Schedule of Events | Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

2012 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Schedule

Activities

2012 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Kicks Off

2012 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Stadium Show

2011 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Performers

2010 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day

The Wanted Songs

What is your favorite song from The Wanted?

All Time Low

Chasing the Sun

Glad You Came

2012 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Schedule

9:30 am

Grounds Festival opens at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

Interactive Games and Family Activities – Free for all!

9:30 am – 4 pm

Watch the Pros Practice (Louis Armstrong Stadium, Grandstand and Court 17)

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Hess Express Stage - Click here for the lineup!

12:00 pm

Gates Open to Arthur Ashe Stadium

1:00 pm

Stadium Show Begins – Great seats for $10 & $20

3:00 pm

Stadium Show Concludes

Activities

* Mario Tennis Open only on Nintendo 3DS

* Face Painting

* Juggling Workshop

* 10 and Under Tennis

* Hair Braiding

* Storytelling

* From Nickelodeon: SpongeBob, Patrick, Dora and Diego!

*Activities subject to change

Nike Tennis SPARQ Challenge – Courts 4 and 5 Tennis and skill activities on two courts featuring Nike sponsored athletes.

USTA Serves/Aetna Tennis Skills – Court 6 Various stations for very young kids or special populations. Stations include skills-building activities like rolling the ball with a racquet and bouncing a koush ball.

USRSA Pro Racquet Round-Up – Court 7 See what it feels like to hit with a top pro's personal racquet such as Venus and Serena Williams using actual racquets weighted and balanced to each player’ s specifications.

Youth Tennis and 10 & Under Tennis – Courts 8 and 9 Learn real tennis and have fun doing it using racquets, balls and courts that are sized right for kids so that they enjoy the game right from the start.

World TeamTennis – Court 10 Co-ed relay races, targeting beginner players, particularly the youngest children attending AAKD. Activities tailored to the age, size, strength and experience level of participants.

Hess Express Obstacle Course and Target Time – Court 11 and 12 Test agility, balance, running and tennis skills on the electrifying obstacle courses on Court 11. And for more advanced players, practice hitting targets on a fast paced court on Court 12.

Xerox Beat the Pro – Court 13 Challenge the best on this exciting court playing points against some of the top touring and teaching pros in the world.

IBM Speedzone – Court 14 See just how fast your serve is with the use high tech IBM radar guns.

PTR Speed Tennis – Court 15 Hit with PTR certified professionals on mini-courts at full speed and with complete strokes using a special restricted flight foam ball.

USPTA Little Tennis – Court 16 30 hitting stations featuring a variety of teaching aids—the perfect court for younger participants to begin their tennis careers and learn the sport.

Nike Tennis SPARQ Challenge – Courts 4 and 5
Tennis and skill activities on two courts featuring Nike sponsored athletes.

USTA Serves/Aetna Tennis Skills – Court 6
Various stations for very young kids or special populations. Stations include skills-building activities like rolling the ball with a racquet and bouncing a koush ball.

USRSA Pro Racquet Round-Up – Court 7
See what it feels like to hit with a top pro's personal racquet such as Venus and Serena Williams using actual racquets weighted and balanced to each player’ s specifications.

Youth Tennis and 10 & Under Tennis – Courts 8 and 9
Learn real tennis and have fun doing it using racquets, balls and courts that are sized right for kids so that they enjoy the game right from the start.

World TeamTennis – Court 10
Co-ed relay races, targeting beginner players, particularly the youngest children attending AAKD. Activities tailored to the age, size, strength and experience level of participants.

Hess Express Obstacle Course and Target Time – Court 11 and 12
Test agility, balance, running and tennis skills on the electrifying obstacle courses on Court 11. And for more advanced players, practice hitting targets on a fast paced court on Court 12.

Xerox Beat the Pro – Court 13
Challenge the best on this exciting court playing points against some of the top touring and teaching pros in the world.

IBM Speedzone – Court 14
See just how fast your serve is with the use high tech IBM radar guns.

PTR Speed Tennis – Court 15
Hit with PTR certified professionals on mini-courts at full speed and with complete strokes using a special restricted flight foam ball.

USPTA Little Tennis – Court 16
30 hitting stations featuring a variety of teaching aids—the perfect court for younger participants to begin their tennis careers and learn the sport.