In 1993 delegates assembled to attend the very first World Congress of Science and Racket Sports. Twenty-five years later as we assemble for the sixth Congress, it is timely to reflect on the achievements of the Science and Racket Sports movement. It is an opportunity to identify the areas of scientific application that have proved to be most fruitful, to evaluate influence of applied research on our understanding and practice of racket sports, and to assess the impact of the scientist-coach-player triad on coach education and performance in the various racket sports. It is also timely to consider the current status of the Science and Racket Sports movement. The growth in quantity and quality of applied racket sports research, the expansion of formalised coaching qualifications, the increasing interest and support given by the International Federations are all factors which provide a solid foundation to the movement. The challenges that the future provides are always with us. Specifically, the Science and Racket Sports movement is now in a position where it has to decide on its future direction. The solid foundation it currently has could well be a springboard for the formation of an International Society with formal membership and officers. Links with the International Federations, already good, could be developed further. Support and sponsorship, targeted research programs, workshops to assist the professionalization of racket sports coaching. These are all exciting possibilities the future may offer. This congress provides an opportunity to debate these possibilities and to decide the future identity of Science and Racket Sports to serve it for the next twenty-five years.
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