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 1 st  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 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