USTA Southwest
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Scottsdale, AZ 85254
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Adam Knox (Hilton El Conquistador - 18's Advanced) goes up for a serve at the 2008 STA Southwest Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships.
USTA Jr. Team Tennis (JTT) is a grassroots community level tennis program that is marketed to boys and girls ages 6 to 18. The philosophy of the program is fun, fitness, and friends in an environment that stresses sportsmanship and socialization in a team tennis atmosphere.
The skill divisions are broken down using a rating system designed for coaches, players and parents to rate their own children. Leagues are led by volunteer Area League Coordinators that organize and handle all of the local registrations for the participants in the community. USTA Jr. Team Tennis is a great recreational program where players of all skill levels can play with, or against, their friends in a low-key competitive environment.
USTA Jr. Team Tennis is a program of team practice and match play for boys and girls, ages 6 to 18, who want to play on tennis teams. Teams are comprised of players from similar age and skill levels, and they compete against other teams from the same area in one of three league divisions: 18 & under, 14 & under, and 12 & under and three skill levels: beginner/advanced beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Divisions are also forming in the 10-and-under and 8-and-under divisions using the QuickStart Tennis Format. For more information on QuickStart, click HERE.
Jr. Team Tennis participants get involved in a healthy, active sport and they stay involved, because they're part of a team, connecting in a co-ed, social environment while honing their tennis skills. As a result, they learn more than just a sport they can participate in forever. They learn the importance of teamwork while having fun with their friends. Parents are encouraged to help out and become active with their child's participation in the JTT program, much like baseball Little League teams do.
Melissa Kahn (L) and Delaney Nothaft (R) of the Ahwatukee Tennis Club (Ahwatukee, Ariz.) enjoy fun, friendship and fitness with Jr. Team Tennis.
Not that there isn't a competitive component. There's plenty of competition too! Participants do have the opportunity to advance to local, section, and even national competition. Players in the Intermediate and Advanced Divisions compete for the opportunity to represent the USTA Southwest each year at the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships.
For more information on Jr. Team Tennis and what it can do for your child, visit www.jrteamtennis.usta.com.
There will be a new uniform for Jr. Team Tennis in 2009
2009 USTA Southwest Jr. Team Tennis Championships The 2009 USTA Southwest Jr. Team Tennis Section Championships will be held Aug. 3-5 in Albuquerque, N.M.
Captain's Handbook (Updated 6/23/09)- Please read carefully through this handbook for all of the details regarding the championship. Included is information and instructions for the host hotel, Player Party, championship registration, schedule of play and rules and regulations for the championship.
Match site: Jerry Cline Tennis Center (7205 Constitution Av NE, Albuquerque, N.M. 87110) Tel: (505) 256-2080
Registration deadline isJuly 20. Click HERE to register your team for the event in TennisLink. You can find your team number on Page 4 of the Captain's Handbook. In addition to registering for the championship, the forms listed below must be completed and turned in. All forms may be emailed to jadams@southwest.usta.com or faxed to (480) 289-2701. Forms to complete for registration (Updated 6/23/09): ALL FORMS ARE DUE BY JULY 20, 2009.
Section teams that win their divisions in the 14's and 18's divisions at the Section Championships will qualify for the USTA Jr. Team Tennis National Championships Oct. 23-25 (14 & Under Intermediate, 14 & Under Advanced) and Nov. 1-3 (18 & Under Intermediate, 18 & Under Advanced).
