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 from the USTA Foundation and the Southern Tennis Foundation for our NJTL after school and summer network connecting tennis and education. 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 of Rockingham County. In 2019, we will be adding a part-time teaching position to our summer program to lead our academic enrichment.
Our summer partners will be announced later in Spring 2019. If your after school or summer daycare program is interesting in joining our 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
Are you interested in becoming a NJTL Network intern? Read more and submit an interest form here.
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.