CITY PARKS FOUNDATION’S REEBOK JUNIOR TENNIS ACADEMY SEARCES FOR YOUNG TENNIS STARS OF NYC- TRYOUTS MAY 14TH

Here is a great opportunity for our Youth. For any patents that have children who love tennis it sounds like a great opportunity.

Gregory
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CITY PARKS FOUNDATION’S REEBOK JUNIOR TENNIS ACADEMY
SEARCHES FOR YOUNG TENNIS STARS OF NYC
Sign Up Now for Academy Tryouts- May 14th


City Parks Foundation’s Reebok Junior Tennis Academy is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of providing a free, annual scholarship training program for talented New York City junior tennis players. For 25 years, the program has developed youngsters into tournament-caliber players who have earned college scholarships and USTA rankings. By providing free expert coaching, practice time and tournament scholarship, the Academy helps defray the cost of tournament tennis training so that more urban youngsters have an opportunity to realize their full potential.
The Academy is currently accepting applicants for this year’s season which will begin with tryouts on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. The tryouts are open to all New York City residents, ages eight to sixteen. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate their serve, forehand, backhand, volley and overhead, and are evaluated on their ability relative to their age. Players who pass the first round of the tryouts on Saturday are invited back for the second and final round on Sunday, May 15th. Those who make it through Sunday's evaluations are invited back for an interview and a chance to join the academy. Fifty players will be selected for the full scholarship program, which runs three days a week from the end of June through mid August.
To sign up for City Parks Foundation’s Reebok Junior Tennis Academy tryouts on May 14th, players, ages eight to 16, are encouraged to pre-register at www.cityparksfoundation.org/pdfs/cityparks_2011_Tennis_Academy_application.pdf. Applicants may also register in person at the event on May 14th.

Founded in 1989, City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. CPF works in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs, and empowering citizens to support their parks on a local level. CPF’s programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City. For more details, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.