USPTA SoCal 3rd Quarter 2023 Newsletter

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President'sMessage

GoodDaySouthernCalifornia Professionals-Ihopethisfindsyou busychanginglivesonthetennis court.

Welcometooureditionofyour newsletter.Eachofour contributorswilloffersomereally greatnewsforyourknowledgeand tokeepyouuptodateonour happeningshereinSoCal.

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Firstoff,I’dliketothankthose professionalwhotooktimeoutof theirbusyteachingschedulesto reinvestinthemselvesatour2023

USPTASouthernCalifornia

ConferencethispastMay6th&7th.

Itwasamagicalweekendforusall.

YourBoardputinagreatdealof hoursandefforttobringyouatopshelfeventatthebeautifulPeninsula

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IfyourememberbackwhenIbeganmy roleaspresident,mygoalwastoreunite thisdivisionwithin-personeventsfor ustoreconnectwithourcolleaguesand fosterourrelationshipsasthebest divisioninthecountry.Wemanagedto pullthatoffonceagainthispastMay!

ThankstoeveryoneontheBoardfor theirhoursofworkproducingthis yearsevent.Ittakeateamofdoersto pullthisoff!Oureffortsshown brightlywithsuchpresentersas:

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ShawnaWilson,TrevorKronneman, ThiagoSantos,JasonHartman,Brad Gilbert,DaveSmith,JoelDruckerand OliverMesserli.Wewerehonoredto hostourassociationspresidentRich

Slovakiathroughouttheweekend.Rich broughtalongtheNationalReportand enjoyedtheconferencealongsideusall.

Theconferencealsoprovidesusthe opportunitytohonorthoseinour professionwithspecialawardsfortheir contributionstotennis,andour community.Thiswas,andis

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alwaysspecialforustorecognize thoseaboveandbeyondgivers.

ThiswasindeedanAllStarline-upto saytheleast.Iknowit’sdifficultto stepbackfromoncourtworkonthe weekendforsome.Iwasthatcoachfor manyyears,butthisinvestmentin yourcareerwillpaydividendsasyou matureinthisprofession.Ifyouare thatlong-timecoach,youknowwell thebenefitsfromattendinglocal educationalevents.Rememberwhat

separatesaUSPTAcertified

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professionalisthelevelofknowledgewe carryinourminds.Wearewithouta doubtthebesteducatedassociationsinthe game.

SinceI’mpreachingeducation,Iwantto remindyouofouramazingWorld ConferencecomingthisSeptemberin

Orlando.Thisisalwaysanamazing opportunityforProfessionalstoattend. Thisconferencefeaturesathoughtfullineupofourindustry’sbest.Pleaseconsider joiningmealongwithyourcolleagues

September24th- 28thatthe

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beautifulRosenShingleCreekHotel.Itpromisestobe aspecialconference.Specialinmanyways,yetalsoin thatitwillbeourlastworldconferencewithourCEO JohnEmbreeasheissteppingasideinretirement.John hasdonemanygreatthingsforourassociationof professionals.Johnhasalwayshadhiseyeoutforus, andourvisiontoElevateTheStandardsofthe TeachingProfessional.Isurehopeyou’llconsider attendingournationalevent,andourlocalofferingsas well.Wearecontinuingtooffereducational opportunitieshereinSoCal,sokeepaneyeoutforour nextgrowthopportunity.

Allthebesttoyouandyourfamilies, ScottBurton

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President's Message Division Award Winners
Coach Developer’s Corner
Dee Henry Seeking Speakers
Embrace the New Teaching Adults Let's Get Together SoCal Division Table of Contents
Social Events New District Pres Conference Benefits Reminder Giving Back Corner and MORE!

COURT RESERVE (USPTA NATIONAL AND SOCAL SUPPORTER!)

As a sports facility owner or manager, your ultimate goal is to make money. In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever to be automated and understand your finances and revenue well. One way to do this is by allowing credit card payments at your facility.

At CourtReserve, we often hear that facilities want to make more money but avoid taking credit cards because of the fees. The truth is, by not accepting credit card payments, you’re missing out on revenue. Not only that, but you’re also

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adding more manual processes, which can lead to more errors and lost income.

Here are some reasons why you should consider collecting payments through an online platform like CourtReserve: Nowadays, players want convenience and ease of paying for things they sign up for. By allowing them to pay online, you’re making it more convenient for them to sign up for classes, lessons, and reservations. Consider selling packages of lessons or classes so your credit card transaction fees are reduced. For your facility members, consider a monthly invoice

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As a sports facility owner or manager, your ultimate goal is to make money. In today’s digital age, it’s more important than ever to be automated and understand your finances and revenue well. One way to do this is by allowing credit card payments at your facility.

At CourtReserve, we often hear that facilities want to make more money but avoid taking credit cards because of the fees. The truth is, by not accepting credit card payments, you’re missing out on revenue. Not only that, but you’re also

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where you charge their card on file once per month for all of the previous month’s charges. Invoicing or batch billing allows you to pay the credit card transaction fee (usually $.30 per transaction) once instead of every time your players buy a can of balls or pay for a class! You’re missing out on revenue if you’re still collecting checks and cash.

Paying online reduces manual errors and processes: Let’s face it, manual processes can often lead to mistakes and lost revenue. The honor system or paper tickets are a

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manual nightmare! How often have you forgotten to go to the bank, and now all the checks to deposit are in your car or home? By having your players pay online, you’re reducing the chances of manual errors and keeping your reporting and revenue tracking up to date in real time. Here’s a real case study for you!

Nine court city municipality in Southern California was on pen and paper. The honor system box was supposed to collect the annual membership dues and guest fees. When revenue continued declining, but players increased, this facility

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decided to become digital and use CourtReserve. In just one year, they increased guest fee revenue by $10,000! They increased membership dues by over $100,000 and didn’t raise their pricing. Now members had to pay online and have an active membership to book a court. Operational revenue going to the club increased by 2,675%. It went from $6,140 in 2020 to $170,422 in 2022, allowing this facility to make new facility improvements like court lighting, windscreens, and more!

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In conclusion, if you want to drive revenue and save money, consider moving towards becoming a cashless sports facility with CourtReserve. By allowing credit card payments, you’ll reduce the chances of manual errors and missed revenue opportunities, saving time for your staff and players. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you drive revenue and grow your sports facility.

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2022-2023 SoCal Division Award

I announced our Division Award Winners in the last edition of our newsletter. Here are some of the photos of our honored USPTA members – once again, congratulations to all of our outstanding winners as well as the other nominees.

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Please be on the lookout and nominate professionals who you think are deserving of our SoCal Division Awards for next year when the time comes. There are so many in our division who should be celebrated and we need everyone out there to nominate!

Lastly, all of our award winners have been submitted for consideration for the

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upcoming USPTA National Awards at our World Conference in September to be held in Orlando this year.

I hope to have some good news to share in our upcoming newsletter. In the meantime, please help in celebrating our division award winners!

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

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Coach Developer’s Corner

In the first quarter’s newsletter, I mentioned that we would have both a Pickleball Certification Workshop at our Division Conference May 6 and TE3 Certification Workshop April 22-24.

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At the time of that newsletter, we did not have any photos as the events were both upcoming so here are the photos. Congratulations to all for furthering their teaching careers with the largest, oldest and frankly the best tennis and pickleball teaching organization around!

Around the corner for Pickleball Certification:As some of you may know, we are currently offering Pickleball Certification to USPTA members only.

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We are hard at work at bringing USPTA Pickleball to NON MEMBERS and hope to roll out our plans before the end of the year. On the horizon after that is rolling out plans for an Elite Level Pickleball Certification. As a leader in the teaching / certification industry, we are constantly striving to bringing improve our pathways. We all know that we offer Tennis and Pickleball, but did you know that the USPTA also

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offers Padel, Platform, Racquet Fit as well as Wheel Chair Tennis as well? If interested, all the information and more can be found at www.uspta.org

. The certification workshops for the remainder of the year are as follows so please make plans if you’d like to either upgrade your tennis certification, get pickleball certified and or know someone who would like to get certified:

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Tennis TE3 (now known as Level 2 Workshop)

-Nov. 4-6 @ iTennis

Cerritos

Pickleball Certification Workshop:

-Sept. 2 @ Mission Viejo Country Club

-Nov. 18 @ Mission Viejo Country Club

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Dee Henry, USPTA, A Tribute

The Inspirational, Southern California Tennis Icon, Dee Henry’s passing left a huge void in our tennis community and beyond.The SoCal Division is so grateful of her service and even more grateful for her presence in accepting

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her USPTA Pete Brown

Lifetime Achievement Award at our recent conference in May 2023.

Our condolences to her family and to all whose lives have been so positively impacted by her over her incredible career as a coach, mentor and friend to countless of us…

Dee Henry has been a long time USPTA

Professional and Colligate Coach at Biola University for 49 years.

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Although retired from college coaching, she is busier now, serving as President of the La Mirada CTA where she and her group focus their attention on Wheel Chair Tennis as well as Serving Challenged Athletes.

The La Mirada CTA was only founded in 2019, but that doesn’t mean that’s when her service started. The idea of Wheel Chair Tennis for Dee was first thought up

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back in the 60’s. When asked by a family member how long she intended to play tennis – her response was “until I’m in a wheel chair” – can you say light bulb moment!

Then in ’78 is when the real work of wheel chair tennis for Dee started taking shape. Her inspiration was at a Vic Braden Wheel Chair Tennis Camp where she met the infamous Mr. Brad Parks. From that

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point there was no looking back. Then in 1990, the Inter Collegiate Coaches Association mandated that coaches find a way to give back, since then, she has done weekly wheel chair clinics, tournaments, etc.

Dee also has close ties with the Special Olympics where she is a tournament Director running events at Biola as well as La Habra Tennis Center.

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Here are some of her accomplishments over her distinguished career: Tennis Awards for Biola:

· 2008 Southern California Tennis Association -

Organizational Member of the Year

· 1993 National Junior Tennis League (NJTL)Chapter of the Year

· 1990 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) - Volvo Tennis Community Service Award

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Service Awards:

· 2016 Southern California Special OlympicsTennis Coach of the Season

2016 International Tennis Hall of FameEducational Merit Award

· 2014 Southern California Division United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) - Pete Brown Lifetime Achievement Award

· 2012 USPTA - Small Facility Manager of the Year Award

2011 Southern California Division Facility Manager of the Year

· 2010 United States Olympic CommitteeVolunteer Tennis Coach of the Year

· 2008 SoCal USPTA - Special Needs Coach of the Year

· 2006 United States Tennis Association

(USTA) - Eve Kraft Community Service Award

2005 Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) - Lifetime Achievement Award

· 2005 USTA/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) - National Campus Recreation Award

2003 USTA/ITA - Sectional Campus Recreation Award

· 2001 SoCal USPTA - Handicap Pro of the Year

· 2001, 1996, 1993, 1987 SCTA - Adult and Youth Service Award

· 1999 ITA/USTA - Collegiate Community Service Award

1997 SoCal USPTA - Coach of the Year

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Needless to say, Dee is a LEGEND with both the USPTA as well as the USTA. She is already MISSED. Our condolences to her family and friends, we are proud and privileged to have shared time with her.

God’s speed, Dee, rest in peace.

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Dee’s Memorial Service will be held on July 29, 2023, 10 am at Whittier Area Community Church. 8100 Colima Blvd. Whittier, Ca. 90605. All who knew her and her touched by her are welcome to attend.

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THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE SOCAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE SOCAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

THANKS TO THE BOARD FOR LEADING THE SOCAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

THANKS TO THE BOARD FOR LEADING THE SOCAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE

EVAN PARRY

*RESOURCES FOR YOU*

Greetings USPTA SoCal!

In recent months, I have received several requests for more teaching tips and content in our newsletter. Therefore, I thought I would include a simple yet effective evaluation template that I use for both my juniors and college players. I identified 20 categories related to a player’s game

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that include something as specific as their forehand, to something broader like their footwork. I recommend giving your players the evaluation first, followed by your assessment of each of category, and then you can total the numbers between the two for an overall player/coach score. Once the objectives

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goals, and learning outcomes.

The “importance” category is something that the pro can fill out before or after the player evaluation. The numbers listed below are just an example of what the pro deems as more important than a different category.

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but I think it’s also helpful for the player to see what the pro views as a “10” and what they view as very important (“9”) or important (“8”).

Feel free to adjust to fit the needs of your students.

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Feel free to adjust to fit the needs of your students.

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

SECRETARY DINA MCBRIDE

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has taken action this past year to ensure a better environment in all USTA

To make this has recently assel the rowth outhern Cal cific.” Ken previously has worked with USTA in all aspects of tennis including all levels of officiating and JTT for over the last 15 years. He and his team are now revamping the USTA officiating requirements and recruiting anyone with

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ea passion for tennis to come join the team.

Ken has laid out three core elping to elp passionate sts become are aining nd retention.

Tennis tournaments will soon have more officials helping tournaments run more smoothly.

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court training and shadowing current officials. They are looking for people e of the game, and an ality.

pros and have high ollege players, s, get them ficial. This would be an excellent way for your tournaments to run more smoothly and efficiently while adding value to your staff.

If you have any questions, please contact kenneth.grassel@usta.com for more information and questions.

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Ever Thought of Speaking at a USPTA Conference?

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

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Here are a few ideas for topics:

Anything doubles and for all levels

High Performance training

Strategy, stats, patterns

Physical fitness for tennis

Mental training for tennis

Club management / career development

Technical / stroke production

Video analysis

Team coaching

Ideas for club events / calendar building

Pro shop management

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Social media & other tech skills for tennis coaches and managers

Stringing racquets

Experiences on the pro tour

Games and drills

Best practices for lessons and professionalism

If you feel that you have unique experience in any of these areas or have some other unique topics that would benefit our membership, then please let us know and maybe you too can be a speaker at a future event!

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(Karl recently took the District 1 president role, which is greatly appreciated. More content from Karl in the near future. Thanks!!)

DISTRICT 1! KARL AKKERMAN "EMBRACE THE NEW" INFO@MARTINPARKESTENNIS.COM DISTRICT 1: President: Karl Akkerman 805-302-7523 ka10s@verizon.net
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DISTRICT 3!

MATT JONES

“Let's Get Together”

Let me first start off by saying greetings to all of my fellow District 3 teaching pros! As your District 3 president, I hope that 2022 treated you all well and your year was a prosperous one. As 2023 is in full swing, I hope that this first quarter has brought with it much success and happiness to you, your families and your tennis!

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

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

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

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Pro Highlights

Santa Monica Pickleball Center – Director of Pickleball, Julio Rivera.

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Pickleball has found a new spot in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Pickleball Center, located at 2501 Wilshire Blvd., offers courts, the largest pickleball retail shop in the LA area and individual and group lessons. At the helm, fellow USPTA District 3 pro and Director of Pickleball, Julio Rivera, brings with him years of both tennis and pickleball experience,

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competing and teaching.

“Pickleball is very community based and the inclusivity of the sport allows an easy way to enter the sport and play the game and the community gets very big fast. It’s just very inclusive, people from all ages can play, you can have your family all play – it doesn’t take intensive training to go out and play… it just gives you a variety of options, you can do it with friends or people that you just meet.” - Julio Rivera

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AISLING BOWER "SOCIAL EVENTS"

Hello fellow Coaches!

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

I sincerely hope you all are having a wonderful summer. Long summer

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days on court, but it will be worth it in September.

ALL Coaches, please see flyer below for the schools and wheelchair training at Peninsula Racquet Club on Saturday August 5th 12-3pm. Please invite any schools programs to register also. We will have light refreshments and USTA will be giving equipment to those registered. Register asap on this link: USTA Southern CaliforniaProgramming / Class playtennis.usta.com

Hope to see you all here at PRC!”

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GABRIEL JACOB, MSPE

DISTRICT 5! "GIVING BACK"

Hello colleagues, Just a quick update on our Southern California Tennis Conference held on May 6th & 7th which included recognition awards for a couple of members in our district.

It was a pleasure to see some old friends and meet new ones and talk about things they have going on in their lives both on and off the

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court. I’m excited to have the opportunity to meet more of you in the future.

Congratulations to Genya Trosman on winning the District 5 Professional of the Year. It was well deserved for a hard-working tennis pro with over 30 years of teaching experience who is always working to promote our sport. Genya is the Executive Director of Tennis at iTennis, a management company overseeing 8 tennis facilities in the LA area. He is also Director of Tennis at

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Arroyo Seco Racquet Club in Pasadena. When you have the opportunity, reach out to Genya to congratulate him on his award.

I was presented with the Star Award. As a longtime USPTA Professional, I started a Tennis Corps program in the Redlands community in partnership with a veteran’s non-profit organization, ThanksUSA, to bring tennis to military veterans in the area. This program supports local veterans by bringing physical exercise along the

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rehabilitative effects of social interaction. I am a United States Air Force veteran myself and started this program in September 2021 in collaboration with the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. I reached out to a recreational therapist at the VA who helped inform veterans about the weekly clinic, which is free of charge to the participants and their spouses. The program also acts as a mentoring program for local middle school and

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high school students. The youth help instruct the veterans on tennis, and the veterans share their military and professional career experiences with the youth. It’s a win-win situation for both groups. I’m hoping to expand the program in the future by adding wheelchair tennis for veterans and their families. In addition, I am also assisting other tennis professionals throughout Southern California who wish to add Tennis Corps to their program in support of veterans in their

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in partnership with ThanksUSA. If you’re interested in starting a program like this at your facility, please reach out and I will help guide you along the way.

Our first District 5 event is scheduled on August 14th at 950 Parkford Drive, Redlands CA 92346 @ 9:00am at Ford Park in Redlands. We will be discussing the serve technique from the beginner to the advanced player along with other strokes of the game.

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Please bring your thoughts and ideas to share with the group. It’s a time to network, see and meet new friends. Complimentary lunch will be at Panera Bread in Redlands.

I’m looking forward to meeting everyone; hope you can make it.

Please RSVP to Gabriel Jacob by August 11 via email, call, or text.

Email: tennislesson4u@hotmail.com

Phone: 909-534-9839

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Hello District 6 Pros,

I hope your summer is going well.

I would like to congratulate two USPTA members from District 6 who received awards at the USPTA Southern California

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Division Conference for their outstanding achievements and contributions to Orange County tennis players and pros.

Chris Ketcham who is the Head Tennis Coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa received the College Coach of the Year Award. His woman’s’ team was 21-1 and won the Orange Empire Conference this year and the men’s team was 12-7.

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TIM LUDEKE

Steve Riggs, former Director of Tennis for the City of Irvine, received the District 6 Pro of the Year award for all of the hard work he does running UTR Junior Team Tennis, junior tournaments, and running the 12th Annual OCCTA Tennis Seminar this year. One hundred and twelve pros, coaches, and parents attended this year.

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DISTRICT 6!

TIM LUDEKE

I will be hosting another District 6 Event on September 11. The theme of these events is “teaching strokes that are typically difficult to teach.” We will discuss and do drills to accelerate the learning process for the topspin serve. We will also work on slice backhands and one-handed backhand volleys. These shots are commonly very difficult for players with twohand backhands to hit well. We will have a collaborative discussion about how to accelerate the learning process for all of these shots. This event will be held at Magnolia Tree Park in Tustin from 11:00am until 12:30pm on September 11.

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