Sports racquet and removable wrist strap

A removable wrist strap assembly for a sports racquet having a flexible tether extending from an end of a handle of the sports racquet, the flexible tether being connected to one of a collar and an insert, the removable wrist strap assembly comprising:

• a wrist strap forming a loop to receive a person's hand and wrist;
• and
• the other of the collar and the insert connected to the loop,
• wherein the collar has an interior having a side opening and a side slot extending from the side opening and wherein the insert is insertable into the interior through the side opening while portions of the wrist strap or the flexible tether are insertable into the interior through the side slot.

A sports racquet for use with a wrist strap connected to, the sports racquet comprising:

• a head;
• a handle coupled to the head;
• a wrist strap connector;
• and
• a flexible tether having an effective length extending from an end of the handle to the wrist strap connector, the effective length being at least 1 mm and no greater than 5.0 mm,
• wherein the wrist strap comprises one of a collar and an insert and wherein the wrist strap connector comprises the other of the collar and the insert connected to the flexible tether, wherein the collar has an interior having a side opening and a side slot extending from the side opening and wherein the insert is insertable into the interior through the side opening while portions of the wrist strap or the flexible tether are insertable into the interior through the side slot.