AMEND 2014 USTA JR. RULES Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/amend-2014-usta-jr-rules.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 09:54 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Dr Anonymous [Signature #996] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/23076857?utm_medium=rss Provide alternatives for U10 where they can play 78' court and yellow balls if they so desire.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2019 08:03:06 UTC 23076857 Mrs. Jessie Laing [Signature #995] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16555678?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jan 2014 06:46:35 UTC 16555678 Mrs Debbie Ciciora [Signature #994] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16555574?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jan 2014 06:42:10 UTC 16555574 Miss Jasmin Ramos [Signature #993] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16555125?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jan 2014 06:21:25 UTC 16555125 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #992] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16554310?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jan 2014 05:39:54 UTC 16554310 Mrs Kathleen McSweeney [Signature #991] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16552697?utm_medium=rss Tue, 7 Jan 2014 02:29:59 UTC 16552697 Kayla Ford [Signature #990] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16539730?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:25:13 UTC 16539730 Anonymous [Signature #989] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16539720?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:24:12 UTC 16539720 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #988] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16539595?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:10:45 UTC 16539595 Ms Eftihia Peroulas [Signature #987] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16539568?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:07:31 UTC 16539568 Ms Lydia Loureiro [Signature #986] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/16539538?utm_medium=rss Mon, 6 Jan 2014 09:03:50 UTC 16539538 Mr. Gary Johnston [Signature #985] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15975884?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:52:31 UTC 15975884 DR DAVID L PHILLIPS [Signature #984] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15967330?utm_medium=rss Tue, 8 Oct 2013 08:37:00 UTC 15967330 Veronica Haack [Signature #983] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15672377?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:23:24 UTC 15672377 Mrs Laurie Meyers [Signature #982] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15670086?utm_medium=rss My son is one of the players who will be forced to stop competing now that he is being forced into Local 14 at the age of 12. He needs to develop at the Rookie level before he can complete against experienced 13 & 14 year olds and we could care less about USTA points. At this point, locals are a waste of time and money.

]]> Sun, 18 Aug 2013 05:39:25 UTC 15670086 Dr. Ram Vemuri [Signature #981] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15628292?utm_medium=rss Player families should certainly have a say in the way rules are changed and adjusted. There is no doubt that rules should change based on current conditions, but requires input from people that regularly face the challenges of the tournaments through their player children.

]]> Thu, 8 Aug 2013 11:09:08 UTC 15628292 rick siegfried [Signature #980] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15529161?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Jul 2013 09:12:27 UTC 15529161 D Quan [Signature #979] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15463715?utm_medium=rss Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:27:31 UTC 15463715 Stacy Glidden [Signature #978] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15442690?utm_medium=rss Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:53:08 UTC 15442690 Ken Chalker [Signature #977] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14756806?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:33:08 UTC 14756806 Jack Morse [Signature #976] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14732559?utm_medium=rss The old way was not perfect, but it got our kids playing better players. Quota systems are wrong, BUT Florida, Texas and California Players are BETTER ranking number per ranking number in respective regions. there are more competitive players deeper into the Section's rankings as well. Top five might be close, but after that not. Go back to the larger events, keep the Regional events and not worry about level of competition. In Florida since the Super Series points are lower now, it is even harder for most players to get points to qualify for Designated and Sectional events which have National Points (meager). one could randomize these smaller events by having the first three alternates NOT be by rank but out of a hat. that would give point opportunity to some players. BTW my daughter, bless her, qualifies, but we have to play sectionals and regionals to keep her ranking up there. if we were rich we could travel and play more national events. Which reminds me, how brilliant to stack events during holiday periods when transportation, housing are expensive if available.It is cheaper to fly to California than go many events in PA., TX, MS, OK ,etc. Tennis is not a country club sport.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:10:36 UTC 14732559 Anonymous [Signature #975] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14699647?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:43:40 UTC 14699647 Sandra Rubanov [Signature #974] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14673633?utm_medium=rss Would really like to encourage more community input on the changes. I dislike the idea of less higher level tournament opportunities for high level junior players.

]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:12:40 UTC 14673633 Kurt Thomas [Signature #973] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14487284?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:15:06 UTC 14487284 Ms Jane Ndunda [Signature #972] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14299320?utm_medium=rss My daughter has been a top 3 player in the USA and always first in our region. I was not consulted on the new changes

]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:55:48 UTC 14299320 Daria Ross [Signature #971] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14276957?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:33:46 UTC 14276957 Patricia Hirsch [Signature #970] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14238880?utm_medium=rss Please. More options and opportunities

]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 05:29:23 UTC 14238880 Mr Matt Harrison [Signature #969] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14138157?utm_medium=rss Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:15:39 UTC 14138157 John Corse [Signature #968] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14106030?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:03:48 UTC 14106030 Mr David Turner [Signature #967] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14103616?utm_medium=rss The USTA has been too top-heavy over the last several years. The Junior programs have hence suffered, and the U.S. has fallen embarrassingly low in international competition. This is largely due to myopic decisions, like the subject of this petition, to "exclude" rather than to "include". An ongoing positive response by the USTA to the subject of this petition will help. Otherwise a total revolt (resulting in a competitor to the USTA) is likely. Our family has been USTA participants for just over a year now, and this is obvious to us in just this short time. Good luck! We are optimistic that an "inclusive" attitude will prevail, the USTA will achieve the needed reforms, and that the U.S. will again regain its competitiveness at the international level.

]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:12:00 UTC 14103616 Anonymous [Signature #966] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14102959?utm_medium=rss Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:37:04 UTC 14102959 Anonymous [Signature #965] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14101650?utm_medium=rss Go back to before 1987

]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:05:08 UTC 14101650 Chris deBoer [Signature #964] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14002104?utm_medium=rss Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:47:10 UTC 14002104 Mr Al Ramich [Signature #963] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13996907?utm_medium=rss Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:29:16 UTC 13996907 Mr Solomon Liu [Signature #962] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13989735?utm_medium=rss Thank God the 2013 changes were suspended. The proposed changes for shrinking the events were a step in the wrong direction. Thanks so much to Wayne Bryan, Steve Bellamy, and others for making the effort to right the ship! I am a tennis parent, USPTA Pro, tournament director, referee, USTA official, player, and USTA Jr. Team Tennis coach. Tennis and kids are my passion and i do everything in my power to encourage more kids to play. We should be finding ways to make tennis more accessible and make the events as big as possible, not smaller! I've been coaching JTT for the past 5 years and the trend is going the wrong way. Let's find ways to promote tennis at every level. Quick start tennis is fantastic, but it should have been introduced in a phased approach, not forced on kids that were already using regular balls. The USTA has the right ultimate goal, but there have been too many unforced errors and double-faults!

]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:52:16 UTC 13989735 Penny Rauckis [Signature #961] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13961718?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:42:38 UTC 13961718 Blake Chadick [Signature #960] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13955970?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:19:53 UTC 13955970 Jon Gura [Signature #959] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13952985?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:08:14 UTC 13952985 Mary Hoffarth [Signature #958] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13948324?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:49:04 UTC 13948324 Mrs Meredith Corsillo [Signature #957] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13947015?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:12:26 UTC 13947015 Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #956] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13945589?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:11:39 UTC 13945589 Susan Evans [Signature #955] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13916290?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:45:16 UTC 13916290 Jim Moortgat [Signature #954] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13916130?utm_medium=rss I believe that the governing body (USTA) should have the final say BUT not before it has heard from the people that it is representing. When trying to develop anything, the word or tone of elitism should never come up. Put the onus on the Sections to poll the participants and have each vote according to their section. Then see how many sections are for and/or against.

]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:15:28 UTC 13916130 Mr. Jeff Weston [Signature #953] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13916042?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:00:42 UTC 13916042 Dede Allen [Signature #952] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13915728?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:08:55 UTC 13915728 Kathy Martin [Signature #951] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13912466?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:20:06 UTC 13912466 Jack Sheehy [Signature #950] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13912186?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Oct 2012 10:48:59 UTC 13912186 Anonymous [Signature #949] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13881377?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Oct 2012 03:41:39 UTC 13881377 Anonymous [Signature #948] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13881357?utm_medium=rss Thu, 4 Oct 2012 03:37:32 UTC 13881357 LILIANA ABDELJELIK [Signature #947] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13851198?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:19:26 UTC 13851198 Mrs. Audrey Kubas [Signature #946] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13841210?utm_medium=rss Thu, 27 Sep 2012 01:19:48 UTC 13841210 Dr. Ping Xu [Signature #945] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13830519?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:52:18 UTC 13830519 Paul Spencer [Signature #944] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13830449?utm_medium=rss Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:40:07 UTC 13830449 ms lauren sacks [Signature #943] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13823001?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Sep 2012 05:40:32 UTC 13823001 Lois VanderWaerdt [Signature #942] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13820303?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:50:55 UTC 13820303 Louise Allen [Signature #941] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13819955?utm_medium=rss This will be bad for junior tennis. Please put this to a vote.

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:11:38 UTC 13819955 ms Jayme Stefanik [Signature #940] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13818816?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Sep 2012 10:01:25 UTC 13818816 Dr. Justinian Rosca [Signature #939] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13818743?utm_medium=rss Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:34:07 UTC 13818743 mrs Anonymous [Signature #938] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13813008?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2012 03:31:45 UTC 13813008 mr Anonymous [Signature #937] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13812396?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:39:26 UTC 13812396 Craig Sullivan [Signature #936] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13812316?utm_medium=rss Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:20:46 UTC 13812316 david tatlock [Signature #935] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13806290?utm_medium=rss The USTA should encourage the maximum amount of participation. The best players will ALWAYS get to play the best players, No matter the size of the draw. Allow more players chances to experience national competition. Many players develop later than others and the research shows that the earliest champions usually do not stay on top in later development years.

]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:42:49 UTC 13806290 Mr Steven Blonquist [Signature #934] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13800825?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Sep 2012 04:09:57 UTC 13800825 Dr Anonymous [Signature #933] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13797736?utm_medium=rss for the rich kids who have unlimited training access since age two, and have been playing nationals since able to qualify in 12s, they are used to it

a top kid who gets more rare opportunities to play in nationals, will be more nervous and not do a well initially

so they need to keep making it

the point system that gives so many more points in 1s and 2s, and especially the quota system, is entirely unfair to such top players

late bloomers like sampras and querrey may never make it in your NEW system

]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:23:05 UTC 13797736 Gary Matthews [Signature #932] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13790259?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:03:56 UTC 13790259 Vitoria Black [Signature #931] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13790251?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:02:43 UTC 13790251 Zoie Black [Signature #930] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13790245?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:01:48 UTC 13790245 Steven Black [Signature #929] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13790240?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:01:00 UTC 13790240 Amy Black [Signature #928] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13790231?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:59:38 UTC 13790231 Kathy Segodnia [Signature #927] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13787248?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:40:18 UTC 13787248 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #926] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13786598?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:47:10 UTC 13786598 Diane Koyanagi [Signature #925] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13784569?utm_medium=rss Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:41:39 UTC 13784569 Mr Anonymous [Signature #924] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13770114?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Sep 2012 07:02:47 UTC 13770114 Judson Armstrong [Signature #923] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13770028?utm_medium=rss Let's build good opportunities for players and strong competitions for the future of American tennis, starting with the players of the future

]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:52:02 UTC 13770028 Roger Errington [Signature #922] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13761301?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:16:17 UTC 13761301 Valerie Tan-Sah [Signature #921] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13758668?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:57:49 UTC 13758668 Mr. Brian Rems [Signature #920] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13756061?utm_medium=rss Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:18:06 UTC 13756061 Ms Sheila Devdas [Signature #919] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13753006?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:09:39 UTC 13753006 Andrea Nommensen [Signature #918] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13746604?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:18:18 UTC 13746604 Mrs Bibi Markel [Signature #917] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13735104?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:07:53 UTC 13735104 ms isabelle le [Signature #916] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13734226?utm_medium=rss USTA/SCTA need to give open door for
more junior opportunities to compete
in all tournaments rather than restrict
juniors from competing in big tournaments
especially in Southern Cali. by open up more
level 3 and level 2 and level 1 for all ages
divisions by allowing qualify round rather than
junior players have to top national ranking.
The problem back then brought to current problem from STAR SYSTEMS to POINT PER ROUND SYSTEMS the rich families can travel
buy point the poor with most talent players
has no way to afford to compete.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:54:35 UTC 13734226 Mr Timothy Earnhardt [Signature #915] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13733889?utm_medium=rss Why pentalize the kids for wanting to get the experience of playing in big tournamnets. the draw sizes need to stay the same.

]]> Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:11:02 UTC 13733889 ANGELA OLMEDO-WILLIAMS [Signature #914] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13728526?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Sep 2012 02:27:20 UTC 13728526 Ms. Vickie Baird [Signature #913] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13726148?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:55:48 UTC 13726148 Heather Gilmer [Signature #912] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13722957?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:39:41 UTC 13722957 Logan Wells [Signature #911] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13720857?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:10:56 UTC 13720857 Jennifer Wells [Signature #910] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13720848?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:09:13 UTC 13720848 Ms Donna Danastasio [Signature #909] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13719075?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 03:37:17 UTC 13719075 Pam Barnett [Signature #908] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13709051?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Sep 2012 01:35:22 UTC 13709051 Douglas Marshall [Signature #907] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13708878?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Sep 2012 01:08:42 UTC 13708878 Michael Forrester [Signature #906] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13706352?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Sep 2012 07:38:49 UTC 13706352 Mrs. Janice Kasparian [Signature #905] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13701006?utm_medium=rss Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:12:03 UTC 13701006 Yoshi Shibahara [Signature #904] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13690454?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:30:45 UTC 13690454 Steven Malkin [Signature #903] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13690064?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Sep 2012 10:21:40 UTC 13690064 Anonymous [Signature #902] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13680157?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:11:15 UTC 13680157 Mrs Kearn Cherry [Signature #901] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13680041?utm_medium=rss I think the new rules will completely eliminate late bloomer. It is only going to cater to the players already at the top. It is also going to reinforce cheating which is a big problem now. The recruiters will have less of a chance to see a variety of players.

It is going to be impossible to get in a Supernational tournament. It will push a lot of juniors out of tennis which is the opposite of what is being marketed by USTA. Tennis is already not user friendly like other sports. Now, more than ever it needs to become a sport that everyone has an option to play. Not the sports of the elite.

As the US prepares to loss the Williams sisters, Roddick, Blake, Fish and other season players, we need to widen the search for the next US player that can reach #1 and win multiple Grand Slams. This will not happen if only the children of the rich get most of the opportunities to climate the ranking or the ones that come from academies. Even the academies will have a harder time bringing in the undiscovered talent.

College recruiter's budget has already shrink. Parents will chose another sport where their child can be seen and possibly recruited.

]]> Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:25:50 UTC 13680041 Ms Erin Krentz [Signature #900] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13671535?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Sep 2012 05:26:06 UTC 13671535 Diane Terry [Signature #899] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13671452?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Sep 2012 05:06:54 UTC 13671452 Mr Anonymous [Signature #898] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13668472?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Sep 2012 09:01:12 UTC 13668472 Mary Kawula [Signature #897] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13667103?utm_medium=rss Mon, 3 Sep 2012 05:02:07 UTC 13667103