USTA Schools Committee

USTA Schools Department

Annual Meeting, 2010

Schools Committee Members

Gary Pina, Chair – New England

Jonelle Smith, Vice Chair - Midwest

Robin Bateman – Southern

Debbie Carlsen – Southwest

Rosario Dalia – Eastern

Masu Kusume Dyer – Hawaii Pacific

Donald Harris – Midwest

Steve Leube, ED Liaison – Northern California

Ajay Pant – Missouri Valley

Robert Pfaender – Florida

Emily Schaefer – Texas

Roslind Shumway – Southern California

Jason Jamison, USTA Staff

USTA Schools Department

– Jason Jamison, National Manager

– Karen Green, National Coordinator

– Barb Stones, National Assistant

School Tennis Overview

No-Cut TeamsAfter School Tennis

Positive 1st Play Compete

Experience

Complete Participation Pathway

PE Tennis

School Tennis Resources

Teacher In-Service Trainings

School Tennis curriculum package

Equipment discount program

Adopt-a-School start-up kit

No-Cut Coach recognition program

Why should we work with schools?

Schools are where the kids are . . .

It’s where we can link to parents . . .

It’s where we can change perception of our sport

A positive first experience will lead to continued play

All demographics are represented

Why should we work with schools?

Teachers and schools naturally embrace it

QST equipment is the perfect fit for school settings

Largest opportunity for courts to be lined and built

Training and curriculum for schools incorporates key components of QST

Spontaneous play, supervised play, and structured play are all possible on school grounds

The latest numbers . . .

151 School Districts, 836,390 kids, 2631 schools, 3960 teachers (’08 – ’09)

NJTL (Adopt-a-School): 161 Chapters, 329 schools/sites, 116,936 kids

CTA (Adopt-a-School): 251 CTA’s, 1,635 schools, 321,072 kids