T HAVE a real
p from todays paren ," he
explained. • people ow
about tennis, but ren't exposed
it. They Jmo som bing about
it but may DO the tim •
·We B peopl n to
spend tim ·th our children by
F r id h r dream i toga
building 80 he can teach
youngste t game they y
I rned a child.
W Y tennis .
bing taught no ," he ex­
plai . "I think I can teach it
the way I was taught hen I
a child. If! can do that the Black
Community will have a lot of
tennis playe in the future.·
·We have lot of Black chil­
dren ho play tennis,· Foster
id. "But once they to the
college level, they m to lose
intrest. Tennis' a- real tough
COMMON INJURIES IN
these sports include strains and
sprains, which can take several
days or weeks to heal. In more
severe injuries, ruptures of the
ligaments, tendon, cartilage or
muscle around the knee could
require surgery and weeks or
even months of recovery time.
Lintner recommends develop­
ing both trength and flexibility
in the quadriceps and ham­
strings, the muscles leading
dOM} the legs and around the
knees. He also uggests building
strength in the gluteus muscles
which add support to the hips.
This improves balance to de­
crease the risk of serious falls or
knee-twists.
A good way to begin increas­
ing strength in the legs and hips
is by doing squats. This is an
easy exercise that benefits over­
all leg strength.
Place the feet 18-24 inch�
from the wall and lean so the
back is flat against' the wall.
Slide down until the thighs are
at a right angle to the wall. Hold,
and slide back up.
Exerci es to Strengthen the Knee
HOU81UN-Many, common
knee if\juri can be avoided if
athl would properly condi­
tion th joint.
"The knee' like a mechanical
device," id Dr. David Lintner,
an orthopedic u n at Baylor
College of Medicine in Houston.
·It can stand only 80 much
weer and tear without proper
maintenance." Conditioning
hould include strengthening
and flexibility exercises for the
muscles that provide support
aroundt
Well-conditioned mueclee can
withstand more of the pounding
that knees absorb during run­
ning or jogging. Conditioned
knees also stand up to more of
the slashing and jumping move­
ments typical in many sports
such 88 basketball, racquetball
and tennis.
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Squat
Lintner says leg presses using
weights also trengthen the legs
while providing variety in an ex­
ercise routine. Using a weight
machine, the weights are pushed
away from the body with the feet �.
while in a sitting position on the
bench press.
ANOTHER GOOD
WEIGHT exercise is. leg curls. A
weight is strapped to the ankle
and the leg is bent at the knee
until the heel touches the but­
toe Th' can also be done hil
laying flat on the tomach.
Some people make the mis ..
take of relying heavily on knee
extension , another weight­
bearing exercise. The legdangles
off a bench and lifts weights up­
ward at the knee.
"This exercise can be benefi­
cial, but can also do more harm
than good because the kneecap
can become irritated," Lintner
said. "Talk with a weight-train­
ing expert about the need for ex­
tensions and the proper way to
do them."
Lintner says toe lifts and heel
lifts can also be included in a
strengthening routine.
Standing straight, raise up on
the' toes and go down again sev­
eral times. Repeat this on the
heels as well to increase strength
in the calf muscles and improve
overall leg tone.
STRETCHING IS A vital
part of any exercise program,"
Lintner said. "Runners espe­
cially should always remember
to take 10 or 15 minutes just
stretching the' hamstrings and
quadriceps muscles to prevent
injury. "
A regular routine of these ex­
ercises several times a week,
along with whatever activity a
person enjoys, will decrease the
risk of a knee injury," Lintner
said.
Leg press
Leg curl
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Darn II Fo t r (Left), t n a c ch t Southe t rn H h ehee], chat
admln trator Shirl y 8urk •
-rvs-r UG played
tennis throughout my y at
all t chools I taught at in
Gary; She said."Som of the
kids I taught went on and got
tennis schola hi to colle •
Foster played match and
tournaments t Palmer Park
and the Motor City Tennis Club,
on summer visits to Detroit.
As Foster looks back at her
car r, she said he ouldn\
have done it any other way.
sport and you must be physically
able to be competitive."
Foster started playing tennis
. when he Din years old at
Pulaski EI mentary in
Hamtramck in the early fiftj
under the coaching of Jean
Hoxie, a profe sional tennis
player. When he arrived at
Hamtramck High her freshman
year he ran into a brief prob­
lem.
Emerson Craig picked up
Foster for his tennis squad the
summer folIo . ng her gradu­
ation in 1958.
"I'h chool id I wasn't al­
lowed to play because I had a
prof ional player as a coach,"
she explained. "So I played
against other colleges in the
state."I was on the Whiteman
Cup Team during that time in
my teeenage years. Our team
did real well agai the colle­
giate teams. We also travelled
allover the United States play­
ing in different toumam_ents.·
RACIS D D 'T EP
ber from playing in Canada but
he only went to the South once.
·1 didn't play in the South at
that time because of a incident
down there with another black
girl at that time." Fo ter said.
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