The Mid Atlantic Section of the RSPA represents Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
What is the RSPA?
Founded in 1927, RSPA is the world's oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals. With more than 15,000 members worldwide, RSPA offers more than 60 professional benefits to its members, including certification and extensive educational opportunities.
RSPA offers unequalled opportunities for tennis-teaching professionals to improve their teaching skills and increase their business knowledge. The Association also serves as a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and experience among its members.
RSPA is governed nationally by a democratically elected Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The Executive Committee includes two officers from each of the association's 17 regional divisions, plus the eight-member national Board of Directors and three past presidents. All officers are elected by the membership through divisional and national elections. Various committees are appointed at both the national and divisional levels. The daily administration of USPTA is overseen by the CEO at the World Headquarters in Houston.
Approximately 13,500 USPTA members work in the United States. The rest represent more than 80 countries around the world.
Today's tennis teachers are expected to assume a variety of business and social responsibilities in addition to their traditional job functions. RSPA helps prepare its members to meet these challenges.
The majority of RSPA's membership consists of Professional-level members who work full time in the tennis industry. Professionals are rated at three levels, with Professional 1 being the highest, according to their scores on a five-part certification exam. RSPA Professionals have job titles including general manager, director of tennis, assistant professional and coach. They direct tennis businesses, develop tennis programming, oversee tennis operations, teach lessons and coach teams at all types of facilities, such as private and commercial clubs, public tennis centers and parks, colleges and schools.
A small and growing part of the membership includes Recreational Coaches, who are part-time teachers of tennis.
Mission statement
The purpose of RSPA shall be to elevate the standards of tennis-teaching professionals and coaches.
RSPA Vision Statement
To champion the spirit of racquet sports by developing professionals who lead with integrity, innovate in coaching and inspire a diverse and inclusive racquets community.
What is the RSPA?
Founded in 1927, RSPA is the world's oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals. With more than 15,000 members worldwide, RSPA offers more than 60 professional benefits to its members, including certification and extensive educational opportunities.
RSPA offers unequalled opportunities for tennis-teaching professionals to improve their teaching skills and increase their business knowledge. The Association also serves as a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and experience among its members.
RSPA is governed nationally by a democratically elected Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The Executive Committee includes two officers from each of the association's 17 regional divisions, plus the eight-member national Board of Directors and three past presidents. All officers are elected by the membership through divisional and national elections. Various committees are appointed at both the national and divisional levels. The daily administration of USPTA is overseen by the CEO at the World Headquarters in Houston.
Approximately 13,500 USPTA members work in the United States. The rest represent more than 80 countries around the world.
Today's tennis teachers are expected to assume a variety of business and social responsibilities in addition to their traditional job functions. RSPA helps prepare its members to meet these challenges.
The majority of RSPA's membership consists of Professional-level members who work full time in the tennis industry. Professionals are rated at three levels, with Professional 1 being the highest, according to their scores on a five-part certification exam. RSPA Professionals have job titles including general manager, director of tennis, assistant professional and coach. They direct tennis businesses, develop tennis programming, oversee tennis operations, teach lessons and coach teams at all types of facilities, such as private and commercial clubs, public tennis centers and parks, colleges and schools.
A small and growing part of the membership includes Recreational Coaches, who are part-time teachers of tennis.
Mission statement
The purpose of RSPA shall be to elevate the standards of tennis-teaching professionals and coaches.
RSPA Vision Statement
To champion the spirit of racquet sports by developing professionals who lead with integrity, innovate in coaching and inspire a diverse and inclusive racquets community.