'Dashboard' tracks progress on 10 and Under Tennis

To monitor and report on the progress of 10 and Under Tennis, the USTA has created a “Dashboard,” which sets 2012 goals and tracks the initiative across various categories.

“While our ‘Dashboard’ may be new this year, we’ve been tracking our progress throughout the last few years,” says Scott Schultz, the USTA’s managing director for Youth Tennis. “For 10 and Under Tennis, 2011 was a tremendous year. The industry really pulled together and we had major growth in every category.”

Some of the key results from last year include:

4,371 facilities registered as 10 and Under Tennis providers in 2011, an increase of 209% from 1,414 in 2010.
3,444 36- and 60-foot courts were lined or built last year, nearly a 400% increase over 2010. Since the inception of the 10 and Under Tennis initiative, 5,006 smaller courts have been lined or built.
Sales of the red, orange and green balls used for 10 and Under Tennis reached nearly 3.29 million. Before the 10 and Under Tennis initiative, balls sales in this category were less than 50,000 per year.
The number of kids registered for and playing competitive events (USTA tournaments, USTA Junior Team Tennis, and Play Days) went from 15,308 in 2008 to 64,354 in 2011, an increase of 320%

Category	2012 Goal
Qualified registered organizers/facilities on 10andundertennis.com	2,500
Permanent 36’ or 60’ courts or lines	3,200
Number of USTA Kids Tennis Clubs	600
Number of 10U Play Days	2,000
Unique participants in USTA Tournaments	13,500
Unique participants in JTT	21,300
Number of attendees at 10U training	11,850
Sales of red, orange and green balls	3,781,432

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