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contents

the total professional - enhancing your career

departments 2 Executive Committee 3 CEO's message

features

5 Vice president's message

10 You're the coach - Get the most from staff members by being their coach ... not their boss by Jill Fonte — Apply your coaching skills to your managerial style to improve employee morale.

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Reduce stress and increase success by teaching with a ball machine -by Stan Oley, USPTA - Help your students become better decision-makers by utilizing the ball machine as a teaching aid and training device.

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The vintage factor - by Glen Howe, USPTA - Hiring older tennis pros can be an attractive option for clubs seeking part-time help.

29 USPTA drill 33 Classifieds 36 Career development 38 Industry action

uspta world conference on tennis 12 World Conference lines up knowledgeable group of speakers

news 6 The USPTA Foundation - your official charity 9 USPTA partners with USTA to recognize teaching professionals

13 Sea turtles visit Florida during USPTA World Conference 14 World Conference schedule 18 Conference registration form 19 Hotel registration form 22 Golf registration form

25 Market for USPTA wheelchair tennis-teaching certification growing

23 International Championships registration form

fatf*1 On the cover ... The Marco Island coastline. Photo courtesy of the Tourism Alliance of Collier County, Fla.

20QI USPTA World Conference on Tennis """Marco Island, Florida • Sept. I2-IB

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Editor Shawna Riley Managing editor Julie Myers Assistant managing editor Kimberly Forrester Circulation Kathy Buchanan Advertising John Dettor Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time ADDvanfage is published monthly by the United States Professional Tennis Association.

volume 25 * issue 7 The opinions expressed in ADDvanfage are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ADDvanfage or the USPTA. Copyright© United States Professional Tennis Association, Inc. 2001. All rights reserved.

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National Board of Directors Joseph Thompson President (303) 278-1130 Mark McMahon First vice president (770) 392-7788 David T. Porter, Ed.D. Vice president (808) 293-3755 Ron Woods Vice president (361) 991-7561 Harry Gilbert Vice president (914) 763-3551 Tom Daglis Vice president (770) 784-1699 Randy Mattingley Secretary-treasurer (806) 762-3430 Will Hoag Immediate past president (954) 564-7386

Past presidents Kurt Kamperman (1997) (843) 686-3036 Kathy Woods (1996) (203) 226-8259 Gordon Collins (1994) (408) 395-7111

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Division presidents and regional vice presidents California Division Pam Austin President (626) 854-2360 Nick Getz Regional vice president (310) 300-6135

Middle States Division Glen Howe President (302) 995-1500 Tom Sweitzer Regional vice president (717) 534-2724

Pacific Northwest Division Barry Sterett President (541) 342-4414 Nancy Cox Regional vice president (503) 581-7062

Eastern Division Daniel Burgess President (516) 623-2929 Steve Diamond Regional vice president (973) 228-1800 ext. 219

Midwest Division Mary Herrick President (440) 282-4416 Guy Parks Regional vice president (614) 457-5671

San Diego Division Melissa Porzak President (858) 487-6498 Kim Funk Regional vice president (760) 753-7266

Florida Division Frank Swope President (561) 734-6877 Kevin McCarthy Regional vice president (954) 344-1840

Missouri Valley Division Jeff Hawes President (913) 345-1661 Kim Sunderland Regional vice president (913) 341-7771

Southern Division Tom McGraw President (502) 897-0673 Tommy Wade Regional vice president (205) 879-4611

Hawaii Division Bruce Nagel President (808) 262-2057 David Temple Regional vice president (808) 879-6060

New England Division Bob Greene President (207) 864-2540 Becky Wendler Regional vice president (508) 358-7355

Southwest Division Dick Johnson President (505) 821-4860 Ruth Ann Gardner Regional vice president (602) 589-2813

Intcrmountuin Division Judy Courtney President (303) 670-3417 Alden Bock Regional vice president (303) 674-6884

Northern California Division Michael Friedman President (707) 438-2582 Rosie Bareis Regional vice president (510) 521-5414

Texas Division Mike Doty President (713) 622-7729 Gerry Maingot Regional vice president (361) 643-6057

Mid-Atlantic Division Patrick Kearns President (804) 245-0670 Kate Mills Regional vice president (703) 524-3227

Northwest Division Chris Combs President (651) 426-1308 Michael Stenquist Regional vice president (612) 729-6318

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CEO's messag Health insurance program elusive, but USPTA hasn't stopped trying

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Over the years, we've received letters from other letter crossed my desk recently that asked members who have asked how USPTA can help, or some very important questions about if we can. We respond with the facts and explain teaching professionals, their benefits and USPTA's role in providing certain benefits. how the Association is limited in many ways from assisting individual members with insurance and othThe letter recounted the problems of a young er financial planning needs. member who is faced with increasing personal health First, it's important to explain that although USPTA insurance premiums, a work-related foot injury and no salary or benefits to get him through a tough has more than 12,500 members worldwide, it does not employ these tennis-teaching profesperiod in his career. sionals, unlike The Home Depot or This young member wrote to tell Exxon Mobil Corp, which might emus of the problems he's encountering ploy tens of thousands of employees because he does not have a salary or throughout the United States and in benefits through a traditional employvarious other countries. Compounder. Although he didn't provide details, ing the problem is the fact that USPTA I imagine he is classified as an indemembers have such different employpendent contractor, since he is paid ment relationships. For example, some only what he makes from lesson reveare employees, some independent connue (or a percentage of this). Because tractors working for one employer, and of his status, not only does he work still some are completely independent. without benefit of a paid vacation or Tim Heckler And, employers may be private clubs, subsidized health insurance premiums, municipal parks, schools or simply members of the genbut he also lacks an employee-sponsored retirement eral public. USPTA's membership is hardly a homogeplan, such as a 401(k) or pension program. neous group.

The sad fact is many USPTA teaching profesLarge employers are able to negotiate attractive insionals work under the same conditions. Although surance and retirement plans for their employees beUSPTA promotes Association members as business cause they subsidize insurance premiums and contribprofessionals who work hard to obtain certification ute to retirement accounts as a benefit to their workers. and then continue to upgrade their on- and offIn other words, employees get additional benefits as a court skills, their benefits often times do not mirror supplement to, or as part of, their paychecks. USPTA those of other professional employees. is a trade association and does not employ its members Many people still imagine that a tennis pro has a and therefore cannot guarantee similar health insurwonderful, carefree job where he or she can wear shorts ance coverage or retirement benefits. And, even though to work, get a great tan and play tennis all day, every we have a large number of members, the membership day. As we know, it's not that simple, and even if some cannot be insured as a "group" as employees are. people might enjoy this fantasy job, we know that beOver the past 20 or so years, we've negotiated with ing on court for 40 hours or more a week is difficult at several companies to provide health care insurance and best and over time can lead to joint injuries, back ailfinancial planning resources to our members. ments, skin cancer and more health problems.

The primary problem with health insurance coverOf course, teaching tennis and being paid based age for our membership is that there is no "national" on lesson income only isn't always bad, especially healthcare provider or plan and every state in our counwhen you start out in the profession or if you like try has different regulations that govern the writing of the independence that the position offers. Howevinsurance policies. Since we have members in all 50 er, when you're young, you don't necessarily plan states, this makes insuring our members undesirable ahead and don't think about the benefits you'll need and almost impossible for most insurance companies. to support and care for a family. continued next page www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

Although it has been difficult to offer health insurance options to USPTA members, we will never give up in our attempt to provide valuable benefits to our members.

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from previous page The second problem that both the insurance company and insured parties must contend with is pre-existing condition regulations. If you have been diagnosed with a particular ailment, it's not uncommon for an insurance company to deny coverage for that illness for a specified period. That means that many people are not covered for the very illness for which they seek insurance in the first place. Although tennis pros on average are active and healthy, the nature of our job puts us at more risk for certain types of ailments, including sports injuries and skin disorders. Also, the relatively young age of most of the membership seems to lead to more pregnancies than with a more aged group.

Even though we might be able to offer members some assistance in obtaining initial health insurance coverage, USPTA cannot control hikes in premiums or the highrisk health history of our membership. For example, member insurance rates are based on the membership's claims history. And, if a company pays out more in claims than its profit margins deem, reasonable, the premiums will go up, or the insurance policies will be canceled.

If USPTA paid all premiums for its membership and then billed individual participants of the plan, premiums may be more reasonably priced, but the Association is not in the insurance business and is neither equipped to complete such a task nor does it have a budget that would pay for the expense of adding an entire department to collect insurance premiums. The prohibitive costs associated with such an undertaking would prevent us from providing other benefits that more directly affect a majority of our members.

Even with these problems, we've attempted to provide at least some alternatives to members who may not be fortunate enough to have insurance coverage through their own or spouses' employers.

About three years ago, we tried again to find a company that would cover as many members as possible and deal with the various state regulations. The group surveyed our members to gauge your interest in health insurance coverage. The response to this survey was poor, but the company decided to move ahead to sign up those members who responded positively. After all the direct mail and effort to

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USPTA also has in the past encouraged member participation in retirement planning programs and has offered advice on financial planning in general. Sadly, lack of participation also caused these programs to cease.

Although it has been difficult to offer health insurance options to USPTA members, we will never give up in our attempt to provide valuable benefits to our members, and we currently are looking into various options that will once again offer you the protection that you and your families need.

You are the reason USPTA exists, and there's nothing more difficult for your Association directors than knowing that there's a real problem and being unable to do something about it.

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Vice president's message The 10 tennis commandments for the tennis professional

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usually have strong opinions of where you aving been in the tennis industry for more should be on the social ladder. than 25 years, I have been witness to a good Thou shalt not give false testimony against your number of tennis professionals who seem members. to "have it made" at their tennis jobs, only to make Do what you say and say what you do. Honesavoidable mistakes that eventually cost them their ty is the best policy and always attempt to keep positions at their clubs. a paper trail.

Several years ago, I was a speaker at the USPTA Thou shalt maintain your tennis courts and facility World Conference on Tennis and included in my prebetter than anyone else in town. sentation a list of the 10 tennis commandments for the Make it a priority to have a showplace, a facility tennis professional. This list was compiled with the that you and your members/clientele can be proud help of former Southern Division President John of and have bragging rights to!

Stone. These guidelines, although they seem to be common sense, are often 7. Thou shalt not present yourself as a discarded and forgotten. Below is the false idol. list with a short explanation of each Don't build yourself up to more than guideline. I believe these items can only what you are. Some tennis profeshelp tennis professionals take a better sionals may allude to playing Wimlook at themselves and their good bledon and the U.S. Open as a way sense. Although I have titled these of exaggerating their skill level. guidelines the 10 commandments for the 8. Thou shalt not take your members' tennis professional, it is not my intenor general manager's names in vain. tion to disrespect in any way the Ten The walls have ears. Do not bad Commandments we are familiar with. mouth your members or your gen1. Thou shalt not kill the goose that lays eral manager. Gossip will often Tom Daglis the golden egg. spread like wild fire.

The golden egg is your membership and/or your 9. Thou shalt have no other sports before me. clientele. They are the reason you're making monTennis is your profession. Remember to interey. Be sure to make the membership/clientele your act with your clientele in a friendly manner (cusfirst priority and be careful about getting sidetracked tomer tennis). Be wary of playing too much on other projects or entrepreneurial escapades. golf or giving the impression that you work in 2. Thou shalt not steal from the beginner (or anyone order to have golf privileges! else who doesn't have a tennis background.)

10. Thou shalt remember to keep the tournament day Always establish your credibility. If you sell a novwholly. ice a $300 racquet with gut strings, it will come When you put on an event or tournament, do back to haunt you. it first class and completely. For example, use 3. Thou shalt not commit "hanky-panky." big draw sheets with seeding in different colBe careful about establishing a social life with your ors, place flower pots at courtside, use possible membership/clientele. It can only lead to complicaball children, appoint chair umpires, provide tions and awkwardness later on. Rumors can get very favors for participants, hold socials, etc. ugly and often, to many people, perception is reality.

We all can become complacent on the job. Job 4. Thou shalt not covet your member's car. longevity is and always will be an issue in our inIf you drive a more expensive car than your memdustry. However, there are tennis professionals bers, you tend to raise eyebrows about how much who have been at their respective clubs or facilimoney you are making and members do not like ties for 20 years or longer, and I suspect they folto see employees living at the same standard of low these 10 tennis commandments for the tennis living as they do. It can cause friction as members professional.^0 www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS President

Joseph Thompson

First Vice President

Mark McMahon

Vice Presidents David T. Porter, Ed.D. Ron Woods Harry Gilbert Tom Daglis Secretary-treasurer Randy Mattingley Past President

Will Hoag

WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO

Tim Heckler

Director of Operations Executive Assistant

Rich Fanning

Marty Bostrom

Director of Communications

Shawna Riley

Creative Services Director

Julie Myers

Director of Public Relations

Diane Richbourg

Director of Marketing

John Dettor Kimberly Forrester

Publications Coordinator Communications/ Divisional Liaison

Jill Kite

Communications Multimedia

Shannon Kopp Andres Ballesteros

Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Educational Administrator

Donna Simeon

Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator Receptionist

Pamela Lowstetter

Computer Services/ Kathy Buchanan Club Relations Computer Services/ Data Entry

Sylvia Ortiz

Computer Systems Administrator

Quincy Kwok

Divisional Executive Administrator

Yvonne Hung

Membership and Certification Coordinator Membership Assistant Danielle Mead Membership Assistant Payroll/Benefits Controller

Gloria Myddleton Renee Heckler Wanda Lindamood

Insurance/ Ellen Weatherford Merchandise Services Insurance Services

Norma Martin

Merchandise Services Charlene Davis

LEGAL COUNSEL Attorney-at-law

Paul Waldman

For information, write the USPTA World Headquarters 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One Houston, TX 77042 Phone (713) 97-USPTA (800) USPTA-4U Fax (713) 978-7780 e-mail - uspta@uspta.org Internet - www.uspta.com Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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The USPTA Foundation your official charity

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lthough many members don't know that it exists, there is a USPTA Foundation that was set up to assist those people who, for financial reasons or other hardships, would otherwise be unable to learn how to play tennis.

The USPTA entity to which our members belong is a trade association of tennis-teaching professionals. It is tax exempt under code section 501(c)(6), and is a nonprofit, which means no part of its income can be paid to its members, except for employee services. This means that members' yearly dues are tax deductible as a business expense.

On the other hand, the foundation was set up in 1977 as a separate corporation from USPTA itself and has a federal tax exemption as a charity under code section 501(c)(3). The foundation is gov-

erned by the USPTA Board of Directors, which determines the recipients of the contributions to the foundation. Any gifts to the foundation are tax deductible as charitable contributions, and this includes gifts from the estate of a deceased person.

USPTA's foundation is publicly supported, and manages to raise only a few thousand dollars each year. It is active and offers a vehicle for anyone who wishes to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the sport of tennis.^»

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Calling all writers „ „ » Writing for ADDvantage magazine offers USPTA members numerous benefits. They can share knowledge from their field of expertise, such as coaching, pro shop management, sport science and club management. Having an article published can enhance a pro's career or add to a resume. Also, being published in ADDvantage is worth 25 points toward USPTA Master Professional certification (a maximum of 50 is allowed).

0 Articles should be approximately 2,000 words long.

0 Article should cover some aspect of a teaching professional's job.

0 Articles must be typed in a narrative form. The article should not be an outline or written as notes.

0 Contributions will be edited for magazine format and focus, and a copy will be sent to the author to review.

0 Please send good quality, in focus photos related to the topic, if available.

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0 Please include a brief biography and a black and white photo (bust shot).

0 Send articles to the attention of the Publications Coordinator at the USPTA World Headquarters or via e-mail to magazine@uspta.org.

0 ADDvantage magazine does not pay authors for their articles.

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USPTA partners with USTA to recognize teaching professionals

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SPTA, working in cooperation with USTA, will officially acknowledge its member professionals who have demonstrated a commitment to USA Tennis programs and the overall industry effort to grow the game of tennis. This professional recognition also will further promote USPTA's partnership with USTA in the Plan for Growth initiative.

The recognition program will begin at the grassroots level and will grow into a national award system. It will acknowledge Instructors and their sites at a variety of locations, including high schools, parks, colleges, tennis facilities and even corporations.

Qualified programs and forms of verification include: Program: USTA Tennis 1-2-3' USA Team Tennis (youth and adult) Little Tennis*

Verification: Yellow cards, site data collection form Team rosters Team rosters

A USA Tennis All-Star Team will be made up of all those teachers, sites and corporations that receive recognition certificates for hosting and participating in USA Tennis programs. Efforts will be made to publicize the team through the following media: • USTA Tennis - USTA's national magazine • USTA Web site • USTA sectional magazines • USPTA national and divisional publications, including ADDvantage magazine • National Recreation and Park Association publications • National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association publications • Intercollegiate Tennis Association publications • High school athletic association publications • Other teaching organizations' publications

*If offered in conjunction with USA Team Tennis Participation in free lesson programs offered in TLA blitz cities and through USPTA's Tennis Across America™ clinics will also be considered along with the activities listed above. To qualify, free lesson programs must promote USA Tennis pathway programs.

Professionals will receive credit for the blue cards they turn in for these free lessons.

Certificates of recognition will be sent annually to all teachers who participate in the program. Those teachers who are affiliated with USPTA will receive a special certificate from USPTA that features the logos of both organizations. A separate certificate will be created to recognize the host site of the qualifying programs. Non-certified teachers will receive certificates from USTA, and a list of these instructors will be sent to both teaching organizations.

USPTA will distribute the certificates to its member pros after receiving a list of participating instructors from USTA.

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A USA Tennis All-American Team will be selected each year and will include one representative each from USPTA, PTR and non-certified instructors from each of USTA's 17 sections - a total of 50 All-Americans. Members will receive limited edition USA Tennis All-American Team merchandise embroidered with the "USA Tennis All-American" designation.

Participants will compete for the All-American Team by first being recommended at their respective district level by community tennis associations. CTAs will select three teachers - USPTA members, PTR members and non-certified instructors. Through an application process, this group will compete to become sectional winners and part of the USA Tennis All-American Team for a particular year.

The final phase of this recognition project will be to institute a national USA Tennis awards program, with the goal of selecting four All-American Team members who will be officially recognized at the U.S. Open. The final phase of the program is scheduled to be implemented in 2002 or 2003.

USPTA will also recognize its USA Tennis All-Star and AllAmerican teams in its annual publications and at the USPTA World Conference.

This awards program was designed to drive participation from the grassroots level up and to reward those tennis teachers who are directly responsible for growing tennis where it counts - at the grassroots player level.SP">

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You're the coach!

Get the most from staff members by being their coach... not their boss

by Jill Fonte

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ompetent tennis professionals often earn management positions through longevity, reliability and strong people skills.

Some, however, cite management responsibilities as the bane of their existence. "Life was so much easier when I only had to teach," lamented one director of tennis. "Now I have to discipline, reprimand, conduct employee performance appraisals, hire, fire and keep up with personnel issues."

Good coaches, whether on a tennis court or in a business setting, bring out the best in their students.

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There's good news for these pros. The on-court coaching skills that come so naturally to good tennis professionals are easily transferable to their roles as managers.

A 35-year-old 4.0 player wanted to see how far he could progress by really working on his game. Seeking some expert advice, he scheduled a lesson with his club pro. He wanted a top-10 sectional ranking and a 4.5 rating by the end of the year.

If you were giving that lesson, you'd begin by taking stock of your student. Let's say he had a decent forehand, an inconsistent backhand, no second serve and a reasonably reliable net game — which he rarely exercised because his approach shots and foot speed were so lacking. After the lesson, you'd likely help him set some realistic goals. If you felt his top 10 and 4.5 aspirations were realistic, you might suggest a few more immediate objectives to set up some milestones along the way. Maybe he should shoot for a semifinal berth in this year's club tournament and a top-5 spot on the club's singles ladder by fall. Perhaps the sectional ranking and 4.5 level would be more realistically reached by the end of next season's play.

Next, you and he would develop a plan.

You might suggest a fitness regimen to include weight training and speed drills to improve his endurance and his opportunity to get to the net. You'd likely schedule a series of lessons to work on the weaknesses in his game. Finally, you'd advise him on a practice schedule and match play to help effect

the necessary changes to his game.

While implementation of the plan would be largely up to him, as a good coach you'd be monitoring his progress and offering feedback to keep him encouraged and on track.

This process of assessment, goal setting, action planning, implementation, evaluation and feedback is the coaching process. Because it comes naturally to you as a good tennis pro, you're already using the skills critical to good management.

Let's look at a scenario familiar to your role as manager.

You've hired a young teaching pro fresh from a professional tennis management program. Like so many of today's new graduates, he's ambitious and impatient. His sights are set on a director of tennis position and a six-figure salary within two years.

As his manager (coach), you've presumably already assessed this young man's skill set. Perhaps you hired him because of his education and experience as a PTM student. He has completed teaching internships with your colleagues, all of whom have recommended him highly. He's polite, hard working and wonderful with junior players. He can be brash and cocky with adults though, so he doesn't endear himself to the club's managers or to your adult members. In fact, the food and beverage manager has already complained to you about his behavior, and the 3.5 ladies have refused to take clinics with him. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

It's time for his three-month review. You know he has potential and you've already invested a fair bit of time in his training.

You don't want to lose him, but you've got to set him on a more productive path without demoralizing him. How do you proceed? How do you coach him to maximize his contribution to your club?

Begin by reviewing the positive ways in which he has contributed. As for his goal of becoming a director of tennis, ask him where he feels he needs some improve- . ment and development. Be sure he understands that people skills are crucial to success as a director and tell him the truth about your own observations and the feedback you've received.

Help him set some short-term goals.

How about a lesson book that's 70 percent full within the next six months and 90 percent full by this time next year? Since his particular challenge is effective interaction with adults, you might suggest he aim for 30 percent adult lessons by six months and 40 percent by one ye,ar.

He needs help with his people skills, and it's your job to help develop a plan. How long will it take him to reverse the negative impressions he's already made? You might offer a three-month plan to coach him through that process. You might suggest he join some local business or civic organizations to improve his communication skills and provide him with an opportunity to interact with adults.

As he becomes more polished, you might suggest that he fill in when members need a fourth for doubles. You might offer to shadow him at the member mixers, modeling appropriate social skills for him. You might ask him to learn something new about one member each day — requiring that he actually inquire about your members' welfare, background, interests, etc. Let him know that you'll be measur-

Effective management takes time and vigilance as does effective coaching. ing his success partially through feedback from others. Perhaps you can follow up with some of those 3.5 ladies to see whether they noticed a shift in his behavior. You can certainly consult with the other club managers, including the food and beverage manager, to get their observations.

As he i m p l e m e n t s the plan, your coaching skills are pressed into action.

Shadowing, observing and following up with him will take time and effort on your part. Effective management takes time and vigilance - as does effective coaching. Just as your students schedule lesson time with you, you'd do well to schedule coaching time with your staff members. Even onehalf hour a week, dedicated specifically to this young man will allow for intensive discussion and will demonstrate your car-

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ing and commitment to his progress and results.

Your evaluation and feedback speak volumes about your management style. At this point, his effort can either take wings or fall flat. Either way, the result is obvious.

When giving feedback, remember the technique you use with your tennis students.

You probably always find a way to give positive feedback and offer constructive criti-

cism during lessons. Try to do the same with your employees. You can always find a way to say something positive as you coach an employee toward a behavior change. Just as your on-court coaching can result either in a player who's encouraged and motivated or one who's demoralized and defeated, so too does your management style affect your employees.

Good coaches, whether on a tennis court or in a business setting, bring out the best in their students. The dictatorial management approach that requires the manager to direct, mandate and control the actions of others is counter productive in today's workplace. People today are looking for a kinder workplace and an opportunity for personal growth. Today's employees, like your students on court, respond best to nurturing, encouragement and constructive feedback.

If you're finding personnel management to be the bane of your existence, try looking at yourself as a coach instead of a manager, and try applying the same coaching skills you use on court to your employee interactions. You just might become the manager everyone wants to work for! «£»

//'// Fonte spent 20 years in the tennis industry as the owner/executive director of the USRSA and as a member of the TIA's Board of Directors. Since departing the USRSA in December of 1999, she has become a certified executive coach with Right Management Consultants. She now conducts seminars on "Coaching and mentoring for managers," and works one-on-one with managers seeking to improve their organizational skills, people skills and business acumen.

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World Conference lines up knowledgeable group of speakers

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his year's World Conference promises to inform as well as fascinate. With an exciting lineup of speakers such as Randy Snow and Tom Gullikson, you won't want to miss your chance to learn from the best.

A popular motivational speaker, Olympic medallist and entrepreneur, Snow has been sought after for his entertaining and inspirational messages. He uses personal examples from his own experiences to encourage and inspire others. Snow has won 10 U.S. Open tennis titles, two Paralympic gold medals, and a silver medal in a 1 500-meter exhibition race at the Olympic games. He is the only athlete in history to compete Snow in three different summer Paralympic games in three different sports and win medals in each sport.

Snow has spoken at many corporate, association, university and sport presentations and has been featured often in the media.

Tom Gullikson is a former U.S. Davis Cup captain and U.S. Olympic coach. He was named USA Tennis Director of Coaching in 1997 and joined the USTA Player Development coaching staff in 1988 as a coach for touring professionals. As a USTA player development coach, he has coached many of today's top American players including MaliVai Washington, Jennifer Capriati, Jim Courier and Todd Gullikson Martin. Gullikson has earned 15 career doubles titles and has been a doubles finalist 11 times. He holds career wins over Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Vitas Gerulaitis and Stefan Edberg.

Other conference speakers include USPTA Master Professional Jack Groppel, Ph.D.; David Bone, associate director of the United States Racquet Stringers Association; and Doug MacCurdy, director of USA Tennis Player Development.*^0

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from and exchange ideas with the world's finest tennis teaching professionals and coaches.

Join us in celebrating "31derful Years of Tennis" • August 26-28 in New York, NY Call (914) 696-7004 for information

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The beaches of Marco Island are the nesting sites of the Loggerhead sea turtle during the months of April through September.

hat do tennis and turtles have in common?

Both will be on Marco Island, Fla., in September. This year's USPTA World Conference on Tennis, Sept. 12-18, coincides with the nesting season of the loggerhead sea turtle, which runs from April through September.

The loggerhead sea turtle is a species protected by the laws of the State of Florida and Collier County. Some of its primary nesting grounds are located on Marco Island and the beaches adjacent to the Marco Island Marriott Resort and Golf Club. Marriott is committed to doing its part to assist with the efforts to protect theses turtles during their nesting season. As a result, the Marco Island Marriott has guidelines regarding evening activities to promote the safety of this endangered species. Since excessive lighting on the beach is believed to contribute to the disturbance of nesting female turtles and disorientation of their hatchlings, all official functions must conclude by 9 p.m., nightly.

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he loggerhead sea turtle is found in temperate and sub-tropical oceans throughout the world. The loggerhead was listed in 1978 as a threatened species and it is considered "vulnerable" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

In the United States, 90 percent of all loggerhead nesting occurs in Florida. Adults grow to an average weight of about 170 to 500 pounds, while some specimens may occasionally reach 1,000 pounds and can grow up to five feet long. Although the loggerhead's lifespan is not known, there is some evidence of loggerhead turtles living at least 60 to 75 years or more.

Sea turtles are subject to predation throughout their life cycle, but the highest occurrences are during incubation and the race of hatchlings to the sea.

Baby turtles find their way to the sea by the light reflected off the ocean. Beach-front lighting often deters females from nesting, and in particular, disorients emerging hatchlings from their natural course to the sea. They wander toward the artificial lights and away from the water. Hatchlings that wander in the wrong direction or linger on the sand trying to orient themselves often do not survive.

The best scientific estimates available indicate that only one in every 1,000 to 10,000 hatchlings will survive (anywhere from 12-

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50 years) to become a reproducing and nesting adult sea turtle.

Many coastal counties and communities in Florida have developed lighting ^ ordinances to reduce hatchling disorientation.

Also, disturbing a sea turtle nest is a violation of state and federal laws. Heightened awareness of the need to protect sea turtles and their nesting beaches will significantly affect the Islam global survival of the species.^

In the United States, 90 percent of all loggerhead nesting occurs in Florida.

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Schecful Teaching out of the box - way out, Townsend Gilbert

Tuesday, Sept. 11 1-5 p.m.

Registration 1 - 2 p.m.

How to promote yourself as a USPTA professional - part II, Gerald Winder

Wednesday, Sept. 12 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration

1 - 4 p.m.

CTC (upgrades only, on court)

8 a.m. -6 p.m.

Racquet stringing

1-5 p.m.

9 a.m. -6 p.m.

International Championships begin

Specialty course 1: Motor learning/ sport psychology, Michael Kernodle, Ph.D., Bill Aronson, Ph.D. Specialty course 2: Effective team building, Barbara Fackel

Thursday, Sept. 13 8 a.m. -5 p.m.

Registration

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Racquet stringing

9-10 a.m.

Qrills and more drills, Sekou Bangoura

9 a.m. -6 p.m.

International Championships

4 - 5 p.m.

Training advanced juniors, Russell Heier

7 - 8:30 p.m.

Tournament player party

2:30-3:30 p.m.

Performance study design - original sports foundation powder, Mike Van Zutphen What every tennis pro needs to know for perfect courts, Pat Hanssen

4 - 5 p.i

Motivating the learner: practical strategies, Lisa Duncan Stress and coping in tennis-teaching professionals: results of a world survey, Bob Heller

Friday, Sept. 14

5:15-6:15 p.i

Building and repairing the volley, Dave Kozlowski

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Executive Committee meeting

Saturday, Sept. 15

Racquet stringing

7 - 8 a.m.

TennisCize - early bird tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

An integrated approach to practice, Paul Lubbers, Ph.D.

7 a.m. -7 p.m.

Registration

Vision training for tennis, Feisal Hassan

8-9:15 a.m.

The backhand in the modern game, Lynne Rolley

9-10 a.m.

9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

International Championships 8-11 a.m.

Executive Committee meeting

10:30-11:30 a.m. Reducing pressure in junior tennis, Jeff Greenwald

8 a.m. -6 p.m.

Racquet stringing

Legend

9-10:30 a.m.

TennisCize - spouses' tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Upgrade testing (English & Spanish, on court)

9 a.m. -6 p.m.

International Championships

Testing •pBuying show

Tennis

Education

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Parties

Children's programs

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

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9:30-10:45 a.m.

Seminar, Tom Gullikson

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Seminar contest

11 a.m.

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Seminar, James Loehr, Ed.D.

11:30 a.m.

-1 p.m.

USTA/USPTA Executive Committee luncheon

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Seminar (Spanish), Daniel Burgess

1:30-5:30 p.m.

Specialty course 3: Sports medicine/ biomechanics, Paul Roetert, Ph.D., and Jane Hlis, PT, CSCS

TennisCize - early bird tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian 8 - 9 a.m.

Division women's liaison/USPTA women's open meeting The four P's for personal perfection, Mike Carter Entertainment in your club, Henri Elkins Progress/ones para adultos (Spanish), Fernando Velasco

Specialty course 4: Marketing and promotion success, Joe Dinoffer 2:45-3:45 p.m.

Multicultural Committee/multicultural division liaison meeting

Children's tennis

Los desafios de ten is en el nuevo milenio (Spanish), Fernando Velasco

8-11 a.m.

National Education Committee/division education liaison meeting

The Czech Tennis School, Dr. Martin Baroch

8 a.m. - noon

CTC (English & Spanish, on court)

8 a.m. -5 p.m.

Registration

9 a.m. - noon

International Championships finals

9-10:30 a.m.

TennisCize - spouses' tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

9:15-10:15 a.m.

Division convention coordinators meeting

Seminar, Sean Brawley 3-5 p.m.

Wilson advisory staff meeting

4 - 5 p.m.

Evaluating and enhancing your relationships, Bob Greene Charlytennis (Spanish), Luis Mediero

Tennis Across America coordinators meeting

Large group drills, Brenda Mertz; Drills and thrills for all ages, shapes and sizes, Anni Miller; and Kelly Marshall 5:15-6:15 p.m.

6 - 7 p.m.

7 - 9 p.m.

Leveraging the Internet to expand customer service, Louanne Melone-Fischer

Laser grading, tools and techniques what time and technology have taught us about court maintenance and construction, Pat Hanssen

Doce claves para ser mejor entrenador (Spanish), Joe Dinoffer

International Team Championships captains' meeting

9:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Wilson welcoming party

10:30-11:30 a.m. Past presidents'forum

Sunday, Sept 16 7 - 8 a.m.

Achieving fluid stroke production through Tai Chi, Desmond Con, Ph.D.

Seminar contest

Choosing the right equipment for you and your players, David Bone

Public Relations Committee meeting

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Improving your net gain: the computer way, Jeff Hawes and Pat Whitworth

Monday, Sept. 17 8-10 a.m.

Awards breakfast

Entrenamiento de jugadores juniors (Spanish), Francisco Vicent

10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Registration

11 a.m.

-12:30 p.m.

Spouses' luncheon and speaker

10:15-11:30 a.m. General session: Randy Snow

11:45 a.m.

-12:45 p.m.

Lessons for Life Committee

10:15-11:45 a.m. TennisCize-spouses'tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

The unseen world in pro tennis: secret relationships between speed and spin, John Yandell

11 a.m.-noon

Children's tennis

11:45 a.m.

-12:45 p.m.

Cooperative learning: changing the coaching model, Dave O'Meara

Charlytennis, Luis Mediero

Street Tennis (Spanish), Luis Mediero

1-6 p.m.

Golf tournament - Team Scramble

Teaching the gifted player, Marty Devlin

1:30-2:30 p.m.

American player development - looking to the future, Doug MacCurdy

11:45 a.m.

-1:45 p.m.

USTA Sport Science Level I and Level II A, B & C exams

1:30-5:30 p.m.

Specialty course 5: Sport physiology/ nutrition, Page Love and Michael Bergeron, Ph.D.

1-5 p.m.

Manufacturers' on-court demos

1-6 p.m.

International Team Championships

Specialty course 6: Tennis marketing making your job easier, Larry Karageanes 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Golf Cup 1:30-2:30 p.m.

The many hats of a tennis professional and how to make them all fit, Mitch Adler

The five limiting factors of tennis performance, Jack Groppel, Ph.D. Diferencias de entremiento en pistas rapidasy lentas, Francisco Vicent

Seminar, Nick Saviano 1:30-5:30 p.m.

4 - 5 p.m.

Drills, drills and more drills, Jorge Capestany and David Brouwer Emotional management training program, Bryce Young, Ph.D.

5:15-6:15 p.m.

Seminar, Stan Oley

7 - 9 p.m.

Pro Penn reception and cookout

Specialty course 8: Wheelchair tennis, Bal Moore, Ph.D., and Randy Snow 2 - 3 p.m.

Divisional treasurers' meeting

2-5 p.m.

CTC (written, grips and stroke^analysis, English/Spanish)

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Strength and conditioning for tennis, Ken Olivier

Legend Testing

Tennis

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Spouses' programs

Parties

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Specialty course 7: Software specific computer training, Alan Cutler

The water you drink is not what you think, Manfred Bauer

Education 4 - 5 p.m.

Tennis as an organized sport, Paul D'Amico Make any racquet play better guaranteed!, DrewSunderlin

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Meetings 5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Parallel mode: tennis in the zone, Scott Ford

6 - 8 p.m.

International Tennis Buying Show opening reception

Executive Committee meeting

6-9:30 p.m.

International Tennis Buying Show

Saturday, Sept. 15

Friday, Sept. 14 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 18 7 - 8 a.m.

TennisCize - early bird tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

8 - 9 a.m.

Children's tennis

8-11 a.m.

Executive Committee meeting

3-5 p.m.

Wilson advisory staff meeting

6 - 7 p.m.

8 a.m. - noon

Tennis: The European approach, Hans Romer

International Team Championships captains' meeting

Drills, Tom Daglis

Sunday, Sept. 16

Executive directors/administrators and division newsletter meeting

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration

9-10:30 a.m.

TennisCize - spouses' tennis aerobics, Dino and Donnia Bondallian

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Manufacturers' on-court demos Written exam (English/Spanish)

9 a.m. -2 p.m.

International Tennis Buying Show

11:30 a.m.

-12:30 p.m.

On court with preschoolers, Marceil Whitney

7 - 8 a.m.

Public Relations Committee meeting

8-9 a.m.

Multicultural Committee/multicultural division liaison meeting Division women's liaison/USPTA women's open meeting

8-11 a.m.

National Education Committee/division education liaison meeting

9:15-10:15 a.m.

Tennis Across America coordinators meeting Division convention coordinators meeting

Speed, agility and footwork for tennis, Rose Bonomo

10:30-11:30 a.m.

Past presidents' forum

1-6 p.m.

International Team Championships

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Advanced drills for top juniors, Pedro Frazao

1:30-5:30 p.m.

Specialty course 9: Group lessons for juniors and adults: planning, marketing and execution, Bob Reed

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lessons for Life Committee meeting

Monday, Sept. 17 2 - 3 p.m.

Division treasurers' meeting

Wednesday, Sept. 19

Tuesday, Sept. 18

8 a.m. - 5 p.i

8 a.m. - noon

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For airline reservations, call Stellar Access

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

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

Child registration

Child 1 _ Age T-shirt child adult Child 2 Age _ T-shirt child adult

Registration fee includes special menu at nightly parties and promotional 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).

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There is a daily camp for children 5-12 available through the Marco Island Marriott for an additional fee. Check here for more information.

Payment options

Arrival date:

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Please complete this form and return it to the Marco Island Marriott no later than August 13, 2001. You may also make reservations by calling (800) 228-9290, Monday through Friday, 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ET, and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET or by logging on to www.Marriott.com and enter group code uspuspa.

Send to: Marco Island Marriott Resort & Golf Club 400 S. Collier Blvd.

Marco Island, FL 34145 (941) 394-2511 (941) 642-2688 (fax) ATTN: Group reservations

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Location: Marco Island Marriott Resort & Golf Club Marco Island, Fla.

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Check-in time is after 4 p.m. - Check-out time is at 11 a.m.

General information • All reservation requests must be received by August 13, 2001. 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 and tax 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 arrival day. Upon arrival, the deposit will be applied to the first confirmed night of the reservation.

Cancellation notice of three (3) days is required for a refund.

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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Team Scramble sponsored by 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 held at The Golf Club at Marco. Prizes are provided by Wilson.

Golf club rental:

When:

1-6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 16

Where:

The Golf Club at Marco

Entry fee:

$37 (includes greens fee and cart fee)

Shoe policy:

Soft spikes recommended.

Dress code:

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

The 2OO1 Golf Cup sponsored by

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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 will be held at The Golf Club at Marco. It is open to all members, spouses and friends registered for the convention. Prizes are provided by Pro Penn.

When:

1-6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 17

Where:

The Golf Club at Marco

Format:

Callaway system of handicapping (shotgun format)

Entry fee:

Golf club rental:

$35 per set (please pay for golf clubs at the golf shop)

Shoe policy:

Soft spikes recommended.

Dress code:

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

$37 (includes greens fee and cart fee)

The golf course is approximately 10 minutes from the resort. Transportation is the responsibility of the individual.

All tournament players must register for the 74th USPTA World Conference on Tennis Golf events registration form Name: USPTA member No.: Daytime telephone No.: e-mail address Renting golf clubs?

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Soft spikes recommended.

Make checks payable to USPTA, 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One, Houston, TX 77042

2001 USPTA International Championships Racquet Sports Sanctioned by USPTA&USTA Category II USTA National Tournament What: Singles and doubles competition, open and age categories When: Sept. 12-16. Starting times for first-round singles matches will be mailed August 22.

Where: Marco Island Marriott Resort & Golf Club Surface: Clay 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 form). Singles entry and fees deadline, August 13. 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 singles 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. All membership requirements 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.

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I, , hereby release the United States Professional Tennis Association, its officers, directors and employees, including those of the USPTA divisions 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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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 regular doubles and mixed doubles.

Tentative starting schedule: Sept. 12: Wednesday 9 a.m. - Start MOS, M35S, M40s, M45s, WOS 5 p.m. - Sign up ends for all doubles.

Sept. 13: Thursday 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.

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Market for USPTA wheelchair tennis-teaching certification growing

P

robably few recreational players could watch Randy Snow sprint behind the baseline for a wide ball and crack a one-handed, topspin backhand deep across the court without any pangs of envy for his strokes. Fewer still could sit in a wheelchair to try it themselves and not be left in awe.

There are enough mobility-impaired people who want to give it a try to make tennis the fastest growing wheelchair sport.

Snow, a 10-time U.S. Open Wheelchair Tennis singles champion, joined Bal Moore, Ph.D., at the World Headquarters in May to explain to a group of tennis professionals and others how to teach wheelchair tennis. Moore and Snow, both USPTA members, presented the USPTA Wheelchair Tennis Professional Certification Program to 11 people, six of whom completed the certification exam and five others who attended for the educational segments.

"We were thrilled to have both Dr. Moore and Randy Snow in Houston to conduct the training and exam for wheelchair tennis certification," said Fred Viancos, USPTA director of professional development. "Because of their enthusiasm and knowledge of the sport, they are ideal presenters able to demonstrate and lead others through the skills and techniques required to teach wheelchair tennis."

In addition to grips, strokes and strategies involved in wheelchair tennis, the certification training course curriculum Moore and Snow presented includes: • Questions professionals should ask a new student about his or her condition and limitations • An explanation of the wheelchair types and how they affect mobility on the court • A wheelchair player's court perspective

The free method of serving, often used by players with more abdominal muscle control and faster racquet speeds, allows the free hand and forearm to float across the body and balance the upper torso.

Using the stabilization method of serving, players use the free hand or forearm to contact the wheel, stabilizing the body. A player can enhance the serve by pulling back on the wheel and opening the shoulders for the ball strike.

Beginner players can learn about momentum and turns with a simple drill that has them move to catch a ball tossed by the teaching • professional, toss it back and continue moving for the next toss.

Certification applicants were able to get hands-on experience moving in a wheelchair, including maintaining momentum while playing, making different types of turns and executing strokes, as well as feeding, conducting drills for beginners and more advanced players, and leading players through stroke and mobility progressions.

The certification exam includes a written test and private and group lessons. USPTA began the program in 1999, and certification is available to USPTA members and nonmembers.

Anyone interested in becoming USPTA-certified as a wheelchair tennis professional should contact the USPTA Membership Department at (800) 877-8248 or membership@uspta.org.'^B Other wheelchair tennis resources:

USPTA wheelchair certification schedule*

Wheelchair tennis specialty course Sept. 17 in Marco Island, Fla. (USPX

June 21 - Boston August 9 - Cincinnati November 17 — Dallas

Bal Moore audio seminar online — www.uspta.com, Distance learning, teaching skills

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by Stan Oley, USPTA

hat is a sure-fire way to have a student addicted to your lesson program? Make them better, faster! Through my travels I am able to communicate with club players at all levels. One major complaint they have about tennis is that their ability to improve is too slow. ... utilizing a

ball machine ... allow/ for more visualization, thus enhancing the student's motor skill development and information processing skills at a faster rate.

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My immediate question to them is, "Does your pro use a ball machine in your lessons?"

Their response is usually no.

However, if they do reply yes, usually they explain that they dislike the ball machine because they always work on technique and that it is boring.

My next questions are always, "How are your ball recognition skills? Do you play most balls in the strike zone?"

Ninety-five percent of the players say, "Ball recognition, strike zone, what are they?"

If you listen to most club players' feedback after missing a particular shot, they are usually grumbling about their poor technique.

In fact, I almost never hear a player say, "I made a bad decision!"

As instructors, we often take the decision-making process of our players for granted and focus too much on technique and what a player is supposed to look like when they are sending the ball. However, the most important parts of a player's technique are actually his ball recognition and decision making skills. Ball recognition skills enable the player to judge the ball's characteristics early in flight, and successfully play the

ball in his strike zone, which is ultimately the nucleus of good technique.

Many times ball recognition is confused with an instructor's personal teaching style. However, ball recognition is not a style - it is the basic physics involved when someone strikes a ball with a racquet and how the five primary characteristics on the ball (speed, spin, height, depth and direction) react with gravity, environmental elements and the actual playing surface.

Choosing to ignore the importance of ball recognition is like saying gravity does not exist.

However, most players do ignore this because it is rarely stressed in the lesson program and rarely a theme when using a ball machine. Players spend countless hours only practicing technique on balls thrown from the ball machine or teaching professional that land easily in their strike zone. Very little or no decision making is involved.

This causes the student to become bored with the ball machine and, therefore, resist the use of it in the lesson program.

As mentioned earlier, when a player misses a shot during a match, he will blame the shot on poor technique rather than on poor ball recognition or decision

making. Here is a good example. A player receives a shot that has a first bounce above the net, and he attacks the ball with speed, hitting an attacking approach shot. This causes his opponent to error, and the player walks back pumping his fist. On the very next point, the player receives a shot in the same area of the court, however, the first bounce is below the net. Again, the player attacks the ball with speed, this time sending the ball rebounding off the back fence.

The player immediately screams, "How could I miss a shot that easy?" and returns to the baseline practicing his technique the whole way.

Was the player's technique poor, or did he make a bad decision based on the incoming ball characteristics? If the player had recognized the ball characteristics of the second point and made the decision to challenge his opponent with depth and placement rather than attacking with speed from below the net, his chances for making an error would have greatly decreased. Most players faced with these two situations react this way because they have not been taught much about ball recognition and decision making.

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ficiency is that it is too hard to feed a variety of game-like ball characteristics (especially speed) for eight hours a day. Instead, the tennis-teaching professional usually feeds from a hopper close to the net. However, utilizing a ball machine to provide feeds not only provides the teaching professional the ability to deliver balls with game-like characteristics, but also allows him to be on the same side of the court with his student. This type of teaching allows for more visualization, thus enhancing the students motor skill development and information processing skills at a faster rate.

Ball machine lesson plans that focus on ball recognition work great for teaching professionals who deal with older students as well. You are probably not going to dramatically change the technique of someone who is 55-plus years old and has been playing for years.

However, working on ball recognition skills with a ball machine and making them better decision-makers on the court will leave you with more excited students. Plus, the ball machine gives the teaching pro an unlimited amount of tactical drills and lesson plans.

Another very important aspect of the ball machine in lesson programming is making it a vital part of the post-lesson curriculum. Once the lesson is over, I suggest that the student work on the shot(s) at least twice a week using the ball machine and a prescribed drill.

Making the ball machine part of your post-lesson curriculum puts the burden of getting better back on the student. Most players take one lesson a week, never practice, only play matches and come back frustrated that they are not improving. If, after each lesson, you prescribe your student a ball machine drill to practice twice in one-hour www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

increments before her next lesson, the burden of improvement is on her. If the student returns the next week and has not performed her prescribed drill, she can assume her improvement is going to be extremely limited.

Otherwise, it would be like going to the doctor for an illness and the doctor prescribing some medicine. A week later the patient returns to the doctor and says he is still very ill, and when the doctor asks, "Did you take your medicine?" the patient responds, "No, but I'm still sick."

I am sure this comment rings a bell with most teaching professionals. At the beginning of each lesson it is important to review the prescribed drill(s) and answer any questions. This review should serve as the measuring stick to see if the student is ready to progress to the next step.

If used properly in the postlesson curriculum, the ball machine can be a great source of revenue as well. The best way to market the ball machine is to sell annual ball machine club passes instead of pay-to-play hourly rentals. The average ball machine membership price is $125 per player and $ 150 per family. Twoyear $200 single memberships as well as two-year $250 family memberships are also sold during ball machine demo days as a promotion. The average ball machine club can generate an average of $3,000 annually.

Implementing the ball machine more effectively into lesson plans both as a teaching aid and a training device will reduce stress and increase the success of your lesson program.ÂŤs?Âť

Group rally/challenge groundstroke ball machine drill: Objective: To teach a player to understand both the different racquet planes through the ball and the different target dimensions of a rally shot as opposed to a passing shot.

Preparation: Set the machine in the center of the baseline approximately 3 feet behind it. Set the machine to throw a rally ball to two different lines with the ball being played near the singles sideline in a windshield wiper format. Remember, the interval should be set so that when each player's ball passes the machine opening it should throw another ball.

Target area: For the rally balls, set the target to be a rectangle 5 feet wide by 9 feet long, located on both the ad and deuce sides of the court. For the challenging groundstrokes, set the target to be a 3-foot channel from the net to the baseline on both the ad and deuce singles sidelines.

The drill: Have each player rally the first three balls crosscourt to the designated targets. On the fourth shot, each player should hit an increased speed, challenging, down-the-line groundstroke to the designated target area. The rally ball should be hit 4 to 5 feet above the net. The challenging groundstroke should be hit 1 to 2 feet above the net. An air target would be great to demonstrate these two heights. Players must hit all four balls into the correct target area to score a point. Note: Increased ball speed is a must on the fourth shot to receive a point.

Rally inside the white cones.

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Stan Oley, USPTA, is the national sales manager for Playmate Ball Machines in Raleigh, N.C.He has presented seminars in five countries and has riven seminars at a o number of USPTA conventions.

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Options: Pro can feed from other positions on the court.

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By Glen M. Howe, USPTA

>^^^E^ave you ever eavesdropped on a conversation and clamped /^ ^^ your hand over your mouth to keep from offering your T % two cents worth of advice? I must admit that is what happened to me at the USPTA Middle States Conference in Hershey, Pa., this past March.

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Standing next to me were two people discussing a problem for which I have part of the solution. I wanted to jump right in and offer it. But long ago my mother taught me not to butt into other people's conversations, so I kept my mouth shut. She also taught me not to eavesdrop, but I confess that I disobeyed her and listened intently to what those two people had to say.

The discussion was based on the shortage of USPTA teaching professionals. Their conversation went something like this: Ms. A: "We need more pros, but my club can't maintain a large staff of full-time instructors. How about yours?"

Mr. B: "Mine can't either, but I wish they'd hire at least one more pro. I'm already spending too many hours on court as it is, and people keep calling for lessons."

Ms. A: "Are you complaining?"

Mr. B: "Well, yes and no. I sure don't like to turn down customers, but what can I do?"

Ask yourself if this dilemma sounds familiar. Chances are it certainly does. Contrary to many people's opinions, tennis is alive and well and definitely flourishing.

More and more people are interested in tennis instruction, and since most clubs cannot afford to carry more than one or two full-time pros, the demand is outdistancing the supply.

What, then, is the solution?

My part of the answer is what I call the vintage factor. We often use the analogy of fine, old wine to compliment a person who

has matured to a mellow excellence. When I speak of the vintage factor, with a nod to the wine analogy, I am referring to hiring older pros for whom tennis instruction is a second career. For many of these men and women, full-time employment is not a goal.

Many are not intent on pursuits that require a major investment of time. They have already spent most of their adult lives in primary careers. At this point, part-time employment is a more attractive option for them and for the clubs seeking to hire instructors.

No doubt, your next question is: Where do I find these people? The answer: at your own clubs. It is up to you to keep your eyes and mind open as you go about your regular work day.

Every harvest begins with the planting of a seed. As you get to know your customers, listen carefully to their needs and goals.

In short, become a recruiter in search of "vintage factor" people who would make good instructors. You will sense, as I did, if a person is a suitable candidate. In fact, as you nurture a growing relationship, you and the other person may reach the realization simultaneously. That really is how it happened with me; I just seemed to know.

Four of my USPTA pros started as avid players committed to regular lessons with me. Gradually, these people evolved from players to teaching pros. It began with their observing clinics and working as assistants in clinics and summer camps. What followed were discussions of the requirements

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and training for USPTA certification to the actual commitment to the goal. Once the commitment was made, each of the four took the initiative to reach it.

Two of my pros had careers in the corporate world. One is still a full-time social studies teacher, and another is a retired English teacher. They all come from diverse backgrounds but share traits that make them valuable instructors in my organization.

They remain with me. My investment of time has paid high dividends because they now strengthen my organization.

Ben Thomas, the retired English teacher on my staff, considers the transition from a classroom to a tennis court an easy one on a teaching level. For him it was a natural progression because he understands so well how people learn a new skill, whether it involves writing a clear paragraph or hit-

Having spent many years in their careers, "vintage"pros have a strong work ethic and understand the importance of working hard at making a new venture succeed.

Having spent many years in their careers, all my "vintage" pros have a strong work ethic. No one needs to instill in them the importance of working hard at making a new venture succeed. A well-established work ethic certainly lessened the training time for them. Not one of them had to be reminded to study or practice for USPTA's Certification Exam!

They also display flexibility and consistency in scheduling of lessons and meetings.

Without a doubt, the most significant personality trait I have observed is their loyalty.

In the past, I have trained young pros with top credentials. After investing considerable time in their training, I lost them as they climbed in their tennis careers. I suppose that is inevitable in our business, and I am not complaining - well, not too loudly anyway. I bring this up only in contrast to what I have experienced with my vintage pros.

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ting a topspin lob. He is able to break down the skill into its simplest parts, demonstrate it to a student, and then ensure that student's success. And he accomplishes it with a sense of humor that has evolved during his 32 years in a classroom. For sure, one of Ben's strengths is to provide a large measure of fun for his students who range in age from 5 to 64.

Ben's progression from my student to my assistant pro was a gradual one. At first, this former baseball player did not have tennis goals beyond improving his own game.

But once the idea of training to be a certified pro took root, he was strongly committed to it.

"The challenge to become a certified teaching pro was difficult but one I welcomed," says Ben. "Glen's encouragement was essential. I was fortunate to work with him, blending his tactics and methods with

my own developing skills. Teaching tennis enriches my life. It helps me stay fit, connects me with people, and helps me improve my own game."

He has success teaching players of all ages, but displays exceptional skill with young people. In fact, his growing reputation as a successful coach with young players led him to a new opportunity outside my organization. This spring he is teaching tennis courses at the University of Delaware.

Ben adds, "Playing a game every day keeps me young. When I leave for the club or the university in the morning, I never say that I am going to work. The best aspect of being a pro at my age (59) is my enjoyment of people's exuberance as they improve their tennis game."

Another important trait of my older teaching pros is their realistic assessment of themselves. They are not weighed down with excess life baggage or unrealistic aspirations. Becoming pros later in their lives made them aware of the need to continue to work on their skills to become better teachers. In short, inflated egos are not obstacles to their progress.

Currently, I have four more vintage men and women in training. Within a year, these four people - my program director, a music teacher/rock musician, an owner of a large business, and an insurance executive - all hope to earn their USPTA credentials.

By now you may be wondering about the downside of hiring vintage pros. It may surprise you to hear that there really isn't a downside. I will only say that it is important for anyone considering older pros for his or her organization to realize that as we all progress in life, we tend to get more and more set in our ways. It is the employer's responsibility to be aware of that and discover what older pros' goals are. Work with those goals in mind, and you may find yourself as pleased as I am with my vintage harvest.^ Glen Howe, USPTA, is the director of tennis at Hercules Country Club and owner of Wilmington Indoor Tennis in Hockessin, Del. Currently the USPTA Middle States Division president, Howe employs six USPTA professionals and 12 instructors.

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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. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

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Members Glen Howe, USPTA, was given the contract to operate Delcastle Tennis Center in Wilmington, Del. Howe is also the direcHowe tor of tennis at Hercules Country Club and owner of Wilmington Indoor Tennis.

USPTA member Kim Dillard has been selected for induction into Who's Who in America for 2002.

Dillard is the director of tennis at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Juan Antonio Chavez, USPTA, was named education coordinator for the Mexican Tennis Federation. Chavez is responsible for establishing and managing the federation's certification program.

Ryan Moore, USPTA, is now the assistant manager and assistant pro at the Yakima Tennis Club in Yakima, Wash. Moore is Moore also the head coach for La Salle High School in Yakima.

Bob Greene, along with other USPTA members, gave free tennis lessons to 582 Girl Scouts as part of the second annual Pilot Pen Free Tennis Lesson at the Yale Tennis Center in New Haven, Conn., on May 5. The 38

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event set a new record for the world's largest free tennis lesson.

USPTA member Jim Martz of Florida Tennis was a winner of the 2000 USTA Media Excellence Award for print and broadcast media. Martz is the founder of Florida Tennis, now in its 10th year of production.

Paul Banks Harclerode, USPTA, has been appointed general manager of the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pa. He previously served as director of sports and tennis at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pa., and on the tennis staff at the Diplomat Hotel and Country Club in Hallandale, Fla. USPTA member Betsy Heidenberger is starting a new business, Tennis Adventures, where she will be conducting weekend tennis outings to Port Royal Racquet Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C., and to Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, Del. Heidenberger will also be customizing teambuilding on- and off-court workshops for businesses searching for an off-site event. She has been the director of tennis at the National Cathedral School Tennis Club in Washington, D.C., since 1984.

Vic Ebbesen, USPTA Pro 1, was recently honored by USTA Caribbean Tennis Association in appreciation for his years of support and love of the sport of tennis.

USPTA member Robert E. Davis of Upper Marlboro, Md., was recognized for outstanding contributions to tennis development in Prince George's County.

Davis is the owner of Tennis Unlimited, where he teaches and serves as a technical consultant on court construction and renovations and tennis facilities design. The award was presented by the USTA and Prince George's County released a proclamation recognizing Davis for his award.

USPTA member John Cleary is the new head tennis professional at Norbeck Country Club in Rockville, Md., where he has worked as the associate professional since 1996.

USPTA members Walter E. Elcock of Chestnut Hill, Mass., and Michael E. Leach of Ponte Vedra, Fla., were honored at the 2001 USA Tennis New England Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

BYU-Hawaii's 103-match win streak came to an end during the NCAA division II finals. Coached by USPTA member David T. Porter, Ed.D., BYU previously claimed the 1999 and 2000 NCAA titles.

Member Product Showcase Nick Bollettieri, USPTA, shares his knowledge and unique coaching style in a collection of 11 videos, the Bollettieri Video Collection. The videos can be purchased individually or in two series within the collection, the Stroke Development Series or the Game Development Series. For more information, visit www.humankinetics.com or call (800) 747-4457.

Helyn Edwards, USPTA, former tour player and college coach has published her first novel, B.L.T. - Basketball, Love and Tennis. The book is available by calling (877) 333-7422.

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Associations Laurel Oak Country Club in Sarasota, Fla., has selected Peter Burwash International to manage and direct all tennis programs for its 240-member tennis club. This is FBI's sixth destination in Florida.

Miscellany The new video High-Powered Plyometrics by Jim Radcliffe is loaded with intermediate and advanced plyometric exercises to help athletes improve strength, power and speed. For more information, visit www.humankinetics.com.

World TeamTennis welcomed its ninth franchise to the professional league with the naming of the Phila-

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2000 Pacific Northwest Division Award Winners: Barry Laing - Pro of the Year Nancy Cox - Assistant Pro of the Year Ann! Miller - Coach of the Year

delphia Freedoms. The Freedoms return to the Philadelphia area this summer for the first time since 1974, and will call the outdoor courts of Cabrini College in Randor, Pa., their home when the DuPont WTT Pro League begins its 21st season in July.

The USRSA has expanded its member discount program. Members are entitled to receive discounts on a wide range of products. Additional savings are offered to USRSACertified Master Racquet

Technicians and certified stringers. For information on the USRSA's certification program, call (858) 481-3545.

The 2001 RCA Championships tennis tournament will be held Aug. 11-19, in Indianapolis. Groups of 40 or more can take advantage of discount packages ranging from $25 to $140. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.rcatennis.com or call (800) 622-LOVE. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is continuing its partnership/clinic with the USPTA in conjunction with the Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in July. USPTA Day will be held during the ATP event on Monday, July 9, from noon to 4 p.m.

USPTA member Dave Kozlowski poses with Serena, Venus and Oracene Williams during the Williams Sisters Challenge. The challenge was organized to help launch the Oracene Williams Learning Foundation, a program that helps youth and adults who need assistance in augmenting their basic learning skills. Kozlowski, along with Luke Jensen and Lori McNeil, provided commentary for the event. wvwv.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

The Bathroom Tennis Shower Kit by Breakthrough Sports is a new way for tennis players to improve in just two minutes a day.

The kit contains a vinyl curtain with a printed tennis court and instruction chart on it, as well as the

The Bathroom Tennis Shower Kit Mental Training booklet.

You'll learn how to practice visually on your shower curtain court with a brief mental workout. For more information, visit www.bathroomtennis.com or e-mail Alan Boltin at brksports@yahoo.com.

Passings Ray Tucker, a USPTA Eastern Division past president, died June 2. Tucker, a P-1, became a member in 1975 and was the Eastern Division head tester for a number of years. He was 70 years old.

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