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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

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