Partnership Announcement

Mead, WA ( PressReleaseCollection ) Jun 09, 2009 -I would like to announce that the USTA/Midwest Section’s Community Tennis Division and Marketing & Membership Division recently partnered with Skyhawks Sports Camps to implement the QuickStart tennis format and USTA membership into their tennis camps within selected communities.

Skyhawks Sports youth sports camps are committed to providing a Safe, Fun, and Skill-focused experience for kids between the ages of 3 and 15. Skyhawks is a national youth sports camp company with local camps in over 24 states in the US as well as limited locations in Canada. Skyhawks offers 11 different sports: Soccer, Baseball, Flag Football, Basketball, Tennis, Lacrosse, Golf, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Track & Field, and a special Multi Sport Camp where kids get to sample three different sports. Youth summer camps range from 45 minutes to 6 hours per day and offer instruction in all skill levels, from introductory to advanced.

Skyhawks Sports is proud to be the leader in youth sports since 1979 and maintains a proven safety track record. Under the expert care of their sports camp coaches, kids not only learn individual, sport-oriented skills, but also develop personally and socially, learning teamwork and building character and life skills through sports.

As part of the agreement, Skyhawks will begin with pilot programs across the USTA/Midwest Section with a major focus in Ohio- 11 programs. The programs will utilize the QuickStart format and all the participants will become USTA members.

QuickStart Tennis is an exciting play format for learning tennis, designed to bring kids into the game by utilizing specialized equipment, shorter court dimensions and modified scoring, all tailored to age and size. It is divided into two different levels -- ages 8 and under and ages 10 and under. It's the fast, fun way to get kids into tennis--and keep them playing.

Here are the cities in which Skyhawks plan to pilot a tennis program utilizing the QuickStart format in late summer:

NORTHEAST OHIO:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Beachwood Parks and Recreation Pete Conces Beachwood Municipal
South Euclid/Lyndhurst Parks and Recreation Rick Dula TBD

SOUTHWEST OHIO:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Beavercreek Parks and Recreation Mike Thonnerieaux Lofino Park
Indian Hill School District Jill Bruder Indian Hill High School
Kettering Parks and Recreation Dave Westendorf Kettering Recreation Center
Montgomery Parks and Recreation Julie Machon TBD

CENTRAL OHIO:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Bexley Parks and Recreation Michael Price Jeffrey Mansion
Dublin Parks and Recreation Michael Croft Coffman Park
Powell Parks and Recreation Silas Bowers Arbor Ridge West
Westerville Parks and Recreation Eric Dicke Otterbein College
Worthington Parks and Recreation Missy Hindman Wilson Hill Courts

NORTHERN INDIANA:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Elkhart YMCA/Sports Facility Brett Eldridge TBD

CENTRAL INDIANA:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Carmel Parks and Recreation Ben Johnson Creekside Middle
School
Fishers YMCA Jake Reardon-McSorley Fishers Junior High

CHICAGO:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Itasca Parks and Recreation Mike Wold Franzen Tennis Courts
River Forest Parks and Recreation Mike Kenny Keystone Courts
Wood Dale Parks and Recreation Keith Schmerer TBD

MICHIGAN:
CITY ORGANIZATION TYPE CONTACT LOCATION
Birmingham School District Cheryl Shettel Seaholm High School

Contact:

Skyhawks
6311 E. Mt. Spokane Park Dr.
Suite B Mead, WA 99021
Phone: 1.800.804.3509

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