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new ! - USPTA JTT WINTER season NEWS |
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NEW for the 2012 USPTA JTT WINTER season (commencing January 21) is that it will be a two league format, comprising of a 'North' and 'South' League. At the end of the season, the champions in each league will compete in a JTT 'PLAY-OFFs' to determine the supreme champion for each age/skill division.
The 'SUPERBOWL' of JTT perhaps? 
The highly successful 10 & Under division with its QuickStart format of 60' court and low compression balls will continue in both leagues.
BREAKING NEWS! Grassroots Tennis has reached an agreement with CourtsideUSA to provide online scoring and team standings just in time for the Winter season. CourtsideUSA and USPTA have formed a partnership to provide local Tennis Communities throughout the U.S. - Boca Raton is the national pilot Community, and USPTA JTT will be the very first program in this exciting new venture. |
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The USPTA JTT FALL JTT Grand Jamboree was held at Woodfield C.C. on Saturday, November 19. There was a new record in Jamboree participation, with over 120 juniors joining in the fun and games. The festivities concluded with trophies and medals plus the always popular free raffle draw.
The League champions were presented with trophies in the six divisions; 10 & Under (60' QS), 12 & Under Std, 12 & Under Int, 14 & Under, & USPTA Jr Grand Prix (18 & Under) Flights A & B.
As always, Grassroots Tennis would like to thank the following sponsors who supported the USPTA JTT SPRING League Jamboree with their kind donations for the free raffle and contributions to the Jamboree;
Country Cub of Coral Springs, Florida Panthers NHL team, Lighthouse Point Yacht & Racquet Club, Match Point Inc (www.yellowball.com), Stuarts of Boca (tennis supply shop), Mizner C.C. & Woodfield C.C. Tennis.
Plus ........ a big thanks to the parents and pros' who donated their time to make the Jamboree such a success. |
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CHECK OUT OUR TENNIS VIDEO PLAYER
There are currently five at the moment, but more will be coming soon.
Check out the photo videos, and a real funny Roger Federer advert.
They are best viewed in 720 HD and Full Screen - ENJOY! |
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2012 JTT WINTER Season ONLINE REGISTRATION OPEN |
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ONLINE registration for the USPTA Jr Team Tennis WINTER 2012 League is now OPEN. The League will run from Saturday, January 21 through to March 3, 2012.
Please remember that, in order to register for any event, you need first to become a member of the Grassroots Tennis (GT) family. Under the 'Log IN' click on 'REGISTER' where you be taken to the GT registration page. Please ensure you enter all the details correctly and check the 'waiver' box. Once everything is completed, you will immediately receive an email where you need to click on the link, which in effect, confirms your email address and your GT family registration is now completed. Be sure to enter all your children's names as we have now introduced a new 10 & Under QuickStart division, and will be adding additional events for RallyBall and 36' QuickStart.
To register for the Fall league, click on the 'Event Registration' tab at the top right of the page, and then clicking on USPTA JTT FALL League. You will then be able to enter your children, up to four at a time, for this event. Ensure you click on the appropriate 'Enter this player' box and the correct price will be displayed at the top of the page. Don't forget to enter the 'security word' which is shown to the right of this section. This is yet another added security feature.
Follw the directions through to transaction processing through the highly secure Google Checkout. Please note that Grassroots Tennis cannot access your confidential credit card details. However, if for any reason, you do need to cancel due to an injury, your credit card account can be credited by GT.
Please remember that you only have to enter your member details just the once. No more completing paperwork and writing checks. You can update your details at any time by logging in to your member account and editing your information. Please remember to check the t-shirt size information is correct.
Your member account can be used to register for all Grassroots Tennis events in the future. You will always receive an email confirmation of your order. |
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The JTT League went through an extensive learning process when starting the new 60' QS format division using low compression. This 'learning process' was really for the parents who were not familiar with this new format. Please understand that the League is run by USPTA tennis teaching professionals, and some of the most experienced pros in tennis. it is understandable that some parents may think that ustilizing a shorter court with balls that don't bounce quite so high, is not 'real tennis'. However, this format has been used in Europe for at least the past two decades, and we all know where European tour pros stand in the ATP?WTA world rankings compared to most of their U.S. counterparts. Our suggestion is for parents to put aside their pre-conceived notions about QS tennis for a moment, and click on some of the following links, that explain and show exactly what 10&Under QS tennis is all about. We have personally observed juniors with just a few months of tennis experience, hitting forehand and backhand topspin strokes with rallies of 40 plus shots. This is certainly a case of 'you need to see to believe'.
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYe2wRa4Ta0&feature=relmfu (1)
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi10LY8HhYI&feature=related (2)
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J7mqATwJss&feature=relmfu
4.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wdU22xyjw&feature=related (60’ tournament – no sound) |
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