Tennis With A Slice of Life
Join us for a weekend or a week. Enjoy the Fun, Friendship and great food of Eagle Crest Resort.
for affordable details and a weekend full of great memories. Week long vacations are available at group or family rates.

Our newest sports program is called: "Tennis With a Slice of Life". We take small groups of 4-8 adults or parents with their children, to enjoy a weekend getaway at Eagle Crest Resort near sunny hills of Redmond, Oregon where the sun shines 300/days a year.
Although we started with tennis as our main draw, our Sports Weekend can include: hiking, horseback riding, swimming, basketball, golf, biking, racquetball, soccer, or skiing at Mt. Batchelor during winter months. Some weekends are for adults only and some are for children with a parent. Call Jim for price and dates available.
At your request we will also include our Saturday evening group discussion on practical principles related to everyday issues we all face. See list of topics below and more resort pictures.
TWO PACKAGES:
1) Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Oregon.
Weekend Getaway of 2 nights & 3 days. Includes organized tennis Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Extra tennis is on your own. Limited to 4 players OR larger groups of 6-12 players. Lodging will be either in the resort Lodge or two bedroom condos. Call Jim for rates.
2) Jim's Tennis Center, Damascus, Oregon.
Overnight (Friday/Saturday or mid week Tuesday//Wednesday) . One over night stay at Jim and Polly's home & two daytime tennis sessions of 2-5pm on the first day and the following morning of 11-2pm. Format: 2 - 4 players. Over night accommodations for 2 people only, includes two separate bedrooms & 1-1/2 bath/shower. Limited to one player per room.
Dinner anywhere (suggested cuisine at the quaint Italian restaurant in Sandy, Oregon). 15 minutes away called: "Trattoria Sapori"
Their website: trattoriainsandy.com. (trattoria in sandy.com). Breakfast at Pub 212 (5 minutes away). Call Jim for rates.
"Saturday Night Camp-Fire Discussions"
Discussions moderated by Jim Hastings, tennis coach and former university campus ministry director
1) "How to Keep from Beating Myself During Competition and in Life"
(Learning how to be my best friend, not my own worst critic)
2) "How to Overcome a Moody and Independent Spirit"
(Learning how to avoid self pity parties and learning
how to avoid punishing others by giving them the silent treatment)
3) "If God is good, why so much suffering in the world?"
(Guest moderator: Jeff Hart, former NFL football player for the Baltimore Colts)
4) "Learning to Forgive a Parent or Family member for Mistreatment."
(Overcoming an abusive relationship (past or present)
5) "How to establish solid Financial Habits and Stay out of Debt"
(Learning the principles taught on the nationally syndicated radio program
the "Dave Ramsey Show")
6) "Principles on How to Find God's Choice in Marriage or Stay Single"
(Practical ways to avoid the mistake of marrying the wrong person)
7) "How to Find One's Purpose for Existence"
(Discovering your interests & talents and how God can gift you for your ultimate purpose)
8) "How to Motivate your Child by Not Living Your Life Through Your Kids"
(Teaching parents to give their children proper freedom by knowing when and how to
transfer your kids from the chain-of-command to the chain-of-counsel to strong-interdependence)
9) "Learning to Live by Principles instead of Impulse".
(Developing the wisdom to understand the difference between absolute principles that apply to
all people at all times in all cultures, and grey areas of life that are open to individual interpretation)
10) "How to Avoid Bad Friendships"
(Learning how to surround yourself with proper friends who will become your
support team for life, and learning how to pull away from damaging friendships)
11) "How to Keep Away from Drugs and Alcohol and other addictions"
(Learning to gain enough self love and self control so I am strong enough to know when and how to avoid
addictions)
12) "Ten of the most tricky questions asked by atheists and agnostics."
(Guest moderator: Jeff Hart, former NFL football player for the Baltimore Colts)
13) "How to overcome hostile college professors who promote atheism or agnosticism."
OR "How to go through college without losing your faith."
14) "Why Darwin's theory of evolution is losing followers in academic circles."
Click on each small picture below to enlarge.
Although we started with tennis as our main draw, our Sports Weekend can include: hiking, horseback riding, swimming, basketball, golf, biking, racquetball, soccer, or skiing at Mt. Batchelor during winter months. Some weekends are for adults only and some are for children with a parent. Call Jim for price and dates available.
At your request we will also include our Saturday evening group discussion on practical principles related to everyday issues we all face. See list of topics below and more resort pictures.
TWO PACKAGES:
1) Eagle Crest Resort, Redmond, Oregon.
Weekend Getaway of 2 nights & 3 days. Includes organized tennis Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Extra tennis is on your own. Limited to 4 players OR larger groups of 6-12 players. Lodging will be either in the resort Lodge or two bedroom condos. Call Jim for rates.
2) Jim's Tennis Center, Damascus, Oregon.
Overnight (Friday/Saturday or mid week Tuesday//Wednesday) . One over night stay at Jim and Polly's home & two daytime tennis sessions of 2-5pm on the first day and the following morning of 11-2pm. Format: 2 - 4 players. Over night accommodations for 2 people only, includes two separate bedrooms & 1-1/2 bath/shower. Limited to one player per room.
Dinner anywhere (suggested cuisine at the quaint Italian restaurant in Sandy, Oregon). 15 minutes away called: "Trattoria Sapori"
Their website: trattoriainsandy.com. (trattoria in sandy.com). Breakfast at Pub 212 (5 minutes away). Call Jim for rates.
"Saturday Night Camp-Fire Discussions"
Discussions moderated by Jim Hastings, tennis coach and former university campus ministry director
1) "How to Keep from Beating Myself During Competition and in Life"
(Learning how to be my best friend, not my own worst critic)
2) "How to Overcome a Moody and Independent Spirit"
(Learning how to avoid self pity parties and learning
how to avoid punishing others by giving them the silent treatment)
3) "If God is good, why so much suffering in the world?"
(Guest moderator: Jeff Hart, former NFL football player for the Baltimore Colts)
4) "Learning to Forgive a Parent or Family member for Mistreatment."
(Overcoming an abusive relationship (past or present)
5) "How to establish solid Financial Habits and Stay out of Debt"
(Learning the principles taught on the nationally syndicated radio program
the "Dave Ramsey Show")
6) "Principles on How to Find God's Choice in Marriage or Stay Single"
(Practical ways to avoid the mistake of marrying the wrong person)
7) "How to Find One's Purpose for Existence"
(Discovering your interests & talents and how God can gift you for your ultimate purpose)
8) "How to Motivate your Child by Not Living Your Life Through Your Kids"
(Teaching parents to give their children proper freedom by knowing when and how to
transfer your kids from the chain-of-command to the chain-of-counsel to strong-interdependence)
9) "Learning to Live by Principles instead of Impulse".
(Developing the wisdom to understand the difference between absolute principles that apply to
all people at all times in all cultures, and grey areas of life that are open to individual interpretation)
10) "How to Avoid Bad Friendships"
(Learning how to surround yourself with proper friends who will become your
support team for life, and learning how to pull away from damaging friendships)
11) "How to Keep Away from Drugs and Alcohol and other addictions"
(Learning to gain enough self love and self control so I am strong enough to know when and how to avoid
addictions)
12) "Ten of the most tricky questions asked by atheists and agnostics."
(Guest moderator: Jeff Hart, former NFL football player for the Baltimore Colts)
13) "How to overcome hostile college professors who promote atheism or agnosticism."
OR "How to go through college without losing your faith."
14) "Why Darwin's theory of evolution is losing followers in academic circles."
Click on each small picture below to enlarge.