USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference
GET READY FOR THE 2026
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
December 3 - 5
Olathe Conference Center
10401 S Ridgeview Rd
Olathe, Kansas 66061
Celebrate greatness with us in December.
YOU are invited to the annual gathering of players, providers, volunteers, officials, coaches and fans from our five state area happening December 3 - 5 at the Olathe Conference Center! Learn from national and regional experts on how to grow the game!
Register now!
Featured Speakers:
- Craig Tiley- USTA Chief Executive Officer
- Ted Loehrke- USTA Managing Director, Head of Section Partnerships
- Patrick Briaud- USTA Managing Director, Tennis Advocacy
- Jennifer Gregg- USTA Senior Director, Advocacy
- Lydia Colaresi- USTA Managing Director, Head of Digital Strategy
- Michael Hughes- USTA Senior Director Digital & Business Strategy-Technology
Schedule:
Thursday, December 3
- 4:15p - 5:00p: Opening General Session
- 5:15p - 8:00p: Game, Set, Trivia followed by Dinner & Networking
Friday, December 4
- 8:30a - 9:15a: General Session w/ Ted Loehrke
- 9:30a - 10:15a: Breakout Session: Advocacy in Action- Championing Tennis Beyond the Baseline w/ Speakers Patrick Briaud and Jennifer Gregg
- 10:30a - 11:15a: Breakout Session: Digital Landscape w/ Speakers Lydia Colaresi, Michael Hughes, Dominic Marticorena
- 11:30a - 12:15p: Breakout Session: Powering Your Mission - Building a High-Impact Volunteer Team w/ Panelists (TBA) and moderated by Jennifer Gregg and Laura Puryear
- 12:15p - 1:15p: Lunch and Networking
- 1:30p - 2:15p: Adult League Regulation Working Group
- 2:30p - 3:15p: Adult Play Committee Meeting
- 3:30p - 4:15p: Diverse & Inclusive Community Outreach Committee Meeting
- 5:00p: Meeting of the Board (open)
- Following: Meeting of the Association
- 6:00p-8:00p: Dinner & Networking
Saturday, December 5
- 8:30a - 9:15a: General Session w/ Speaker Craig Tiley
- 9:00a - 11:00a: Officials Committee Meeting
- 9:30a - 11:00a: District Session w/ Speakers Dominic Marticorena and more TBA
- 11:30a - 2:00p: Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration | View all of our 2026 USTA Missouri Valley Award Winners here.
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The 2025 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted December 4-6, wrapped up yet another successful year in our section. The Olathe Conference Center hosted the event and provided a memorable experience for all attendees.
Read the full recap here.
Read about the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees here.
Read about the 2025 Award Winners here.
Watch the 2025 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album from the conference here.
Find the Facebook album from the 2025 Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration here.
The 2024 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted December 5-7, wrapped up yet another successful year in our section. The Sheraton Overland Park Hotel hosted the event and provided a memorable experience for all attendees.
Read the full recap here.
Read about the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees here.
Read about the 2024 Award Winners here.
Watch the 2024 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album from the conference here.
Find the Facebook album from the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Celebration here.
The 2023 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted November 30 - December 2, wrapped up yet another successful year in our section. The Olathe Conference Center hosted the event and provided a memorable experience for all attendees.
Read the full recap here.
Read about the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees here.
Read about the 2023 Award Winners here.
Watch the 2023 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album here.
The 2022 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted December 2-3, wrapped up yet another successful year in our section. The Olathe Conference Center hosted the event and provided a memorable experience for all attendees.
Read the full recap here.
Watch the 2022 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album here.
The 2021 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted December 3-4, was our first chance since 2019 to get back together with some familiar faces. The Olathe Conference Center hosted the event and provided a memorable experience for all attendees.
Read the full recap here.
Watch the 2021 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album here.
The 2020 USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference, hosted December 1-2, was unlike any other conference we’ve had - and was capped off with the 2020 USTA Missouri Valley Highlights video. The USTA Missouri Valley community was connected digitally rather than face-to-face and was a culmination of our centennial celebration in 2020.
Read the full recap here.
Watch the 2020 recap video here.
Watch the 100 Years of Growing the Game video here.
More than 200 people attended the USTA Missouri Valley Annual Conference November 29 to December 1 at the Olathe Conference Center adjacent to the Embassy Suites in Olathe, Kansas. The conference offered a Net Generation Pathway Workshop followed by sessions on parent engagement, and the Positive Coaching Alliance also led a session on coaching and creating positive experiences within the sport.
Read the full recap here.
Watch the 2018 recap video here.
Find the Facebook album here.
Watch the 2014 recap video here.
HONORING THE BEST
USTA Missouri Valley places high value on recognizing excellence on and off the tennis court. Each year, USTA Missouri Valley honors the volunteers, organizations, programs and members who have done an outstanding job on and off the court to help grow the game of tennis.
View the previous Award Winners
CELEBRATING OUR HISTORY
On March 20, 2020, the USTA Missouri Valley celebrated its 100 year anniversary and over the past century, USTA Missouri Valley has undergone many changes and seen tremendous growth, and it continues to change and grow for the better every day.
READ OUR HISTORY
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