The New Hampshire Tennis Hub, L.L.C. Executive Summary
The dream that is the Tennis Hub, is a registered trade name with the state of New Hampshire as of March 19, 2008, and will bring to Southern New Hampshire an exclusive, world class tennis facility. Ultimately, the project will include a 41,000 foot structure with 6 courts and a club house that will enclose a reception area, 4 viewing areas, offices, locker rooms, pro shop, sport training and massage areas, and an eatery. THE HUB will also boast 6 outdoor courts, and potentially a pool in the future. The swimming facility is not included in this plan.
While many of the sport clubs in New Hampshire do a good job, none does an excellent job. I have been a member of Nashua Swim and Tennis, Executive Health and Fitness Club, The YMCA Allard Center. I have played tennis at Cedardale and the Willows in the Andover, MA area, Mountainside Tennis Club in New London, NH, Gilford Hills in Gilford NH, Hampshire Hills in Amherst, NH, Sugarbush Tennis Resort in VT, and a number of other venues all over New England. Maybe because NH is not a typical tennis resort area, or maybe because tennis is stereotypically not considered a northern sport, tennis clubs in the area are often found lacking in several ways. None have what The Tennis Hub will have. THE HUB aims to be a tennis playground for tennis enthusiasts. It aims to be the promotional leader of the sport in New Hampshire.
The national tennis market is booming. Tennis participation in the United States leads all other traditional participation sports by a wide margin, and has done so for the last 5 years. Local tennis participation and demographics vigorously support the notion of a tennis only club.
Locally, several tennis initiatives exist and are taking shape. Derry boasts the largest charity tennis tournament in the state of New Hampshire. The area hosts 6 USTA Junior Travel Teams, and this summer the Derry Recreation Department in conjunction with the Nutfield Tennis Association will ran a summer camp for over 180 juniors. The NTA is expanding and will plan several USTA events as the seasons progress.
The Tennis Hub will be positioned to support, host, and enable the NTA to grow tennis in the area; in turn, the THE HUB will grow. Simply, the time is ripe for tennis locally.
The Tennis Hub will be the place for tennis in New Hampshire. We will offer 3 of 4 Grand Slam surfaces. We will offer the only tennis environment that offers outdoor play, indoors because of our facility architecture! We will have the largest programming menu possible. We will have something for everyone!
Tennis is truly a sport for a life time. Tennis is both a cardiovascular aid as well as body builder. Tennis players live longer than participants in other traditional sports because they stay active longer. At the THE HUB, tennis will become the recreational focal point of the greater Derry area. It will be a happy place for happy people, and happy people are more likely to become active participants in their community. Thus, the welfare of the area is improved.
In order to begin a venture such as this, THE HUB will need funding. The HUB seeks a hand full (6 to 10) of major investors. Total funding necessary is in the 2.5 to 3 million-dollar area depending on actual costs at the time of construction. The return for such an investment will be a stake in the improved lives of Southern NH residents’ lives, a business that will be a leader in community involvement as well as a long-term capital potential. Simply, people will always exercise and play. People will always need to socialize. It is our nature. It is foundation of our basic needs as human beings. THE HUB will become the local icon for these values.