2020 NJTL Summer Network in Rockingham County Funded by a Capacity Building Grant from the USTA Foundation and Southern Tennis Foundation
RC Tennis has been selected to be part of the Blueprint for Success Capacity Building program. This 3-year grant program provides funding and program support from the USTA Foundation and the Southern Tennis Foundation for connecting tennis and education for underserved youth. We use Community Coaches and high school and middle school interns to provide tennis instruction and enrichment on site at our partner locations and/or on the tennis courts across Rockingham County. This program is organized by a NJTL Coordinator. A certified teacher leads our academic enrichment program following the USTA Foundation's ACE and Life Skills curriculum.
This six-week summer program with once a week tennis and ACE enrichment lessons begin June 15 - July 24. Due to Fourth of July closings, there may be programs or field trips the week of July 31. Note: Due to COVID 19 Pandemic, this program will be offered at only three partner locations on a reduced schedule.
Contact RCTA Executive Director Shelby Rhyne at RCTennisAssociation@gmail.com if you are interested in becoming a NJTL Summer Network partner.
2020 NJTL Summer Network partners: Bridge Street Recreation Center, Boys & Girls Club of Eden and Eden Family and Community Baptist Schools,
MONDAYS IN JULY
- AM Community Baptist Schools, Reidsville. Contact Angie Wilson awilson@cbcschools.net
TUESDAYS IN JULY
AM Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Eden Contact: Shannon Thacker sthacker@bgce.com
WEDNESDAYS IN JULY
- AM Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Eden Contact: Shannon Thacker sthacker@bgce.com
THURSDAYS IN JULY
- AM Bridge Street Recreation Center, Eden, Contact: Carla Huffman CHuffman@edennc.us
2019 NJTL Summer Network in Rockingham County
RC Tennis has been selected to be part of the Blueprint for Success Capacity Building program for 2019-20. This program provides funding and program support for connecting tennis and education.from the USTA Foundation and the Southern Tennis Foundation. We use Community Coaches and high school and middle school interns to provide this program on site at our partner locations and on the tennis courts across Rockingham County. In 2019, we will be adding a NJTL Coordinator and part-time teaching position to our summer program to lead our academic enrichment.
- Bridge Street Recreation Center, Eden
- Boys & Girls Club of Eden
- Community Baptist Schools, Reidsville
- Eden Family YMCA, Eden
- Parkview Village Summer Enrichment,, Reidsville
- Reidsville Family YMCA, Reidsville
2019 Summer Interns are:
Rockingham County HS: Kennedi Ratcliffe, Anna Luking, Kaitlyn Marquardt, Hannah-Anne Williamson and Hannah Wood
Rockingham Early College: Harrison Smith
Holmes MS: Jamey Nusskern
Morehead HS : Gabrielle Hollifield
Reidsville MS: Malek Bryant, Isiah Brown, Makayla Brown
Reidsville HS: Anna Thomas and Claudia Spencer
McMichael HS: Dylan Smith, Ayden Smith, Tristan Hollifield, and Jada Ore
Eastern Carolina University: Brock Fox
UNC-CH: Neil Chudasma
Rockingham Community College: Bryson Chapmon
SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES with our RCTA NJTL network
Are you interested in becoming a NJTL Network intern or community coach? Read more and submit an interest form here.
Can you lead the court side ACE enrichments lessons? Teaching experience requested. 8-10 hours/ week for 6 weeks. ACE Tutor Job description Email your resume to RCTennisAssociation@gmail.com
2019 NJTL Essay Winners from Rockingham County: Elle Hubbard and Gabriel Kostov won summer camp scholarships to Reidsville YMCA Summer Serve Camp. Anna Thomas, A senior at RHS and a RCTA Summer Intern, is the USTA Southern 2019 state winner of the NJTL Essay Contest for 18U girls. Conratulations!
If your after school or summer daycare program is interesting in joining our NJTL network, please contact Shelby Rhyne, RCTA Executive Director at RCTennisAssociation@gmail.com
2018 NJTL Summer Network in Rockingham County
RC Tennis received funding from the USTA Foundation and the Southern Tennis Foundation to expand our NJTL summer network connecting tennis and education with seven summer daycare partners and after school at Bethany Elementary and Community Baptists Schools. We reached over 250 young players during this program in 2018.
- Eden Family Y Summer Fun Camp (Tuesday morning)
- Reidsville YMCA Camp Soar (Friday morning)
- Boys & Girls Club of Eden Summer Camp (Thursday morning)
- Parkview Village Summer Enrichment Camp (Tuesday morning)
- Eden Parks & Rec Summer Camp at Bridge Street Recreation Center (Thursday morning)
- Community Baptist Schools (Tuesday morning)
- Bee Penn Moore Salvation Army Community Center (Wednesday afternoon)
Campers played tennis once each week at group clinics led by RC Tennis Community Coaches and interns and engaged in Academic Creative Engagement (ACE) enrichment acitivities . Additional summer NJTL network events included a Net Generation Team Challenge, tennis field trip to Greensboro Tennis Academy at Spencer Love Tennis Center and NC Tennis Hall of Fame in Greensboro, and the opportunity to attend NJTL Day and watch professional tournament matches at the 2018 Winston-Salem Open, an ATP World Tour 250 Event.
2018 RCTA NJTL Network coaches and interns:
Coaches: Bitrus Istifanus, Jackie Cantrell, Shelby Rhyne and Dennis Webster
2018 Middle and High School Interns:
Gabrielle Hollifield from Morehead High School
Anna Luking and Jacob Schraufnagel from Rockingham County High School
Tristan Hollifield from McMichael High School
Bryson Chapmon, Daniel Crowder, Neil Chudasma, Trinity Galloway, Shaiheed Harrison, and Makayla Ryshaun from Reidsville High School
Kaitlyn Marquardt from Rockingham County Middle School
Ayden Smith and Dylan Smith from Western Rockingham Middle School
Jaden Buist, Rockingham County Home School
2018 NJTL Day at Winston-Salem Open
2017 NJTL Summer Network in Rockingham County
In 2017, RC Tennis has received a $7500 USTA Foundation grant to connect tennis and education with five summer camp partners in Rockingham County:
Each day camp held weekly group tennis clinics on the court and two partners added the off-court ACE curriculum. Campers enjoyed orgnanized play days, travel to Greensboro to meet young players and coaches at Greensboro Tennis Program and to take part in NJTL Day at the Winston Salem Open. Each camper received a free youth or adult racket to take home at the end of the summer. We reached 165 young players through this summer program in 2017.
Ten RC Tennis Interns, high school and middle school students, assisting summer camp staff and RC Tennis coaches on and off the court during the summer. They attended a Coach Youth Tennis Workshop with Andrew Waldrop on May 19 and June 5.