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6 USPTA mailbox

28 USPTA welcomes new members

by Tim Buckley, USPTA, and Leon O'Connor- Learn to identifY and extinguish this unwelcome mental intruder.

29 USPTA drill 31 Career development

32 Industry action 33 Classifieds

12 Careabouts: The things I care about when playing tennis are ... by jim McLennan, USPTA - Opportunities arise when teacher perceptions and player's "careabouts" differ.

uspta world conference on tennis 15 2000 World Conference education highlights

27 Intangible benefits often most valuable

by Townsend Gilbert, USPTA Pro 1 - How USPTA's on-court liability insurance protects tennis-teaching professionals.

16 Conference registration form 17 Hotel registration form 18 Education schedule 20 Golf registration form 21 Tournament registration form

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ills past weekend was not unlike many others of the past four years. At around 8 a.m. on Saturday morning I received a wake-up call from my friend Steve, who was ready to meet for our regular technology-brainstorming coffee break.

Steve and I met several years ago on the sideline of a soccer field while watching our sons play. We immediately recognized that we had many things in common, the most significant being our interest in computer technology and how it could move our respective businesses to the highest level in the new economy.

While the products and services provided by Steve's company and USPTA may differ, our discussions have proven something I have always believed - the goals, objectives and strategies of most businesses are generally similar. Both Steve and I are convinced that, in the new Tim millennium, financial security, image, service and a unified voice for our members (and in his case, clients) can mostly (if not only) be achieved through the Internet. Imagine realizing this and envisioning the changes and hours necessary to plan and implement a new business plan especially one that would appear seamless to a generation of clients who are perfectly comfortable with Industrial Age methods. Literally, our greatest commonality became our willingness and desire to phase in the new era with thousands of free hours of shared consultation, strengths and friendship.

Fortunately, both Steve's business and USPTA were ahead of the pack in the development of our Internet platforms from which to launch new strategies. Also, we were not surprised by the current "dot.com" bombardment many companies are experiencing. Subsequently, US PTA now has the most valuable business platform in the tennis industry for teaching professionals- www.usptapro.com.

In the coming months and years, usptapro.com will be able to provide teaching professionals with an inconceivable variety of business tools, only a few of which include online business-to-business and business-to-client services, including pro shops, distance

learning, personal communications, employment modules, lesson planning and the ability to offer online lessons, merchandise purchases and much more.

Many of you have been interested in a follow up to my May 2000 editorial titled "They're here- The Invasion of the dot.coms." In the past, USPTA has tried to give you a broad picture of the future and how the Internet, with all of its benefits, might seriously damage the tennis profession, as we know it today. That is why it's important for you to become a part of this fast-moving technology. This specific topic was the subject of my latest Saturday-morning discussion with Steve.

We both agreed that the dot. com marketplace was becoming erratic at almost the same Internet speed that ushered in its onHeckler slaught. Within the last few weeks, there have been articles claiming that funding is drying up for cyber-entrepreneurs who have ventured into the Internet hoping to become millionaires overnight. This brings both of us a sense of relief. Although we're far from out of the woods, we're seeing a decrease in the frenetic rush from everyone with a laptop who wants to forge carelessly ahead with plans to threaten more traditional businesses.

Steve pointed out that most aspirant, one-minute cyber millionaires are only interested in the "task" and not the "cost" of their ventures. They proceed recklessly toward their personal goal of utopia, with little or no concern for the cost to other businesses or the people they might hurt along the way.

While progress is inevitable, there surely must be a more sensible way to introduce society to sometimes very radical changes so that they hurt fewer innocent people along the way. We have a tendency to overlook concerns like these until they show themselves at our own doorstep. If the dot.com invasion described in my May editorial were to succeed, the transition for teacrung pros to the Information Age might easily hold similar disappointments as those continued next page

In the coming months and years, usptapro.com will be able to provide teaching professionals with an inconceivable variety of business tools.

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For example, many ofyou have not explored the opportunities USPTA has provided to you through its free Personal WebsiteTM Program-usptapro.com.

Even ifyou don't own a computer,

experienced by many in the agricultural profession during their difficult transition to the Industrial Age. Whenever USPTA and its members are faced with a crisis, we often find that our natural response is to look to our "unified voice" for a solution.

Although we seldom flex our industry muscles, I have great faith that tennis professionals can overpower any adversary with a united effort. It's important for USPTA, together with its member professionals, to use our intellectual muscle in this case. We must stay ahead of the technology curve, and that means you must adapt your business practices to make the most efficient and cost-effective use of the Internet tools that your Association has developed for you.

As the Internet Age takes the Information Age a couple ofsteps further into the future, USPTA will be here to encourage and guide you every step of the way.

it can provide valuable exposure for you in the job market, and it will be your personal portal tofuture business and career enhancing tools and programs provided

by US PTA For more information on how to set up your site, please contact Shannon Kopp at the World Headquarters.

Your own USPTA Web site is important since there are still thousands of"wanna-be" cyberentrepreneurs looking for ways to take traditional jobs, such as teaching tennis, and turn them into their own moneymaking ventures. These purely Webbased services promote their programs to net surfers, but what they can actually offer the tennis consumer is a poor imitation of the expertise and professionalism that you and your trade association can deliver to the entire tennis industry.

As the Internet Age takes the Information Age a couple of

steps further into the future, USPTA will be here to encourage and guide you every step of the way. We're constantly updating our Web sites and developing ways to put you in control of your own technological destiny.

Whether on the court or on the net, you are the professionals that will continue to deliver the game and its services to millions of tennis fans . USPTA is and always will be on the cutting edge of technology, and we want you to be there with us.

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ealizing the ability of our Association to Within five weeks, there were 12 new players deliver grassroots programs, our affiliate orin the clinic. The revenue this group generated in ganizations have begun to offer incentives to the first 90 days was astounding. Revenue from professionals for creating growth in player participaclinics was $2,500, and from private lessons, it was tion over the past few years. The $5-per-player incen$3,500. Selling seven racquets with stringing totive from the USTA has been encourtaled $1,800. Clothing and shoe sales aging to many who feel that by runwere more than $1,900 and the enning USTA programs they are helptry fees from this group alone ing USTA membership growth while equaled approximately $400. Total revenue from these few new players acquiring financial con~ideration, as well. Though USPTA disagrees with was $10,100 just for the first three the punitive nature of the industry's months of this year. Three member10-New-Player Program, it does prove ships that totaled more than $10,000 that USPTA members are doing their also were sold to this group. Of share to increase the game's player base. course, this does not include the enthusiasm and energy that new blood Added incentives for introducing brings to any tennis program. the sport to more players are greatly All of us would be excited about appreciated, but the real incentive for us as tennis pros, coaches, club own- Randy Mattingley creating this kind of success for our ers and managers is the resulting own facilities and programs. My only growth in our business. These business incentives are concern is that the USTA might interpret these far more important to our industry than a short-term statistics as justification for trying to develop more or one-time incentive. low-end coaches programs to assist in delivering The tennis lessons, entry fees and sales of racquets, its sports marketing ventures. No other professional organization (be it made up of doctors or accounstrings, grips, clothes, shoes, accessories and memtants) would allow another group to bring less berships are the incentives that drive our business. qualified "substitutes" into the field because its proMany pros are at facilities that already are busy. Some fessionals were considered too busy, and then be may even have all the business they can handle. Evsupportive of that group's efforts. eryone I have spoken with at divisional conventions says that business is good. Most say their business is Instead, the USTA should invest in the teachup from last year. But, that doesn't mean these pros have ing-pro organizations' efforts to broaden the base become complacent. The business-minded are always of professional tennis teachers. In this way, it would looking to improve their revenues and expand their obtain its objective while allowing the professioncustomer base. Why should tennis pros be any difal organizations to develop better pros and better ferent than everyone else in the tennis industry? job opportunities for pros.

As an example, a fellow pro recently started a clinic Creating big returns for our own facilities, pro with four beginner players. It was the pro's own proshops and programs, and knowing that we are helpgram, and the motivation to do it was purely his own and ing the overall effort to grow the game, are the real not the result ofoutside influences. He was doing what he incentives that you and I are looking for. So get has always done- introducing our great sport to new play- out there and grow your own business!<§'<> ers and doing it welt enough to make a living at it.

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USPTA mailbox Dear USPTA, I just want to compliment you on the outstanding job you do with the USPTA Web site.

The updated Web page looks terrific. Thank you for letting your members be a part of it with USPTA Personal Websires â&#x201E;˘. I also appreciate the wealth of information your Web site provides. It is so great to be a part of an organization that cares so much about irs members!

Thank you!

Ann Bartek, USPTA via e-mail Dear USPTA, Thanks for raking th~ time to meet with Dave Green and

me. I enjoyed the tour and appreciated the discussion of issues that concern all of us.

I was honestly amazed at the extensive efforts you and your team are making, particularly on the Internet. It makes me envious of the tools available today compared to when I was an active USPTA teaching pro. Of course, we have those same tools available to us in our new lives at Head/Penn, and we look forward to working with you to maximize the benefit of new technology for the entire industry.

Thanks again, Tom West South Regional Sales Manager Head/Penn Racquet Sports via e-mail

Dear ADDvantage magazine, As Dick Gould states on Page 12 of the June issue of ADDvantage, it's important to say "thank you." So, I'll say thank you for publishing his article, "Let us play!"

His article on coaching should be required reading for anyone who coaches at any level in any sport.

If all of us would follow the examples Coach Gould outlines, the world of sport and the world in general would be a much better place.

Thank you very much, Arnold Bradshaw, USPTA Sun Ciry, S.C.

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ow many times has Ivan Lendl replayed in his mind the 1989 French Open fourth round match against Michael Chang? Let's return to that pivotal moment in the fifth set, 3 games each when Michael served underhanded to the great Czech intimidator. Tennis fans agree that this was a crucial moment in that great match- a moment where Chang, on the verge of cramping from exhaustion, pulled out one last, desperate mental trick to swing the match in his favor. continued next page ADDvantage/ August 2000

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from previous page The unorthodox serve fractured Lendl's composure causing a string of unforced errors.

Chang eventually became the first American French Open singles champion since Tony Trabert. This inspired or desperate action by Chang exemplifies the innate power of apeculiar mental malaise we shall refer to as "Voodoo Mind Cramp" or VMC. Similar strategic skills are evident in the ATP, WTA, ATA, ITF, Challenger, USTA and playground matches around the world.

This article explores some of

the various aspects of this irritating and ever-present phenomenon and provides a remedy for reacting to it.

VMC is debilitating and will hinder your tennis result, be it "internally generated" or exported to your end of the court from a cunning competitor. How many times have you found yourself deep into a set and you suddenly (for no apparent reason) realize you have yet to double-fault in the current set? Once you have interrupted your tennis service focus with this side thought- a "voodoo-like" mind cramp occurs and the doublefaults proliferate! In this situa-

Accomplished and emotionally mature players play a greater percentage oftheir game in the Jlow"- consistant and competent play in all aspects of the game.

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tion, you have met the enemy of tennis success, yourself!

Another example of flirting with VMC comes when your clever and ever-resourceful opponent alters his playing style.

Examples are numerous and include: a baseliner going to serve and volley; a baseline top-spin game suddenly including generous slice; an aggressive-minded opponent suddenly offering you a steady stream of moon balls, etc.

The aforementioned examples don't necessarily cause a mind cramp and thus they may or may not be voodoo laden. It is how you choose to respond to these strategic subtleties that results in a successful response or a stroke failure, aka VMC! The majority of experienced tennis players rarely succumb to the initial effort of clever opponents to crawl inside their heads.

However, all of us have, at one time or another, identified a competitive nemesis - they play serve and volley when we prefer baseline. The competitor hits out all of the time when we prefer a slice and dice kind of exchange.

Why is it that some players just seem to have our number?

Martina Hingis is a good example of competitive strategic persistence. Possessing every shot in the game, Martina will routinely alter the flow and stroke emphasis of her matches. In the unusual case of discovering a scoring deficiency, and particularly being one set down, she will invariably call for a bathroom break. This is allowed by WTA rules and she has every right to such an interruption. Her perspective being that if things aren't going right, change the pattern.

John McEnroe has been known to lose his temper in close matches on occasion. These "tantrums," some of which are legendary, have, at least in the early stages of his ATP career,

frequently distracted his opponents stroke rhythm to the extent that the game and ultimately the match dynamics were altered to McEnroe's competitive advantage. We're sure you could come up with many local examples of tennis opponents that, for some mysterious reason, know how to bring out your worst game! To better understand this psychologically damaging situation, let's examine the typical player performance conventions of match play.

Three generally accepted levels of tennis performance are: 1. Playing in the "zone." This is the very highest personal level of stroke production. It rarely happens and is always short lived. The zone is characterized by the ability to hit highly successful running forehand or backhand passing shots, swinging-volley winners from behind the service box, big, wide, kicking serves from either side and inordinately high firstserve percentages.

2. Playing in "flow." The more accomplished and emotionally mature a player is, the greater percentage of their game is played in "flow."

Flow is characterized by consistent and competent play in all aspects of the game, a lack of unforced errors, recognition of opponents' playing styles and making intelligent strategic adjustments to it.

3. Error-laced tennis. All of us fall victim to this streaky phenomenon. The successful tournament player quickly recognizes this and immediately makes the necessary adjustments. The serious amateur player also understands the need to make appropriate stroke adjustments and typically returns to a "flow" state of performance several points af-

Competitive tennis matches require constant focus with specific attention to your adversary's stroke nuances.

ter the tournament player.

The less serious or beginner player suffers enormous personal psychic pain that induces poor performance and consistent deficits to his opponents. This player rarely understands how to crawl out from under the blanket of error-laced stroke misery and consequently purchases vast quantities of Maalox.

Now that we've defined the three prominent states of match play: zone, flow and error-laced, we can examine the effect VMC has in disrupting these states to the detriment of the victim.

Once we understand this phenomena we can identify-ways to extinguish this unwelcome mental intruder.

Competitive tennis matches require constant focus with specific attention to our adversary's stroke nuances. The general belief is that provided we play within our stroke limita-

tions, and provided we observe¡ the opponent's hitting patterns, we should get good results.

Playing in the "zone" happens so rarely that discussing VMC in this context is moot; besides, when you're in the "zone" the VMC factor can't touch you!

Most tennis matches alternate between "flow" and "errorlaced" with the winner being the player who handles his mental "damage control" best.

Through simple mental techniques, one can recover from a VMC experience confident of resuming match play in "flow."

The sooner you can master these techniques, the better your match results will be.

Three hundred years before the invention of tennis, a Japanese author wrote about a state of mental isolation- a quietness of mind - that enables great focus and power in the physical world. It is to this Zen-like mental state that the best tennis players aspire. "Quiet Zen does not

necessarily require a stone garden. Once you annihilate your mind, even fire feels cool." Zen Master Kaisen (D. 1582).

The central challenge is to remove the mind from the process of striking the ball the instant prior to.contact. This may seem like a sim'ple process, but following contact we immediately revert to a cognitive or thinking state that remains active until this hitting cycle is repeated.

What are the cognitive factors between each strike of the tennis ball?

1. Track the path of the ball you hit until it is about to be struck by your opponent.

2. While performing No. 1 you must recognize your position following your contact with the ball, that feeds a calculation you make concerning the approximate effort you must make to anticipate your opponent's next shot.

3. In accordance with No. 1 and No . 2, you estimate where your opponent will wind up in order to hit a return shot.

4. This position, in parallel with thought No. 1, 2 and 3, dictates where you move in anticipation of a shot.

5. While engaged in No. 1 through No. 4, you will also pay close attention to your opponent's footwork and racquet preparation, as this will inform you of his stroke intentions regarding pace, direction and spin.

It's not enough to practice steps one through five diligently in a single set. The successful competitor needs to exercise this mental toughness over the course of several hours of exhausting play. No wonder there is such an emphasis placed upon the mental aspects of tennis as the prime differentiation be-

tween the very good and the champions!

Let's look at cognitive interruptions that will compromise strokes and point results.

1. All noise unrelated to the sound of sneakers or racquets striking the tennis ball.

2. Mental noise such as: who's watching, passing of time, bad bounce, bad line call, impending sense of opportunity as in: ". . . if I get this service break" ... or "I can close out the match if ... " 3. All visual distractions disconnected with tracking your opponent's movement or related to the flight of the tennis ball.

It is easy to see that our connection to a "Zen-like" hitting state is, at best, a tenuous one!

The countless visual, mental and auditory intrusions on our key, minimum concentration points suggest we will inevitably encounter VMC and the ensuing ugly stroke consequences!

The key to improved play when confronted with VMC is mental recovery. There are several simple mental and physical techniques that will assist us in extinguishing VMC. To escape from the clutches ofVMC, we recommend carrying a small mirror and a picture taken of yourself during a successful tennis moment.

When you feel the onslaught of VMC, go to your tennis bag, as if appearing to change racquets. Provided you placed the mirror and picture directly under your spare tennis racquets, you can now compare the relaxed, smiling picture with the tense, scowling and VMC-possessed soul you now recognize as impeding your optimal tennis play.

Pause, take two deep breaths and imitate the confident, successful face in the picture.

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etermining what your players care about and why they play at your club will enable you to match your services with their needs. If everyone played social tennis only and you introduced a plyometric fitness system, this program would not be met with overwhelming participation or success. On the other hand, if you determined that the majority of these players cared about winning and you introduced outcome-based clinics, you would meet their needs and grow your business at the same time.

Many consumer products are positioned based on "careabours" as measured by teams of marketing specialists. "Tastes great, less filling," are actually phrases that continually surfaced in careabour testing long before the particular beer with that exact tag line was launched.

Since people said they cared about great taste and less filling beer, then describing and selling the product in those terms made excellent business sense.

The survey in the box on the right was given to 46 USPTA professionals in Northern California. Before reading the results, take the survey yourself

teacher to "show the players a better way." In fact, this survey highlights such an opportunity (see results, Page 14).

When asked, "In your opinion, which of the following would most improve your players' performance," 22 of the 46 respondents believed that better footwork would most improve the performance of their players, and 20 of the 46 respondents believed that better control would most improve performance.

When asked, "Which of the following are they (players) most likely to think would most improve their performance," four of the respondents believed the players would choose better footwork, six believed the players would choose better control, arid 28 believed the players would choose increased power.

This clearly has implications for the marketing of space-age materials that drive the tennis racquet market. However, if coaches believe footwork is the key to improvement, and they believe that players are convinced that more power will improve their games, then within this conflict there lies an opportunity for the coach who is a footwork specialist. ~

When teacher perceptions and player's "careabouts" overlap, teachers are "preaching to the choir" and probably doing a good job. However, if teacher perceptions and player "careabours" are not the same, then there is an opportunity for the

jim McLennan, USPTA, is the head professional at the Fremont Hills Country Club in Los Altos Hills, Calif He is senior editor of TennisONE.com and author ofthe "Secrets ofWorld Class Footwork. "

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Tennis teachers "careabouts" Tennis teachers try to improve their players' performance and increase their enjoyment of the game. The following questions concern your perception of your players' performance and enjoyment.

1. In your opinion, which of the following would most improve their performance (choose one)?

Better equipment Increased power Better control Using the correct grips Better footwork 2. Which of the following are they (players) most likely to think would most improve their performance (choose one)?

Better equipment Increased power Better control Using the correct grips Better footwork 3. What, in your opinion, are the three main things that players care about - the three reasons these players enjoy the game (choose three)?

The latest innovations in equipment Power Controlling the ball Ability to continue to improve (includes basics and grips) __ Playing correctly (performance) - style, grace, ease of movement Winning (outcome) __ Learning quickly, rapid improvement __ Having fun Exercise Personal relationships Peer recognition Intellectual - includes understanding the game or getting more tennis smarts 4. How long have you been in the teaching business?

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_ 3 _ Using the correct grips 22 Better footwork The majority of teaching professionals believe footwork would most improve performance, better control was second.

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Attendance at the conference by members and others in the international tennis community has been increasing. While the Association has conducted seminars and Certification Exams in Spanish for several years, there has never been a four-hour foreign language education course offered in the United States by any tennis-teaching organization.

Also being offered is. a Specialty Course on computer software.

Alan Curler, USPTA, will conduct the course focusing on Microsoft Office software, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel and Access.

These programs are a key to the business lives of many professionals, and tennis professionals will find knowledge of these applications a required job skill in the near future, if not already. This course will provide fundamental instruction for using these appli-

cations in day-to-day work. Members are encouraged to bring a laptop computer to the course with either Office '97 or Office 2000 installed. Computers will not be provided for the course.

The Specialist Program is now under way with the initial two degrees- the Specialist in Little TennisÂŽ and the Specialist in Competitive Player Development, gained through the USA Tennis High Performance Coaching Program. Both degrees require professionals to have acquired certain competencies before applying for the credential. Seminars and Specialty Courses that assist members in gaining the required competencies will be clearly designated.

Finally, US PTA is looking for members ro submit their best and/or favorite tennis drill(s) for children. From 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, these drills will be showcased on the stadium court. Members are encouraged to present the drill themselves on that day.

For more information about educational activities at the World Conference, contact the Education Department at (800) 8778248 or education@uspta.org. 'fl'-

This year's World Conftrence will offer numerous new educational opportunities.

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~ WORLD ~ conlerence!

Conventions in America

For airline reservations,

(800) 929-4242 Be sure to say you are with Ciroup No. 590

Registration form

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0ave uf to $8o ~ rB_JiJferiYIJ 6efore 1lUjuJ't 2.1.

Main registrant Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ USPTA member No.

Division______

Address

City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State e-mail _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Phone (H) (_ _ ) _ _ _ _ _ _ (W) (_ _) _ _ _ __

T-shirt sizes

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M

L

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Please indicate parties you plan to attend :

Fees

0 Wednesday night 0 Thursday night 0 Friday awards breakfast 0 Friday night 0 If you wish to receive the vegetarian meal option, please check here.

Member Nonmember

Specialty Courses

Specialty Course fees

D No. 1 D No. 2 D No. 3 D No. 4 D No. 5 D No. 6 D No. 7 D No. 8

Spouse/spouse equivalent registration

Before Aug. 21 $275 $315

0

0

M

0

L

0

XL

D No. 9

Quantity _ _ x $25

Subtotal 2 _ __

Spouse/spou se eq uivalent must be registered to attend parties. No individual tickets will be sold.

Fees

0 0 0 0

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0 0

Wednesday night

Non-member

0

XXL

Please indicate parties you plan to attend : Thursday night

After Aug. 21 $325 $365

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0

Non-member

ZIP _ _ _ __

Thursday spouses' luncheon Friday awards breakfast

Before Aug. 21 $125

Friday night

After Aug. 21 $155

Subtotal 3

If you wish to receive the vegetarian meal option, please check here.

Child registration

Registration fee includes special menu at nightly parties and promot ion al giveaways for children ages 5-12 .

Children ages 13-18 receive adult package. This registration fee does not include the children's camp (see below).

Child 1 Age_

0

T-shirt child adult

10/ 12

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10/ 12

adult OM

0

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14/ 16

OL

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Payment options

Arrival date : _ _ _ _ _ Departure date: _ _ _ __

Make check or money order payable to USPTA, or charge my

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Hotel room reservation (This form must be used for reservations) Please complete this form and return it to The Pointe Hilton Resort no later than August 20, 2000.

You may also make reservations by calling (800) 876-4683. Monday through Friday. 6 a.m.-7:30p.m. MST. and Saturday and Sunday. 9 a.m. -5:30p.m. MST.

Send to:

Conference: USPTA World Conference on 'tennis

The Pointe Hilton Resort Central Reservations Office 7600 N . 16'h St., Suite 130 Phoenix, AZ 85020 (800) 876-4683 (602) 870-2783 (fax) ATTN : Group reservations

Phoen ix, Ariz, Sept. 23-30

Arrival date: _ _ _ _ _ __ Departure date:

Location: The Pointe Hilton Resort Phoenix, Ariz.

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Street City

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ZIP

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Please indicate choice of accommodations. All rates are European plan (no meals included).

Rates: 0

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The published room rates do not include a 10.67 percent tax. Any additional gratuity to the hotel staff is at your discretion. Third party in any room is $15 per day. Rollaway beds are available upon request. Number of rolla ways: __

Please reserve _ _ room(s) for _ _ person(s) .

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Card No. - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - Expiration date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Name printed on card---- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - Billing a d d r e s s - - - - - - - - - - - - - --

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Check-in time is after 4 p.m. - Check-out time is at noon.

General information • All reservation requests must be received by August 20, 2000. Requests received after this date, or for dates other than the main conference period, will be accepted on a space-available basis only.

• Please include one night's room revenue as a deposit in the form of credit card number (with an expiration date valid through date of departure) or check, which will hold your room until midnight of the day following your scheduled arrival date. Upon arrival, the deposit will be applied to the last confirmed night of the reservation . In the event of your early departure, the deposit is nonrefundable unless the hotel is notified prior to , or at the time of check-in.

• Cancellation notice of three (3) days is required for a refund . Early departure will result in forfeiture of deposit.

When canceling or changing your reservation by telephone, be sure to obtain a cancellation or confirmation number.

• The hotel will make every effort to honor requests for specific types and locations of rooms. However, on occasions when such requests cannot be met, the hotel reserves the right to provide alternate accommodations .

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Sunday, Sept. 24

Wednesday, Sept. 27

9-10 a.m.

Teaching the games approach: motor learning principles that blend technique and strategy, David T. Porter, Ed.D .

8-9 a.m.

4-5 p.m.

Comprehensive planning and drills for thorough fundamental tennis skill development, Bob Reed

Racquet head speed. Yes, but smart, Dr. Martin Barach Kids ' tennis - how to be the best tennis teacher for kids, Reggie Vasquez Jr.

9:15-10:15 a.m.

Servicio regreso: aprende de los jugadores profesionales Espafwles, Luis Mediero

Monday, Sept. 25 9-10 a.m.

Parameters, progressions and physics for the five areas of tennis, Bob Greene

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Agility training: teaching your students quickness and efficiency, Jim Mclennan

2-3 p.m.

Helping students learn what you teach, Warren Pretorius

3:304:30 p.m.

E~tertaining

Seminar (on court) , Eliot Teltscher

1 0:30-11 :30 a.m.

The psychology of peak performance - the competitive factor, Gary Sailes, Ph.D. Teaching doubles and large groups with the ball machine, Stan Oley Enseflando un grupo grande- Ia manera divertida, Joe Dinoffer

at your club, Henri Elkins

Tuesday, Sept. 26 9-10 a.m.

How to provide excellent customer service, Klaus Hilgers, Paul MacDonald

Seminar contest

How to run a nationally competitive junior program using the new ISRP (International Skills Rating Program), Jim Hastings

11:45 a.m.

-12:45 p.m.

Observation training: the nuts and bolts of teaching, Jim Mclennan

1 0:30-11 :30 a.m.

Financial planning, Ronald Kemp

1-5 p.m.

Specialty Course 1 : Nutrition/ sport physiology. Page Love, Michael Bergeron, Ph.D. Specialty Course 2: Tennis club programming, Larry Karageanes

2-3 p.m.

Da agony of da feet, Todd Ellenbecker

3:30-4:30 p.m .

Tennis without the lines - serving up solutions for large group teaching, Lisa Duncan

Motivating your staff and tennis membership in the year 2000, Mitch Adler Tactical principles that transcend all levels of play, Nick Saviano

1 :30-5:30 p.m.

Specialty Course 3: Biomechanics/ sports medicine, Paul Roetert, Ph.D ., Todd Ellenbecker Specialty Course 4 : Making your pro shop a profitable venture, Drew Sunderlin

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Learning through the eyes of children, Part I, Townsend Gilbert

4-5 p.m.

Using real-time EEG neurofeedback to enhance athletic performance, Larry Lineberry, Margaret Ayers

Longevity at your facility, Kim Dillard

Legend

II Teaching

IISport science

II Facility management

II spanish

II Professional development

Please note that scheduled activities are subject to date, time and speaker changes.

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n 7enniJ' eclucafion J'checlufe Thursday, Sept. 28 8-9 a.m.

Change now or pay later, Jim Reffkin

Entrenando equipos para competencia de tenis (on court), Danny Burgess

Seminar (on court), Chari Marais

Seminar contest

Go/pes de fonda: aprende de los jugadores profesiona/es Espaiio/es, Luis Mediero

9:15-10:15 a.m.

1-5 p.m.

Specialty Course 7: Software specific computer training, Alan Cutler (Attendees are encouraged to bring laptop computers with Office '97 or 2000.)

Choosing the right string can make a difference, Drew Sunderlin

Specialty Course 8 : Teaching visual The technical and tactical evolution of the return of serve, Lynne Rolley

10:30-11:30 a.m.

tennis - an alternative approach for all levels, John Yandell

El arte de dar clases de tenis, Fernando Velasco

1 :30-2:30 p.m.

What's the point of it all? Finding the illusive point, Gary Horvath

Nutrition, body composition and weight control for tennis players, Page Love

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Seminar (on court), Ken DeHart A practical hands-on approach to weight training for tennis players, Ken Olivier

Tennis as an organized sport for youth, Julie Mastromarino

4-5 p.m. ~eminar

11:45 a.m.

- 12:45 p.m.

contest

Large group teaching - the fun way, Joe Dinoffer

The serve and return - learn from the top Spanish players, Luis Mediero Learning through the eyes of children, Part II, Townsend Gilbert

1 :30-2:30 p.m.

Customizing racquets of today and tomorrow, David Bone

1 :30-5:30 p.m.

Specialty Course 5 : Motor learning/

Saturday, Sept. 30 8:15-9:15 a.m.

quickness for tennis, Ken Ol ivier

Practice drills for "twos, " Tom Daglis

11:45 a.m.

-12:45 p.m.

Spanish Specialty Course: Lecciones

4-5 p.m.

Awaken the flow in your players, Desmond Oon , Ph .D .

1-3 p.m.

Favorite drills for children

1-5 p.m.

Specialty Course 9 : Assertive communication and negotiation skills, Barbara Fackel

Improving communication skills, Paul Lubbers, Ph .D.

1 :30-2:30 p.m.

Managing a tennis complex, Fernando Velasco

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Using player-coach-parent conferences to maximize junior development, David Zeutas-Broer

Friday, Sept. 29 10:15-11:15 a.m.

General session : Get out of your comfort zone, Peter Burwash

11:30 a.m.

-12:30 p.m.

Digital Pete: what new technology reveals about the Sampras serve, John Yandell Drills, drills and more drills, Jorge Capestany

para gropos en e/ nuevo milenio, Joe Din offer

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Using the Internet to benefit USPTA tennis professionals, Jeff Hawes, Pat Whitworth Como organizar actividades de tenis, Fernando Velasco

sports psychology, Michael Kernodle, Ph.D., Bill Aronson, Ph.D.

Specialty Course 6 : Speed, agility and

Senior tennis players: still going strong, Stephen Thuot, Ph.D .

Seminar, Jack Groppel, Ph.D. Teaching tennis, not technique - the coaching of professional players, David O'Meara ADDva ntage/ August 2000

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Team Scramble sponsored by

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Each team will have four players, one from each of the A, B, C and D levels (established according to handicap listed on entry form). Team members will be selected by computer to ensure that all teams are equal. The tournament is open to all members, spouses and friends registered for the convention, and will be played on the Phantom Horse Golf Club.

Prizes are provided by Wilson.

When:

1-6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28

Where:

Phantom Horse Golf Club

Entry fee:

$60 (includes greens fee and cart fee)

The 2000 GOlf Cup sponsored by

Golf club rental:

$25 per set (please pay for golf clubs at the golf shop)

Shoe policy:

No metal-spike shoes allowed.

Dress code:

Collared golf shirt must be worn. No blue jeans, jogging apparel or cut-off shorts.

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USPTA's open golf tournament uses the Callaway system of handicapping, which gives all players an equal chance to win, regardless of skill level. The tournament is set on the Phantom Horse Golf Club. It is open to all members, spouses and friends registered for the convention. Prizes are provided by Pro Penn.

When:

1-6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29

Where:

Phantom Horse Golf Club

Format:

Callaway system of handicapping (shotgun format)

Golf club rental:

$25 per set (please pay for golf clubs at the golf shop)

Shoe policy:

No metal-spike shoes allowed.

Dress code:

Collared golf shirt must be worn. No blue jeans, jogging apparel or cut-off shorts.

$60 (includes greens fee and cart fee)

Entry fee:

~ ---------------------------------------All tournament players must register for the 73'd USPTA World Conference on Tennis

Golf events registration form Name: ------------------------------- Division: - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - USPTA member No.: _________ Handicap: _______ Average score: __________ Daytime telephone No.: ( ___ ) ________________ e-mail address

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2000 USPTA International Championships Presented

by~ Racquet Sports

Sanctioned by USPTAIUSE4 Category II USTA National Tournament What: Sing les and doubles competition, open and age categories When: Sept. 23-28. Starting times for first-round singles matches will be mailed September I. Where: The Pointe Hilton Resort/Kiwanis Park Recreation Center Surface: Hard courts Individual entry fees: $50/singles, $20/doubles. Tournament players must register for the World Conference on TennissM; tournament and convention fees must be paid separately (see conference registration fom1). Singles entry and fees deadline, August 2 1. Doubles may register at tournament site, pre-registration encouraged .

Match scoring: Regular match scoring, two of three tiebreaker sets.

Rules: USTA. 15-minute default rule in effect. Players allowed minimum hour rest between sing les matches, 30 minutes between singles and doubles matches or two doubles matches .

Dress code: Proper tennis attire. No T-shirts, tank tops or Capri tights.

Player eligibility: Current USPTA members in good standing who pre-register for World Conference on Tennis. A ll membership requ irements must be completed by June 13 to allow for grading exam and processing application. USPTA will not be held responsible by any individual or division if entry is not accepted due to not fulfilling requirements before the 60-day deadline.

Prize money: Detenn ined by the number of entries received up to a maximum of $30,000.

Player/event regulations: Each eligible player is limited to two events. An event is two players or teams competing. Men's open limited to a 128-draw. Events may use block seeding, depending on size and strength of draw.

Mixed doubles rule: Players may play regu lar doubles and mixed doubles.

Tentative starting schedule: Sept. 23: Saturday 9 a.m. - Start MOS, M35S, M40s, M45s, WOS 5 p.m. - Sign up ends for all doubles.

Sept. 24: Sunday 9 a.m. - Start remainder of singles 3 p.m. - Start all doubles 5 p.m. - Start MXD This schedule may change as a draw increases. Players are advised to arrive one day before first scheduled match.

Tournament staff: Frank Kelly, tournament director; Kathy O'Neal, Todd Ruedisili and Gary Scanlon, Tournament Committee.

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I, , hereby release the United States Professional Tennis Association, its officers, directors and employees, including those of the USPTA di vi'sions and tournament sponsors, from any and all liability for injury to me, including illness, resulting from my participation in the USPTA International Championships. I assume all risks inherent in my participation .

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USPTA keeps putting

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olding grassroots tennis clinics in more than 300 cities across the United States, and additional locations around the world, USPTA members put tennis in newspaper headlines again this past spring.

USPTA's Tennis Across America TM celebrated its 10'h anniversary with undiminished en thusiasm for the program, plus support from international members for the second Tennis Around the World. From Sharon, Mass., to Sydney, Australia, USPTA professionals introduced new players to tennis and inspired former players to get back on the court.

Atlanta-area professional Les Hudson, who ran Tennis Across America for the first time, said he knows he will do it again and already has plans to improve its success.

"It was valuable in many ways, and I think we got some

tremendous promotion out of it," said Hudson, owner of Hudson Recreation Inc. "More than anything, we were able to get people out, with a good amount coming out for the first time or drawn to the courts because of the advertising we did - and that's a good thing. " Hudson promoted SIX events throughout May by posting fliers and posters around targeted communities and sending news releases to both small and large local publications.

Like Hudson, USPTA members generated publicity for their own events - and for USPTA as a whole- by making contact with the media in cities, including Kansas City, Mo.; Walden, N.Y; Houston; Gallatin, Tenn.; West Palm Beach, Fla.; Eden Prairie, Minn.; Cottonwood, Ariz.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Taos, N.M.; Springfield, Vt.; Wakefield, R.I.; and Montgomery, Ala. At the same time, USPTA's

Dear Miss Nancy

Grassroots tennis is alive and well in Hartsville, S.C. foe Capobianco's clinic at the Hartsville Country Club had more than 90 kids and 20 volunteers.

national public relations campaign landed items about Tennis Across America in national publications like USA Today and Prevention magazine, drawing phone calls to the World Headquarters and hits on the Assoiation's main Web site at www.uspta.org. Callers and Web surfers were able to find clinics in their local area from the list of clinics registered by member pros.

The free clinics catered to players old or young, brand new

to the game or previous players wanting to be active again.

Bulfer uses Tennis Across America to get people out in springtime and let them know she's back to offer programs for another summer. Bulfer runs warm-weather programs at White Eagle Owners' Club, an outdoor, residential-area tennis center in Naperville, Ill. Twenty players participated in Bulfer's free clinic last year, including six adults. This year's

The following are thank-you letters ftom children attending Gail Faubus' multicultural clinic:

I hank you for spending your time with me for free. I know you didn't have to do this,but you did anyway. I love tennis now. I hope to do very well always. Now me and my family go to the park and play. It's fun. It's Uke ping pong.

I play that at horne.

How are you doing? Hope you're doing fine. Will you c. orne to see us again? I miss you being my tennis teac.her.

I hank you for giving me tennis lessons. I am a professional now. I appreciate it. I hank you very muc.h.

I el'\ioyed the lessons. I know I won't be a figer but it was fun. figer Woods bec.ame famous. You helped me learn the bac.khand. I hank you.

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USPTA teaching professionals partnered with the community tennis association in Corpus Christi, Texas, to raise money for local programs.

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1n headlines wrote about what they learned in thank-you letters to Faubus.

Separately, 35 Girl Scouts showed up for the first of what will be four free lessons. A lot of them were first-time players, Faubus said, and it looks like they'll be coming back for more.

watch throughout the day.

"This was the first year, and we had a lot who didn't sign up who wished they had," Lancaster said. "I think next year it's going to be very popular."

The format could be modified to include a public clinic, as well, he said.ro.-

A different take Volunteers toss balls to aspiring young tennis players at the clinic at the White Eagle Owner's Club in Naperville, Ill.

clinic drew 80 participants and, she was happy to report that about half of them were adults.

Bulfer credited the increase in adult participation to two things: word getting out about the previous year's event, and the suc::cess of her junior program. "Of course, if you bring the kids in the adults will follow, " she said.

But the children were the ones who got all of the attention at Gail Faubus' clinics. Faubus, director of tennis at the Ben Geren Ten-

nis Center hosted multiculrural clinics for children at an alternative elementary school and additional free clinics for Girl Scouts in Fort Smith, Ark. Eighteen elementary school children learned the tennis basics in two sessions of clinics.

One child was given a racquet and awarded a scholarship for free private lessons and clinics

by Faubus and her company Tennis Dreams. The students showed their appreciation and

Although a free public clinic didn't fit into head pro Phil Lancaster's spring program, Lancaster did find a way to use the Tennis Across America theme for a special event at Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson, Texas.

The club hosted a Tennis Across America tournament.

Each mixed doubles division "represented" or was named for a different state. To keep the players from every state entertained, a teaching pro tournament was played on the stadium court, giving participants good matches to

A Girl Scout has fun learning tennis at Gail Faubus' clinic

Tennis around the world

' "' Dr. Martin Baroch has hosted Tennis Around the World clinics in ._ Zurich and Leukerbad, Switzerland

¡ US PTA's international members all were invited to participate in the second Tennis Around the World as an extension of Tennis Across America. Members who wrote to say that they would host an event are in countries including Malaysia, Philippines, Sweden, Australia, Mexico, England, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Samoa, Cayman Islands and Japan.

Dr. Martin Baroch, founder of the Czech Professional Tennis Association and a member ofUSPTA, ran clinics in 1999 and 2000.

Mo Meloni wrote to say that he would host a children's event at the British Club in Bahrain in November, when the weather is a bit more temperate. Melotti already has had T-shirts printed and made contact with the local media.

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Out wear your opponent.

Athco, Inc. is an authorized licensee of WJson Sporting Goods.

1-800-990-0000.

Wand Wilson are registered trademarks of Wilson Sporting Goods Co. C 1993 Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

by Townsend Gilbert, USPTA Pro 1 t's a fact that most people want to reach out and touch the benefits they receive as a result of their membership in various organizations. For example, USPTA members definitely want to take advantage of the free and discounted racquets, shoes, clothing, tennis balls and sunglasses they receive from USPTA endorsees.

Even paying lower member costs for education courses and USPTA conventions is a benefit that many members realize during the course of their careers. However, there are those benefits that we take for granted until we need them. Insurance is just such a benefit. You never fully appreciate it until you need the protection it can provide for the future security of you and your family.

Recently, I was lucky enough to see first hand how USPTA's on-~ourt liability insurance protects tennis-teaching professionals.

I was asked to serve as an expert witness in a case in which a student was suing a US PTA member after an on-court accident.

The following scenario illustrates just how valuable insurance and other non-tangible benefits can be.

I

interviewed several other ~pe­ rienced teaching pros and they all said this type of accident happens, on average, two or three times a year.

The student was suing for millions - more than the profess ional would make in 20 years.

USPTA's insurance carrier settled the case. The amount of settlement was not disclosed.

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USPTA provides many benefits- many of which are not tangible. It's up to you to become familiar with these benefits and reap their advantages. Luckily, most members will never have to use the on-court liability insurance, but it's a comfort to know it exists and that it can and does provide the necessary protection. ~ Towmend Gilbert, USPTA Pro 1, is an agent for National Life of Vermont, where he specializes in small business benefits programs. He has been a tennis-teaching professional for 30 years.

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Assertive communication and negotiation skills, Sept. 30, Phoenix (4 hours), B. Fackel The deadline to register and/ or cancel a course is 15 working days before the event. Anyone canceling late or failing to cancel will forfeit one-half the course fee. This schedule is subject to change. Call the USPTA Membership Department for additional information or write via e-mail to membership@uspta.org .

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US PTA Byron Alp, USPTA. has been appointed head tennis professional and club manager at the Tulsa Tennis Club in Tulsa, Okla .

Fred Stolle, USPTA, 1985 International Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee and president of Grand Slam Sports, recently hosted a half-day clinic with Head/ Penn Racquet Sports at East Lake Woodlands Racquet Club in Oldsmar, Fla. USPTA tennis professionals Laird Dunlop and Ken Whitaker qualified for the second year in a row for the BTl Men's Senior Cir-

cuit. Dunlop and Whitaker won the North Carolina qualifying tournament and were runners-up in the 1998 USPTA International Championships 35 Doubles Tournament in La Quinta, Calif.

Scott Ford , USPTA profes sional and author of Design 8: How to Play Tennis in the Zone, presented his theoretical model of human peak performance at the Sports Vision 2000 World Congress in Las Vegas in June. Ford's theoretical and working models are being peer-reviewed for presentation at the 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress of Sports Sci ence in Brisbane, Austra lia, in September.

USPTA member Michael Owens has been named the tennis operations manager at the Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, Calif.

Head/Penn Racquet Sports has formed a partnership with LGE Performance Systems, which includes USPTA Master Professionals Jim Loehr, Ed.D., and Jack Groppel, ['h. D. Loehr is president and CEO ofLGE Performance Systems, the founding director ofsport science for the USTA and the recipient ofthe International Tennis Hall ofFame's Educational Merit Award. Groppel is executive vice president ofLGE Performance Systems, serves as chairman of the National Sport Science Committee for the USTA, and is also the recipient ofthe International Tennis Hall ofFame's Educational Merit Award.

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Bill McGrath, USPTA. has been appointed tennis director at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club in La Jolla, Calif. He will be responsible for managing and developing the tennis program and staff, and running three national adult tournaments hosted annually by the club.

The Midwestern Collegiate Conference honored University of Wisconsin Green Bay men's tennis coach and USPTA member Dan Oliver as coach of the year.

Stephen O'Keefe, USPTA, has been appointed the new tennis director at Houndslake Country Club in Aiken, S .C .

USPTA member Joey Rive recently coached the

Andy Carter, USPTA, director oftennis at Harlingen Country Club and tournament director for the American Heart Association, helped raise more than $15,000 for the 2000 American Heart Association's Heart Strings Tournament this past Ap ril.

United States teams during the qualifying rounds at the NEC World Youth Cup Championships.

The 30th annual USA Tennis Teachers Conference to be held Aug . 27-29 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York will include guest speakers Nick Bollettieri, USPTA Master Professional ; Jack Groppel, USPTA Master Professional; and Townsend Gilbert, USPTA Specialist in Little TennisÂŽ. Additional speakers include USPTA members Fernando Velasco, Dave Kozlowski, Kim Dillard, Jason Jamison, Gary Sailes, Ph.D., Pam Shriver, Tom Gullikson and Dennis Van der Meer.

USPTA members Lyn De Laney, Dan James and Jason Harnett were named coaches for the USA Tennis wheelchair teams that competed in the July lnvacare World Team Cup in Paris.

De Laney, head coach of the women's tennis team

at Principia College in Elsah, Ill., coached the women's wheelchair team; James, a national coach in USTA/ Paralyzed Veterans of America Wheelchair Tennis camps, coached the men's team; and Harnett, a former pro in the Vic Braden Tennis College, coached the quad team.

Terry Walters, USPTA. has been named executive di rector of the USTA Intermountain Section. Walters had been the Intermoun tain Section's adult recreation and competition coordinator for nine years.

USPTA member Mark Hirtler is raising money for fellow USPTA member Jamie Blatman, who has suffered kidney failure and must have both kid neys removed in hopes of a transplant. Hirtler requests that members who would like to help contribute the amount of one lesson to the Jamie Blatman Kidney Fund, Law Offices ofT. Edward Malpass, 101 Pacifica, Suite 240, Irvine, Calif., 92618.

Sheila Mcinerney, USPTA, was chosen to coach the women's 2000 USA Tennis Collegiate Team in June. After playing in several tournaments, the team will have the option to play in the Aug. 9-13 ITA National Summer Championships.

While ending his 26-year coaching career with the Princeton men's tennis team, David Benjamin, USPTA member and executive director of the ITA, was inducted into the ITA Men's Hall of Fame this past May.

Brian Cunniff, USPTA, has been named USA Tennis national administrator. He will be responsible for helping to implement the USA Tennis Plan for Growth, a five-year, $50 million initiative to increase tennis participation in America .

Member product showcase USPTA member Joe Dinoffer, president of Oncourt Offcourt, has just produced the Skills, Drills and Thrills - 150 GameBased Tennis Drills for Fun and Improvement video series . The series fea tures 150 games and drills specifically designed to help serious as well as recreational players improve. For more information call (800) 752-7673.

Ty Fuller, USPTA, has a new tennis Web site, www.realcooltennis.com.

Mike Hall, USPTA member and director of tennis for Game Set Match Inc., introduces the Tennis Tips Marketing Plan, an online e-mail program that deliv-

ers your tennis tip of the day to a professional's clientele and prospects.

To learn more about the plan, contact Hall at (303) 790-1991 or e-mail mhall76578@aol.com .

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Gamma introduces its new Marathon DPC strings and 7500 ELS Electronic Stringer. Gamma's Pro Line Strings series incorporates a new diamond

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USTA The USTA announced that the 2000 U.S. Open will provide a record $15 million in prize money, making it the first to offer equal prize money for men and women and the first tennis event to award its finalists more than $1.2 million.

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Nominations for the 7'h annual Sporting Goods Manu facturers Association Heroes Awards program are being accepted through Aug . 31 . The SGMA Heroes Awards program, a partnership between SGMA and National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, recognizes people who have enhanced sports participation and opportunities within their local communities and beyond. For more information, contact the SGMA at (561) 842-4100 or visit www.sportlink.com/ heroes.

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No. SP901 SP902 BC914 SE912 NE912

$519

500 business cards, 250 sheets of stationery with envelopes and 25 second sheets, plus 100 note cards with envelopes.

Description

100

Ship wt.

Special package 1 ($349) 12 lbs.

Special package 2 ($519) 21 lbs.

Business card N/A N/A Stationery* & envelopes $125 4lbs. $129 3lbs.

Note cards & envelopes *Includes 10 additional second sheets per

Includes:

1,000 business cards, 500 sheets of stationery with envelopes and 50 second sheets, plus 100 note cards with envelopes.

250

Ship wt.

500

$75 $190 $199 100

lib.

7lbs.

5 lb.

$90 21bs. $125 $2SO 13 lbs $450 $2S9 Sibs. $459

Ship wt.

1,000 Ship wt.

Qty.

Total weight

Price

3 lbs.

26lbs.

16 lbs.

SUBTOTAL Houston (MTA) residents add S.25% tax. Other Texas residents add 7.25 % tax Shipping and handling (see rate chart) TOTAL PERSONALIZATION AND SHIPPING Print or type exactly as you want information to appear on your items. If shipping address differs, please include shipping information with this form .

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Club/business -------------------- -- - - -- - - -- - - Adilless ____________________________________________

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SHIPPING CHARGES (check one) Contiguous 48 U.S. states - no charge Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico & Canada $14 for first lb. and $1.50 for each additional lb.

Other Countries $20 for first lb. and $6 for each additional lb.

Please allow four to six weeks for processing.

PLEASE NOTE All orders must be in writing.

This order form supersedes all previously listed prices.

Make check or money order payable to USPTA, or charge my D MasterCard D Visa International o"rders must pay by MasterCard or Visa.

Card No. Exp. _ _______ Cardholder name ------------------------------- - Signature ______________________________________ Phone ----------------------------------------USPTA Gift Shoppe 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One Houston, TX 77042 tel (713) 97-USPTA • fax (713) 978-5096 proshop@uspta.org • www.uspta.org

Joseph Thompson Director of Tennis USPTA Master Professional

Rolling Hills Country Club 15707 West 26th Ave., Golden, CO 80401 (303) 278-1130 • fax (303) 279-2165 josephthompson@ usptapro.com www.josephthompson. usptapro.com

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