USTA News

Early Development Training Centers are new programs established

by Patrick McEnroe and Player Development to enable us to recruit

andretain our most precious resource:  young athletes, ages 6 to 10. 

Having numerous successful EDC's around the country will help us

grow the talent pool of junior players and create a new wave of

world-class tennis professionals in the years to come.

NorCal is proving to be a national leader in terms of 10 and Under Tennis. NorCal has an outstanding number of new 10 & Under members and we are also charging ahead with line grants for facilities to paint permanent 36ft (red) and 60ft (orange) lines on their courts.

 

NorCal has three Early Development Centers, in Los Gatos, San Francisco, and Sacramento. Each EDC will be actively engaged in the creation of 10 & Under programming and will host one EDC Camp per year for players aged 6-10 years.

 

NOTE: These annual camps have a limited number of participants and are invitation only, similar to RTC Camps. Our National Coaching Staff is continually evaluating and identifying the most promising young 10 & under players in the United States. We are looking for players with an excellent work ethic, commitment and attitude. Selections are based on a coillaboration between National Talent ID and Development staff, sectional staff, as well as the NorCal Coaches Comission.