THPod 2.44: Courtside with Portsmouth & District Chair Michael Isaacs

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Michael Isaacs, discussing his role in revitalizing inter-club tennis in Portsmouth.

Send us Fan Mail We close our winter coverage with a courtside interview with Michael Isaacs, the chair of the Portsmouth & District LTA. Michael has led a rejuvenation of inter-club tennis in the Portsmouth area for more than 15 years, helping re-establisb a league that is now fully competitive with every district in Hampshire. We talk about Michael’s journey to become chair, why it is that league leaders are so busy, and what exactly it means to support “normal tennis players”. Mi...

People in this episode

Hosts: David Ernsberger, Tom Mitchell

Guest: Michael Isaacs

Topics covered

• inter-club tennis
• league rejuvenation
• tennis support
• community sports
• leadership in sports

Keywords

• tennis
• interview
• Michael Isaacs
• Portsmouth
• LTA
• sports leadership
• community tennis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Portsmouth & District LTA

Places: Portsmouth, Hampshire

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