Passing on your love of the game to new and developing players can turn your work day into play! While a coach’s role is to develop skilled players, getting kids excited about playing tennis is the #1 goal of people who work in youth development careers. By putting together activities, events, clinics, youth camps, training programs and/or school programs aimed at getting kids to fall in love with the game, you’ll get to share your love of tennis and foster it in younger players. Great organizational skills are a big plus for people working in this field. If you’re outgoing and enjoy working with people to get things done, a youth development career can put your love of tennis to work!

Steps to a career in Youth Development might include:

Sharing your love of tennis with others

Getting involved in your school’s student government organization

Volunteering as a tennis coach or program leader

Organizing a tennis clinic, camp, program, or event

Getting a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Studies, Recreation

Management, Sports and Recreation Management, or Event Planning

Youth Development careers involve:

Working with people

Recruiting

Fundraising

Community Outreach

Organizing programs or events

Public Speaking

Being Social Media savvy