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The Real Purpose of Your Child’s Sport by David Benzel
by David Benzel The Real Purpose of Your Child’s SportThere’s an adage that says, “It’s hard to see a picture when you’re standing in the frame.” Perhaps being an athlete in youth sports is like that. It’s hard for our…
ATA Wins 14U JTT National Championship
ATA’s 14s Dream Team took the top spot at the 2014 JTT 14-and-Under Advanced National Championships in South Carolina last week. “Truly memorable experience with a great group last weekend in Cayce, SC,” Coach Brian Notis said. “5 out of…
ATA Academy Players Excel At Excellence
The USTA Texas Super Champ Excellence tournaments unfolded last weekend, with many ATA Academy players bringing home hardware. The 12s and 16s served in up in San Antonio, while the 14s and 18s went to work in Wichita Falls. In…
ATA CP Senior Grayson Broadus Practices With Ryan Harrison
ATA senior Grayson Broadus, fresh off his Texas Excellence Boys 18s victory last weekend, got a challenging practice today with ATP world ranked Ryan Harrison. “Practicing with Ryan was really fun but extremely exhausting,” Grayson said. Grayson and Ryan…
ATA COLLEGE PREP – Did You Know?
ATA College Prep is a fully-accredited private school. The average class size is 5 students. CP has an online communication system for assignments, grades and messaging between students, teachers, parents and coaches. ATA CP instructors collaborate weekly…
Abigail Chiu Wins USTA Gold Ball National Title
Abigail Chiu added another Gold Ball to her collection last weekend by winning the 2014 USTA National Doubles Championship with her partner, Elizabeth Porter. “Winning a USTA Gold Ball, winning a national age group championship is the pinnacle of junior…
Pictures From Afternoon Spring Break Camp
Day one of Spring Break Camp was a blast! See pictures from the afternoon below. If you missed day one, there is still time – sign up for any of the remaining days by clicking here! Coach Doug and the girls…
Sign Up For The 17th Annual AWTA Mixed Doubles Mixer
We hope you are getting excited about the 17th Annual AWTA Mixed Doubles Mixer/Tournament scheduled for Friday evening, March 21, 2014 at the Austin Tennis Academy! For those who have played before, you know how fun it is, so just…
Abigail Chiu Wins Singles Title In Wichita Falls
The ATA SuperChamp athletes traveled to Houston and Wichita Falls to compete in the March Major Zones. While the 12s/14s event in Houston was a complete wash, the 16s/18s we’re able to compete on Sunday and complete the tournament. Abigail…
DAILY bREAD for Families
“The decline in SAT scores has a lot to do with not reading … The ability to read is linked to the ability to process, analyze and comprehend information, … I guess that’s called thinking.” ~Donald M. Stewart,…
Incredible Teachers Change Lives
CP Instructors continually strive to inspire and create hands-on projects and unique activities to stimulate the developments of CP students. Taylor Mali reminds you that Teachers Make a Difference
A Whirlwind in DC
I spent a few days with some of the greatest creative minds in education. The 2013 Advanc-Ed Summit was held in Washington DC and the focus was Successful Learning in the Digital Age. While I was really looking forward to…
Aptitude or Attitude… What Are We Looking For?
Harvard receives over 40,000 applications each year. About 2,000 of those applicants are accepted and just over 1,600 enroll as freshman*. And each year at Harvard and at each of the other 2,000 degree-granting colleges and universities, this process…
In the Field – Trips for Change
Chalk up another CP field trip… this time for girls only. Why did we choose a movie day instead of a day in the classroom? Today, we traveled around the globe to learn the stories of nine young girls who…