Youth is being pushed – Tennis crisis in Carinthia! No Koubek heir in sight

Youth is being pushed
Stefan Koubek moved from Carinthia to Südstadt at the age of 15: “You can prove yourself anywhere until the age of 14, then you have to move to an academy with good competition – otherwise it will be difficult!” Last summer he took part in the Carinthian association’s youth promotion initiative. “We’re starting with kids from U8 up; you won’t see the results for a few years,” emphasizes Martin Thaler, who has been vice-chairman of the new KTV board for a year. Much has been neglected in youth work in recent years and now the aim is to get things moving again. Thaler: “Unfortunately, we don’t have the money to implement big projects. But we want clubs, coaches and players to work together more; we offer more team training sessions in the winter.”