Strategic Partners

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
COMMUNITY TENNIS | USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
COMMUNITY TENNIS
USTA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

IT’S A TEAM EFFORT.

USTA Southern California has partnered with several world-class organizations which strengthen our resolve to improve communities by using tennis as a vehicle to support health and wellness. Through tennis play and friendly competition, we aim to promote character-building traits like sportsmanship, resilience, confidence, self-esteem and positive habits throughout Southern California.

CALVIP

USTA Southern California is working in neighborhoods which have been disproportionately impacted by violence to provide tennis participation, social and emotional learning, life skills opportunities, and interventions. In conjunction with the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, we have identified four neighborhoods and communities of color to target boys and girls ages 8-13 who may have participated in other sports at their recreation sites.

The program, funded through a CalVIP (Violence, Intervention, & Prevention) grant from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections BSCC, began its inaugural 10-week session on April 10, 2023. Programming will continue through June 2025.

VIP10S LOCATIONS

– Mondays at Montecito Heights Rec Center
– Wednesdays at Martin Luther King Rec Center
– Thursdays at Ritchie Valens Rec Center

POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE

USTA Southern California has partnered with the Positive Coaching Alliance for a web series focusing on positive coaching. The virtual events are all free to attend. Use the link below to sign-up for the sessions!

Positive Motivation: Getting the Best from Athletes
Date – Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time – 12:30-2:00pm
Registration Link

Learn how to establish a Positive Youth Sports Culture where your athletes feel safe, seen, heard, and valued.

You will be entered into a USTA SoCal Giveaway Contest when you register for this webinar. We will randomly choose three people who register AND attend the webinar to win a prize!

– REGISTER FOR THE POSITIVE COACHING WEB SERIES

LA COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LA County Parks) adopted the Outdoor Children’s Bill of Rights to celebrate 80 years of connecting Los Angeles County residents to parks and nature for public health, healthy child development, and adult well-being. To commemorate this major milestone, LA County Parks is launching the “Let’s Play Outside” campaign, offering free programming to all kids during the month of July.

Throughout the month, LA County Parks is offering free 1.5 hour adaptive sports clinics for youth with disabilities at nine selected parks. Tennis will be offered at seven of the parks.

– LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LA84 FOUNDATION

SAN DIEGO DISTRICT TENNIS ASSOCIATION

The San Diego District Tennis Association was established in 1973 to serve the adult tennis community by providing activities, programs, sanctioned tournaments and leagues in San Diego county. The SDDTA is the local San Diego affiliate of USTA Southern California.

– LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SDDTA

LA84 FOUNDATION

USTA Southern California has worked with the LA84 Foundation for more than 34 years, going back to LA84’s founding with the surplus from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games!

In recent years, we have expanded our work with LA84 beyond NJTLs to include schools, parks, adaptive programming, and the Youth Leadership Council. LA84 represents the Gold Standard among organizations committed to providing youth sports programs to underserved communities, and it is an honor that the Foundation has demonstrated sustained confidence and support for the work of USTA SoCal in meeting its criteria related to tennis programming.

– LEARN MORE ABOUT THE LA84 FOUNDATION

BEYOND THE BELL

Through our partnership with the Beyond the Bell Middle School Unit, tennis has been delivered to over 15 schools throughout the Los Angeles Unified School District during recent school years.

USTA Southern California has supported Beyond the Bell coaches by providing on-court training, curriculum, and equipment to help them deliver the physical, social and emotional benefits of tennis to their students. Most schools have offered tennis at least two times per week and competed within their local region for two rounds of interscholastic competition.

– LEARN MORE ABOUT BEYOND THE BELL

CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Since 2019, USTA Southern California has been working closely with the City of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department to upgrade public park tennis facilities and bring highly subsidized tennis programming to the City’s youth.

The program began in 2019 with seven pilot sites and has now launched at 20 sites throughout the City of Los Angeles. Click the toggle below to view locations where PlayLA tennis programs are currently offered.

PLAYLA TENNIS LOCATIONS

– Algin Sutton Recreation Center
– Banning Recreation Center
– Green Meadows Recreation Center
– Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center
– Ross Snyder Recreation Center
– St. Andrews Recreation Center
– Van Ness Recreation Center
– El Sereno Recreation Center
– Glassel Park Recreation Center
– Hazard Park Recreation Center
– Montecito Heights Recreation Center
– Queen Anne Recreation Center
– Rio de Los Angeles State Park
– Lanark Recreation Center
– Panorama City Recreation Center
– Reseda Recreation Center
– Ritchie Valens Recreation Center
– Sun Valley Recreation Center
– Sunland Recreation Center
– Victory-Vineland Recreation Center

– LEARN MORE ABOUT PLAYLA PROGRAMS

JOIN OUR MISSION!

Is your organization looking to offer something back to the community in Southern California? We are always looking for new and innovative ways to use tennis to engage with local communities through fun and healthy initiatives. If you would like to partner with USTA SoCal, use the form below to reach out to our Community Department and express your interest!