For Tennis Now | @Itenisi_Manje | Thursday, May 9, 2024
New York area juniors can play for a scholarship to Johnny Mac Tennis Project.
Sportime, home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project are launching their tryout scholarship and athlete combination at Sportime Randall's Island, Saturday 15 June.
Tryout for players aged 8-16, Sportime, JMTA and JMTP will award full or partial scholarships to selected tryout and pool participants for the 2024-2025 season at Sportime Randall's Island.
For the eleventh year, young hopefuls from across the tri-state will be in action at Sportime Randall's Island, the flagship location of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA), on Saturday, June 15, as JMTA coaches seek to discover the untapped. tennis and athletic talent.
The goal of both the tryout and the combine is to find young players who are eligible to receive full or partial scholarships to attend the Sportime and JMTA program starting in the fall of 2024.
The event is a joint initiative of Sportime, JMTA and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that strives to change the lives of young people through its commitment and efforts to remove racial, economic and social barriers to success. for tennis.
This organization provides free tennis programs and scholarships to underserved young athletes from the NY Metropolitan area, providing a pathway to success through quality training and competitive tennis opportunities. The ultimate goal is to lead these young people to college scholarships, careers in industry and, even a few professional tennis matches.
The tryout is open to players aged 8-16, who are not currently participating in the Sportime/JMTA programs, but who have some tennis experience. Tryouts will be held on Saturday, June 15, from 9:30am-12:00pm, check in at 8:30am. The tryout will include tennis and athletic drills, point play/match and athletic/fitness testing.
The combine is open to athletes aged 6-10, who have little or no tennis experience, are currently excelling in other sports and/or demonstrate an above average athletic skill set, and will take place from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, check in from 12:30 to 1:00 pm. The combination will include sports training and testing.
Participants will be evaluated by a Selection Committee consisting of Sportime/JMTA directors, coaches and leaders, including JMTA Executive Director Patrick McEnroe.
“We look forward to our scholarship tryout day every year, as it is an opportunity to meet talented young athletes and their families,” said JMTA Executive Director, Patrick McEnroe. we don't have that chance otherwise. We are delighted to welcome the young players to the Academy and look forward to another great tryout and I urge anyone interested in learning more to make sure you attend on June 15.
Scholarship winners for both the tryout and combine will be announced at a later date.
Randall's Island and JMTP are located at One Randall's Island, Randall's Island Park, Manhattan.
For more information, parents of interested players/athletes can send an email [email protected] or visit www.SportimeNY.com/JMTA.
Photo credit: Sportime/John McEnroe Tennis Academy
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