Tucker Clary - Head Women's Tennis Coach, University of Arkansas

About this episode

Tucker Clary discusses the recent elimination of tennis programs at the University of Arkansas and offers advice for college tennis coaches on how to sustain their programs.

Arkansas men's and women's tennis was just informed last week that their sport was going to be eliminated. Terrible day for Tucker, Jay, Arkansas and the sport of college tennis. Tucker breaks down what actually happened, next steps and gives real advice to college tennis coaches and programs. Do not wait. Be proactive. Make your program a UTR hub and pump revenue into your budget. Camps, circuits, open events, PTT. So many creative ways to help your programs make money. Let's all support Tucker and Arkansas tennis during this difficult time.

People in this episode

Host: James McKie

Guest: Tucker Clary

Topics covered

• college tennis
• program funding
• coaching advice
• sports management
• tennis community support

Keywords

• Tucker Clary
• University of Arkansas
• college tennis
• program funding
• tennis coaching
• sports management
• UTR hub

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Arkansas, Arkansas men's and women's tennis, college tennis

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