Blind and Visually Impaired Tennis (BVI) was featured at the USTA 2023 Diverse Coaches Development Summit in Orlando, Florida. The summit, held at the USTA National Campus, is a gathering of leaders, influencers, and advocates committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our sport. The aim was to engage more female coaches, target underrepresented groups and help underserved communities.
The USTA focused on attracting and engaging diverse providers by developing more certified tennis coaches, community coaches & coach developers. The event also provided on-court Blind Tennis workshops led by David Dilettuso (USBTA) and Samir Mahir (IBTA). Over 70 coaches from all over the United States attended the 2023 summit.
