Dunlop Stage 1 GREEN balls for TEACHING?

[DougEng]

USTA sanctioned tournaments for below 12's are to use Green dot balls only. no exceptions.
so under 12 has three levels, Beginner, intermediate and advanced.
Beginner levels use the 36'court red ball
Intermediate levels use 60' court orange ball
advanced level use full 78' court with green dot ball.

starting 12's only they use regular yellow balls.

there are some non sanctioned USTA tournaments where they use regular yellow balls for under 12's, but they dont count against your USTA points or rankings..

USTA uses the age as primary criteria for level. I proposed to some USTA personnel don't go by chronological age but developmental/tennis age. USTA is realizing this. Generally U8 does 36, U10 does 60 and 78/green, U12 does 78/green and yellow. Florida does all u11 green and u12 yellow.

[DougEng]

Hi Doug,
I had only a question whether a specific tournament uses green dots.

Sounds like you got your answer (USTA NE does use ball type in titles). Just go to tennislink and look up individual tournaments. Check specifications on use of balls/courts. Inquire whether courts are lined or taped.