, organizational and administrative behaviors are still present in the tennis ecosystem, a more innovative mentality should embed these organizations. It is then relevant that sport and tennis organizations commit to the implementation of innovative strategies for the optimization of the administration of their ecosystems.
Originality/value
The paper adds more understanding to the brand of sports management. Furthermore, the fact of developing the study in a COVID-19 context sheds light on the issues faced by sports in a pandemic like this one.
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