b'ROOM FOR MOREWe are always trying to convince more If community inside of the CCL community is the prevailing theme ofpeople to come play! this feature, Diana Good echoes an important point made first byCandy BridgfordTroy Bridgford. The group is always recruiting and has continued to add new members over the past four summers.Rick sums it up. It has been so fun watching their progress. I I believe we all encourage others to am not joking when I say that some of these people were happy tojoin us. One of the things we want to make contact with the ball a year ago. We offer a variety of drillshighlight is the culture of friendship, fun and clinics outside of the Thursday night group, including a Doubles Strategy class, since doubles is mostly what is played, and a morningand growth that Rick and the CCL tennis class called Drill n Play. That class is exactly what it sounds like: weteam have fostered. Many of us started work on a specific part of their game, maybe an approach shot and aplaying in this group as true beginners, volley, and then we have them play monitored doubles so they canme included. It has been a consistently implement that part of their game into an actual match setting.As pleased as he is by the inclusive nature of the group as theywelcoming atmosphere, and Rick has set make room for others and the fun they have, Stempson gets seriousthe tone for an inclusive culture, meaning about the results that show how hard members have worked. Onethat its quite easy to recommend that a of the things I am most proud of is the groups participation outside the Club. These members are very active in the Lincoln tennisfriend join us, even if they are new to the community. A lot of them are playing USTA leagues now, singlesgame or havent picked up a racquet in and doubles leagues around the city and state, and winter leagues at20 years, as is sometimes the case! Lincolns indoor clubs. Courtney Hillebrecht and Carrick DetweilerTheyve made room to grow.REEL TIMEHow can we mention tennis film greats without calling attention to this smash: Rick Stempsons 2009 American sports comedy, Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach! Rick tells us many members know of this feat with his writing partner and Lincoln East High School buddy, Andy Stock, and somehow still let him teach their kids. Balls Out was Director Danny Leiners last film before his death in 2018. Set in Lincoln, filmed in Austin and Taylor, Texas, and released direct-to-video in 2009, it features actor Seann William Scott, best known for his role as Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series, as the main character, and Randy Quaid in a supporting role. Loosely based on a Lincoln personality, its hilarious and available to watch on nine different platforms.27'