USTA COMMUNITY TENNIS ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR AWARD
PRESENTED AT
Community Tennis Development Workshop
ELIGIBILITY
A USTA Community Tennis Association (CTA) defined as: "Any incorporated, geographically defined, not-for-profit, volunteer-based tennis organization that supports or provides programs, which promote and develop the growth of tennis." All CTAs nominated must be registered with the USTA and be a current USTA organization member.
CRITERIA
Criteria include: CTA History, Strong Leadership, Mission Statement, Strategic Plan, Organization Structure, Program offerings, Volunteer recruitment, Community Relationships, Fundraising, Marketing and PR Plans, Staff positions, Special Recognitions, Registered CTA, USTA Organization member. See application for more detail.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applications are sent to USTA Sections, Districts and CTAs. Application must first go to USTA Section office. USTA Section office selects one CTA to submit to USTA National. USTA National selects one CTA of the Year recipient.
TIMETABLE
The Community Tennis Association of the Year Award will now have a rolling deadline. The applications will be available all year and accepted all year. May 1 is now the cutoff date and all applications received by that date will be considered for that current year’s award. CLICK HERE to apply for the 2012 CTA of the year award. *PLEASE NOTE: NARRATIVE, CERTIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE COMBINED INTO ONE ATTACHMENT*
CONTACT
Jon Thompson
USTA Community Tennis Development
70 West Red Oak Lane
White Plains, NY 10604
(914) 696-7025
thompson@usta.com
HISTORY
Established in 2002
YEAR RECIPIENT
2002 Dallas Tennis Association
2003 Pikes Peak Community Tennis Association
2004 Atlanta Community Tennis Association
2005 Summit Tennis Association
2006 Montgomery County Tennis Association
2007 Florence Tennis Association
2008 Brandon Tennis Association
2009 Lee County Community Tennis Association
2010 Washington Tennis & Education Foundation
2011 Houston Tennis Association