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Resources

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/USTA Serves "By The Numbers"

- Legislative Meeting Notes and Talking Points (.pdf)

- Congressional Tennis Caucas for USTA Advocates (.pdf)

- USTA Advocacy Days (video)

- USTA Impact Maps

Recent Articles

• Tennis in Afterschool and Summer Programs: A Winning New Model to Expand Fitness and Learning

• Public Affairs & Advocacy News Flash Fall 2012

• Tennis & Health, USTA Partners to Help Combat Childhood Obesity, November-December 2012

• Pack Your Tennis Courts with Players and Programs

• Congressional Caucuses Help Our Cause

• Don’t be Afraid to Reach Out to Your Legislators

• Public Affairs & Advocacy News Flash Summer 2012

• Public Affairs & Advocacy News Flash Spring 2012

• Facilities: Helping Hands• Tennis Anyone? Sports Events Magazine

• Shining Stars of the Grass-Roots Game

• Advocacy News Flash Spring 2011

• Advocacy News Flash Fall 2010

• Advocacy News Flash Spring 2010

• Tennis, Everyone? by Robin Bateman

Grant & Funding Sources

• 2013 USTA 10 and Under Tennis Playground Lines Grant

• 2013 USTA 10 and Under Collegiate Line Grant

• 2013 USTA 36' and 60' Line Conversion Grant

• 2013 USTA Facility Assistance Program Guide

•  USTA Grants
•  USTA Eastern Grants/Scholarships
•  USTA Florida Grants/Scholarships
•  USTA Intermountain Grants/Scholarships
•  USTA Mid-Atlantic Grants/Scholarships
•  USTA Middle States Grants/Scholarships
•  USTA Midwest Grants/

• USTA Missouri Valley Grants/Scholarships
• USTA Northern Grants/Scholarships

• USTA Pacific Northwest Grants/Scholarships

• USTA Serves

• USTA Southern Grants/Scholarships
• USTA Southwest Grants/Scholarships

• The Boettcher Foundation

• California - Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program

• The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP)

• CDC Community Transformation Grant Program

• Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice Mentorship Grants

• The Foundation Center

• Grants.gov

• The Kaiser Family Foundation

• National Recreation & Parks Association Fundraising Resources

• Robert Wood Foundation

• Social Innovation Fund

• Sports Philanthropy Project

• Teammates for Kids

• Wallace Foundation

• The Weinberg Foundation

• The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (United We Serve grant)

• Women's Sports Foundation

After School/Out of School

Adopt A School

College Tennis

Tennis Facility Marketing Plan (Sample by Formula Marketing)

USTA President's Advocacy Library

Videos

After-School/Out-of-School

• Keist Park QuickStart Facility Debuts in Dallas

•  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.

QuickStart Tennis Play Format on Grass (no audio)

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

• The USTA Serves Special Report: More Than a Sport: Tennis, Education and Health

• 2012 Shape of the Nation Report: Status of Physical Education in the USA

• 2012 Sports, Fitness and Leisure Activities Topline Participation Report - SGMA

• Active Living Research

• America After 3 PM Afterschool Alliance

• Cleveland Clinic: Tennis: Stronger Mind & Body

• Community Transformation Grants Program/CDC Healthy Communities Program - NRPA 2012

• Community Development Block Grant Program - NRPA 2012

• County Health Rankings Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

• Economic Impact Study USTA/Sport Management Research Institute