Agenda Item 8EAGENDA ITEM # 8E
JANUARY 9, 2012
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: Request to apply for a USTA 10 and Under Tennis
(QuickStart) Line & Conversion Grant
DATE: December 21, 2011
SUBMITTED BY: Timmy Johnson, Recreation & Special Events Director
BACKGROUND: Staff is requesting authorization to apply for funding through the
United States Tennis Association (USTA) 10 and Under Tennis
(QuickStart) Line & Conversion Grant. This is a 50%
reimbursement grant approved by the USTA to communities
across the country to assist with the painting of 36' and 60' tennis
lines on existing courts. Quickstart is a competitive play format
that features modified equipment and courts to allow kids to
actually play the game of tennis. The USTA has modified six
different variables: age, court size, net height, ball speed and
weight, racket length, and scoring. This gives kids 10 and under
the opportunity to play on courts their size.
Over the past several years, Tennis Pro Penny Raukis has been
providing tennis lessons for kids at Donner and Russell Park.
Approximately 20 kids are participating in the program at Donner
Park. This will give us the opportunity to start or join a Quickstart
Tennis League.
BUDGET: The cost to paint blended lines for USTA 10 and under programs
on four courts at Russell Park and two courts at Donner Park is
$760.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Authorize staff to submit a USTA 10 and Under Tennis (QuickStart)
Line & Conversion Grant to enhance the kids'tennis program in
Atlantic Beach.
ATTACHMENTS: None
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