Introduction to Facilities

1. Introduction to Facilities USTA National Facility Assistance Program USTA National 10 and Under Line Grant

2. USTA Facility Assistance usta.com/facilities

3. Facility Assistance History • 2005 – Adopt A Court Grants • 2007 – TIP Grants • 2008 – Facility Assistance Grants

4. Assistance History

5. Project Consultants • Client fills out Facility Assistance Form • Form Received by USTA • Assigned to Project Consultant • Contact Made within 30 Days • Walks client through start to finish

6. Steps In Process • Advocacy • Concept Design (for new or rebuilt facilities) • Technical Assistance & Review • Funding Application

7. Advocacy is an Integral Part of Facility Assistance

8. USTA Advocacy Objectives • Build new & renovate existing tennis facilities • Grow in and after school programming with Kid’s Tennis • Protect College Varsity Programs and grow recreational tennis on college campuses

9. USTA VOLUNTEERS

10. THE BIG SERVEYour Advocacy Website www.usta.com/thebigserve

11. National Advocacy Handbook

12. Section Toolkits

13. Advocacy in Motion Worksheets • How to organize your project • Identify core leaders • Key Stakeholders • Decision-makers • Funding • Potential Adversaries

14. PowerPoint Presentation & Tennis Needs Survey

15. Park Master Planning

16. Project Selection & Budgeting Adoption of the Annual Budget allows tennis advocates an opportunity to influence Public Officials

17. Understanding the Way Local Governments Operate

18. USTA Facility Assistance Can Start Anywhere in the Process But it Always Starts with Advocacy

19. Facility Consultant Needs • Aerial Photographs • Dimensions for Existing Facilities • Survey Map with Contour Lines

20. Concept Design • Dependent upon Advocacy Work • Land Acquired • New Facilities • Expansion of Existing Facilities • Bringing Substandard Facilities to Spec

23. CONCEPT DESIGNS

25. Next Steps • Estimate from Contractor for Accurate Budgeting Purposes • Fundraising or Budgeting of Local Dollars

26. Long Term Process • Construction Drawings from an Engineer or Architect • Construction Documents/Bid from Contractor

27. Technical Review • Performed by Team lead by our USTA Engineer • Return Series of Comments to be Answered in Writing • Can Go Back and Forth Several Times

29. Funding Application • Released when all clarifications made • Sent to client/community • Only Complete applications are reviewed

30. Funding Amounts Available Grant applications are released by USTA invitation only

31. Funding Committee Decision • Many contributing factors, it is competitive • Recommendations taken for Design • Recommendations taken for Construction • Programming Plan • Inclusion of 10 and Under Tennis • Stand alone courts • 36 and 60 foot lines

32. Receipt of Funds • Received as Project Moves Along (25%, 50%, 75% and 100% completion) • Accountability information • Publicity • Requisition from Contractors • Pictures of Completion

33. Kid’s Tennis & The QuickStart Format Why it’s so important to tennis communities

34. What is 10 and Under Tennis: • A format of play for kids 10 & under to learn playing the game with 6 key variables • Age • Court Size • Racquet Size • Ball • Net Height • Scoring System • The Play Component - Integrate into existing programs • Team based play • Tournaments & Events • Lesson based programs • Casual play

35. QuickStart is to Tennis, What… • T-Ball and Little League are to Baseball • Pee-wee and Youth soccer lined fields are to Soccer • First-Tee is to Golf • AYF is to Football • Shorter lined courts and lower baskets are to Basketball

37. Lining 10 and Under courts: • can be done with minimalinvestment ($200-$400) by painting lines on existing courts • will provide additional activity for one of a community’s largestpopulations

38. Communities with QuickStart Courts & Lines • Houston, TX • Charlotte, NC • New Haven, CT • Atlanta, GA • Jacksonville, FL • Chicago, IL • Surprise, AZ… • In 3 years over 2000 courts have been lined for 36’ and 60’ tennis or built.

40. 10&Under Tournaments/Events • Communities without permanent courts (QuickStart) or painted lines will miss out on USTA QuickStart (36’ &60’) tournament/event opportunities resulting in a loss of economic development revenue • Facilities without permanent courts or lines will lose out on this revenue generating format

41. Is it only for kids? The 60 ft courts are already becoming popular for adults to better allow • Singles play for seniors • Those with bad knees • Wheelchair Players & Wounded Warriors • Obese players • “Mobility challenged”….(small kids)

42. Official QUICKSTART LINE Ruling from the USTA • The Rules of Tennis DO allow USTA National/Sectional/District events or tournaments to be played on courts with additional lines such as those used for the QuickStart Tennis format.   • Timon Corwin • Senior Director, Junior and Collegiate Competition • United States Tennis Association • 10399 Flores Drive • Boca Raton, FL  33428

43. THREE IMPORTANT DECISIONS • Intercollegiate Tennis Association • United States Tennis Association • International Tennis Federation

44. “After 10 minutes on the courts, you don’t even notice the lines”… Sean Ferreira, Director, Cary Tennis Park “Over the past two years, there have been zero complaints about QuickStart lines on any of our courts”… Craig Jones USTA Southern QuickStart Task Force

45. The USTA provides concept plans and unified specifications for permanent 10 and Under courts and permanent lines.

46. USTA 10 and Under National Line Grants & Conversions • National Line Grant 50% with 25% section match • Collegiate Line Grant 100% in partnership with ITA • Playground Line Grant 50% with 25% section match (3 location min.) • Conversions (One 78’ to four 36’) 50% match up to $4K Some sections contribute another 25% up to $1000

47. National QST Line Grant Steps • Fill out Facility Assistance Form at usta.com/Facilities • Submit photos, dimensions and estimate • We send concepts and specifications • When job is complete, submit photos and invoice – we release funds