Johnny Mac Tennis Project Scholarship Tryout on June fifteenth

By Tennis Now | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 9, 2024
 
New York space juniors can play for a scholarship to the Johnny Mac Tennis Project.

Sportime, the house of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project current their annual scholarship tryout and athletic scouting mix at Sportime Randall’s Island, Saturday June fifteenth.

Tryout for gamers ages 8-16, Sportime, JMTA and JMTP will award full and partial scholarships to chose tryout and mix contributors for the 2024-2025 season at Sportime Randall’s Island.

For the eleventh 12 months, younger hopefuls from throughout the tri-state space can be out in pressure at Sportime Randall’s Island, the flagship location of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA), on Saturday, June fifteenth, as JMTA coaches search to find untapped tennis and athletic expertise.

The objective of each the tryout and the mix is to search out younger gamers who’re deserving of full or partial scholarships to attend the Sportime and JMTA program beginning in fall 2024.

The occasion is a joint initiative of Sportime, JMTA and the Johnny Mac Tennis Project (JMTP), a 501(c)(3) charity that strives to vary younger lives by way of its dedication and efforts to take away racial, financial and social limitations to success by way of tennis.

The group gives free tennis packages and scholarships to under-resourced younger athletes from the NY Metropolitan space, offering a pathway to success by way of excessive stage teaching and aggressive tennis alternatives. The final objective is to steer these younger individuals to school scholarships, careers within the business and, for a couple of, skilled tennis careers.

The tryout is open to gamers ages 8-16, who don’t at present take part in Sportime/JMTA packages, however who’ve some tennis expertise. The tryout will happen on Saturday, June fifteenth, from 9:30am-12:00pm, with check-in at 8:30am. The tryout will embody tennis and athletic drills, level/match play and athletic/health testing.

The mix is open to athletes ages 6-10, with little or no tennis expertise, who at present excel in different sports and/or who reveal an above-average athletic talent set, and can happen 1:00pm to 2:00pm, with verify in from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. The mix will embody athletic drills and testing.

Participants can be evaluated by a Selection Committee consisting of Sportime/JMTA administrators, coaches and leaders, together with JMTA Executive Director Patrick McEnroe.

“We stay up for our scholarship tryout day annually, because it is a chance to fulfill new gifted athletes and their households,” said JMTA Executive Director, Patrick McEnroe. “Our mission is to provide access to quality tennis programs for those who may not otherwise have that opportunity. We are excited to welcome young players to the Academy and look forward to another great tryout. I urge anyone interested in learning more to be sure to attend on June 15th.”

Scholarship winners for both the tryout and combine will be notified at a later date.

Randall’s Island and JMTP are located at One Randall’s Island, in Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan.

For more information, parents of interested players/athletes can email [email protected] or go to www.SportimeNY.com/JMTA.

Photo credit score: Sportime/John McEnroe Tennis Academy