One of the quickest ways to start a lively discussion at a tennis tournament is to discuss the prizes being awarded to the winners. Its not uncommon at all for players to pay over $35 to enter a tournament (and sometimes even play events without a backdraw) so there are numerous and varied opinions about what the appropriate prize should be.Of course one of the determining factors is the amount of the entry fee and the cost of running the tournament.
The favorite award among college students is a gift card to Best Buy. Usually the cards have a value of up to $50.00
Smaller trophies are awarded in the smaller tournaments. Cost for these begin at $6-$10 and can go up to astronomical levels.
Some tournaments today even give a can of balls to the winners!
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One of the worst of all time awards was when Ben Ball served as Referee and Tournament Director at USTA tournaments hosted at Canyon Creek Country Club. He would give the winners gift certificates to the pro shop at Canyon Creek, which he owned. And of course, the certificates were for less than what a person could buy in the pro shop, which meant the winners had to antie up more money to claim their "prize"
The worst first place prize I ever got was a hug and a thank you for playing.
If Vickie W. was giving the hugs, it would be a nice prize.
How about "equal pay" for "equal work" as an appropriate prize for winning??
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