Training Champions

Luis Bagnati, a native of Argentina who now lives in Hickory Flat, operates Beat Time Sports Complex for dedicated athletes. 

But can his business thrive in a location that has disappointed before? Beat Time Sports is in the old Source4 Fitness building. Source4 Fitness owners closed in February 2011 without offering any refunds or telling any of their patrons. 

Bagnati said some people had talked about the building's previous owners, but that not many people affilitated Bagnati with the Source4 name. 

Instead of children and teens who play many sports, Bagnati prefers that students come with a certain level of dedication to tennis.

"Some kids play everything but aren't really good at anything," Bagnati said. "We want kids who come to play one sport and make them as good as they can be."

Beat Time also offers soccer, Zumba and Pilates classes. The center has a spa and nutrition expert on site.

This article is part of "Dispatches: The Changing American Dream," our ongoing series about how people in Holly Springs and Hickory Flat are adapting to the challenges of life in the 21st century. You can find more Dispatches from across the country at The Huffington Post.

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