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Community
Tennis
TENNIS ON CAMPUS
Tennis on Campus is organized, non-varsity play for
co-ed teams. Everyone is eligible, no matter whether you
played high school tennis or are just beginning. The
emphasis is on fun, fitness, and socializing. The program
can be organized through the intramural department as a
sport club, or through any other campus-based organization.
Online software and grants from both the USTA and
the Missouri Valley are available. Teams are eligible to
attend the Missouri Valley Section Championships and
may advance to the National Championships, presented
by the USTA, NIRSA, and the ITA.
More Information: Susan Riemann 913-322-4836 or
riemann@movalley.usta.com
Members of a 2006 Iowa State Univeristy Tennis on Campus team gear
up for a match.
USTA SCHOOL TENNIS
The USTA Missouri Valley is pleased to join forces with
dedicated teachers and school administrators offering
tennis in after-school programs or physical education
classes. Teachers can receive the USTA School Tennis
Curriculum containing lesson plans for elementary
through high school levels. In-Service workshops are
offered free of charge to groups of teachers and provide
instructors with specific techniques for handling large
numbers of students. Schools committing to an afterschool
or in-school tennis program, and with a current
USTA organization membership, can access free or discounted
equipment.
More Information: Susan Riemann 913-322-4836 or
riemann@movalley.usta.com
USTA WHEELCHAIR TENNIS
USTA Wheelchair
Tennis is one of the
fastest growing and most
challenging of all wheelchair
sports. To meet this
demand, USTA
Wheelchair Tennis offers
programs geared towards
the wheelchair player.
Rules are the same as
stand-up tennis, except
the wheelchair player is
allowed two bounces of
the ball.
Wheelchair tennis provides
persons with disabilities
the opportunity to
share in activities with
their peers and family,
whether able-bodied or
disabled. Playing wheelchair
tennis adds to the
socialization and the normalization
of life for those
who’ve had a disabling
injury or illness. Proficient
wheelchair users can play
and actively compete
against stand-up players.
Wheelchair players can
letter in tennis in high
school and college.
A wheelchair tennis player must
have a medically diagnosed,
mobility-related disability, with a
substantial or total loss of function
in one or more extremities. In
wheelchair tennis, the player must
master the game and the wheelchair.
Learning mobility on the
court is exciting and challenging,
Recreational Coach Workshops
(RCW’s) are six-hour trainings that
have been developed by the USTA
in cooperation with the USPTA and
the PTR for instructors who are
teaching tennis lessons and
coaching Junior Team Tennis programs.
Topics to be covered in
these workshops are: large group
teaching for youth and adults using
the play-based approach to coaching;
conducting effective team
practice for youth and adults; tennis
teaching technique - current
trends and progressions; and fun-
To promote wheelchair
tennis, the Missouri Valley
featured players like
Anthony Meadows of
Tulsa, Okla., in exhibition
matches at each of the
four USTA League Section
Championships in 2006.
and helps build strength and cardiovascular
ability. Wheelchair
tennis players play in able-bodied
events with two bounces and can
be rated according to NTRP characteristics.
More Information: Lori Therrien
913-322-4829 or
therrien@movalley.usta.com
RECREATIONAL COACH WORKSHOPS
damental movement skills and
more.
The USTA office sends out a
national approved trainer for the
workshop, sample supplies for participants
and additional resources.
RCW’s are perfect annual training
tools for park & recreation agencies,
NJTLs and other service
organizations like YMCAs, Boys &
Girls Clubs or Girl Scout Councils.
More Information: John Terpkosh
913-322-4835 or
jterpkosh@movalley.usta.com
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