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Introduction to Facilities
USTA National Facility
Assistance Program
USTA National 10 and Under
Line Grant
USTA Facility Assistance
usta.com/facilities
Facility Assistance History
• 2005 – Adopt A Court Grants
• 2007 – TIP Grants
• 2008 – Facility Assistance Grants
Assistance History
Year
Communities
Served
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
52
38
84
136
342
614
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
Steps In Process
• Advocacy
• Concept Design (for new or
rebuilt facilities)
• Technical Assistance & Review
• Funding Application
Advocacy is an Integral Part of
Facility Assistance
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
USTA VOLUNTEERS
THE BIG SERVE
Your Advocacy Website
www.usta.com/thebigserve
National Advocacy Handbook
Section Toolkits
Advocacy in Motion Worksheets
• How to organize your project
• Identify core leaders
• Key Stakeholders
• Decision-makers
• Funding
• Potential Adversaries
PowerPoint Presentation & Tennis
Needs Survey
Park Master Planning
Project Selection & Budgeting
Adoption of the
Annual Budget
allows tennis
advocates an
opportunity to
influence Public
Officials
Understanding the Way Local
Governments Operate
USTA Facility Assistance Can Start
Anywhere in the Process
But it Always Starts with Advocacy
Facility Consultant Needs
• Aerial Photographs
• Dimensions for Existing Facilities
• Survey Map with Contour Lines
Concept Design
• Dependent upon Advocacy Work
• Land Acquired
–New Facilities
–Expansion of Existing Facilities
–Bringing Substandard Facilities to
Spec
CONCEPT DESIGNS
Next Steps
• Estimate from Contractor for
Accurate Budgeting
Purposes
• Fundraising or Budgeting of
Local Dollars
Long Term Process
• Construction Drawings from
an Engineer or Architect
• Construction
Documents/Bid from
Contractor
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
1.
“A Real Tennis Center”
Document Review
2-7-09
Project consists of the construction of 10 asphalt tennis courts, a center court and a
clubhouse at a local park.
2. General
a. Not knowing how this facility will be managed, it is hard to provide comment on the layout;
however, if this facility is a pay to play facility, there is no control, which will allow anyone
to play on a court without checking in or scheduling court time. The layout should be
contained with perimeter fencing directing users to the front desk in the clubhouse.
b. What is the intent of developing a Center Court? No details are provided for this court. What
are the dimensions of this court? If given the planned programming intent of this court, we
may be able to provide additional input on its design.
c. The City may want to consider centering the clubhouse building on the net line of the Center
Court, which should balance the covered terraced seating at this court. While the breezeway
would be off center, a more dramatic view of this court would be provided from the lobby. A
gable centered on the lobby may also open up the view to this court.
d. The drawings should provide a specific number for each proposed court at the tennis center.
We have found that numbering the courts on the plans greatly assist the team in discussions
during the planning, design and construction.
e. The City may want to consider breaking up the 5 court batteries into smaller combinations,
which would soften the design as well as provide better opportunities for spectator seating,
gathering areas and control of facility circulation and control.
3. Plan Sheet C4.1
a. We recommend the courts be sloped in a continuous direction toward the battery exterior, in
lieu of as shown. Having the low points between courts (even though trench drains are
provided), will result in water ponding on the acrylic surface, particularly during heavy rain
events when the capacity of the grate is exceeded.
4. Plan Sheet RD/1
a. The fence elevations on this sheet show the tops of the fence post foundations even with the
court surface, yet the fence elevations on the next plan sheet show the tops of the foundations
below the pavement. We recommend the latter.
USTA /Review Comments
Funding Application
• Released when all clarifications
made
• Sent to client/community
• Only Complete applications are
reviewed
Funding Amounts Available
Grant applications are released by USTA invitation only
Category
Description
USTA Contribution
Category I
For basic facility improvements,
including fixed amenities (i.e.
backboards, fencing, lighting, QST
lines, etc.)
Up to $4,000 – must be
matched dollar for dollar by
local community
Category II
Resurfacing of existing courts
Up to 20% of total project
cost or $35,000 max
Category III
New construction or facility expansion
Up to 20% of total project
cost or $50,000 max
Funding Committee Decision
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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
Receipt of Funds
• Received as Project Moves Along
(25%, 50%, 75% and 100% completion)
• Accountability information
• Publicity
• Requisition from Contractors
• Pictures of Completion
Kid’s Tennis & The QuickStart
Format
Why it’s so important
to tennis
communities
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
QuickStart is to Tennis, What…
o T-Ball and Little League are to Baseball
o Pee-wee and Youth soccer lined fields
are to Soccer
o First-Tee is to Golf
o AYF is to Football
o Shorter lined courts and lower baskets
are to Basketball
Lining 10 and Under courts:
1) can be done with minimal investment ($200-$400) by
painting lines on existing courts
2) will provide additional activity for one of a community’s
largest populations
Communities with QuickStart
Courts & Lines
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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.
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
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)
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
THREE IMPORTANT DECISIONS
• Intercollegiate Tennis Association
• United States Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation
“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
The USTA provides
concept plans and unified
specifications for
permanent 10 and Under
courts and permanent
lines.
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
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
Concept Plans
Specs for Contractors and Approval
Letter
Once Courts are Painted
• After project is completed, owner
sends
–Pictures of completed job
–Copy of contractor’s final invoice
• Section is notified and Checks are
mailed to facility
Playground/Blacktop Striping for Schools
• Designed to
encourage schools to
paint their own lines
• ‘Do It Yourself’
specifications
• Paint three or more
schools in your
community and
qualify for the
National Line Grant
College Campus Line Grant
• Provides 100% funding for college
coaches who paint 10 and Under blended
lines on their campus courts
• Encourages interaction between
community youth and colleges
• Boost economic revenue from summer
camps and events
• Makes tennis more relevant on college
campuses
Full Court 10&Under
(QuickStart) Conversions
Cary Tennis Park, NC
• $8,000 Investment
• Little used Exhibition
Court
• Elementary School across
street
Over $20,000 in additional
revenue and 1000 kids
served each year
Adopt-A-Unit
•CTAs and other Organizations
‘adopt’ a unit of 100 deployed
service members collecting and
sending care packages to unit
•On organizations behalf, USTA
will send portable tennis
equipment to unit
•Funded by a $112,000 grant from
National Recreation Foundation
usta.com/AdoptAUnit
Opportunities and Questions