The APTA

The mission of the APTA is to:

• govern the sport; 
• grow participation among all levels and types of players and across all regions;
• improve all aspects of the game.

We will accomplish this mission by:

• maintaining the rules and codes of behavior to ensure the integrity of the game;
• creating and increasing awareness of our sport;
• providing guidance to clubs and municipalities on how to start platform tennis programs and then how to make those programs successful;
• promoting the sport among current players to raise their level of passion.

The American Platform Tennis Association is a non-profit organization that governs the sport for its 9,200 members, which includes individuals, municipalities, clubs and leagues. With an annual operating budget of $200,000, the APTA sanctions more than 180 annual tournaments, including 24 National Championship events. The organization provides national rankings of its members; maintains the official rules and etiquette of the sport; administers the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame; regulates standards for balls, paddles and courts; manages its web site and pays for the production of Platform Tennis Magazine.

APTA Presidents from 1934 to the Present