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4th Qtr 2023 NEWSLETTER

President's Message 1 of 1

Good Day Southern California Professionals - I hope this finds you busy changing lives on the tennis court.

Welcome to our edition of your newsletter. Each of our contributors will offer some really great news for your knowledge and to keep you up to date on our happenings here in SoCal. (END)

SoCal Division Newsletter Table of Contents

Social Events New District Pres World Conference Benefits Reminder Giving Back Corner and MORE!

President's Message Pro Spotlight Coach Developer’s Corner Seeking Speakers Embrace the New Teaching Adults Let's Get Together

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COURT RESERVE (USPTA NATIONAL AND SOCAL SUPPORTER!) EMBRACE THE CHAOS: WHY RUNNING YOUR CLUB LIKE IT'S 1999 IS THE WAY TO GO HELLO, TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL AFICIONADOS! ARE YOU TIRED OF ALL THIS MODERN SOFTWARE MUMBO-JUMBO AND YEARN FOR THE GOOD OLD DAYS? WELL, YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR RUNNING YOUR CLUB LIKE IT'S 1999 – COMPLETE WITH EXCEL SHEETS, WHITEBOARDS, AND SNAIL MAIL INVOICES. LET'S DIVE INTO THE CHAOS, SHALL WE? EXCEL-LENT ADVENTURES WHO NEEDS FANCY SCHEDULING SOFTWARE WHEN YOU HAVE GOOD OL' EXCEL SHEETS? FORGET ABOUT USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACES AND AUTOMATED NOTIFICATIONS; WE'RE TAKING IT BACK TO WHEN YOU HAD TO INPUT RESERVATIONS MANUALLY. (continued)

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You'll be a spreadsheet wizard in no time, or at least by the time your members have waited hours for a court.

The Whiteboard Chronicles

Why invest in an online reservation system when you can have a whiteboard? Picture this: Bob and his retiree gang lining up at 4 AM to snag those shady courts. It's like Black Friday every weekend, but instead of TVs, they're after tennis courts. You can even sell tickets to this daily spectacle! (continued)

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Cork Board Confusion

Junior clinics? Who needs an easy-to-access online schedule when you can post everything on corkboards? Little Jimmy showing up for the 7 PM red ball class at 6 AM is the highlight of our day. Chaos is the name of the game, right?

Snail Mail Membership Invoices In the age of online payments and electronic billing, why not send out your monthly membership invoices via snail mail? (continued)

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Donna's forgetfulness is the gift that keeps on giving as you chase her down for three months of unpaid dues. Maybe she'll find that checkbook one day. Or not.

The Manual Calendar Mayhem Modern instructors with their online calendars and automated attendance? Not in our club! Instructors should keep a paper calendar and manually take attendance, leaving room for creative accounting. A few "forgotten" students (continued)

COURT RESERVE (USPTA NATIONAL AND SOCAL SUPPORTER!) here and there, and suddenly, you've got a thriving, free-class economy!

Who doesn't love a good laugh while waiting for a court or remembering when little Jimmy's lessons are? While we jest, it's clear that embracing technology like CourtReserve can make managing your tennis and pickleball club a breeze. But if you're in the mood for chaos and nostalgia, why not try the old-school approach? Don't be surprised if your members dream of automated court reservations and online payments in their sleep!

Call CourtReserve when they do!

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SIMON PAEK

Spotlight Professional: Scott Burton, by Simon Paek, Regional Vice President My goal for each newsletter will be to spotlight a member of the Southern California Board – I thought it REG VP v e r y f i t t i n g t o s t a r t w i t h

your president, Scott, affectionately Scooter, Burton.

Scooter resides a bit further North than most (continued)

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of us in our division, beautiful Ojai. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley areas of Southern California, before finding his way a little further North to Ventura, then settling in Ojai, California.

Scott shares a home with REG VP h i s l o v e l y w i f e , H u y e n

(whom by the way, doubles as our division photographer – without charge of course) and he is the Athletic Director at

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Birnum Wood Golf

Club in Montecito, where he manages the Tennis, Pickleball, Swim, Fitness, Bocce Ball and Croquet programs. Sounds like a lot to handle right?

It certainly does, but he handles it all with REG VP s e e m i n g e a s e a s h e

also expertly navigates the goings on of our division on a daily basis. (continued)

"START WHERE YOU ARE. USE WHAT YOU HAVE. DO WHAT YOU CAN." (ASHE)

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Scott steadfastly

manages his vision of improving the SoCal Division by leading fellow board members to strive to always give more for the general membership.

The vision statement of the SoCal Division, REG VP u n d e r h i s l e a d e r s h i p

is: ·The USPTA SoCal division will be the strongest division, (continued)

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·viewed as the

national model division that best serves its division members, all within the overall USPTA vision and mission. ·We are here to elevate the standard of SoCal USPTA REG VP p r o f e s s i o n a l s .

To this end, he has tasked the board to start formulating and (continued)

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putting into practice

all areas of the new 5year strategic plan, which involves in part, membership growth and retention, better communication, working with facilities to elevate REG VP U S P T A p r o f e s s i o n a l

in the workplace as well as improving our operations as a division.Make no mistake,

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Scott, along with the help of his board, is making strides in elevating the standards of the USPTA Southern California Professional.

Thank you, Scott REG VP B u r t o n f o r y o u r

vision and leadership, the USPTA SoCal Division is in great hands! (continued)

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Let’s conclude with a fun fact about

Scooter: Although his love for Tennis and Pickleball is unmatched, he had another calling before committing to his true passion of TENNIS and REG VP P i c k l e b a l l . S c o o t e r

was an Engineer in his family business in his previous life. It wasn’t until his (continued)

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mentor and mutual friend, Tom Rohrbacher, then Director of Tennis at Pierpont Racquet Club and former Division President, helped turn Scooter’s Tennis passion into a professional teaching career. The rest, as they say, is history. I guess REG VP w e o w e i t a l l t o T o m

Rohrbacher!

Stay tuned to learn about other SoCal Board Members who are working hard for you!

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Coach Developer’s Corner

By Simon Paek, SoCal Division Coach Developer Let’s start out with some Tennis and REG VP

Pickleball Certification Dates for the remainder of the year: (continued)

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Tennis Level 2 Workshop:Nov. 4-6 at iTennis Cerritos (spots are still available for this workshop so please contact Peyton at National to sign up or to get more information at peyton.keith@uspta.org ) REG VP P i c k l e b a l l C e r t i f i c a t i o n

Workshop: Nov. 18 from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm at Mission Viejo Country Club. Again, please contact Peyton to sign up

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or for more info.

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The division is looking to add at least 1 more Pickleball Coach Developer, ideally North of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley or surrounding areas.

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For those interested, please contact me for further information at paektennis@gmail.com .

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THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE USPTA WORLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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EVAN 1 S T V P PARRY *RESOURCES FOR YOU*

Hello SoCal Members!

The last couple months have been very busy time for our teaching professionals throughout our amazing division! I had the pleasure of not only attending the USPTA World Conference in Orlando in September, but also participating in the Executive Committee (continued)

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meetings with all the divisions from the entire country, including our USPTA National Board and CEO, John Embree. I can definitely say that I believe YOUR organization is headed in the right direction.

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The conference was filled with excellent presenters, vendors, and (continued)

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networking opportunities. From on court presenters like Emilio Sanchez Vicario providing great tactical tips, to Katherine Gonzalez and David Ramos breaking down the benefits of using video and technology to 1ST VP

improve player development, every session provided a topic relevant for every (continued)

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teaching professional, high school coach, and college coach. I also connected with a colleague of mine, Logan West, from the the Mid-Atlantic division. We collaborated on some trick serves and made some videos. Check them out on my Instagram page at @parry_tennis. The next conference will be back on the west coast next year. I highly recommend attending next year’s World Conference in Rancho Mirage, September 19th-25th, 2024.

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"START WHERE YOU ARE. USE WHAT YOU HAVE. DO WHAT YOU CAN." (ASHE)

PAST PRESIDENT MIKE GENNETTE "SPEAKING"

Ever Thought of Speaking at a USPTA Conference?

By Mike Gennette, USPTA If you have ever thought about throwing your hat into the ring to become a speaker at one of our conferences or at a local district event, then please let us know. We are building a speaker

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list and would like to bring in some new voices

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and perspectives.

At the USPTA SoCal division we have always prided ourselves with being able to offer great speaker lineups for our members and guests at our events. And lately you have seen some new speakers at our events. We want to continue to bring you the best speakers with fresh cutting edge presentations. So if you happen to have a unique presentation that you would like to share with us, then please contact me at totaltns@gmail.com and let me know a little bit about your

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background and potential topics that might be of interest to our members.

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Here are a few ideas for topics: Anything doubles and for all levels High Performance training Strategy, stats, patterns Physical fitness for tennis Mental training for tennis Club management / career development Technical / stroke production Video analysis Team coaching Ideas for club events /

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calendar building Pro shop management

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Social media & other tech skills for tennis coaches and managers Stringing racquets Experiences on the pro tour Games and drills Best practices for lessons and professionalism If you feel that you have unique experience in any of these areas or have some other unique topics that would benefit our membership, then please let us know and maybe you too can be a speaker at a future event!

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RAJEEV DATT

TREASURER

“IN MEMORY”

On Sunday, August 13th, I attended the funeral of Mr. Sukhdev Singh Dail.

I met the gentleman I knew as Sukhi uncle at about the age of 19. His son and I played tennis and many a time, we'd play hit and giggle doubles with Sukhi uncle

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and another older gentleman. Uncle Sukhi

Rajeev Datt (310) 795-6866

would give me chiropractic care for

rajeevdatt05@gmail.com

INFO@MARTINPARKESTENNIS.COM

free, whenever I'd have (continued)

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have injuries, because I was his son's friend, I suppose.

He had the most gentle touch, as he'd treat me without popping my joints.

As time passed, I found out he was one of the original artists at Hanna Barbera and made many of the cartoons generations grew up watching, before becoming a chiropractor. The sculpture

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he is standing beside, in the image, is one of his creations and can be seen at the beach

Rajeev Datt (310) 795-6866

rajeevdatt05@gmail.com

in Laguna.

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“IN MEMORY”

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INFO@MARTINPARKESTENNIS.COM

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“IN MEMORY”

This was a man that had so many interests, yet one of his greatest passions was Tennis. He brought people from all walks of life together on a Tennis court.

He wasn't a pro, neither was he an exceptional tennis player.What Sukhi uncle was can best be described as a people person. He'd listen

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intently to what one had to say; and his responses were never flippant, rather, they were always well thought out. He was kind, and

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rajeevdatt05@gmail.com

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wanted the best for all (continued)

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around. The proof of the "good" life he led was in the funeral parlor. There were people that were not related to him that flew and drove in from all around. The amazing part was the number of people that he'd met through tennis. I know I would love to be able to touch as many lives as he

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did, in a positive way, as he did, in my career as a coach and mentor. I believe Sukhi uncle probably introduced more people to the game he

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professionals, for the simple reason that he played tennis recreationally for several decades. If it were up to me, I'd grant him an honorary USPTA membership posthumously, for how many folks he recruited into becoming tennis players. I'm going

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to keep missing this gentle soul and know he's found his peace within the pearly

Rajeev Datt (310) 795-6866

rajeevdatt05@gmail.com

gates.

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DISTRICT 1!

KARL AKKERMAN "EMBRACE THE NEW"

Many thanks to our outgoing District 1 President Martin Parks.

Congrats to Martin on a arrival of their new baby and for being a great dad to spend time with the baby and wife.

The District was lucky to

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have Martin as he helped put together a great event this year we had in Malibu that was well

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attended. (continued)

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KARL AKKERMAN "EMBRACE THE NEW"

This opened up an opportunity for yours truly to come in to finish up his year as your interim President. I may not be a stranger having been on the So Cal Board as District 1 President, Treasurer, and Secretary at one time or another over for 10 years. I am so excited to be back on the board and hope to grow District 1 even more and

DISTRICT 1: President: Karl Akkerman 805-302-7523 INFO@MARTINPARKESTENNIS.COM ka10s@verizon.net

provide a couple events a year. I am teaching at

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KARL AKKERMAN "EMBRACE THE NEW"

Westlake Athletic Club that has 11 Tennis Courts, 8 PickleBall courts, a 6 lane swimming pool, three areas of gyms equipment, and a huge BBQ area for our socials. We also offer TRX, Yoga and Boot Camp classes.We are a very successful club right now

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and are very excited about the growth of our club over the past 4 consecutive years. I am

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proud to be on staff for the last 6+ years.

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I am going to hold a event on November 18 that will include 9 holes of Golf, networking, a speaker and lunch. And another event on Monday November 6. So save the dates so you can attend and get some educational points and have a day off

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with your peers in District 1 and 2. (Check on uspta.com Calendar for the list of all events

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and register online.) (continued)

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Please also think about going to the World Conference in 2024 in SoCal. I have been to 9 or 10 of these World Conferences and I always get so energized with new ideas to take home and use right away on the courts.

They also have some

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amazing social events and parties where you meet some other great pros.

Don't miss it. You will be

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so glad you did attend and (continued)

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you will get your educational points too.

You will be hearing from me personally soon to take a survey about our next year's Annual Convention next May to find the best days to have this event.

This year's speakers on Saturday this past May 5 was Michael Joyce who was a Touring pro and coach of Maria Sharapova.

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Brad Gilbert was one of our main speakers on

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Sunday. Both had some amazing insights revealed with coaching Maria and Andre we all thought was enlightening at every level of play. But there were so many other great speakers and vendors too. In fact, you could throw your name in the hat to be of

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our speakers if you want to showcase something you think is a great drill, lesson, strategy,

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progression, or share about your

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gig you got going now or had that you would like to share. We are always looking for new local speakers and it will add to your resume as well.

Contact me if you interested.

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Have a wonderful and successful Winter and coming Spring.

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President: Karl Akkerman 805-302-7523 INFO@MARTINPARKESTENNIS.COM ka10s@verizon.net

DISTRICT 2!

KEVIN FINKELBERG

""SUPPORTING COACHES"

Hello, District 2 Coaches!

I am excited to join as District 2 president to serve all you coaches to my capacity. It was a pleasure meeting some of you at the USPTA SoCal Conference back in May! DISTRICT 2:

I was lucky to play President: tennis at Pierce College Kevin Finkelberg under our current SoCal 661-367-0511 finkelbergtennis@gmail t r e a s u r e r , C o a c h R a j e e v .com (continued)

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KEVIN FINKELBERG

""SUPPORTING COACHES"

Datt. After an injury, my passion for tennis took me on my journey into coaching. I've been with the USPTA for almost nine years now and love to keep learning and finding new ways to deliver tennis.

Some of my past coaching roles have included high school, junior team tennis, DISTRICT 2:

after-school tennis programs, red/orange/green ball, City

President: of Santa Clarita contract Kevin Finkelberg 661-367-0511 coach, and wheelchair finkelbergtennis@gmail tennis. .com (continued)

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""SUPPORTING COACHES"

I work full-time for the USTA Southern California.

I am the Manager of Community Tennis. My role is getting tennis into schools & after-school community programs, working with CTAs, Wheelchair & Adaptive tennis, and growing coaches. I also act as the DISTRICT 2:

lead trainer for the USTA SoCal as we run School and Community trainings all

President: over SoCal year-round.

Kevin Finkelberg 661-367-0511 finkelbergtennis@gmail My goals align with my job .com (continued)

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""SUPPORTING COACHES"

at the USTA SoCal and my role in District 2. I want to support coaches by creating: training, educational, and networking opportunities.

I will be bringing Wheelchair 101 coaching workshops to your areas.

There are a lot of wheelchair tennis players DISTRICT 2:

out there that need excellent pros such as yourselves. If you want to

President: get into Schools, I can help Kevin Finkelberg 661-367-0511 bridge that gap. Many finkelbergtennis@gmail after-school programs I .com (continued)

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work with are also always looking for tennis pros.

Lastly, I will also help in growing brand-new coaches. The USTA SoCal has resources to help prospective coaches with their first-year registration dues. If you have any promising candidates, DISTRICT 2:

please send them my way.

Looking forward to

President: meeting all of you at our Kevin Finkelberg 661-367-0511 future district events. finkelbergtennis@gmail .com (continued)

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""SUPPORTING COACHES"

Please contact me for any help or assistance needed!

Email: finkelbergtennis@gmail.com

Phone: 310-824-2970 (call/text) Instagram: "kevin_finkelberg_socal_te DISTRICT 2: President: Kevin Finkelberg 661-367-0511 finkelbergtennis@gmail .com

nnis" (for all tennis updates)

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MATT SECRETARY JONES “Let's Get Together” Let me first start off by saying greetings to all of my fellow District 3 teaching pros! As your District 3 president, I hope that 2023 is treating you all well and your year is a prosperous one. As 2023 is in full swing, I hope that this quarter has brought with it much success and happiness to you, your families and your tennis! (continued)

MATT SECRETARY JONES As your district president, it is my responsibility to represent our region and its members that live within it.

In order to do so, one of my major goals is for me to get to know all of you. As many of you know, a great way for us to get to know each other, is by hosting educational events within our district so that we can all come together and meet and greet, all while earning those much sought after continuing educational credits. Stay tuned and (continued)

MATT SECRETARY JONES check those emails and social-media for upcoming events, both in our district and beyond!

Lastly, it is my pleasure to extend an open invitation for you to reach out and contact me any time to offer my assistance and answer any questions regarding your membership and tennis-related inquiries!

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AISLING BOWER

DISTRICT 4!

"SOCIAL EVENTS"

Hello fellow Coaches!

I want to start off by acknowledging a fabulous coach that won the “coach of the Year” for our district. Please join me in congratulating James Skuratofsky! James is located in Huntington Beach.

I sincerely hope you all had a wonderful summer.

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AISLING (ASH-LING) BOWYER

GENERAL MANAGER PENINSULA RACQUET CLUB 310-541-2523

GABRIEL DISTRICT 5!

JACOB, MSPE “MORE EDUCATION”

Hello colleagues, Hello from District 5! A few months have passed since our last newsletter.

We had a pro gettogether on August 14, and I had a great time meeting and speaking with the pros that were in attendance. Please see the comments below from a couple of pros that attended the event.

We have two more events (continued)

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scheduled before the end of the year, one on November 13th and the other on December 11th. Both events will be at Arroyo Seco Racquet Club located in South Pasadena.

On November 13th at 9:00am Brian Teacher will be presenting his tennis teaching app for professional tennis teachers and afterwards Evan Parry will be presenting various on-court tennis drills for groups, high school coaches, and college teams. (continued)

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On December 11th at 9:00am former ATP professional John Letts will be demonstrating pickleball technique, drills, and point construction. (Register at uspta.com under Calendar.)

The following are summaries from other pros about our past events, in case you missed them. (“Zoom” in to view as needed.) (continued)

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(“ZOOM” IN TO VIEW AS NEEDED.)

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(“ZOOM” IN TO VIEW AS NEEDED.)

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TIM LUDEKE

DISTRICT 6!

"TIPS"

Hello District 6 Pros, I have a tip that might help your players who are struggling with their tosses.

I call it a “catchable” toss. After releasing the toss the player leaves his/her arm up in

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the “trophy position.”. If she is able to catch the toss without moving her arm/hand that means the toss was in the right place.

If after catching the toss the player turns his/her palm down and drops the ball it should land just a little bit inside the baseline.

This helps players keep their heads up and their shoulders tilted so they can cartwheel and reach up to make contact with the serve instead of rotating and pulling down and pushing the serve. This also (continued)

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gives the player a toss target which helps create a consistent toss.

District 6 will have another educational event in December or January.

Please check your email for updates regarding the date of the event. The theme of these events is “teaching strokes that are typically difficult to teach.”

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Previous events have focused on the topspin serve, slice backhands, and one-hand backhand volleys. These are typically difficult shots for players to learn.

These events are primarily for pros who work with adult players who want to move up to a higher level or junior players who want to be on their high school varsity teams, but any pro is welcome to attend. end

REMINDER

REMINDER: USE YOUR MANY BENEFITS INCLUDING THIS ONE:

NEW COACHES PIPELINE Do you know anyone who wants to become a coach or perhaps is

Carlos Cruz-Aedo already coaching yet SoCal Executive Director not certified yet?

TEXT @ 310-567-7349 or email carlos.cruz-aedo@uspta.org T h e n p l e a s e h a v e t h e m contact me to apply for

a joint USTA SoCal and USPTA SoCal newcoaches pipeline. They can learn the process and many benefits!

HAVE 2 MINUTES??

KINDLY TAKE JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO UPDATE YOUR USPTA.COM PROFILE AS NEEDED (EMAIL, PHONE NUMBERS, CLUB, CITY, ETC.) THIS HELPS US TO BETTER CONNECT WITH YOU ON IMPORTANT MATTERS THAT HELP YOU AND YOUR CAREER PLEASE.

THANKS TO YOUR USPTA NATIONAL ENDORSEES

THANKS TO SOCAL USPTA Members and the Board for donating to worthy tennis non-proft causes.

SERVING ADVANTAGE

"THAT'S ALL FOLKS" CONTINUE TO LET US KNOW HOW YOUR USPTA SOCAL CAN HELP! EMAIL, TEXT, & CALL:

"CARLOS.CRUZAEDO@USPTA.ORG"

310.567.7349