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What is QuickStart Tennis? What is 10U Tennis?

What Parents Should Know about QuickStart and 10 and Under Tennis . . . it's a whole new ball game for kids!

Could you imagine sending your child out to play baseball for the first time with the same-sized bat and ball they use in the major leagues? What about using an NBA-height basketball goal on a full-length court? Of course not. Yet in previous years young players have done just that in tennis, taking an adult-sized racquet and a yellow tennis ball to play on the same-sized court used at the US Open.

The QuickStart Tennis play format is a chance for kids to learn real tennis and have real FUN doing it. 10 and Under (10U) Tennis follows almost every other youth sport and uses racquets, balls and courts that are sized right for kids so that they enjoy the game right from the start.

Kid-sized equipment and courts, and balls that don't bounce over their heads, give kids the advantage they need to learn to play tennis. Age-appropriate lesson plans make sure kids are successful. FUN and SUCCESS -- that's the QuickStart Advantage!

But what really sets QuickStart apart is the cooperative, no-pressure, learn-to-compete approach that has kids coming back for more. The number one reason kids quit playing a sport is that it is no longer FUN. The second reason is unmet expectations of parents and coaches. QuickStart addresses both those issues. Making sure the kids have FUN is the easy part. Educating parents and coaches is a little more challenging. Other youth sports have used the adult competitive model for youth sports which is the reason kids drop out. 10U Tennis offers an age-approrpiate, youth-driven model. We want kids to stay in the game!

  • QuickStart Tennis is a "play-to-learn" format
  • QuickStart emphasizes development of motor skills
  • QuickStart uses progressions to teach racquet skills
  • For kids 10 and under, there is an emphasis on FUN, not competing!

The USTA is helping to build "tennis pathways" for kids 10 and under in communities across our country to maximize play opportunities for kids of all abilities and interests.

  • 10U kids play to learn to compete                Click here for QuickStart Pathway Pointer
  • Spontaneous, creative play is emphasized     Click here for QuickStart/10U Programming Calendar
  • New play formats have been developed        Click here to find a QuickStart PRO
  • Kids first. Tennis second.

In short, QuickStart Tennis is kid-sized, play-based, no-pressure FUN!

For more information about QuickStart and 10U Tennis, click here.
 


 










 

 

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