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OfferendsFebruary29,2012.©2011Wellbridge PAGE 6 COLORADOTENNIS.com WINTER2011 THECOVERSTORY Unwrapping 10 and Under Tennis in 2012 For more than a year, USTA Colorado staff and committees have been Beginning in January, all sanctioned events for players 10 and under working toward the integrated implementation of the QuickStart — including tournaments and Junior Team Tennis — must Tennis format for all 10 and Under sanctioned play. The time has follow the new regulations, which have been fully adopted by come, and in just a few short weeks, the sport of tennis will usher in both the United States Tennis Association and International Tennis a new era for kids. Federation. USTA Colorado has approved the rule changes for sanctioned competition for all 10 and under divisions. There are six QuickStart Tennis is an exciting new play format for learning and components of the new rules: playing tennis. It is designed to bring kids to the game by utilizing smaller racquets, slower and lighter balls, shorter court dimensions 1) Stage 4) Net Height and modified scoring, all tailored to the age and size of the child. It 2) Ball 5) Racquet is divided into two different levels, ages 8 and under and ages 9-10. 3) Court 6) Scoring PAGE 7 COLORADOTENNIS.com WINTER2011 the six components of 10U ONE: the stage... (because 10 and unders shouldn't be treated like adults) 10 and Under Tennis follows the same logic as other youth sports like baseball or soccer, which use kid-sized courts and kid-sized equipment. Kids learn to play baseball by first playing T-ball; they use shorter, lighter bats and larger, softer balls. Kids learning basketball shoot baskets with kid-sized balls on lowered backboards and they play soccer on smaller fields with smaller goals. Now with 10 and Under Tennis, balls bounce lower, don't move as fast through the air and are easier to hit. Racquets are sized for small hands and courts are smaller and easier to cover. By using this format, the benefits are immediate and within a short time, kids are rallying, playing, and excited to keep playing. That means kids will have more fun and less frustration.