TENNIS IS GROWING IN NC & WE ARE LEADING THE CHARGE.
Since 2012, USTA North Carolina has invested over $500,000 through Raise the Net to expand tennis facilities, creating more places to play and stronger communities. As the leader in participation across USTA Southern and National, North Carolina is shaping the sport’s future for diverse groups and new generations.
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HOW CAN YOU ADVOCATE FOR TENNIS?
Tennis has enjoyed a long run that has not caused us to advocate for our sport for new or refurbished courts. Since the upsurge in players due to COVID and a renewed discovery of our great game, plus some external forces, we need to advocate for more courts and refurbished courts. It can be daunting to go before our Public officials to speak on behalf of tennis. Here are a few items and ideas to help.
First and foremost, you are not alone. Tennis needs to speak with one united voice for tennis. When there is a fragmented message, confusion reigns! North Carolina has a wonderful network of Community Tennis Associations who are organized and can speak for tennis. Click here to see our network and contacts.
Many of our CTA’s have Advocacy Specialists. To begin to reach out to the CTA’s who do contact the CTA’s or Kelly Gaines.
USTA’S National Advocacy committee has created this handbook to help you begin to think about how to advocate for our sport
USTA NATIONAL ADVOCACY HANDBOOK
To find out more about Tennis Advocacy go to this link. Also, please feel free to reach out to Kelly Gaines for more specific help.
Don’t forget….we play the healthiest sport on the planet. To learn more about the Health Benefits of tennis go here.
READY TO BUILD OR RESURFACE COURTS?
GAME.SET.MATCH.
USTA North Carolina is currently operating under Category 2 and 3 for Mid and High Complexity Projects. In the chart below, USTA Southern may contribute up to 50% of USTA Nationals grant and USTA North Carolina may contribute up to 10% of USTA Na grant.
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STEPS FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE
1. Read through the Tennis Venue Services Offerings
2. USTA Southern and USTA North Carolina partner with USTA’s Tennis Venue Services and will contribute to the grants. All 3 members of the USTA Network work together (USTA National, USTA Southern, USTA North Carolina).
3. In North Carolina, reach out to Kelly Gaines for assistance and keep her in the loop.
4. There are 3 forms:
4a. USTA National form: to apply, go here
4b. USTA Southern form: to apply, go here
4c. USTA North Carolina form: to apply, go here
(Remember the USTA Network works together, so fill out USTA National, USTA Southern and USTA North Carolina.)
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