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contents the total professional - enhancing your career 8 Ask the Professor - Balance critical to better tennis — by Jack Groppel. Ph.D. - Help your students improve balance by teaching appropriate drills. 15 Watching 'dad' teach inspires young talent by Jill Phipps, USPTA staff writer- Teaching pro prepares son for the future. 18 Tennis, art and architecture - Ingis-Claus combines three loves in USPTA anniversary painting - by Diane Richbourg, USPTA staff writer- USPTA member creates painting celebrating 75th anniversary.
departments 3 President's message 4 Executive Committee 5 CEO's message 7 USPTA mailbox 17 USPTA drill 23 Career development 24 Industry action 26 Classifieds
news 11 Little Tennis® teachers - Let Scooby-Doo help you attract more kids! 13 The National Seminar Contest: The best bang for your buck 22 2002 USPTA Drawing winners
On the cover ... A portion of the painting by USPTA member Gail Ingis-Claus that celebrates USPTA's 75th anniversary in 2002. (See Page 18.)
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President's messaae USTA's plan to build tennis facilities may pose unfair competition for local teaching professionals
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS President First Vice President
Joseph Thompson David T. Porter, Ed.D.
Vice Presidents
Ron Woods Harry Gilbert Tom Daglis Randy Mattingley
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Paula Scheb
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fter reading Steve Flink's recent article, "Big construction of facilities in some areas, and in other Brother or Oh Brother?" in the December cases partnering with large companies to build facili2002/January 2003 issue of Tennis Week, it ties. One example is USTA's partnership with Ansaptly describes the industry's general frustrations with chutz Entertainment Group (AEG). Plans call for the USTA. The piece explains that our industry is increasUSTA and AEG to partner in various facilities across the country and create a summer circuit of tournaingly concerned about USTA's constant interest in ments leading to the U.S. Open. One particular faowning or controlling all aspects of tennis. This is a view shared by many on the Tennis Industry Associacility is a West Coast tennis training center for USTA. tion's board, including USPTA, so I wanted to elaboNot only would the center host part of the tournarate on USPTA's specific concerns. ment series, but also serve as an extension of USTA's player development program - a topic that has come Although big changes may be in the works at USTA under considerable scrutiny in recent ADDvantage with Executive Director Rick Ferman's recent resignaand Tennis Week magazines. tion, I'm still concerned-that USTA's old moves will include further inFirst and foremost, USPTA's volvement in areas of the industry that function is to promote and protect the interests of tennis-teaching profall outside of USTA's corporate purfessionals. The problem with USTA's pose. The example that worries me most is USTA's ownership or manageinvolvement in tennis facilities for ment of tennis facilities. Flink's article tennis professionals is that it can use discusses this in the context of USTA's its vast resources to create unfair complans to expand its national training petition. As a nonprofit entity, it can center program, possibly competing disregard whether certain areas of its business or programs make money by with the many successful academies that are already out there. subsidizing its prices for lessons, clinWhile it can never be argued that Joe Thompson ics, camps and even merchandise, selling them at lower costs than its building a new tennis facility is bad, local competitors to gain an unfair advantage. It at the same time this one is being built, there are many could mandate that only USTA programs be deother facilities that are forced to close or downsize belivered at its facilities, or worse, that the pathway cause they can't afford to keep their current tennis proprograms you have made popular be delivered only grams going. If USTA is interested in promoting and at its facilities in the future. This means you are left growing the game, if that is truly the mission, shouldn't to start from scratch to create other grassroots proit be doing everything in its power to assist or support grams. We feel it would raise a few eyebrows if the all tennis facilities, public and private, to ensure that tennis facilities in question were favored by USTA no others close their doors or remove courts? for grants or favored only those tennis teachers who This may mean helping facilities that are mandatparticipated in USTA clinics. That's why we've ed to pay USTA membership fees in order to run voiced our concerns about USTA's control when it USTA events. It doesn't seem fair that USTA uses the comes to the ownership and management of tensame money it makes from these facilities to manage or nis facilities. This puts at risk the job security of own facilities that might compete with them. Furtherteaching professionals and facility owners. more, why would tennis clubs and facilities pay USTA We are acutely interested to know why a nondues and run USTA programs if USTA uses that monprofit association, such as USTA, would allow itself ey to compete with its members? to compete with its dues-paying members. USPTA We've received several letters and calls from USPTA resolved this "the hard way" when it purchased its members who complained that USTA is financing new www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
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Network Coordinator
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Director of Marketing
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Sports Marketing Coordinator
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Multimedia
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Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Educational Administrator
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Membership and Vicky Tristan Certification Coordinator Membership Assistant
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Gloria Myddleton
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Renee Heckler Ellen Weatherford
Insurance/ Charlene Davis Merchandise Coordinator
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CEO's message USPTA taps new source to promote members and tennis on new tennis channel
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hey say image is everything! That's probably We used computer and Internet technology long why most members would agree that one of before many tennis groups had Web sites to both crethe most valuable benefits they receive from ate our own Web presence and give our members perUSPTA is the enhancement and promotion of their sonal Web sites that are built and maintained by image as teaching professionals. USPTA. The Internet has also allowed us to expand our educational programming, which includes audio A good image creates prestige, which translates seminars and video tennis tips on our Web site. into better jobs and a strong and unified voice within the overall tennis industry. More recently, we began work on an exciting new venture that will boost the image of USPTA profesUSPTA has worked to improve the image of our sionals and provide valuable educational tools for members using a variety of methods. Each step along both teachers and students of the game. The project the way, we've used available technology to boost involves videotaping a series of tennis-teaching shows the power of our image-building campaigns. What to air on The Tennis Channel, which better way to kick this process up a is scheduled to make its debut later notch than through a USPTAthis month or in March. produced teaching show on national cable television? USPTA will realize Your Board of Directors approved this goal when The Tennis Channel this project in order to be on the cutdebuts sometime early this year. ting edge when The Tennis Channel hits the air. The Public Relations ComOver the years, we've attempted mittee, headed by Chairman Tom to reach all audiences to advance the Daglis, agreed to use previously earimage of our members. First, and permarked public relations funds to emhaps the most traditional method of bark on this exciting venture that has promotion, is our advertising in conmany possibilities. sumer and trade magazines, including Tennis magazine, Tennis Week, USPTA has for many years had the Tim Heckler Tennis Industry, Club Management expertise in technology and in multiand CBI(Club Business International). We've also media; however, expanding this capability to commerproduced commercials promoting USPTA profescial video production is not a simple feat. It normally sionals, many of which are aired annually on cable would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to proTV channels during the telecast of the U.S. Open duce a series of shows for television. Since these funds and several months ago during a WTA championwere not available to us, we upgraded our existing mulship tournament. USPTA also attends about five timedia department to include a full-time video promeetings and trade shows each year, where we feaduction manager, who is working with existing staff ture a booth and provide a variety of information and several of our best teachers in the field to produce our own show called "On court with USPTA." about our organization to the public, tennis teachers, owners and managers. While this new project requires many hours, the work is exciting. Everything we do related to the shows, USPTA's sports marketing programs, designed from preparation and pre-production to the actual specifically to benefit professionals and promote their USPTA affiliation, also enhance the image of taping and editing, creates very positive energy from our members. USPTA Little Tennis®, Tennis Across everyone involved. America™, USPTA Junior Circuit™ and other An offshoot of USPTA's cable TV series will inprograms not only grow tennis business at clubs and clude an immediate improvement to our education facilities, but they also enhance a professional's imprograms. Many of the shows produced for The age in the eyes of his or her club members and the Tennis Channel will be converted to DVDs and made general public. available to USPTA members and the public through continued next page www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
... recently, we began work on an exciting new venture that will boost the image of USPTA professionals and provide valuable educational tools for both teachers and students of the game.
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from previous page our merchandise department. Portions of some shows also may be converted for the distance learning section of our Web site, which continues to improve and expand. Obviously, a project of this magnitude presents us with some interesting marketing challenges. The most important challenge we face is reaching the largest portion of our available audience, which includes teaching professionals and consumers at the beginner, intermediate and advanced playing levels. In the future, we will target specific audiences with certain shows. For now, our first series will cover a combination of basics and intermediate teaching techniques that will
Through exposure on The Tennis Channel, USPTA pros will gain increased recognition from the public and potential students.
be of interest to teaching professionals, and beginner and intermediate players. Some of our early shows will feature Bill Tym, USPTA Master Professional, who is renowned for his ability to educate all levels of players through a system of thought-provoking progressions. "On Court with USPTA" is a tremendous image-building tool. Through expo-
sure on The Tennis Channel, USPTA pros will gain increased recognition from the public and potential students. Our hope and expectation is that The Tennis Channel will be successfully launched in the near future. When it is off and running, we also hope you will tune in and follow the shows. We look forward to your comments and suggestions. ^
Training professional tennis players is the theme of this year's RPT International Tennis Conference, scheduled April 19-22 in Barcelona, Spain. RPT, Spain's professional tennisteaching organization, will host the symposium during the $ I million ATP Godo Open. RPT invites USPTA members to attend the symposium, which includes tickets to one day of the Godo Open and a tour of Spain's most successful tennis academies. USPTA members who attend the conference will earn 5 continuing education credits in USPTA's Career Development program. All sessions will be conducted in Spanish and English. USPTA members will be charged RPT member prices for the event, which are $290 before April I and $320 after April 1. Nonmember fees will be $340 before April 1 and $370 after April I. The conference fees will also cover two lunches, two dinners, a conference notebook, a certificate of attendance, transportation to and from the hotel, tournament site and the academy tour. Just a sampling of conference seminar topics includes: The keys of Spanish success. Sports medicine and injury prevention, Doubles game: present and future, Professional equipment for . players: racquets and strings. Coaching on the ATP tour and New technology for professional players. The conference will also feature on-court practice sessions and panel discussions. +
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USPTA mailbox In remembrance Dear USPTA, I attended the 2002 U.S. Open as a coach for a wonderfully spirited and caring young woman on her way to the top of the game, Alexandra Stevenson. The transportation operation of the Open runs 120-150 cars a day shuttling players and officials from the city to the site. Many regular working people take vacation time to be drivers for the annual event. One such person the previous year was Manny Del Valle, a firefighter at the second oldest firehouse in the city. His Engine Company No. 5 was otherwise known as the 14th Street Express. Those who knew Manny speak of his supreme dedication and love of his job as a firefighter. He was one of the rare few to achieve the rank of lieutenant after only three years in the department. He had the personality to light up a room and captivate all those who met him. It was by chance during the 2001 U.S. Open that Manny pulled up to pick up Alexandra for the ride to the city. Normally she sits in the back seat, but on this day, being only 20 years old and having a handsome driver, she sat in the front seat. That was the start of a wonderful friendship. For the rest of the Open, whenever Alexandra needed a ride, Manny was there to drive her. After Alexandra lost, Manny was the one who lifted her spirits and gave her guided tours of Manhattan. In a short time, they developed a close and special friendship. They were to
have dinner on September 13 on the top of the World Trade Center as Alexandra traveled from her home in Florida to a tournament in Quebec City. On the morning of Sept. 11, Manny was ending his shift at the 14th Street Express. Night shifts end at 9 a.m. and the day shift takes over. The night guys
dreds of people that morning. When the towers collapsed, Manny, sadly, was trapped inside and did not survive. His body was found in late October trapped with six of his brethren. Everyone else from Engine Company No. 5 survived the ordeal. Alexandra had lost a special friend that day.
Danny Muttin, Engine Company No. 5 captain (left), with John Austin dressed in firefighter attire. usually stayed for coffee to catch up with the crew before heading home. When the call came in for the World Trade Center, Manny and Engine Company No. 5 were some of the first on the scene. Manny, being part of the elite Rescue 1, was first in. His crew selflessly saved hun-
She dedicated her 2002 campaign in his honor. She wears a necklace inlaid with diamonds that read No. 5 for his firehouse. Alexandra also wore the 14th Street Express patch on her tennis hat. She retired that hat at the 2002 U.S. Open in a ceremony to honor those lost on that day. Manny's
car, No. 51, was also retired last year and was parked in a special spot at the site. The only passenger in that car last year was Alexandra and she was driven by one of Manny's fellow firefighters. I had the privilege and honor of joining Alexandra for dinner at the firehouse. The firehouse is a tight circle of brotherhood that many don't get to see. Although the guys constantly give each other a hard time, (especially the probies) you can feel the love and respect for one another. It truly is a family. The one thing that struck me the most was that these men had such a passion and love for what they do. We had a great meal, which was interrupted four times for runs. The night was filled with stories and fun conversation. The talk eventually drifted to that fateful day and Captain Danny spoke of the fear they carried with them after being on the scene for the '93 Trade Center bombings that terrorists would one day return to try again. He told of the shock and disbelief over what had transpired and, most importantly, how some gave so much and saved so many. I felt such warmth and compassion that I feel lucky that I was taken in as "one of the family." It is not a night I will soon forget. I thank God that I live in America, under the watchful eye of these ultimate professionals, and I will sleep better at night knowing they are on my side. John Austin, USPTA Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Balance critical to better tennis
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uestion: I have read so much about movement and how important it is to playing tennis effectively, but every time someone mentions balance, it is not discussed in depth. Would you please discuss the issue of balance as it relates to playing better tennis?
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nswer: In one word, balance is critical. Without balance, there is very little "game" that a player can create. Yes, you can hit shots "off-balance," but you don't want your game to depend on off-balance mechanics. In my opinion, there are two types of balance that are necessary to understand: static and dynamic. Static balance means that little movement is taking place, while dynamic balance may be defined as bodily control during movement. To give you an idea of static balance, think of the body being a lot of parts centralized around a certain location; in our case, this is our center of gravity (COG). When you are standing still, the COG must be above your feet (your base of support). If the COG falls outside the base of support, you would start to fall. Stand straight up near a wall and begin to lean forward. You
can feel yourself becoming unstable to the point that, if you continue leaning, you will have to catch yourself against the wall. If your feet are close together, the base of support is small and, as you widen your stance, the base becomes larger. When standing on one foot, the COG must fall within the foot's base of support or you will fall. The question now becomes this: How does static balance affect tennis? The answer is that it is fundamental to tennis. Try this experiment. With your eyes open, stand on one foot for one minute. Most of us can do this without a problem. Now, close your eyes and stand on one foot. I would bet that most of us start to fall within about 15 seconds. The reason is that you are receiving no visual cues from the environment and your body will begin swaying slightly. And, you can't control any motion of the COG because you don't have visual references. I believe this is a possible reason why it is usually easier to make the transition from outdoor tennis to indoor tennis and harder to make the opposite transition. On an indoor court, everything is fixed - the ceiling, the backdrops, the walls, etc. On an outdoor court, the wind moves the ball, the sun goes in and out from behind the clouds, the clouds are
Jack Groppel, Ph.D., USPTA Master Professional, is the executive vice president of LGE Performance Systems. He is an instruction editor for Tennis magazine, and is the author of "High-Tech Tennis" and 'The Corporate Athlete. " Information can be found at www.mentallytough.com. 8 ADDvantage/February2003
Without balance, there is very little "game" that a player can create.
moving, the trees are swaying, cars are passing, and so on. As another example of the importance of visual cues, overheads are generally easier to hit on a cloudy day than on a clear, sunny day. The clouds create visual reference points. To understand dynamic balance, think of the last time you hit an awesome shot while on the run. How did you do it? Your lower body is moving like mad and, somehow, you must keep your upper body in control enough to strike the ball effectively. This requires tremendous body control to do this on a regular basis. Watch the great players when they hit on the run or when they swing so hard at the ball that their bodies are pulled off the ground. Their shoulders are usually level, and not angled
or out of alignment. Lesserskilled players tend to "pull out of the shot," lifting one shoulder excessively, or they might overhit and then the shoulders get out of alignment. These are the players who you see opening up too quickly on the forehand or lifting the front shoulder too quickly on the onehanded backhand. So, how can players practice and improve their balance? Beginners need to understand that body control dictates how well they will hit the ball. How they move into a shot, how they initiate forward momentum, and how hard they try to swing will all affect the balance and control they bring to the stroke in question. I believe this is a critical area for novice tennis players to examine: How well do you www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
control your COG over your base of support as you swing? If the COG moves over the base of support smoothly during the shot, balance can be achieved. Balance is not being achieved if the COG is out of control, causing the player's body to be out of control. More skilled players need to drill and practice to improve balance. Since tennis is a game of emergencies, in which you arealways reacting and responding to the opponent's actidns, oncourt practice must involve specific actions that cause the play-
er to become out of control. The only way to improve one's capacity for better balance is to practice the things that cause a person to be out of balance. Drills in which the player must hit on the run but finish the point are typical (passing-shot drills). This can place the individual under stress to strike the ball very effectively and, with time and the proper instruction, the player will learn to hit on the run with tremendous balance. If players struggle with this or just need to improve their capacity for better balance, there are many
When players realize the importance of balance and how it affects their overall game, they will usually work to improve.
drills that can be employed without hitting balls. Hexagon drills, alley lunges and spider runs are typical drills that can be brought into practice sessions that will help dynamic balance and coordination. The key point about balance is that it can be developed, but the development should be
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from previous page "Six weeks into the program, we had 14 to 16 new pee wees who came out twice a week, and they are having a blast! Several parents have taken advantage of buying the whole merchandise package for their children, and I am ordering more as long as they will keep sending them to me," he said. USPTA wants you to be a part of this fun and apply for a chance to receive one of hundreds of free promotional kits being given away to qualified members. These kits, as well as value-added merchandise packages, were developed to create excitement about the game among beginner children and to help facilities market their programs to the youngest possible audience of players. Scooby-Doo and his cartoon friends will help you target the kids who will benefit most from the Little Tennis program in the early learning phases of the game. Little Tennis, with its motor skill drills, games and graduated equipment, introduces children to tennis, allowing them to learn with success. USPTA supplies three Pro Penn Stars balls in every Cartoon Network Tennis Club promotion kit ordered by a member. Pro Penn Stars have a unique low-compression core built specifically for Little Tennis. They temper speed, accept spin and bounce predictably-which means beginners can experience longer rallies more quickly. "Pro Penn Stars are truly one of the few 'miracle' products that add instant success to a beginner's game," said USPTA CEO Tim Heckler. USPTA suggests the use of HEAD racquets and accessories for children's programs. HEAD graduated equipment makes it possible for young children to have almost instant success and to start playing games that mimic full-court tennis early in their development. Shorter nets and smaller, balanced racquets make the game easy and fun for children to play. The Cartoon Network Tennis Club promotional kits include: • A new life-size stand-up figure of Scooby-Doo • Cartoon Network banner (3 feet by 6 feet) • Posters • Order/registration form • Sales fliers • "How-to" marketing guide
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The National Seminar Contest: The best bang for your buck by Michael Kernodle, USPTA Master Professional, National Seminar Contest chairman
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The 2002 National Seminar Contest, as usual, provided a wonderful opportunity for those in the audience to be exposed to a wide assortment of information in a relatively short period of time. According to Larry Lineberry, USPTA Master Professional (speaker, judge and former chairman of the national contest), "The seminar contest is the best investment of time at the World Conference on Tennis because of the diverse, functional ideas we receive in such a compressed amount of time. There is a lot of talent and fresh viewpoints in the Association, and the division and national contests provide a wonderful format for dispersal of this information." This format may very well provide the best "bang for the buck" at the conference. The seminar contest also allows speakers to present new ideas and further their professional development. Marcy Rubenstein, the 2002 contest winner, stated, "Participating in the USPTA National Seminar Contest gave me the opportunity to share business experiences with fellow USPTA tennis-teaching professionals in a formal and professional arena. While presenting my passion for before- and after-school tennis programs and my vision for the future, I was able to meet and listen to feedback from colleagues whom I might otherwise never have met. Winning the competition is an honor, and now I look ' forward to speaking at future conferences." Diane Selke, one of the 2002 secondplace finishers, said, "Participation in the seminar contest is a Ogreat wayJ to work on your public speaking skills. We all present lessons on the court, but the seminar contest is a totally different setting. It has given me a chance to communicate my ideas and then to push myself as a person. It has also encouraged me to publish my ideas. Attend-
ing the entire seminar contest is a great way to pick up ideas in a short period of time." Neil Archer, who tied for second place in 2002, said, "Participating in the seminar contest is a lot of fun and gives the USPTA pro a chance to have his or her ideas heard. It also allows the pros the chance to see what it is like to be on the other side of a presentation. Getting up in front of a crowd is not an easy thing to do and sticking to your outline and time constraints is even harder." As an added bonus, the cash rewards are substantial, and the winner gets the chance to expand his or her topic to a one-hour presentation at the next World Conference. Last year's first-place finisher walked away with $1,250, and this very opportunity. The three members that tied for second place won $550 apiece and the fifth-place contestant won $200. Lou Ann Fischer, the 2000 winner and a speaker at the 2002 conference, said, "The seminar contest gave me a chance to share my knowledge on a topic of my choice and enhance my speaking skills in a 10-minute seminar format. Winning the contest provided me with the opportunity to be included as a featured speaker at the World Conference, and the experience that I acquired in doing so was invaluable." The feedback is always the same. The speakers love the experience and generally use this as a springboard to becoming more involved with tennis on an expanded level. The audience loves the format and the chance to hear a lot of new information in a short period of time. So, let's hear from you. We want new speakers and new ideas. Get involved. Come to the seminar contest and listen and learn. As the recruiting poster used to say, "We want you." *&° ADDvantage/February 2003
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cou Bangoura Jr., a multitalented 11-year-old, ence within his own family, said Bangoura, whose stueams of playing professional tennis or golf one dents have included the holder of a No. 2 national rankiy. ing in girls' 18s. Professional players he has trained inmatter how his ultimate game plan plays out, both elude the likes of Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams, Monica Seles ior" and his father, and Jim Courier. Sekou Bangoura, are en"I'm happy my own joying the benefits of their child can listen and aplong-standing match-up on preciate what he can the tennis court. get," Bangoura said. "A Junior, who has already • r i • i r• lot of kids are taking ' shortcuts and not listengolf, chess and piano coming to their coaches." petition, as well as junior But Junior's ability to tennis, has had a built-in focus and listen has alcoach - and a highly expeways been advanced. As rienced one - since he first a toddler, he would sit on picked up a racquet when the tennis court while his he was barely big enough to hold one. beg him to let him play. The elder Bangoura, "I have (video) clips of who has coached some of him at 2, 2 Va, already the world's top professionswinging the racquet," al and junior players, is Bangoura said. gratified to be training his "I'd say, 'If you will be own son after spending Between all his extracurricular interests, Junior has won about years teaching other nan.. Q^. untj| . my ... |esSQn . ... 150 trophies that won't all fit in his room and have spilled over ^ js through, I will play with ple's children. into the living room. you,'" he recalled. So Junior is among the a finish. More than that, "He piring young players at Tennis Academy in Sarasota, Fla. The 42-year-old own- would observe, listen and watch." Bangoura started feeding balls to Junior at the age er and president, a Professional 1 member of USPTA, established his own training ground after teaching at of 3, and his eager young student proved to be a natuthe Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy from 1984 to 1992. ral. He went on to achieve a USTA ranking of No. 1 in It's good to apply some of his professional experi- boys' 10-and-under in Florida, and has qualified for a
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from previous page national ranking of 81 in boys' 12-and-under. Junior takes after his father, a well-rounded athlete Junior can also compete with the world's best in his who has a black belt in martial arts. As a tennis player, age division. He beat the No. 1 boy from Japan at the this native of West Africa earned a ranking of No. 1 in Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships, Guinea and No. 6 in Africa. Junior's mother, Cheryl Bangoura, was a high school athlete who now plays tenheld last November at the Bollettieri Academy, then lost nis and golf. in the second round to the top player from Korea. Bangoura said he doesn't propose cutting one of JunJunior started playing golf, also under his father's training, at the age of 4. He was shooting between 52 ior's activities because he loves all four. And they do help his tennis game. Chess, for example, builds paand 55 on nine holes at the age of 6. He won a national tience and concentration. Amateur Athletic Union golf championship in 2000 and the Greater Tampa Bay Junior Golf Championship in Between all his extracurricular interests, 2001. Junior has won about 150 trophies that won't all fit in his room and have spilled over into Although he's a pretty serious golfer himself, the the living room. His friends ask about his elder Bangoura said he needed some help awards, but "I don't want to brag too coaching Junior as his skill level elevatmuch," he said. ed. He is enrolled at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton. This young Renaissance man has attracted a good deal of me"I want to play tennis and golf prodia attention - so much so that fessionally," Junior said of his fufather and son sometimes ture plans. He probably will have have to choose between to pick one, with help from his talking to the press and Dad, Junior acknowledged. practicing, Bangoura said. "We're going to have to decide when I get older." "It's a lot to handle for little kids," the father acAt this point, he leans toknowledged. "My job is to balance ward tennis "because I started his life and make sure he has time for that one the earliest and I enjoy everything." Bangoura has even deit the most," Junior said. "I like clined a national television interview to run a lot and use up all on his son's behalf. my energy." The Bangoura family stresses the imHis father agrees that at portance of academics. Junior is a very some age Junior will probably successful sixth-grader at the Center for have to prioritize one of his two Education Montessori School in Bradensports. "At this point he's doton. "School comes first - it's got to," ing well in both," although ten'"lis father said. nis probably has the edge be"I think he's a gifted kid, and not because "he was born in the cause he's my son. He has so many middle of it." gifts I have to channel that so it's not The youngster said he ada waste," Bangoura explained. "He's mires his coach and that he's got his dream. My job is to see that very patient. Better still, he has proper guidance." "He's fun to hang out with." Sekou Bangoura (right) with son, junior. H j s high.energy son Âť a | ways Bangoura introduced his son to the game of chess, as well as tennis and golf. wants to do something," Bangoura said. "Instead of putting him on Ritalin, we keep him busy. And we keep him Junior, who plays chess at home and on a laptop comaway from negative kids." puter in the car, started beating his father and now stud"It's fun; I don't have any pressure," Junior said of ies with a chess master. his active life. He agreed that he would rather be doing Bangoura has no problem with the fact that Junior has moved on to another chess coach. "It's the chang- something productive instead of sitting around. Junior is even helping his father teach tennis to his ing of the guard, the reward of teaching," he said. little sister, 5-year-old M'Balia. She already has taken For a fun break from all his physical and mental activities, Junior started taking a weekly piano lesson and note of her big brother's trophy collection, Bangoura found he excels at that as well. He earned a superior said. "She wants to follow in his footsteps; she wants to do everything he does." ^ rating in piano and qualified for state competition. 16
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he started drawing comic book covers as a young girl, but didn't start playing tennis until she was a married 30-something with three children. Despite a love of art having a longer hold on Gail Ingis-Claus, tennis' hold is just as strong. Art and tennis have been yoked in Ingis-Claus' world for 35 years. During one dizzying week in the spring of 1977, she took the certification exams for both the USPTA and American Society of Interior Designers. In 1996, after careers in design and tennis, she built on the rendering and drawing skills she learned in college and started taking watercolor painting workshops.
When the idea was broached that she create a painting to cc/mmemorate the 75th anniversary of USPTA in 2002, the artist couldn't pass ori the opportunity. "I think rj/was a culmination of all the things I've done over the years," IngisClaus said of the watercolor that she painted and donated to the Association in honor of its 75th anniversary. The painting, done in her "soft realism" style, is framed in gold and rests on an easel in the reception area of the World Headquarters in Houston. Ingis-Claus, who has never visited the headquarters, studied photos and asked questions before depicting the building owned by the Association. "I love painting architecture as much as I love playing tennis, teaching tennis. It doesn't matter what type of architecture ... the beauty of this is the reflections in the glass." The curved, glass exterior would have allowed her to do any kind of illustration she wanted, she said, but she easily boiled down the options. "What I wanted to do was bring in the members of USPTA from the beginning." Including so many people in the painting (there are 15), especially tennis players with recognizable forms, was a slight departure for Ingis-Claus. It required detailed — but not distasteful — research, she said. "What would be more wonderful than rewww.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
searching something you love? It's like doing a family history." The players represented in the painting include current or former USPTA members such as Jack Kramer, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith and Chris Evert. The classic strokes and seemingly effortless movement of those players and others have long held the admiration of Ingis-Claus. She grew up in Brooklyn playing handball, often with men, and enjoyed recreational badminton before taking up tennis. It wasn't until 1967 that a friend with an interest in tennis asked Ingis-Claus to join her on the court. Not only was her fascination with tennis kindled, it also was the place where the mother of three met her first interior design client and the woman who gave her the impetus to go to design school. After seeing Ingis-Claus' home, her new friend asked for help decorating her own home. Ingis-Claus began to study what had always come naturally to her, then decided to ask her friend for babysitting help so she could attend design school full time. While at New York School of Interior Design, Ingis-Claus met Jane Wilson Eoff, a USPTA member for 25 years. The two carpooled from New Jersey to New York for school and Wilson Eoff taught her more about the game. Wilson Eoff was one of those effortless-looking players whom Ingis-Claus admired. "I thought, 'I want to look like that when I play tennis.'" Ingis-Claus spent hours practicing and studying tennis and interior design. In 1973, she earned her bachelor's degree and built a tennis court behind her house, and then continued studying design, architecture and tennis. Four years later she earned her ASID and USPTA certifications. She built a career on both fronts, and her experience teaching tennis — from junior clinics to private lessons - helped her get her first job teaching design at Kean College in Union, N.J. Although the designer declined the first invitation to teach in Kean's interior design department, she accepted when the college followed up. When the department director introduced her to her first class, www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
she warned, "If all else fails, I'll teach them a forehand." It never came to that, although the new adjunct professor took the same approach in the classroom that she did on the court: "You tell them what you're going to tell them, you tell them and then you tell them what you told them." Teaching also took her back to New York School of Interior Design, where she'd received her degree, and to King's College in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Then, instead of spending her energy at other schools, IngisClaus decided to begin her own. In 1981, in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., she founded the Interior Design Institute. After eight busy years with little time for tennis, Ingis-Claus merged her school with Berkeley College, where she continued as chair and instructor until 1991. Tennis re-entered her life when she met her second husband, Tom Claus, in 1993. "God is good; He sent me a 5.0 tennis player," she said. She has given up playing women's doubles because she can't cover the court as well as she used to. She limits her play to hitting with her husband and occasionally substituting in his Saturday matches, where he's happy to cover when she calls, "Yours!" She hopes to return to the court after hip replacement surgery that was scheduled for last December, both to
play and help teach some of her eight grandchildren who have picked up the game. Although she hasn't taught tennis in many years, Ingis-Claus has retained her USPTA membership in the retired category so that she can stay in touch with the industry and fellow members. "I feel the same way about ASID (as I do about USPTA), that you need to be a recognized professional not only by lay people but by your ^ peers." She even adds a personal touch to her artist's biography by mentioning her certification as a teaching professional. While still teaching history of architecture and interiors at the University of New Haven (Conn.), she has made painting her new career. Ingis-Claus decided earlier this year to make a business of it, and has displayed her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions and sales. The painting for USPTA, she said, brought together the major aspects of her life: tennis, design and architecture, and painting. Thinking back about her experiences in tennis — watching professional tennis, the tennis partner who sparked her ambition in interior design, the stringing business she started with one of her sons and the lessons she learned from great teachers - made doing the painting a joy, the artist said. "While I was painting, I thought about all these things." The bonus is that the art-tennis connection has helped improve her game. All the reminiscing, she said, helped her remember a hint that a fellow teaching professional gave her years ago to help with her serve. "I got back what he'd told me, and it started to feel better. You know how many years it's been since I've served like that?"^°
For more information on Gail Ingis-Claus' work, visit gailingisclaus.com. Matted, archival prints of the USPTA painting are available from Ingis-Claus for $40. Packages of six note cards are available for $12. Shipping is $3. Order by e-mail at gail@ingis.com or call (203) 372-3777. ADDvantage/February 2003
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tition from tax-exempt corporations. Ideally, a local teaching professional entrepreneur or group of professionals could bid on a site and work closely with USTA to run their programs or create a "tennis hub" that would not create the type of conflict to which we object. We are concerned about all the teaching professionals whose businesses could be affected if USTA continues with its push to own, manage or control tennis facilities. USPTA professionals own, manage or teach at a majority of our country's tennis
facilities. Each and every one of them represents a business that may or may not survive the competition that USTA-funded facilities would create, whether through their sections, or nationally. Remember, many of you and the facilities where you work are dues-paying members of USTA. It's interesting to note that USTA's incoming president is a tennis entrepreneur and multiclub owner himself. I wonder how he would feel if USTA were to purchase racquet clubs in his area and create unfair competition for his businesses? *^°
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Junior development, March 1, Whittier, Calif., (4 hours), E. Mann
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Lansing, Mich. Cleveland Cincinnati Boca Raton, Fla. Minneapolis • Chicago Antioch, Term. Orlando, Fla. West Lawn, Pa. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Northern New Jersey Hilton Head Island, S.C. Lincoln, Neb. Birmingham, Ala. San Diego Boulder, Colo. Brooklyn, N.Y,
For more information, call the USRSA at (858) 481-3545. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com
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 Education Department for additional information or write via e-mail to education@uspta.org.
specialist degrees Degree
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Aug. 13-18/College Park, Md. Nov. 12-17/Atlanta Jan. 2-7, 2003/Key Biscayne, Fla.
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Applications are available by contacting the USPTA Education Department or education@uspta.org. CPD - Gained through the USA Tennis High Performance Coaching Program administered by the USA Tennis Coaching Education Department. Career Development dates can be viewed online at ADDvantageUSPTA.com. ADDvantage/February 2003
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Members USPTA member Glen Panel I i was recently promoted to club director at the Swim and Racquet Club at Lake Cyrus in Hoover, Ala. Fanelli was previously the men's and women's head tennis coach at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. Marc S. White USPTA has recently formed Pro Advantage Asia, a sports management company, and has signed a contract to direct the tennis programs at the Shanghai Racquet Club in Shanghai, China. White, known for his tennis schools and development of tennis programs, is president of Pro Advantage USA. He is looking forward to his new assignment in China and working with tennis players in Asia. Thomas d'Aquin, USPTA, received the 2002 community volunteer program award from the USPTA Pacific Northwest Division, as well as the USTA/PNW multicultural program of the year award. D'Aquin, founder and president of Aces Tennis Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska, works with the Native Alaska Youth.
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USPTA members Ruth Ann Gardner and Bev Raws will co-chair the national USPTA Women's Committee. Working with divisions to ensure success, the committee's agenda will include both a membership drive and a focus on member retention. The Women's Committee serves as a vehicle to support, promote and further the career opportunities for women tennis-teaching professionals. The 2002 Peter Burwash International World Conference was held at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu last November. Out of 52 facilities in 32 countries, the Maui Prince at Makena Resort in Hawaii was selected as the PBI Resort of the Year. John Salvador, USPTA, is currently the tennis director for the Makena Tennis Club, as well as a tennis professional with PBI. The award is given to the resort or club that has made the most effort in taking its tennis program and facilities to a higher level. Member product showcase The new book and video, Tennis Practice Games by Joe Dinoffer, USPTA, brings a game-based approach to learning that is fun, creative and challenging. From stroke development to strategy, learn
USPTA member Mark Pachtner (third from left) recently spoke at the German National Tennis Coaches Conference in Munich, Germany. The threeday event was held at the Sport Scheck Center just outside Munich and attracted more than 4^0 coaches, club managers and teaching professionals. Pachtner is currently the head tennis professional at the Dunwoody Country Club in Atlanta.
the skills needed to improve your overall game and how to pinpoint accuracy and control. The book retails for $19.95 and the video is $29.95. For more information, visit www.humankinetics.com or call (800) 747-4457. Associations The U.S. Tennis Court and Track Builders Association announced the election of its new officers and directors. USPTA members include David Marsden, chairman; Rob Werner, track division president; Bruce Lemons, president of the professional division; Jim Little, secretary-treasurer; Will Ferguson, past chairman; and Gerry Perry, builder division representative.
Manufacturers Life Fitness, the leading manufacturer of a full line of cardiovascular and strength-training equipment, has designed the first Lifecycle exercise bike for taller athletes. The new 9500XXL Lifecycle upright exercise bike accommodates athletes from 5 feet 6 inches to 7 feet tall - 7 inches more than the current Lifecycle. The bike retails for $3,199 and comes with a twoyear warranty. For more information, visit www.lifefitness.com or call (847) 288-3300. Gamma Sports has added a new leather grip to its grip line. The grip is comprised of premium, all-natural leather with a high trac-
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tion surface that yields it to be an extremely durable replacement grip. The leather is extra firm, which allows it to maintain optimum performance and a comfortable feel during extreme conditions created by hard play. The grip retails for $9.95. For more information, visit gammasports.com.
Gammas new leather grip Gamma has released its First Set tennis balls, which are a great learning aid for beginners. The balls, characterized by their soft feel, help build more consistency and control for longer rallies. A great learning aid for all ages, the balls are sold in packages of 12 at a suggested price of $15.95.
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Encompassing more than 7,050 square feet, the club offers health facilities, fitness and aerobic rooms, saunas, a tennis pro shop and a 10-court tennis complex. The club offers a number of programs including tennis clinics, lessons and round-robin doubles. USPTA member Scott Harrington serves as the club's director of tennis and fitness. Peter Burwash International has expanded its operations in the Middle East with the addition of the Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh. The resort's tennis center features four tennis courts, two lighted for night play, and a fully equipped pro shop. The active PBI tennis program offers tournaments, private lessons, group clinics and activities for players of all ages and abilities. ClubCorp and Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., have partnered to create the ClubCorp Professional Tennis Management Scholarship to help bring more young professionals into the tennis industry. The annual scholarship of up to $3,000 will be offered to a student of Ferris State's nationally renowned Professional Tennis Management Program. Ferris State's program is one of only three USPTA-accredited PTM programs.
Travel4Sports.com is building the world's largest sport travel directory aimed directly at youth and amateur athletes. Founded with a goal of providing a discount travel source, free of charge for amateur athletes, parents and coaches, travel4sports.com links amateur athletes of all ages with national sponsors who will offer discounts on travel, food, goods and services to enhance and promote sports. For more information, visit travel4sports.com or call Amateur Sports Travel Group at (888)541-5810. The American Sport Education Program has launched its third edition of Coaching Youth Tennis, a guide to providing positive coaching principles. The book was developed to provide volunteer coaches with both an explanation of their roles as youth tennis coaches and concrete instructions on how to fulfill those roles. The book retails for $14.95. Visit www.humankinetics.com for more information. The Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships will be held in Newport, R.I., July 7-13. The Championships feature 32 of the top men in professional tennis competing in singles and doubles on the historic courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Prize money for the tournament is $380,000.
For more information, visit tennisfame.com or call (401)849-6053. The Colony Beach and Tennis Resort was named the No. 1 tennis resort in the United States by Tennis magazine in the November 2002 issue of the 50 Greatest U.S. Tennis Resorts. This is the Colony's fourth time receiving the No. 1 ranking. Tennis also ranked the Colony No. 1 for best game matching and No. 2 in the nation for the best teaching staff. For comprehensive, professionally researched and written stories of athletes' lives, visit jockbio.com. JockBios are produced by some of the most widely published sportswriters in the country and are available to the serious sports fan for free.
Passings USPTA member Berj Kalpak of Yonkers, N.Y, recently passed away. Kalpak had been a member since 1966.
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Vacation opportunities for tennis professionals at the No. 1 all-inclusive Sandals and Beaches resorts in Jamaica and St. Lucia for you and your partner. Certification required. For information contact Mike Romisher at (847) 207-9475 or e-mail VislOsPro@aol.com.
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