What would be a better way to conclude your QuickStart Tennis (QST) program than with a USTA Sanctioned QST tournament? A QST tournament is an excellent opportunity for young players to showcase their newly learned tennis skills while building a love for the game!

Organized play is an important part of QST tennis. In QST tournaments, junior players learn to play and compete in a way that is fun for them, by playing multiple opponents in a non-elimination format. QST tournaments are structured to recognize individual performance and team results.

Kids have more fun with QST than they do with other approaches to the game because QST is real tennis. Instead of pulling at the grass while waiting their turn to hit balls, kids are on the court in an actual match. Real tennis means real competition. And competition means tournaments.

The purpose of tournaments isn't to crown champions or to establish rankings but to help kids learn strategy and tactics by actually playing matches. The more matches kids play, the more they learn about the game giving these young players a sense of achievement. The QST format is a perfect way for young players to experience in a positive manner competition that is appropriate for their size, strength, and ability.

Many 8-and-under and 10-and--under tournaments (run by USTA and non-USTA organizations) will now use the QuickStartformat, including the new court sizes, net height, racquets and balls and the new scoring system. In one day of tournament play, kids will compete in matches variety of opponents.

Resources

• QST Tournament Request Form
• Standards of a QST tournament
• Six Components of QST Cheat Sheet