2022 USTA Missouri Valley Adaptive Tennis National Qualifier
2022 Fred Johnson ALL Stars Event
Omaha, Nebraska
DIVISIONS FOR FRED JOHNSON ALL STARS EVENT
BLUE DIVISION
should exhibit some or most of these skills
Forehand - sustains a rally with consistency and depth, sustains an extended rally
Backhand - has difficulty with high and hard shots, controls FH and BH shots with direction, pace & depth
Movement - exceptional court coverage, hits defensive & offensive lobs, with inconsistent overheads
First Serve - hits 1st serve with pace to hitting 1st serve with pace and control
Second Serve - hits 2nd serve with control and depth to hitting 2nd serve with spin, pace and control
Return of Serve - aggressive return of 2nd serves; weak return of 1st serve to aggressive return of both serves
Volleys - hits aggressive FH and BH volleys, hits defensive BH volleys
YELLOW DIVISION
(formerly White Division)
should exhibit some or most of these skills
Forehand - sustains a short rally using FH and BH shots, has some directional control
Backhand - has directional control of BH shots but lack depth, returns difficult shots defensively
Movement - movement allows sufficient court coverage of most shots to exceptional court coverage
First Serve - hits 1st serve IN at a slower pace
Second Serve - hits 2nd serve with control
Return of Serve - return some 1st serve, returns
2nd serve consistently to returns 1st and 2nd consistently
Volleys - hits consistent FH volleys, BH volley is inconsistent
RED DIVISION
should exhibit some or most of these skills
Forehand - hits inconsistent weak FH shots, hits FH shots with little directional control
Backhand - hits inconsistent weak BH shots, hits BH shots with little directional control
Movement - moves only 1-2 steps toward the ball to hit shots, but court coverage is poor
First Serve - 1st serve faults are common, 1st serve is weak
Second Serve - double faults are common, pushes 2nd serves
Return of Serve - returns serve occasionally, returns 2nd serve consistently
Volleys - does not hit volleys, avoids the net
GREEN DIVISION
open to all players
formerly identified as "Skills Division" players
Orange ball
Play with a Unified Partner (Pool of Unified Partners provided by host)
Play on 10 and Under Courts
Format
*Athletes allowed unlimited bounces
*Athletes allowed 2 serves (If unsuccessful, Unified Partner steps in to serve and then returns to their position on the court.)
*Regular tennis rules are followed with no-ad
**Unified Partners are able to keep the ball in play in a controlled manner so that the athletes have a chance to play out points. This has been very successful with our beginners and those that struggle to control the ball.