Are you a tennis coach interested in taking the next step toward certification? Well, there is a fantastic opportunity with USTA’s Introduction to Coaching Workshop held on Saturday, August 22, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm at Barnes Tennis Center. Anyone can participate but it there is no cost to NJTL Coaches and High School Students, however, the latter must also sign up for a free USTA Coaching Baseline Membership.
Who is This Workshop Geared For?
It is designed for new tennis instructors, PE teachers, elementary, middle and high school coaches, college coaches and players, or current tennis coaches seeking a refresher course. This is the first step in the USTA Coaching Pathway.
“We want to make it easy and accessible to become a USTA certified coach,” said Linda Milan, the Executive Director of the Southern California Tennis Association Foundation. “This is a great opportunity for high school coaches and entry level instructors. It will also help strong high school and college players who are thinking about entering the coaching profession.”
How to Sign Up
It is simple and easy. Follow the steps below.
- Sign up for free USTA Coaching Baseline Membership at ustacoaching.com.
- If you are already a USTA member, use your current USTA email and password when signing up for the Baseline membership.
- If you are a new member, create new credentials.
- Once you create your Baseline membership, go back to the home page.
- Click on the two white bars in the upper left corner of your screen.
- Click on Events.
- The In-Person Events Schedule will drop down.
- Select the Intro to Coaching Workshop at the Barnes Tennis Center on August 22nd.
- If you are an NJTL or High School Coach, please use the complimentary code to sign up: (ITCBARNES8HS100).
Benefits of Being a USTA Coach
- 20% gear discount (with prerequisites)
- Serve Tennis Software
- Limited access to the USTA Coaching Online Learning Hub
- Member exclusive benefits
- IHG Exclusive Travel Discounts
- Exclusive Hyperice Discounts (Up to 25% Off)
- McDavid Discounts (40% Off)
- Dermasport Discounts (30% Off)
For more information, contact Kevin Finkelberg, Director of USTA SoCal Coaching, at finkelberg@scta.usta.com. To learn more about the SCTA Foundation’s scholarships and grants, please go to sctafoundation.org/scholarships/. To donate to the Southern California Tennis Association Foundation and help us make tennis an equal-opportunity and accessible sport to under-resources youth, send your gift to sctafoundation.org/donate/.
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About the Southern California Tennis Association Foundation:
We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization and is the charitable arm of USTA Southern California. The Foundation’s mission is to “Change lives and build communities through tennis.” Since 2020, the SCTA Foundation has had a community impact of giving over $1million in tennis grants and tennis scholarships to deserving youth, adults, tennis organizations, tennis facilities and tennis programs to make tennis an equal opportunity sport, accessible to all, regardless of age, ability, ethnicity, or economic background. Visit us on Social Media on Instagram and Facebook. To learn more about the SCTA Foundation go to: www.sctafoundation.org. To donate go to: sctafoundation.org/donate/.
