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Myondra

I was a Volunteer & I was a tennis student.

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08/20/08


I am 13 years old and I'm happy to be in YTA it's really fun. (this review was entered by a GreatNonprofits staff member)

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  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... we go on a lot of field trip type things.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... very nice and careing about chrildren that wana play tennis.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... buy new thing for tennis maby buy some new tennis rackets ect...
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  • My experience would have been better if... i go almost every day
  • If I ran this organization, I would... go to good tennis courts and play games all the time.
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jgirrl

I was a Client Served & I was a tennis student.

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08/20/08


We watched some tennis pros play and we ate lots of food, it was very fun. (This review was entered by a Great Nonprofits staff member).

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... the people that came not knowing tennis and improve there skills durastically. (sic)
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... learning certain tennis skills and keeping fit.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... helpful and nice
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... help a lot more kids and there needs (i.e.) shoes, raquets.
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  • My experience would have been better if... I started playing younger and became part of YTA younger.
  • If I ran this organization, I would... Make sure the children were happy and taken care of.
  • In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... getting to the places (i.e.) transportation
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Nancy Hong

I was a Client Served & I was a tennis student.

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08/20/08


I really enjoy being a part of the YTA. They let you volunteer, play tournaments, and play tennis for free.

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... the services it provides.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... the tournaments and ballkidding.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... awesome.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... help make it better.
Ways to make it better!
  • If I ran this organization, I would... take kids on more trips.
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Diamond

I was a Client Served & I was a tennis student.

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08/20/08


I got into tennis because my mom wants my sister and I to become famous like Venus and Serena Williams. (This review was entered by a Great Nonprofits staff member).

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... the positive impact on the community.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... that I've learned how to play tennis.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... great tennis teachers.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... be the same it would just have more equipment for us. It will still have all of the awesome coaches.
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  • In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... learning how to play tennis like a pro.
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Joe Alfajor

I was a General Member of the Public & I was the parent of a YTA participant.

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08/20/08


This like my third year going to NJTL Rally and you see them (kids) every year enjoying tennis and you see them grow up.

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... very well organized and volunteers really work hard.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... You see kids having a great time playing tennis.
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  • My experience would have been better if... N/A
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Joe Alfajor

I was a General Member of the Public & I was the parent of a YTA participant.

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08/20/08


This is like my third year going to NJTL Rally and you see them (kids) every year enjoying tennis and you see them grow up.

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... very well organized and volunteers really work hard.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... you see kids having a great time playing tennis.
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  • My experience would have been better if... N/A
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Peanut Harper

I was a Professional with expertise in this field & I was a guest of YTA/USTA

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08/20/08


These youth tennis organizations do an awesome job giving children the opportunity to learn the game of tennis. (This review was entered by a GreatNonprofits staff member)

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... experience, getting kids to play tennis.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... nice, enthusiastic and generous staff giving their time to help these kids.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... organized, professional, enthusiastic.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... help make tennis a more popular sport for kids to play among all the other sports kids generally play.
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  • One thing I'd also say is that... tennis clinics available at all city playgrounds that have tennis courts.
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Cynthia T.

I was a Client Served & My daughter participates in the YTA programs

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08/07/08


I think that it is a positive experience for me and Sharnay [her daughter] because she’s an only child, so when me and her come to these events together, first of all it helps me and her bond because we’re doing things together as a mother and a daughter. Before she was a part of YTA she would do weekend activities with her friends and other relatives, and now she does activities with me. And also it helps her with socialzation and being with other kids. It also definitely helps in terms of being outside, being active, we like that she’s learning a sport and getting skills. It’s definitely built her confidence. *This review was collected on a site visit and entered by GreatNonprofits staff on behalf of the reviewer

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... I know it’s definitely had a great impact on the Hunter’s Point YTA. I see them really enjoying the activities and also it gives them a positive outlet on weekends to keep the busy and active. So I see my daughter’s YTA group as a whole accelerate in the program and outside of the program, like through the trips. The outing to Stanford to see Serena was a great experience.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... again, it gets her out of the house doing a positive activity on the weekends and its given us great access to the SF tennis club. Without YTA we wouldn’t have had access to a tennis club. And I love that Coach White does a lot of outreach in the community—he’s really proactive.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... very positive, very informative, and they give a lot of guidance. They give great pointers, like setting her up with a better tennis racket. Lots of personalized coaching.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... Open up more sites for the students.
Ways to make it better!
  • My experience would have been better if... More events with the children playing, practicing, getting to know each other better—having the different YTA groups practice together and interact more. And more sites—like using more courts throughout the city.
  • If I ran this organization, I would... I would definitely make sure to recruit the children at a younger age, so that they can really grow and develop in the program. Also I’d make sure that the children have the opportunity to be junior coaches so that they can grow and eventually gain employment through the program.
  • In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... funding.
  • One thing I'd also say is that... Some sort of transportation assistance to help the students get to and from practices and tournaments
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David Hong

I was a Professional with expertise in this field & Ran the NJTL Regional Rally in Golden Gate Park, where YTA participated

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08/07/08


It’s been great working with YTA. I was a kid once sitting in the stands and it’s a great experience to be able to give back to YTA, given that they gave me a great experience when I was younger. *This review was collected on a site visit and entered by GreatNonprofits staff on behalf of the reviewer.

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... they are one of our flagships, serving over 1000 kids every summer teaching tennis
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... seeing the kids having a great time playing tennis and also enforcing the educational component o the tennis program
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  • In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... fundraising. They’re a very big organization but they need a lot of funding, and we try to help them out running events like this, but it’s a big challenge.
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Coachlo

I was a Professional with expertise in this field & Full time Executive Director for YTA

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08/04/08


Over the past 15 years I have had the pleasure of acting as a consultant to non-profit organizations that promote health and happiness through the great lifetime sport of tennis. Tennis changed my life from a young age and throughout my career, first as a community tennis staff member with USTA Florida, then USTA NorCal and now as Executive Director with Youth Tennis Advantage, I have seen tennis ignite the sparks of passion and committment that have positively impacted thousands of people--all ages, all cultures, all skill levels and all ethnicities. Personally, I feel if YTA can inspire more children and families to enjoy the outdoors, excercise, socialize and be eager to learn and grow...our communities and our world will benefit.

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... many underserved communities throughout the Bay Area
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... the dedicated staff and board and the caring and generous donors are best!
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... Kind and caring with years of experience
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... provide quality after school programs to thousands more children and build a central scholar athlete facility with all the bells and whistles!
Ways to make it better!
  • My experience would have been better if... YTA had the funds to hire some of our long time staff to full time status and provide benefits, we could impact more youth and families.
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coach white

I was a Professional with expertise in this field & I inspire juniors through tennis with life-skills

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08/03/08


As a teaching professional of tennis for over 25 years www.nyjtl.org, in New York with sites from Chelsea to the Harlem Armory, mens and womens tennis North Carolina A&T;University www.northcarolina a&t;.org.,the San Francisco Tennis Club www.sftc.org. and the newley formed Youth Tennis Advantage (1999) www.youthtennis.org. As the site director for Hunters Point the past nine years has indeed been an rewarding experience. With over fifteen (15) juniors going off to college all over the U.S. some playing on tennis teams has continued to be our goal for our players. Working with our life-skills daily, our juniors learn to go out and be productive citizens of this society, www.firstserve.org. We will continue these dreams of Arthur Ashe to provide the oppertunity of inner city juniors to play this game of tennis. To watch our everyday programming at Hunters Point go to http://hunters-point-tennis.com.,www.youthtennis.org.,www.firstserve.org. Coach White

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  • I've seen the results of this organization in... The number of juniors that if not for tennis could not have gone on to college.
  • What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... I'll allways asked for help and got it.
  • The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... Staff committed, volunteers not trained and supported.
  • If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... Built office and courts that it would control.
Ways to make it better!
  • My experience would have been better if... The administration had been build with people that grew up in the game of providing life-skill instead of just tennis.
  • If I ran this organization, I would... Seek out those that could help support the dream of Youth Tennis Advantage having its own office space and tennis courts.
  • In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... Having courts of its own and office space.
  • One thing I'd also say is that... from what we get, we make a living, what we give, howerver, makes a life. "Arthur Ashe"
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