Welcome to Tennis Den! If you’re here because you want in on our Play Tennis Challenge, this is your home base. Read this first. Video guidelines are at the bottom. What’s the Play Tennis Challenge? A 12-week challenge where you play tennis, post about it, build skills, and a few of you walk away with a brand new $300 racquet on us. Yes, actually free. We’ve done this twice already and the community that’s come out of it is unreal. New for June: Enrollment has steps now. Step 1 — Be active in Tennis Den. Comment on other people’s posts, share your wins on Fridays, jump in on Q&As. You’re earning points (and meeting people) just by being here. Step 2 — Reach Level 2. You’ll level up as people engage with what you post. Skool tracks this automatically — you can see your level on your profile. Aim for Level 2 by your enrollment Zoom. Step 3 — Show up to an enrollment Zoom with Bryan. Pick one: • Friday, May 29 — 6:00–7:00pm • Saturday, May 30 — 9:00–10:00am Both cover the same info. The Zoom link will drop in this group 24 hours before each call. Step 4 — Fill out the enrollment form. https://forms.gle/h3DRxVLMAnf8aQeK7 Takes 2 minutes. Beginners absolutely welcome — we have spots reserved for total newcomers. Why the new format? Honestly — because past cohorts taught us that the people who get the most out of the challenge are the ones who actually want a community. We’re putting community first now. Free racquet, same as before. But you’re going to be playing tennis with these people for 12 weeks. Let’s make sure it’s a crew you actually want to hang with. Shoot us a a DM if anything’s unclear. See you on court

Strong videos to shoutout this week https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYL4YV-t83G/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== @Everett Boyer I love how you are engaging your viewers to see if you'll make it to your goal! Keep up the great work! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYPb21YpG4p/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== @Po Tsui I hope you are enjoying your new ball machine! A great tool to help get the repetition in! Keep up the great work everyone! My team and I are watching your videos and we are happy to see all the great videos! The biggest thing is that you all are showing up! For those of you who are posting your videos as reels, are you looking at progress yourself? Or do you post and forget about it? If you are looking for improvement in your tennis, you look at your tennis videos. If you are looking to better your videos, you review what you have posted and see what you can tweak in getting better, and this also applies to your tennis as well! Comment on what kind of changes are you doing in your tennis or videos and comment on what you are going to try to improve for next week!

Hey April Challengers! We have one suggestion to make your experience even better — start posting as Reels instead of Stories. We’re not changing your rules, just encouraging it because Reels stick around. That means in a few weeks you’ll actually be able to scroll back and see how much you’ve improved. And don’t worry — you can hide it from your grid if you don’t want it on your profile. That’s an easy solve! Want to see what great content looks like? Check out these challengers who are absolutely killing it @Everett: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DX5--lUMYqO/ @Anson: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DX5S5gVPkv3/ @Junior: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXqR-70DqWy/ @Steven: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DX4qVtaJLp2/ Hey @Everett Boyer @Anson Xie @Anastacio Flores Jr @Steven Zhou — can you drop some quick advice in the comments on how you approach filming your Reels? The community would love to learn from you!

MAY CHALLENGERS — this one’s for you! We are SO excited to have you here in Tennis Den and officially welcome you to the Play Tennis Challenge. Get ready to level up your game, your content, and your community all at once. Here’s everything you need to know to hit the ground running: 🎯THE CHALLENGE — Here’s How It Works: Each week you will: 1. Play tennis — get out on the court and put in the work! 2. Film yourself playing — capture your strokes, your matches, your progress. It doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to be real. 3. Post to Instagram Reels — upload your footage as a Reel and tag @CityRacquetShop in your post so we can find it, share it, and cheer you on. 4. Post to Tennis Den (right here!) — each week, we want to hear from you! Tell us your challenges, ask questions, let us know where you’re playing, cheer each other on! 📋A FEW THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: - Reels only — no Stories for your weekly submissions. Reels are discoverable, trackable, and they stick around so you can look back at your progress over time. - Tag @CityRacquetShop on every post — this is how we track participation and feature top content! - Advanced players (USTA 3.5+): you’re on a 2x/week schedule — 2 Reels + 1 Skool post. You know who you are! 📖NOT SURE HOW TO FILM OR POST? No stress — that’s what the Media Guide is for! Refer to it anytime to make sure you’re filming at the right angles, editing correctly, and posting in the right format. 💬WE’RE HERE FOR YOU — HERE’S HOW TO GET SUPPORT: - Weekly Live Q&As — Thursdays at 6:30 PM 🎙️Bring your questions, your clips, your confusion — we’ll work through it all together live. These calls are gold, don’t sleep on them! - Friday Check-Ins 📝Every Friday we’re going to post a community check-in. This is your space to share wins, breakthroughs, and yes — questions are welcome too! But we especially love hearing about the wins, no matter how small. Did you finally nail that backhand? Tell us. We want to celebrate with you.

Welcome to Tennis Den! Whether you’re in the April or May cohort, here’s everything you need to know in one place. 📋Weekly Requirements - Play tennis each week - Film yourself playing and post to Instagram Reels (April cohort can post to Stories, May Cohort - Reels only!) - Tag @CityRacquetShop in every Reel - Drop into the Friday Check-In post every week ⭐Advanced Players (USTA of 3.5+) 2 Reels per week + 1 Tennis Den post 📖Media Guide Not sure how to film or post? The Media Guide covers everything — check the pinned resources! 💬Support & Community - Live Q&As — Thursdays at 6:30 PM - Friday Check-Ins — share wins, progress, and questions every week - Questions between calls? Post them here anytime! 🏆Video Spotlight of the Week Top Reels get featured here in Tennis Den. Bring your best! We’re glad you’re here. Let’s have a great challenge!