• Episode 09 - Bringing tennis to all with Ryan Redondo

  • Mar 28 2024
  • Length: 55 mins
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Episode 09 - Bringing tennis to all with Ryan Redondo

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    🎬IN THIS EPISODE🎬

    In this episode I talk with Ryan Redondo to hear about how he has been bringing tennis to diverse communities in San Diego, in the USA.


    🎙️ About our guest

    Ryan Redondo is the CEO of Youth Tennis San Diego and the Barnes Tennis Center.

    Ryan has spent a career in racket sports, first as an all American tennis player, then as a developer of emerging junior American tennis talent. Ryan is also the tournament director of the WTA San Diego Open, and under Ryan's leadership, the Barnes Tennis Center is helping to educate and train future generations of American tennis talent from diverse backgrounds.

    🔎 Highlights

    In this chat, we talk about Ryan's lifelong love of tennis and how through his work he is creating opportunities for diverse communities to get involved in tennis through low and no cost programs, community outreach, and opening up pathways in the sport for thousands of kids from diverse backgrounds. We also talk about the influence of his cultural background on the work that he's doing. And we touch on the importance of leadership for inclusion to happen. 00:00 Intro

    03:11 Ryan's background

    09:28 About YTSD and BTC

    12:28 What programs are on offer?

    17:31 Dealing with diversity

    22:44 Building capacity of coaches

    26:03 Wheelchair programs

    29:39 Impact of scholarships

    33:35 Inclusive leadership

    36:57 Encountering resistance

    45:10 Quickfire questions

    50:30 Ryan's top inclusion tip

    53:44 Wrap up 🗒️ Full Show Notes

    Get the full show notes for this episode (including links, resources and transcript) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.inclusivesportdesign.com/podcast/ep09⁠


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