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The<br />
Texan<br />
The Official Publication of the <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division <strong>Summer</strong> 2011 Edition<br />
2011 2011 USPT <strong>USPTA</strong> USPT A T TTexas<br />
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Southwest Southwest Buying Buying Show<br />
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August ugust 25-27, 25-27, 2011<br />
2011<br />
INSIDE:<br />
2011 <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat ...........................8-9<br />
Healthy Habits ...................................16-17<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Update ........................................18<br />
Destination Destination Unknown<br />
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Texas Division<br />
President<br />
Charlotte Wylie<br />
7111 N.E. Loop 820<br />
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180<br />
817-427-6680<br />
cwylie@richland-tennis-center.com<br />
Regional Vice President<br />
Jim Sciarro<br />
6700 Hollytree Blvd.<br />
Tyler, Texas 75023<br />
903-581-7788<br />
jim@hollytreeclub.com<br />
1st Vice President<br />
Guillaume Gauthier<br />
320 Shiloh Road<br />
Tyler, Texas 75703<br />
903-561-3014<br />
gauthierguillaume@hotmail.com<br />
2nd Vice President<br />
David Webb<br />
500 Trophy Club<br />
Trophy Club, Texas 76262<br />
817-491-9586<br />
David.D.Webb@ourclub.com<br />
3rd Vice President<br />
Jenny Gray<br />
1200 S. Shary Road<br />
Mission, Texas 78572<br />
956-581-7401<br />
gray.jenny@hotmail.com<br />
Secretary<br />
Nancy Vivero<br />
3911 N. Sandy Ct.<br />
Missouri City, Texas 77459<br />
713-205-1568<br />
NANCYMV243@aol.com<br />
Treasurer<br />
Craig Bell<br />
5201 Westgrove Drive<br />
Dallas, Texas 75248<br />
972-931-7326 ext. 2121<br />
CBell1360@aol.com<br />
Executive Director<br />
Christy Sobey<br />
11203 Andenwood<br />
Austin, Texas 78726<br />
1-888-445-0505 Toll Free<br />
682-365-4325 Cell<br />
christysobey@gmail.com<br />
As I am sure many of you are aware, <strong>USPTA</strong> as an association is going through trying times. The Executive<br />
Committee meeting held April 8 & 9 was volatile to say the least. The Executive Committee made the resolution<br />
that the “alternate” slate, presented by the recent nominating committee be rescinded and that the “original” slate<br />
of National Board of Directors be accepted for the 2011-2013 term. As a result of this resolution, two of the tennis<br />
industry’s most respected leaders, Jack Groppel and Jim Loehr, resigned their positions on the National Board.<br />
The Executive Committee itself was divided on many of the issues. The published slate of National Board officers<br />
with Tom Daglis as president will have an opposing slate that has yet to be determined as there are a number of<br />
members seeking signatures so they can be placed on the ballot.<br />
Now, more than ever it is the responsibility of each and every <strong>USPTA</strong> member to exercise your right to vote. Ask<br />
questions and educate yourselves on the issues so you will be informed when the ballots are available. Call or<br />
email any <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas board member if there are issues you do not understand. Again, I urge you all to get<br />
involved in the upcoming election process as the <strong>USPTA</strong> as an organization could possibly be changed forever as<br />
a result of this election! This is our trade association; your trade association. Let your voice and opinion be heard<br />
by voting!<br />
Additional resolutions approved by the Executive Committee in April are as follows:<br />
· <strong>USPTA</strong> nationally endorsed junior tournaments and/or circuits shall follow the rules of tennis established<br />
by the USTA and the ITF.<br />
· <strong>USPTA</strong> apply within 30 days for a “blended line” grant from the USTA for one of the courts at the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
World Headquarters, and upon acceptance of the grant, proceed with immediate installation of blended<br />
lines.<br />
· From this point forward <strong>USPTA</strong> will have election procedures handled by an independent accounting firm.<br />
The distribution, collection, counting of signatures and ballots would be counted by the accounting firm. A<br />
committee of elected Executive Committee members would select the accounting firm.<br />
· All contract renewals and/or extensions offered to the CEO must receive the approval of the Executive<br />
Committee prior to execution.<br />
· The National Board may not reverse decisions made by the Executive Committee at this meeting.<br />
Now on the brighter side, we as a division have accomplished a great deal and have many exciting events coming<br />
up. There is still time to register your Tennis Across America events as well as Lessons for Life. Registration is<br />
easily done online at www.uspta.com so please do it now!<br />
Jenny Gray and Ron Woods ran a very successful Champion of Champions tournament in conjunction with the<br />
US Men’s Clay Court Championships. Thanks to both of them for a job well done! A big thank you goes to River<br />
Oaks Director of Tennis and tournament director Van Barry for helping arrange the tennis for the ladies and the<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee.<br />
Wow! Davis Cup is coming to Texas! <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas will have an informational booth at the Penick-Allison Tennis<br />
Center at UT during the USTA Texas Tennis Fest on Tuesday, July 5. If you have a chance please stop by or better<br />
yet let Christy know if you would like to volunteer to help man the booth!<br />
We have a GREAT <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat and Southwest Buying Show planned for August 25 – 27. The Hyatt Hill<br />
Country is a beautiful resort with a little something for everyone. We are bringing back golf and board member<br />
David Webb is planning a fun event. So round up the family, dust off the golf clubs and join us for education,<br />
networking and some just plain FUN!!<br />
See you in August and hopefully at the upcoming World Conference on Tennis in Saddlebrook, Florida September<br />
19 – 24.
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Committee Chairpersons<br />
Awards Ron Woods<br />
Buying Show Chair Jenny Gray<br />
Division Conference Craig Bell<br />
Education Jack Foster<br />
Ethics/Legal Tommy Connell<br />
Diversity Nancy Vivero<br />
Finance Craig Bell<br />
Jr. Development Charlotte Wylie<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Little Tennis Charlotte Wylie<br />
Lessons For Life Tommy Connell<br />
Long-Range Planning Randy Mattingley<br />
Membership Jory Ereckson<br />
National Convention Jim Sciarro<br />
Nominating Dennis Reblin<br />
Public Relations Van Barry<br />
Regional Directors Jim Sciarro<br />
Scrapbook Ron Woods<br />
Sport Science Bob Haugen<br />
Tennis Across America Karen Crumpton<br />
Testing/Certification Tom Ingram<br />
Tournaments/Division<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Adult Leagues Jim Sciarro<br />
USTA Liaison Ken McAllister<br />
Regional Directors<br />
Austin<br />
Tosha Smith<br />
512-443-1334<br />
Bryan/College Station<br />
Brad Bradham<br />
979-361-7239<br />
Central Texas<br />
Julien Curatella<br />
254-753-7675<br />
East Texas<br />
Karen Crumpton<br />
936-631-1529<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Ernie Abraham<br />
817-473-1311<br />
Dallas<br />
Ray Majors<br />
214-670-6622<br />
North Texas<br />
Bobby Hagerman<br />
940-322-7700<br />
San Antonio<br />
Barry Mills<br />
210-698-2288<br />
South Texas<br />
Gerald Tjon-A-Joe<br />
361-949-8228<br />
Valley<br />
Jenny Gray<br />
956-581-7401<br />
West Texas<br />
David Mendez<br />
432-272-4520<br />
Saturday<br />
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Alerts<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Events, Education,<br />
Certification & Testing<br />
June<br />
5 Certification and Testing Exam (Austin)<br />
24-25 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
July<br />
5 Davis Cup Tennis Fest: USTA Texas (Austin)<br />
8-10 Davis Cup (Austin)<br />
22-23 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
August<br />
7 Certification and Testing Exam (Dallas)<br />
13 Texas QuickStart Championship, Kingwood<br />
25-27 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat, San Antonio<br />
September<br />
16-17 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Junior Gran Prix, New Braunfels<br />
19-24 <strong>USPTA</strong> World Conference on Tennis, Florida<br />
October<br />
9 Certification and Testing Exam (Fort Worth)<br />
14-15 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
21-23 <strong>USPTA</strong> Hard Court Championships, Tyler<br />
November<br />
18-19 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
December<br />
11 Certification and Testing Exam (San Antonio)<br />
9-10 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
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The 2011 US Men’s Clay Court<br />
Championships was another funfilled<br />
Texas event. The <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Division was on hand to enjoy the<br />
festivities and provide our members<br />
with numerous opportunities. On<br />
Wednesday and Thursday, <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Texas held the third annual Champion<br />
of Champions Tournament,<br />
with eight teams (six returning from<br />
previous years) competing for the<br />
coveted cup. Thursday was a busy day for the Texas Division at the Clay<br />
Courts. In the morning <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas hosted the <strong>USPTA</strong> specialty course<br />
Building and Repairing the Fundamentals presented by none other than<br />
Dennis Ralston. Specialty course attendees then enjoyed lunch under<br />
the tent at River Oaks before heading<br />
into the stadium to catch some<br />
great afternoon matches. That afternoon<br />
the Champion of Champions<br />
participants enjoyed a lovely<br />
awards lunch and <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
hosted members of the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive<br />
Committee at the US Men’s<br />
Clay Court Championships. A VERY<br />
2011 US Men’s Clay Court Championship<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> specialty course Class Picture<br />
2011 River Oaks<br />
US Men’s Clay<br />
Court Championships<br />
Dennis Ralston<br />
special THANK YOU to Van Barry,<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas member and US Men’s<br />
Clay Court Tournament Director, and his staff for everything!
Hollytree Country Club<br />
Second Place<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Champion of Champions<br />
High Point Tennis Center<br />
The Club at Cimmarron<br />
Third Place<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas hosted the third annual Champion of Champions Tournament April 6-7 at the<br />
Memorial Park Tennis Center in Houston, Texas. Eight teams competed in the two day tournament,<br />
with six of the eight returning from previous years and four of the eight have attended<br />
all three years. For the second year in a row the High Point Tennis Center from Plano,<br />
Texas earned the title Champion of Champions. Congratulations to High<br />
Point and their coach Dencil Johnson! All the team members and coaches<br />
enjoyed competitive play, camaraderie and tickets to the US Men’s Clay<br />
Court Championships. A special THANK YOU to Jenny Gray and Ron<br />
Woods, tournament directors, for organizing and running a fabulous<br />
event.<br />
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What does <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat mean to you?<br />
Education? Tennis Across America? Pool Party? Golf? Lazy River? All of the Above??<br />
Take your pick this year at the 2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat & Southwest Buying Show,<br />
August 25-27, 2011 outside of San Antonio at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa.<br />
Make your hotel reservations by August 10, 2011 to receive the $109 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas rate.<br />
Please call the hotel at 1-888-421-1442 or https://resweb.passkey.com/<br />
Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2637054 to make your reservation.
got golf?<br />
we do!<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat<br />
August 25-27, 2011<br />
Friday, August 26: Individual<br />
Saturday, August 27: Scramble<br />
$75 per person per day<br />
To sign up or for more information please contact<br />
David Webb at David.D.Webb@ourclub.com<br />
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Here is what we know ...<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Timeline of Events:<br />
• September 2010 – The <strong>USPTA</strong> Nominating Committee interviewed candidates for the 2011-2013 <strong>USPTA</strong> National<br />
Board of Directors.<br />
• September 27, 2010 – <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board of Directors meeting: Tom Daglis presented his plan to form a CEO<br />
Exploratory Committee consisting of Tommy Wade as chairman (close personal friend of Tom Daglis), a former<br />
student of Tom’s at Farris State University and Angel Lopez. The board voted not to approve this committee (5-2).<br />
The vote was removed from the minutes to avoid reflecting poorly on the CEO whose contract continues through<br />
the end of 2012.<br />
• November 23, 2010 – Tom sends an email to the national board asking for input to an attached letter he planned<br />
to send to Kurt Kamperman, USTA. A majority of the board expressed concerns about the many issues addressed<br />
in the letter and several board members requested that this letter be addressed in the upcoming January board<br />
meeting. Tom replied saying, “As president, he was going to send the letter and he didn’t ask for input on the<br />
timeline.”<br />
• December 2010 – Speculation began to grow that the nominating committee was considering nominating Tom<br />
Daglis as president for a second term.<br />
• December 2010 - A small group of national board members and past presidents called members of the nominating<br />
committee to ask them to re-interview the board and to ask more questions. Consistently in the past, the nominating<br />
committees had formally interviewed the entire Executive Committee including the three past presidents. This<br />
nominating committee had not followed a policy that was intended to help to gather more information and make<br />
a good decision in choosing the upcoming slate of officers.<br />
• Saturday, January 8, 2011 - Tom Daglis passed out a letter that he solicited from Kurt Kamperman, USTA. This letter<br />
was a direct attack on our CEO and the board. The letter did not have dates or details of its origin. The letter<br />
infuriated several of the board members. It was highly unprofessional and insulting. Some board members suggested<br />
that Tom’s lack of leadership and poor judgment was creating a major divide between the two organizations.<br />
• Sunday, January 9 – Board meeting<br />
Many of the board members were very upset with many events leading up to the board meeting. The<br />
board began to point out to Tom some of the egregious issues they had with his conduct and performance<br />
as president pointing out that he was not communicating with the board and was operating without their<br />
knowledge.<br />
Tom was not being transparent in his negotiations and dealings with Kurt. The board never received the<br />
original email or letter sent to Kurt referenced in the November 24, 2010 email and were insulted by his<br />
response to his request for input.<br />
Tom had not consulted the board when going against a resolution passed by the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board and<br />
the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee that prohibited putting the <strong>USPTA</strong> logo next to the PTR logo. He explained<br />
it was a great opportunity and he didn’t have time to get board approval due to print deadlines.<br />
Several resolutions were passed requiring Tom to cc the board on all communications with the national<br />
office and not to negotiate with any other organization without board approval.
There was a vote of No Confidence of Tom Daglis as president.<br />
A motion was passed by the board to call a special meeting of the Executive Committee for the purpose of<br />
removing Tom Daglis as President of the <strong>USPTA</strong>. In the discussion, Tom continued to suggest that he knew<br />
nothing of his nomination. Finally, Harry Gilbert stated that the nominating committee was slating Tom as<br />
president for a second term.<br />
• Wednesday, January 12, 2011 – Harry Gilbert spoke to Jim Loehr and negotiated a deal on behalf of Tom Daglis; if<br />
Tom turned down the nomination of president the board would rescind the resolutions and strike the reference to<br />
these resolutions in the minutes of the board meeting and he could serve out his term as president (which would<br />
end at the 2011 World Conference in September).<br />
• Friday, January 14, 2011 – Tom Daglis started the conference call meeting by indicating he would not accept a<br />
nomination to serve as president for a second term. The board voted to rescind all the motions and have them<br />
removed from the minutes.<br />
• Friday, April 8 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - The <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee met in Houston. During this meeting it<br />
became evident that <strong>USPTA</strong> President Tom Daglis had been acting on his own and without the full consent of the<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> National Board. Case in point: during the meeting Tom Daglis distributed information about a “<strong>USPTA</strong> CEO<br />
Exploratory Committee” he told the group that he had already contacted the three (3) members listed on the<br />
committee to see if they would serve on such a committee and if the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee approved the<br />
formation of the committee they were ready to go. In September 2010, the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board reviewed the<br />
formation of this committee and voted (5-2) against it. When asked by a <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee member why<br />
Tom was distributing this information after the board decided not to go forward, he could not explain his actions.<br />
This was an exact example of Tom once again proceeding on his own without the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board’s consent<br />
or approval.<br />
• Saturday, April 9, 2011<br />
Pat Whitworth, Southern Division, made a motion to install a slate other than the one that had been<br />
delivered by the Nominating Committee Chair to the CEO and published in a number of national publications.<br />
During discussion on Pat’s motion and prior to the vote, Jim Loehr stood and addressed the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive<br />
Committee. He informed them that if the decision was made to slate Tom Daglis for another 2 year term as<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> President both he and Jack Groppel would resign their positions on the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board.<br />
Further discussion ensued about whether there was either outstanding performance displayed or stellar<br />
leadership ability by Tom Daglis that would warrant a second term. No valid reason was given to justify<br />
this decision to re-slate Tom Daglis as <strong>USPTA</strong> President.<br />
Leaders from several of the <strong>divisions</strong> walked out of the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee meeting in protest of<br />
Pat’s motion, which they felt violated the <strong>USPTA</strong> Bylaws. Legal counsel changed his earlier statement from<br />
indicating that a quorum was a majority of the weighted vote instead of a majority of the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive<br />
Committee.<br />
The three (3) largest <strong>divisions</strong> (Southern, Midwest and Florida) joined together in a weighted vote to<br />
overthrow the only slate of officers presented by the Nominating Committee to <strong>USPTA</strong> CEO Tim Heckler<br />
for the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board of Directors and slate Tom Daglis as <strong>USPTA</strong> President for another two (2)<br />
years.<br />
Continued on next page<br />
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More of what we know<br />
• Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - Jim Loehr and Jack Groppel tendered their resignations as <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board Members.<br />
• Thursday, April 14, 2011 – A temporary restraining order was issued to the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Office preventing any<br />
further discussion or actions regarding the April slate. This restraining order was the result of a lawsuit filed by<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> National Board First Vice President, Randy Mattingley, acting in the interest and with the support of many<br />
of the Executive Committee members and current and past <strong>USPTA</strong> Board Members vehemently against allowing<br />
the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee to violate the <strong>USPTA</strong> Bylaws. As an arm of the <strong>USPTA</strong>, a division cannot file a<br />
lawsuit against itself. However a member can file a lawsuit to correct a breach of the bylaws as an individual.<br />
Therefore Randy Mattingley, a member, filed the lawsuit as an individual.<br />
• Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - President Tom Daglis instructed <strong>USPTA</strong> CEO Tim Heckler to make $25,000 of <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
funds available to retain a Houston law firm of <strong>USPTA</strong> Legal Counsel Paul Waldman’s choosing. There was no prior<br />
discussion with or approval from the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Board regarding the lawsuit or the funds.<br />
• Friday, April 29, 2011 - A hearing was held before a judge in Houston where both sides of the case were heard. At<br />
4:55 p.m. Friday, the judge made the decision not to grant the temporary injunction which would have allowed the<br />
case to be heard in its entirety.<br />
• Tom Daglis reconvened the Nominating Committee which had already been disbanded according to the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Bylaws.<br />
Questions we would like answered ...<br />
1. The <strong>USPTA</strong> Nominating Committee is made up of five members: the chairperson, three members elected by<br />
the Executive Committee and the <strong>USPTA</strong> Past President (a sitting Board Member). Members of the 2010 Nominating<br />
Commitee were Mike Andrews, Chairperson; Pat Hanssen; Hunter Lipscomb; Sara Stablein; Harry Gilbert,<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Past President. Four of the five committee members were asked to give sworn statements regarding<br />
nominating committee events as evidence during the court case. Sara Stablein was the only member not<br />
asked to give a sworn statement (she was also the only opposing vote to slate Tom Daglis as president for a<br />
second term).<br />
Typically the sitting president is interviewed by the Nominating Committee to give input and feedback on the<br />
candidates. In their sworn affidavits, Mike Andrews, Pat Hanssen and Hunter Lipscomb all alluded that Tom was<br />
not originally being considered for president, had not considered the option (of Tom serving a second term)<br />
prior to someone asking Tom the question and no preconceived notions about which candidate would be the<br />
best choice.<br />
Why then was the FIRST question Tom Daglis was asked during his interview with the Nominating<br />
Committee per his sworn affidavit ... “would you consider serving another term as<br />
president?”<br />
2. In Mike Andrew’s sworn affidavit, he stated that the Nominating Committee voted on a slate (4-1 vote)<br />
November 30, 2010.<br />
Why did the Nominating Committee wait until January 6, 2011 to begin notifying the candidates<br />
of their positions?
More Questions we would like answered ...<br />
3. Why did Tom Daglis tell other <strong>USPTA</strong> Board Members on January 8, 2011 he had not<br />
received his nomination e-mail from the Nominating Committee? Why did Tom again repeat<br />
to the Executive Committee in April that he was unaware of his nomination prior to<br />
the <strong>USPTA</strong> Board Meeting on January 8?<br />
Please note the date of Mike Andrews’s e-mail (January 6, 2010) to Tom Daglis.<br />
4. Harry Gilbert, <strong>USPTA</strong> Past President and a sitting member of the <strong>USPTA</strong> National Nominating Committee<br />
was privy to the issues that led to Tom Daglis asking the nominating committee to remove him from consideration<br />
as president. It is incumbent on the members of the nominating committee to share any information<br />
regarding the candidates. Harry should have told the nominating committee what was going on with the<br />
board being unhappy with Tom Daglis leadership and this is why Tom removed his name from consideration.<br />
Why didn't Harry Gilbert, Nominating Committee member and National Board Member, tell<br />
the nominating committee the reason that Tom Daglis decided to remove himself from consideration<br />
for president?<br />
5. Why didn’t Tom Daglis tell the Nominating Committee the reason he was turning down<br />
the nomination of president in January and why didn’t the Nominating Committee ask Tom<br />
his reason for turning down the nomination?<br />
6. What has Tom Daglis achieved in his two years as <strong>USPTA</strong> President to warrant the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Nominating Committee slating him for an unprecedented second term as president?<br />
www.saveuspta.com<br />
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<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Pro, Bob McKinley, Named ITA<br />
National Assistant Coach of the Year<br />
STANFORD, CA - Texas A&M men’s assistant tennis<br />
coach Bob McKinley was named the ITA National<br />
Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis<br />
Association (ITA) at a ceremony on the campus of<br />
Stanford University during the NCAA Tennis Championships.<br />
Member Memos<br />
Texas Talk<br />
“I am so proud of Bob and he is very deserving of this award,” Aggie men’s head tennis coach<br />
Steve Denton said. “Bob is a living legend in our sport and he is respected by all who come into<br />
contact with him. He is in the Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach. Bob is a major reason<br />
why Texas A&M tennis has ascended to national prominence. His work ethic, passion and his<br />
high standards both on, and off of the court for all of his players, really sets him apart.”<br />
McKinley, a member of the ITA Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, is in his fifth season<br />
as an assistant coach to Steve Denton at Texas A&M. The coaching duo helped the Aggies<br />
finish the 2011 season with a 29-6 dual record, the most wins in school history, as well as<br />
winning the Big 12 Championship Tournament. The team was ranked No. 9 entering the NCAA<br />
Championships and reached the Round of 16 before falling to host and No. 8 seed Stanford.<br />
Each season, the Aggies have improved in the rankings under Denton and McKinley.<br />
McKinley played at Trinity University where he was a four-time All-American and was the team captain for the 1972 NCAA<br />
Championship squad. A 1972 cum laude graduate, McKinley went on to reach the Round of 16 in the 1973 Wimbledon<br />
Championship and reached the doubles semifinals at the U.S. Open in 1972.<br />
McKinley would return to San Antonio to lead the Trinity tennis program from 1974-84 and reached the NCAA Finals in both<br />
1977 and 1979. He coached an individual NCAA Champion as well as an NCAA doubles champion tandem. He has served as<br />
the Director of the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas, before joining Steve Denton’s staff.<br />
More Aggies in the News<br />
Led by senior Jeff Dadamo, named the Most Outstanding Player in<br />
the Big 12 Championships, the ninth-ranked Texas A&M men’s tennis<br />
team defeated No. 25ranked<br />
Oklahoma, 4-0,<br />
to win the 2011 Big 12<br />
Championships held at<br />
the Baylor Tennis<br />
Center in Waco, Texas.<br />
CONGRATULATIONS to<br />
the Aggies and <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Texas Members Steve<br />
Denton, Head Coach;<br />
Bob McKinley,<br />
Assistant Coach and Kevin O’Shea, Director of Tennis Operations.<br />
Jory Ereckson<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Membership Chair<br />
jereckson@berrycreekcc.com<br />
Bob McKinley<br />
SIGN SIGN UP UP UP TODAY<br />
TODAY<br />
$10,000 <strong>USPTA</strong> Hard Court Championships<br />
October 21-23, 2011<br />
Tyler, Texas<br />
Transportation from the airport and housing<br />
available to those who notify the tournament<br />
director before the entry deadline.<br />
A Big Texas Welcome to the new<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas members!<br />
Jonathan Becker, William Bishop, John-Paul Connell,<br />
Emily Dumelle, Kami Fountain, Graham Haug,<br />
Stephen McKibbin, Matt Moreman, Zack Rogers &<br />
James Stewart<br />
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HEALTHY HABITS<br />
On Your Marks, Get Set, Measure Heart Health<br />
By TARA PARKER-POPE<br />
How fast can you run a mile?<br />
For people in midlife, this simple measure of fitness may help predict their risk of heart problems as they age. In two separate studies,<br />
researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the Cooper Institute in Dallas analyzed fitness levels for more<br />
than 66,000 people. Over all, the research showed that a person’s fitness level at midlife is a strong predictor of long-term heart health,<br />
proving just as reliable as traditional risk factors like cholesterol level or high blood pressure. The two reports were published last month<br />
in Circulation and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology.<br />
In the studies, fitness was measured using carefully monitored treadmill testing to gauge cardiovascular endurance and muscle fatigue.<br />
But in analyzing the data, the researchers suggested that the treadmill results could be translated to average mile times, offering a simple<br />
formula for doctors and individuals to rate their fitness level at midlife and predict long-term heart risk. “When you try to boil down fitness,<br />
what does fitness mean?” said Dr. Jarett D. Berry, assistant professor of internal medicine and cardiology at Southwestern Medical<br />
School and a co-author of both papers. “In both these studies, how fast you can run in midlife is very strongly associated with heart<br />
disease risk when you’re old. The exercise you do in your 40s is highly relevant to your heart disease risk in your 80s.”<br />
Dr. Berry cautioned that more study is needed before mile times could be used as an accepted benchmark of cardiovascular risk. Still, he<br />
noted that the pace at which a person runs is a measure of fitness to which people can easily relate, and a good starting point for<br />
measuring overall fitness. From the study data, Dr. Berry calculated that a man in his 50s who can run a mile in 8 minutes or less, or a<br />
woman who can do it in 9 minutes or less, shows a high level of fitness. A 9-minute mile for a man and 10:30 for a woman are signs of<br />
moderate fitness; men who can’t run better than a 10-minute mile, and women slower than 12 minutes, fall into the low-fitness category.<br />
The categories make a big difference in risk for heart problems, the study found: Subjects in the high-fitness group had a 10 percent<br />
lifetime risk, compared with 30 percent for those in the low-fitness group.<br />
Dr. Berry notes that fitness varies greatly with age and sex, and that mile-time estimates are just easy benchmarks for patients and<br />
doctors to begin a discussion about fitness. Over all, he said, a 10-minute mile for a middle-aged man and a 12-minute mile for a woman<br />
suggest a good level of fitness. “The principal finding of these studies is that your fitness level when you’re young is highly predictive of<br />
heart disease risk 30 to 40 years later,” he said. “If we’re trying to boil this down into practical implications, it’s the speed at which you can<br />
run. Heart disease risk increases markedly for every minute longer it takes you to run a mile.”
Dr. Timothy Church, a professor at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., said more research was needed to<br />
validate the notion that a person’s mile time correlates with the risk categories in the original study. But he agreed that exercise experts<br />
needed to come up with a better way to communicate exactly what fitness represents. “You can’t look at someone and judge whether or<br />
not they are fit,” said Dr. Church. “What is fitness? From a risk-factor standpoint, it’s about avoiding low fitness.”<br />
And he sounded another note of caution about the mile-time benchmarks. “I’m nervous about people testing fitness on their own,” he said.<br />
“I don’t want a 45-year-old sedentary male to go out and run a mile as fast as he can.” Even so, Dr. Church noted that most of the health<br />
benefits of exercise come with moving from low fitness to moderate fitness, and the challenge is finding a way to communicate with and<br />
motivate people in the low-fitness category. “You know whether you’re in the unfit category,” he said. “If you’re physically inactive, if you<br />
sit 18 hours a day, if you get exhausted walking up a flight of stairs. If you’ve got a choice between walking two blocks or taking a taxi and<br />
you wait 20 minutes to take a taxi, you’re unfit.”<br />
Dr. Berry agreed that mile-time benchmarks might not be good indicators for every individual, given<br />
that some highly fit people have physical limitations that prevent them from running fast. The larger<br />
issue, he said, is that most people don’t have a clear sense of where they fall on the fitness spectrum,<br />
and don’t appreciate the risks that poor fitness poses for overall health. Even people who take regular<br />
walks three times a week may have an inflated sense of their level of fitness, he said, adding, “You’re<br />
meeting the guidelines for physical activity, but you’re not necessarily fit.” While modest levels of exercise are better than nothing, he<br />
went on, “getting off the couch is the first step, but vigorous activity has a much more dramatic effect on fitness level.”<br />
Reference: www.well.blogs.nytimes.com<br />
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<strong>USPTA</strong> Update<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> featured at International Tennis Hall of Fame<br />
The <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> Professional Tennis Association is now a permanent fixture on<br />
the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Legends Walk in Newport, Rhode Island. The 17<br />
<strong>divisions</strong> of the <strong>USPTA</strong> and national have engraved bricks on the Legends Walk.<br />
Now everyone has a chance to see the bricks when they take a stroll along the walk, which weaves throughout the center<br />
of the property, connecting the historic grass courts that have been the grounds of matches featuring many legends. The<br />
Legends Walk has been designed to complement the Hall of Fame’s mission of preserving the history of tennis, while<br />
looking toward the future. “We feel the bricks featuring the <strong>USPTA</strong> are a great tribute to our members and <strong>divisions</strong> who<br />
work so hard to teach and grow tennis, and to be displayed at the prestigious International Tennis Hall of Fame is a real<br />
honor,” said <strong>USPTA</strong> CEO Tim Heckler.<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> and the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation join forces for launch of Together Counts<br />
The <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> Professional Tennis Association, in association with its Tennis – for the health of it! initiative and Healthy Weight<br />
Commitment Foundation, is on board for Together Counts, a nationwide program to inspire active and healthy living. The idea is<br />
to get families and community members to take a simple pledge. Eat at least one meal and do at least one activity together every<br />
week. We believe that together we can make a difference – in the country, in our communities and in every family.<br />
The <strong>USPTA</strong>’s Tennis – for the health of it! initiative, which started in 2008, promotes the great health benefits of playing tennis, and<br />
fits well with the goals of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to provide resources to encourage energy balance and<br />
reduce obesity, especially childhood obesity, which is carried one step further with Together Counts. The sport of tennis and its<br />
tremendous health benefits (both physical and psychological) make it a key activity to help youth (and all age groups) achieve<br />
energy balance.<br />
The main goals of <strong>USPTA</strong>’s Tennis – for the health of it! initiative are to make the<br />
general public aware of the tremendous health, fitness and psychological benefits of<br />
tennis and encourage people to get out and play the sport as a part of their regular<br />
fitness regimen. An activity such as tennis that is also social and fun can serve as a<br />
great alternative to gym workouts or as an additional activity in a fitness regimen. In<br />
addition, the <strong>USPTA</strong> and its members are the delivery force through which the public<br />
can receive these benefits through lessons and other tennis activities. For more<br />
information visit www.tennis-health.com.<br />
The ways to fulfill the Together Counts pledge are endless. They can be as creative as organizing breakfast with neighbors or<br />
family followed by a round robin tennis tournament or as simple as sharing a meal, then going for a walk. The important thing is<br />
that you do them together.<br />
If you take the pledge as a family, involve your kids: Let them choose activities they enjoy and give them a say about what’s on the<br />
menu. This way they will gain a sense of ownership and look forward to together time. The overall goal is to find a balance<br />
between the calories we consume and those we burn, to strike this balance regularly and have some fun. This way, getting more<br />
active and healthy becomes easy.
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