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USTA/ITA AWARDS PROGRAM
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) will continue to honor ITA collegiate coaches who serve their communities through two awards. The Campus & Community Outreach Award will honor coaches for leading campus and community-based tennis programs through leading the different USTA sponsored programming listed below as well as promoting tennis through recreational tennis programs. The Campus QuickStart Provider of the Year Award will honor coaches for their leadership in promoting the 10 & Under Tennis QuickStart play format by hosting a variety of events on their campus.
To nominate an ITA member collegiate coach or submit an application, complete the forms found below. Once the nomination has been received, the nominee will be contacted to complete the award application form. Coaches may also submit a completed application form, on their own, without being formally nominated. We want to know what our coaches are doing to help promote the different USTA programs and tennis in general. Help us to honor all deserving coaches for their dedication to tennis and their work within their communities.
USTA/ITA Campus & Community Outreach Award
Eligibility
All ITA Head and Assistant College Coaches who provide a leadership role in promoting, organizing or participating in campus and community tennis programming that encourage tennis participation and that support the different USTA programs are eligible for this award. Specifically, this award will recognize coaches who host: Campus Showdowns, Campus Kids’ Days, coaches who are recognized as Campus QuickStart providers, coaches who assist with the Tennis On Campus program, as well as coaches who administer other recreational tennis programs on campus or in the local community.
A coach may not be recognized as a sectional or national award winner two consecutive years.
Award Selection
USTA Sectional Selection: Each USTA section, through an ad-hoc sectional awards selection committee, will assist in the select of a section winner who then becomes a national nominee.
National Selection: An Ad-Hoc Selection Committee will be formed that will include members from the USTA National Collegiate Committee (varsity), ITA Staff, and USTA Staff members to review all sectional winners along with at-large nominations and to make the final selection of the national winner(s).
Recognition and Award Ceremony
The National Award winner(s) will receive a travel stipend to attend the annual ITA national convention courtesy of the USTA. All winners (sectional and national) will receive an awards certificate, and will be recognized on the ITA and USTA (sectional and national) websites.
Forms (Deadline Extended):
Award Application Form (Application deadline: Monday, October 22, 2012)
Nominate a Coach (No longer accepting nominations)
USTA/ITA Campus QuickStart Provider of the Year Award
Eligibility
All ITA Head and Assistant College Coaches who are recognized as Campus QuickStart providers are eligible for this award. Specifically, this award will recognize coaches who have worked hard to bring the 10 & Under tennis and the QuickStart format to their campus. The USTA list of criteria to become a QuickStart Provider includes: 1) hosting free/low cost QuickStart festivals on campus, 2) hosting (or have attended) a USTA QuickStart training, 3) using QuickStart playing format on campus, 4) hosting a USTA sanctioned 10 & Under or 8 & Under tournament, 5) using QuickStart in the Adopt-a-school program, 6) involved in a 10 & Under JTT program, and 7) have agreed to or have already installed permanent QuickStart lines on campus tennis courts.
For more information about USTA/ITA Campus QuickStart Providers or to become one go to the ITA website (link provided here):
http://www.itatennis.com/Events/USTA-ITA-Programs/USTA_ITA_Campus_QuickStart.htm
A coach may not be recognized as a sectional or national award winner two consecutive years.
Award Selection
USTA Sectional Selection: Each USTA section, through an ad-hoc sectional awards selection committee, will assist in the select of a section winner who then becomes a national nominee.
National Selection: An Ad-Hoc Selection Committee will be formed that will include members from the USTA National Collegiate Committee (varsity), ITA Staff, and USTA Staff members to review all sectional winners along with at-large nominations and to make the final selection of the national winner(s).
Recognition and Award Ceremony
The National Award winner(s) will receive a travel stipend to attend the annual ITA national convention courtesy of the USTA. All winners (sectional and national) will receive an awards certificate, and will be recognized on the ITA and USTA (sectional and national) websites.
Forms (Deadline Extended):
Award Application Form (Application deadline: Monday, October 22, 2012)
Nominate an ITA Coach (No longer accepting nominations)
2011 USTA/ITA COMMUNITY OUTREACH & CAMPUS RECREATION AWARD WINNERS
