{"id":63603,"date":"2020-10-20T13:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundacionrafanadal.quelinka.es\/noticia\/ten-years-of-tennis-for-development-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:32:14","slug":"ten-years-of-tennis-for-development-in-india","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionrafanadal.org\/en\/news\/ten-years-of-tennis-for-development-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten years of tennis for development in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Ten years of tennis for development in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionrafanadal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2020-nets-una-decada-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7519\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years ago, tennis player\u00a0<strong>Rafa Nadal started the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionrafanadal.org\/en\/proyecto-nets.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NETS<\/a>\u00a0School<\/strong>\u00a0(Nadal Educational Tennis School) in Anantapur (India) in cooperation with Vicente Ferrer Foundation, and this was the first project of his organization. From then on, tennis at this school has become a vehicle to\u00a0<strong>promote social integration, personal growth and equality<\/strong>\u00a0among the more than 250 kids who attend the center each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt appeared that tennis had no place in a rural and impoverished area like Anantapur, and many doubted that this sport could be a tool for change and empowerment for these kids. Over time, it has been shown that it\u2019s just the opposite: they\u00a0<strong>play on equal terms, have fun and share<\/strong>\u00a0with others, work hard to improve&#8230; and this always has a\u00a0<strong>positive impact<\/strong>\u201d, says Rafa Nadal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moncho Ferrer, Program Director of Vicente Ferrer Foundation, is also celebrating these ten years of the project affirming that \u201cNETS sports program has proved to be a\u00a0<strong>powerful tool for social integration<\/strong>\u00a0as well. NETS center is now a place that enhances great values for which we strive from VFF, such as\u00a0<strong>teamwork, equality and respect<\/strong>. Anantapur\u2019s young people now have a better education and self-esteem and, mainly, they are enjoying and sharing their achievements, boys and girls together\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Center activities in the time of the pandemic<\/u><\/strong><br>Currently, all activities in the center have been interrupted due to the critical situation in the country since the beginning of the pandemic. India is now the\u00a0<strong>second most affected country by the disease<\/strong>, only after the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this time,\u00a0<strong>NETS professional team<\/strong>\u00a0(coaches, teachers and assistants)\u00a0<strong>has continuously been involved and in contact with the families and the kids<\/strong>\u00a0who attend the school, \u201cso we can ensure they are fine and that the most deprived families have the basic needs covered\u201d, explains Vishal Vijayakumar, center coordinator. 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