Welcome to the Tennis Welcome Center!  Renew your TWC Membership NOW!

• Become a Tennis Welcome Center by completing an application online!
• There is no charge to sign up and our program is FREE to participating facilities.
• Join thousands of tennis facilities across the country welcome new players
  to the game the right way!
• Receive national exposure for your facility when you sign-up and become part of an introductory grassroots program to get more people playing tennis and keep them playing!

The Tennis Welcome Center initiative continuing strong.    See the 2007 Top 50 in U.S.

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Tennis Service Representatives - HERE to serve you
In 2006 the Tennis Campaign got a big boost from the new Tennis Service Representative program with “TSRs” being hired by the 17 USTA sections and charged with helping to connect local tennis providers with resources to grow the game at the grassroots level.

According to the 2005 U.S. Tennis Participation Study, participation in the sport is up for the first time in six years. To continue this momentum, the TIA and USTA are working to strengthen the Tennis Welcome Center initiative, which has given the public a swinging start toward lifelong enjoyment of this lifetime sport since its inception in 2004.

In 2006, Industry commitment is up in the form of racquet hang tags, tennis ball can logos, ads and tournament promotion.  Co-op dollars up to $200,000 will also be earmarked exclusively for Tennis Welcome Center participants.  Leading publications will award top TWC facilities with recognition and coverage. 

The newly created Tennis Service Representative position will help support the facilities and parks registered as Tennis Welcome Centers. A “Learn to Play Fast” curriculum has been added for facilities, including exercises to help players learn tennis basics in minutes.

This year, to help call attention to TWCs, there will be a national promotion including newspaper ads listing numerous sites that are located in various markets. Interested consumers can also continue to access information about sites in their area by entering their ZIP code at www.TennisWelcomeCenter.com.

Enhancements to the website last year simplified the search process further and provided a link to detailed facility information under each listing, including program offerings and opportunities to contact the facility with questions and/or offer feedback. With the website’s ease of use, page views and hits were in the millions last year.  TWC sites will have the opportunity to add a tennis specific website to their individual listing on the consumer site.

Why you need to support the TWC Initiative

An estimated 94 million Americans have tried tennis but left due to a poor introductory experience. They simply picked up a racquet and tried to play without the benefit of instruction or coaching. Research shows that when people are introduced to tennis through fun and organized instructional programs they keep playing. We need your help to attract and retain more tennis players. Please register today. As a Tennis Welcome Center, your tennis facility benefits from the largest marketing campaign EVER to introduce new players to tennis the right way so they keep playing!