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Welcome to the Resources page for The Big Serve. Here you will find a database of documents, reports and links providing helpful information for your advocacy project. Choose one of the options listed below to search directly within that section of the page:
 
 

2012 Advocacy Days

Below are the resources used during the USTA’s inaugural Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C., from May 9-11, 2012. More than 100 members of the USTA Family, including members of the USTA and USTA Serves boards, the Advocacy and Public Affairs Committee, the Tennis and Higher Education Task Force and our NJTL network participated for the purpose of educating public decision-makers at the federal level about the work we do and the impact we are making in communities across the country.  Read more about the first-ever USTA Advocacy Days

  -  USTA Advocacy Days (video)

Tennis Facility Marketing Plan (Sample by Formula Marketing)

Videos

After-School/Out-of-School
 
•  Florence Tennis Association Video (Florence, S.C.)
•  NJTL: A Smart Investment (Learn about the USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning program)
•  NJTL of Trenton's NETS Program (fast forward to the 49-second mark)
•  School Tennis - Extracurricular/After-School
•  School Tennis - Overview
 
Collegiate
 
Hear from tennis legend Billie Jean King and current stars John Isner, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan about how playing in college shaped them for success both on and off the court.
 
For University/College Presidents:
•  Winning with Varsity Tennis -- On and Off the Court
 
For University/College Coaches:
•  Empower Yourself and Your Program
 
Facilities
 
•  Brandon Tennis Association Video (Brandon, S.D.)

•  Cary Tennis Park Video (Cary, N.C.)

10 & Under Tennis
Our QuickStart Tennis recreational on-court training videos showcase the QuickStart Play Format Practice Plans for age groups 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10. Increase your knowledge and personal skills/drills library by engaging with these informative videos that showcase activities to get kids having fun and playing tennis right away. Ideal for coaches and parents, the videos may be viewed by visiting: http://www.usta.com/USTA/Home/Coaches/QuickStart_Tennis_Video.aspx.
 
 
Adding 36' & 60' Lines for 10 & Under Tennis: Video documenting the process of striping 36' & 60' lines on a 78' court with interviews from the Tennis Director at the facility and the Contractors who striped the courts.
 
View more videos on QuickStart, ranging from growing your business and easy court set-up to the tournament rule change.

Reports and Statistics

•  America After 3 PM Afterschool Alliance
•  County Health Rankings Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
•  Economic Impact Study USTA/Sport Management Research Institute
•  F as in Fat 2012
•  Growth of Tennis Chart 2000-2010 - SGMA Sports & Fitness Participation Report
•  Health Benefits of Tennis - Pluim, Staal, Marks, et al. (.pdf)
•  Learning to Play and Playing to Learn - Team-Up for Youth (.pdf)
•  Tennis For The Health Of It! - Jack Groppel & USPTA (.pdf) 
•  2010 Tennis Participation Study Findings - Taylor Research & Consulting (.ppt)

Additional Resources

 After-School/Out-of-School

•  Afterschool Alliance
•  Afterschool Resources
•  The After-School Corporation
•  Afterschool in America National, State and Local Landscape 2011
•  Expanded Learning & Afterschool: Opportunities for Student Success
•  National Afterschool Alliance
•  National Afterschool Association
•  National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
•  National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks

Education

•  California Project Lean: Joint Use of School Facilities
•  Intercollegiate Tennis Association
•  National Association for Sports and Physical Education (NASPE)
•  Opening School Grounds to the Community After Hours: A Toolkit for Increasing Physical Activity Through Joint Use Agreements
•  National Summer Learning Association
•  Varsity Collegiate Tennis Advocacy Network

Health

•  Active Living Research
•  Campaign to End Obesity
•  Support The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP)
•  Make The Move 2010-11
•  National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
•  National Physical Activity Plan
•  National Plan Button on NCPPA Website
•  Partnership for a Healthier America
•  Personal Health Investment Today Act - (PHIT)
•  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010
•  Public Health Law & Policy
•  Tennis For The Health Of It!

Parks

 Miscellaneous

•  American Sports Builders Association
•  Billie Jean King Greenslam Environmental Initiative
•  Citizen Corps
•  Collaborative Communications
•  2011 Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW) Presentations
•  The Finance Project
•  The Foundation Center
•  Harvard Family Research Project
•  National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)
•  National League of Cities
•  Professional Tennis Registry (PTR)
•  Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
•  Tennis Industry Association (TIA)
•  U.S. Conference of Mayors
•  United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA
•  USTA Guide for Community Tennis Associations
•  USTA Military Outreach
•  Wallace Foundation

 
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