Youth Tennis Advantage

Watch how YTA kids are our future leaders YTA has taught mehard work, discipline, leadership, and it’s really allowed me to set myself up for the future. YTA kids are the leaders of tomorrow. The poise, self-confidence and community spirit they learn through YTA’s life skills curriculum shines through in this last impact video of our Stories of Love series. Watch now and be inspired to give!

YTA helps you have the courage to learn different things. Watch this next Stories of Love video with host Frances Tiafoe @bigfoe1998 and hear from students how YTA’s academic program expands their possibilities and help them dream big. Donate to the Stories of Love Campaign here: https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

You’re invited! Register today to hear Frances Tiafoe @bigfoe1998 in conversation with NYT columnist Kurt Streeter in our Oct. 7 Stories of Love finale event, with introduction by James Blake! Scroll to the bottom of this page to register https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

Playing tennis has definitely changed my life for the better. Watch our next installment of Stories of Love to meet rising tennis star Frances Tiafoe @bigfoe1998 and hear in our kids’ own words what YTA and tennis mean to them. https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/?play

Our first Stories of Love video is up! Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr talks about the joy of coaching and what he loves about YTA before handing it over to the stars of the show -- the YTA kids. Watch now: https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

Listen to Steve Kerr kick off the Stories of Love Campaign and the importance of programs like YTA. Watch the full video here https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

James Blake invites you to join the Stories of Love Fundraising Campaign for Youth Tennis Advantage. Visit https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/ to learn more.

With COVID 19 disrupting kids’ lives in so many ways, the continuity of YTA’s programming is more important than ever. Join the Stories of Love campaign and make a donation today! https://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

Join our Stories of Love campaign! Starting September 9, we’ll be sharing a new video each week that demonstrates the power of tennis to transform lives and bring joy and opportunity to kids across the Bay Area. http://www.youthtennisadvantage.org/

YTA's Support Our Scholars (S.O.S.) Pro/Am is set for Friday, May 10, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at the California Tennis Club! This is a mixed gender pro/am doubles tournament featuring players from the USF Men and Women's tennis teams. Participants will partner up with a Division I college player for a fun morning of tennis followed by lunch. NEW! Participants and a guest are invited to a complimentary cocktail party the evening before the event, also held at the Cal Club. Registration is open and space is limited! https://app.etapestry.com//YouthTennisAdvanta/SOS2019.html

McLaren Park Tennis Opening Ceremony Saturday, June 23 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Visitacion Ave and Mansell St, San Francisco, 94134... Please join Youth Tennis Advantage, San Franciscans for Sports and Recreation, and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department for a community day celebration that will feature tennis clinics and games for all ages and abilities, friendly exhibitions and light refreshments at the recently resurfaced McLaren Park Tennis Courts. We will celebrate our partnership with the SF Recreation and Parks Department, thanks to whom we are able to run our free program for underserved youth at McLaren Park. We will also celebrate the amazing work of San Franciscans for Sports and Recreation, through which nine public tennis courts in San Francisco have already been repaired and an additional six have just kicked off (two in Buena Vista Park and an additional four in Mountain Lake Park). Saturday, June 23 Tennis courts at McLaren Park Visitacion Ave and Mansell St | San Francisco | 94134 10:00 am - 10:30 am Exhibition and Opening Ceremony 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Tennis games for all ages and abilities led by coaches from both YTA and SF Rec & Park McLaren Park is the second largest park in San Francisco after Golden Gate Park. It's absolutely gorgeous, and one of the few locations in San Francisco with six public courts in one place. If you've never visited McLaren Park, all the more reason to come out to this fun event! Hope to see you there!