QuickStart Pathway Builder


Our QuickStart Pathway Builder is creating a self-sustaining tennis programming progression in 27 counties and 3 independent cities in central and southside Virginia for elementary and middle school-aged kids. We have devised a list of suggested programming options. The pathway includes programs for kids of all ages and skill levels, and emphasizes non-competitive play for kids 10 and under. For assistance in building a customized pathway in your community, please email: quickstartcentral@comcast.net.


Pathway Components -- Schools
    Elementary and Middle Schools

• QuickStart Tennis instruction in PE classes (Jump Start QuickStart)
• "Tennis Tuesdays" -- Tennis/Nutrition Immersion programs
• Racquets at Recess (spontaneous play)
• After-school QuickStart instruction (developmental)
• After-school Kids' Tennis Clubs (casual supervised play)
• School-based QuickStart non-branded teams for kids 10 and under (learn to compete)
• National Junior Tennis & Learning chapters (academics and tennis)
• Tennis festivals (QuickStart FUN and games)
• Tennis PlayDays (no-pressure, non-elimination match play)
• Tennis at Family Fitness Nights and school festivals
• Tennis in the Summer School curriculum (QuickStart PRO)
• QuickStart Friday night parent/child tennis mixer and potluck dinner
• QuickStart Family Classic (parent/child non-elimination round robin)
• USTA Junior Team Tennis teams for kids 8 and up (competitive, team-based match play)

Pathway Components -- Out-of-School
   Parks & Recreation, YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs and other youth-centric organizations

• QuickStart Tennis instruction
• 8U Tennis Academy
• Family Friendly QuickStart lessons for kids and parents together
• Kids' Tennis Clubs
• Saturdays at the Park
• Tennis festivals
• Tennis Play Days
• USTA Junior Team Tennis teams for kids 10 and up
• USTA Youth tournaments (competitive individual match play)
• QuickStart Family Classic
• QuickStart Friday Mixer
• QuickSTARS (stipends for 10U tournament players)

We also use QuickStart Pathway Builder and other QCV campaigns and initiatives to target schools and counties that need a little extra attention. We want to help them take tennis to the "next level."

We are currently working on the following "next-level" schools and communities:

• Albemarle County -- Baker-Butler, Cale, Crozet, Greer, Scottsville and Yancey Elementary Schools and Southwood Mobile Home Park (Cale students)
• Buckingham County 
• Cumberland County
• Nelson County 

Funding for "next-level" QuickStart Pathway Builder has been generously provided by:

• Mid-Atlantic Tennis & Education Foundation (QuickStart PRO Summer School Program match)
• The Smyth Foundation Fund in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
• USTA Foundation, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association
• The Watterson Foundation

   
A racquet in every hand! A smile on every face!