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Newsletter of USPTA’s Missouri Valley Division 

My experience at the 2012 USPTA 

World Conference in Monterey, Calif. 

I 

had a member tell me to be prepared for microclimates 

because, even though we were headed to California, the 

weather could be cold one second and warm the next. 

Luckily I was given this insight before I left and was well 

prepared for the foggy and cool breeze filled mornings that, 

like clockwork, turned into warm, sun-drenched afternoons. 

In Monterey, Calif., I was not aware of the beautiful scenery 

until after the fog had lifted my first morning there. When it 

did, however, it was a sight to behold. We made sure to make a 

walk on the beach a first priority the first day because living in 

Iowa, that opportunity does not come often, and we are diving 

head first into winter. 

One of the things that I truly enjoy the most are the courses 

that are provided at any USPTA convention. I have learned 

that it is important to look thoroughly through the schedule 

in order to find the courses to attend that might most interest 

me, or give me information that I can use in my own teaching. 

Sometimes it can be hard to choose looking through the 

course outlines. A USPTA convention has course offerings that 

can peak my interest in so many different ways. Each specific 

title of a course can give you something completely fresh and 

new. Whether it is “The Nondominant Hand,” or “Better Young 

Athletes Make Better Tennis Players,” each course gives great 

What's Inside... 

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President's 

message 3 

Gary Trost named 

Master Professional 

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10 Commandments of 

great programming 

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spotlight 

Fall 2012 

by Tom Jennings 

information and even a new outlook on teaching this sport. 

(Who knew you could spend an hour just talking about the nondominant 

hand!) With each unique course, and each unique and 

seasoned individual talking about the sport of tennis, teaching 

tennis brings me only to one conclusion. There is so much to 

learn, there is a heck of a lot to teach, and there are an unlimited 

amount of ways to guide and teach tennis to others. This 

circular reasoning continues to remind me of the importance of 

all of the USPTA conventions. 

See Conference, Page 4 

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members


2012 Board 

of Directors 

President 

Angie Koumaris 

OKC Golf and Country Club 

7000 N.W. Grand Blvd. 

Nichols Hills, OK 73116 

405-848-2994 

abtwonder@yahoo.com 

Regional vice president 

Rich Slivocka 

3620 E. 30th Ave. 

Hitchinson, KS 67502 

620-662-1140 

richs@prairiedunes.com 

1st vice president 

Kent Womack 

431 Gobbler Court 

Beaufort, MO 63013 

573-484-3144 

kent0992@hotmail.com 

2nd vice president 

Kevin Braun 

5209 Cedar St. 

Roeland Park, KS 66205 

913-262-0445 

kevinmichaelbraun@gmail.com 

Treasurer 

Rod Zerni 

8901 W. 125th Terrace 

Overland Park, KS 66213 

913-831-0322 

woodsidetennis@hotmail.com 

Secretary 

Tom Jennings 

308 3rd Ave. 

Hiawatha, IA 52233 

319-396-7060 

tomtennis101@gmail.com 

Member-at-large 

René Vidal 

5620 Grand Dr. 

St. Louis, MO 63112 

314-452-1870 

renev@foresthillscc.net 

Past president 

Kendell Hale 

2205 N.W. 81st St. 

Kansas City, MO 64151-3738 

816-436-1608 

halekl@umkc.edu 

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Valley 

Viewpoint 


USPTA Missouri 

Valley President 

Hello Missouri Valley, 

I am so excited and looking forward to 

being your president for the next two 

years! 

If you did not attend the September 

World Conference in Monterey, I highly 

recommend you try to attend next year 

in Orlando at the Grand Cypress. There 

were so many great speakers and seminars, 

lots of opportunity for networking, 

beautiful scenery, and the food was 

great. 

A couple of the speakers from the World Conference will be 

speaking at our Missouri Valley Convention, which is fast 

approaching, so you’ll get to see them if you missed out in 

Monterey. The date has been set and we have a great lineup of 

speakers. A save-the-date card will be in the mail soon. Also, 

you can like us on Facebook. It is the official Missouri Valley 

Facebook page. 

Congratulations to the new Missouri Valley board: Rich Slivocka, 

Kent Womack, Rod Zerni, Kevin Braun, and new board 

members Tom Jennings and René Vidal. Thank you, Kendell 

Hale, for your leadership over the last two years. If you have 

any questions or concerns, please contact me or any member of 

the board. We are always looking for feedback and new ideas 

from our membership. We are here to serve you. 

Look forward to an exciting year! 


Missouri Valley President 

Missouri Valley Division Convention 

February 21-23, 2013 

Wichita Country Club, Wichita, Kan. 

Head tester 

Bunny Bruning 

27836 Meadowview Lane 

Adel, IA 50003 

bunnybfs@aol.com 

Executive administrator 

Jill Phipps 

3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One 

Houston, TX 77042 

888-877-8232 

divisionea@uspta.org 

Associate State Board 

Members 

Joel Reckewey – Nebraska 

139 N. 11th #1103 

Lincoln, NE 68508 

(402) 730-6070 

joelrex25@gmail.com 

Melissa McCorkle – Oklahoma 

8114 S 71st E Ave. 

Tulsa, OK 74133 

mmtennis@cox.net 

918-830-0526 

Steve Henry – Oklahoma 

OKC Tennis Center 

3400 N. Portland Ave. 

Oklahoma City, OK 73112 

okctenniscenter@att.net 

Michele Conlon – Iowa 

Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation 

Complex 

2820 Prairie Meadow Drive 

Iowa City, IA 52242 

319-335-9307 

michele-conlon@uiowa.edu 

Tylor Schlader – Iowa 

2781 NW 155th St. 

Clive, IA 50325 

tschlader@7flags.com 

tylor.schlader@gmail.com 

641-330-6277 

Dave Gary – Kansas 

6700 W. 110th St. 


Dave.gary@midtown.com 

913-491-4116 

Ben Loeb – Missouri 

1104 Elsdon Dr. 

Columbia, MO 65203 

573-268-8750 

bloeb@columbia.k12.mo.us 

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Gary Trost named USPTA Master Professional 

USPTA Missouri Valley Pro Gary Trost was recognized 

for achieving Master Professional status, the highest 

professional rating within the tennis profession. 

He was recognized during the USPTA’s annual awards breakfast 

on Sept. 19 at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis at 

the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif. 

He joins an elite group as only about 1 percent of USPTA’s 

more than 15,000 members worldwide have achieved the Master 

Professional designation. 

Members must hold USPTA’s highest certification rating (Professional 

1) for more than 10 years before becoming eligible 

for the Master Professional designation. Then, each must fulfill 

a broad spectrum of requirements, including making significant 

achievements in areas such as tennis teaching and coaching, 

business, education and volunteer work. 

Trost is the director of tennis at Oklahoma City Golf and 

Country Club, in Nichols Hills, Okla. He has been a certified 

USPTA professional for 25 years. He has served as a USPTA 

Missouri Valley Board member since 1997, including USPTA 

Missouri Valley President from 2006-2010. He has been the 

USPTA National Vice President since 2011. In 2006 he was 

honored as the George Bacso National Tester of the Year and is 

a five-time Missouri Valley Pro of the Year. 

Congratulations, Gary! 

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Conference, from Page 1 

Having the opportunity to talk tennis, and to even hit a few balls with fellow 

teaching professionals is something that I value greatly. It is invigorating to see the 

bigger world that is the profession of teaching tennis, and it truly makes my world 

when I get back a more exciting one, and a fresher one for my clients. I get excited 

to bring them new drills and methods of teaching, and it can make a huge difference 

when they get to see something new that I throw at them. It is for all of these reasons 

that I will plan on heading to the USPTA World Conference next year, and hopefully 

for many years to come. I will be looking forward to 2013 in Orlando. 

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► Bunny Bruning, Kendell Hale and 

Tylor Schlader 

◄ Angie Koumaris and Bunny Bruning 

▼ (from left) Darren Heck, Rich 

Slivocka, Carrie Trost and Gary Trost 

Kaci Rumelhart and Tom Jennings (from left) Bunny, Kendell, Angie, Kaci, Tom and Tylor 

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World Conference attendees from Missouri Valley 

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Bunny Bruning 

Matthew Free 

Kendell Hale 

Darren Heck 

Tom Jennings 

Angela Koumaris 

Lynda Marcos 

Steve Proulx 

Kaci Rumelhart 

Carlos Salazar 

Tylor Schlader 

James Shaughnessy 

Richard Slivocka 

Carrie Trost 

Gary Trost 

Rene Vidal 

Russ Warner 

Helen Wilson 

John Winterringer 

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The 10 Commandments 

of great programming 

Leading your clients from here to there 

The best-selling book 

of all-time includes 

a tale of transporting 

people from “here to there” 

(e.g., Egypt to the Promised 

Land; societal chaos to 

societal peace, etc.). In a real 

sense, our mission as directors 

and leaders in the tennis 

community is no different. 

All things considered, every 

private client wants to get 

better, and every club membership 

desires to have an 

excellent tennis program. It’s 

our responsibility to not only 

deliver beyond expectations, 

but to create standards and 

programs that wow clients 

day-in and day-out. Is this a 

high calling of intense proportions? 

Absolutely, and so were 

the hand-delivered instructions 

on the peak of Mount 

Sinai. 

To help your clients and 

your overall tennis operation 

move from “here to there,” 

certain commandments 

should be followed: 

1. Thou Shalt Prepare or 

Perish 

In the business world, it’s 

called due diligence; in the 

athletic arena, it’s called 

good old-fashioned preparation. 

Success begins 

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with vision, yes; however, 

conversing with clients, 

periodically soliciting 

feedback from committees 

(and the like) clarifies 

the vision, increasing the 

likelihood of running a 

first-class program. 

2. Thou Shalt Prioritize 

Diversity 

Successful programs specifically 

address the needs 

and desires of the client/ 

membership. At Forest 

Hills, there are opportunities 

for every age, level, 

and gender to participate 

in the sport. We also strive 

to be responsive and openminded 

to ideas for new 

programs. 

3. Thou Shalt Partner 

Effectively 

To accelerate the 

performance of your 

tennis program, partner 

with the best people who 

will serve as your tennis 

ambassadors. The best 

client representatives 

are those who are wellconnected, 

well-liked, and 

extremely proactive in 

bringing friends into the 

participation mix. 

4. Thou Shalt Communicate 

Consistently 

Clients both expect and 

appreciate candid communication 

and transparency. 

Use various mediums 

(e.g., e-mail, newsletters, 

etc.) to help shape expectations, 

make it easier for 

clients to play, and reiterate 

your value proposition. 

For example, we use our 

club’s monthly newsletter 

to provide concrete 

examples of how we are 

fulfilling our mission of 

developing leaders on and 

off the court. 

5. Thou Shalt Educate First 

The beauty of our sport 

rests in the ultimate life 

lessons that are gained 

through continuous participation. 

It’s vital that 

each tennis program have 

a theme and remain true to 

form for the duration. One 

of our most successful 

programs, “Tennis University 

for Beginners,” is selfexplanatory. 

As players 

improve, they are invited 

to move on to our “Play 

Great Series for Intermediates.” 

The life lesson: earn 

the promotion. 

by René Vidal, M.Sc., USPTA 

6. Thou Shalt Have Fun 

There are a million ways 

to do this, but the most effective 

tennis leaders pick 

a few and stay consistent. 

In 2012, playing music 

during our summer junior 

programs helped energize 

our students and kept them 

from standing still in line. 

This may not work at every 

facility, but it has for 

ours, so we rocked on. 

7. Thou Shalt Please 

Selectively 

As customer-centric as 

we are at Forest Hills, 

members understand that 

group lessons are not 

the venue to seek private 

advice. Many coaches 

allow themselves to get 

distracted during lessons 

because they try to 

respond to every comment 

and whim. In a group 

environment, the group 

comes first; in a private 

atmosphere, the client 

comes first. This is the 

most professional way to 

conduct business. 

8. Thou Shalt Invite Non- 

Members 

Nationwide, the battle for 

increasing club member- 

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ships is not uncommon. 

By holding events (e.g., 

member-guest) that are 

open to non-members, you 

display your club’s wares 

to prospective new members, 

thus adding value 

beyond your immediate 

tennis objectives. 

9. Thou Shalt Speak 

Professionally 

Both on and off the court, 

positive self-talk is a 

huge advantage and a 

key factor to success. If 

you’d like your clients to 

perform like winners, one 

of the first steps involves 

teaching them to talk like 

winners. The process 

begins with you. In a 

world that often thrives on 

small talk, it’s imperative 

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that you know what topics 

are open for discussion vs. 

those topics (and words) 

that are off limits: set the 

example. 

10. Thou Shalt Weed Out 

Aggressively 

Not every program and/or 

service will be a smashing 

hit. For example, we’re 

currently reviewing our 

tennis blog and online 

media presence to decide 

whether or not there’s 

enough value to keep them 

going. There’s nothing 

wrong with clearing out 

the clutter. Look to improve 

it or cut it. 

And always look for 

ways to help your clients get 

from here to there. 


By holding member-guest events, you display your club’s wares 

to prospective new members, thus adding value beyond your 

immediate tennis objectives. 

René Vidal, a member of the 

USPTA Missouri Valley Board 

of Directors, is director of 

tennis at Forest Hills Country 

Club, and founder of Vidal 

Sports Group, LLC, a high- 

performance consulting firm 

for executives and achievers. 

His newsletter, The Vidal 

Edge, can be accessed at 

www.renevidal.com. 

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Spotlight 

Trey Baring is the new staff professional at Oklahoma City 

Tennis Center. 

Trey was born and raised near San Antonio where he played 

high school tennis, winning district and regional titles. In college 

Trey played at Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, 

competing at nationals in 2009. Trey will be graduating this 

December with a degree in Business Management. Trey has a 

busy schedule finishing his degree and working full time at the 

tennis center, directing the advanced juniors, private and group 

lessons, racquet stringing and as assistant tournament direc- 

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Trey Baring 

THE ULTIMATE 

KIDS CHALLENGE 

is the 

“Little Mo” 

INTERNATIONAL 

OPEN 

Ages 7-12 

Open to ANY PLAYER Worldwide 

December 7-12, 2012 

PGA National Resort & Spa 

and 

BallenIsles Country Club 

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida USA 

* Players 8, 9, 10: Yellow ball 

or green dot ball option 

For More Info 

Email: cartennis@aol.com 

To register: 

www.MCBTENNIS.ORG 

Andy Roddick, former 

“Little Mo” Champion 1992 

*Please bring this photo to the tournament desk for a FREE PRIZE. 

“Mini Mo” Internationals: December 14-17 at Club Med Sandpiper, Port St. Lucie, FL 

(Boys and Girls ages 5-10 using 36'/60'/78' court and red/orange/green dot balls) 

Open to any player worldwide Enter online: www.mcbtennis.org 

tor in 11 summer tournaments. Trey also helps in coaching the 

Tennis Center’s USTA Junior Team Tennis teams. 

Trey has made a commitment to becoming a highly qualified 

tennis professional. He completed his USPTA certification this 

spring, scoring a P1 on his first try on the written portion of 

the test. Trey is always browsing on the Internet or the USPTA 

website looking for tips and ideas to further enhance his skills 

as a teaching professional, and is looking forward to attending 

his first USPTA divisional convention. 

Fall 2012

Welcome to the Valley! 

Welcome to new members: 

Christopher Copenhaver of Wichita, Kan. 

George James of Columbia, Mo. 

Curtis Newman of Ankeny, Iowa 

Khiem Nguyen of Enid, Okla. 

Kyle Petersen of West Des Moines, Iowa 

Clark Taylor of St. Louis 

Lanny Wake of Cameron, Mo. 

John Winterringer of Shawnee, Okla. 

Fall 2012 

Dates to Remember 

Testing Dates 

Nov. 10 Kansas City, Mo. 

The Plaza 

Jan. 12 Kansas City, Mo. 

The Plaza 

Feb. 21 Wichita, Kan. 

Wichita Country Club 

March 15 Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club 

April 20 Des Moines, Iowa 

Wakonda Club 

May 12 St. Louis, Mo. 

Frontenac Racquet Club 

May 18 Des Moines, Iowa 

Wakonda Club 

May 18 Kansas City, Mo. 

The Plaza 

July 14 Des Moines, Iowa 

Wakonda Club 


Find-a-Pro. Visit USPTA’s free job 

listing service, Find-a-Pro, 

at www.find-a-pro.com, to find a job, 

list a job or find 

other USPTA Pros near you. 

If you would like to place a job listing 

in the newsletter, please contact Jill 

at divisionea@uspta.org or 

888-877-8232. 

Meet your Missouri Valley 

HEAD/Penn Rep! 

Jason Thoerner 

District Sales Manager (Iowa, Kansas, 

Missouri, Nebraska, Southern Illinois) 

328 E. Glendale Street 

Manito, IL 61546 

Office: 309-265-0488 

Cell: 309-840-5485 

Email: JThoerner@us.head.com 

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USPTA announces plans to move forward 

Tim Heckler to retire in December 2012 and John Embree named as new CEO/Executive Director 

The USPTA has announced plans 

to move forward following Tim 

Heckler’s retirement as chief 

executive officer effective Dec. 31, 2012, 

after 30 years in the position. 

Heckler announced his intent to 

retire earlier this year and the Board of 

Directors also offered Heckler a one-year 

severance package through the end of 

2013, which was ratified by a vote of the 

entire Executive Committee in April. 

The Board of Directors and Search 

Committee recently hired industry 

veteran John Embree as the new CEO/ 

Executive Director. Embree began transitioning 

into his role as of Oct. 1 and 

will be relocating to the national office in 

Houston on Nov. 1. 

The association conducted a search 

for the new CEO/Executive Director, and 

after interviewing several candidates in 

conjunction with the executive search 

firm, GSI Executive Search Inc., the 

USPTA Search Committee offered the 

position to Embree. The contract was 

ratified by the USPTA Executive Committee 

in late August. 

“The USPTA is indebted to Tim 

Heckler for taking USPTA to the next 

level, and his 30 years of service as 

CEO is a demonstration of his passion, 

his commitment to the association, and 

his endless hard work for helping and 

improving the well-being of the tennisteaching 

professional,” President Daglis 

said. 

When Heckler, who is a USPTA 

Master Professional, was tapped as 

USPTA CEO in 1982, the organization 

had approximately 2,400 members and 

an annual budget of $700,000. Today, 

the association is the world’s oldest and 

largest organization of its kind, serving 

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Tim Heckler John Embree 

more than 15,000 members in 66 countries, 

and operating on an annual budget 

of $6.5 million. Also, the association’s 

equity has grown from $60,000 in 1982 

to more than $4.2 million today. 

Heckler, who began playing tennis 

at age 3, started his tennis-teaching 

career in 1970, the same year he joined 

USPTA. He was elected president of 

the USPTA Texas Division in 1974 and 

served as national president of the organization 

from 1980 to 1982. 

With Heckler’s guidance, USPTA 

became one of the first tennis organizations 

to embrace technology, first through 

the computerization of the business itself 

as early as 1982, and then later through 

its use of the Internet and email-based 

communications and education. USPTA 

introduced its first website in 1995. 

The USPTA honored Heckler in 

2000 by naming him a grand inductee in 

the Association’s Hall of Fame. He also 

received the International Tennis Hall of 

Fame’s Tennis Educational Merit Award 

in 2002 and was inducted into the Texas 

Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2008 

he received the highest honor awarded 

by the United States Professional Tennis 

Association, the George Bacso Lifetime 

Achievement Award. 

“We are pleased to welcome John 

Embree into the USPTA family. His vast 

tennis industry expertise, contacts, and 

company management skills will serve 

the USPTA well,” said President Tom 

Daglis. 

Embree has held a wide variety of 

influential tennis industry roles for more 

than 30 years. They include serving as 

President of Prince Sports, The Americas; 

President of Balle de Match LLC; 

and Vice President/General Manager, 

Racquet Sports Division for Wilson 

Sporting Goods Co. Most recently, he 

launched a tennis consulting practice 

to assist endemic brands, associations 

and new corporate entities in maximizing 

their impact in the tennis marketplace. 

His client list included the USTA, 

Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Peter 

Burwash International, Off the Grid 

Technologies, and Donnay USA. 

Embree has served on many national 

USTA Committees, including the USTA 

Nominating Committee in 2005-2006 

and currently as the Vice Chair of USTA 

Professional Circuits Committee. In addition, 

he recently served as Presidential 

appointee of the Board of Directors of 

USTA Middle States section, is a past 

member of TIA Board of Directors and 

Executive Committee, member of the 

Board of Directors of American College 

of Sports Medicine Foundation, and past 

President of the Chicago Tennis Patrons 

Foundation. One of his proudest achievements 

in tennis was the creation of the 

USTA Adult League Tennis program in 

1980, when he served as the first USTA 

Adult League Tennis Administrator for 

two years. He earned a bachelor’s degree 

from Washington & Lee University in 

Lexington, VA, and was inducted into the 

W&L Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. 

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The USPTA Competitive Player 

Development Conference will 

take place at the Academia 

Sánchez-Casal in Naples, Fla., Dec. 7-9. 

The conference will allow attendees to 

learn the Spanish method for developing 

players. 

The Academia Sánchez-Casal, 

considered the best tennis academy in 

Europe, will officially open its branch in 

Naples, Fla., on November 1 (although 

doors opened for members on October 

1). It will be the largest clay court 

facility in the country, which is a key 

factor for the Academy to implement its 

training system based in Spanish tennis. 

This system has developed top players 

including Murray, Kuznetsova, Monaco 

and Hantuchova, among many others. 

The Academy just opened its 

programs for juniors, ATP-WTA players, 

coaches and after-school tennis for 

kids. It will follow the same successful 

structure that it has in Barcelona: the 

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Academia Sánchez-Casal Tennis Club, a 

traditional club for families with numerous 

social activities and great tennis programs 

for local kids, combined with the 

high performance Academy programs. 

Featured speakers for the conference 

include Emilio Sanchez Vicario, Luis 

Mediero and Derek Touchette. Sanchez 

Vicario, who is a USPTA Master Professional, 

is the former captain of the 2008 

championship Davis Cup team for Spain 

and a former tour player ranked No. 7 

in singles and No. 1 in doubles. He was 

also captain of Spain’s Olympic gold 

medal team in 2008. The Sanchez family 

is also well known for Emilio’s sister, 

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who won four 

Grand Slam singles titles, six Grand 

Slam women’s doubles titles, and four 

Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. 

Luis Mediero is a USPTA Master 

Professional and the founder of Registro 

Profesional de Tenis (RPT) in Madrid, 

Spain. Mediero, who is also the president 

of the International Coaches Institute, has 

a lifetime of coaching experience that he 

has shared through courses, clinics and 

conferences in 80 countries, and he will 

provide invaluable insights to attendees. 

Derek Touchette is the fitness director 

at Academia Sanchez-Casal. He is the 

founder of Total Athletic Performance 

and has trained athletes for the NFL, 

NBA, MLS and USA Soccer. He has 

trained tennis players, such as Sharapova, 

Jankovic, and Mirny. 

Early registration for the conference 

is $300 for USPTA members and 

includes all materials. The deadline for 

early registration is Nov. 1. The conference 

will be presented in English. For 

more information about the conference, 

including a detailed agenda, click here. 

For more details and to register, visit 

www.sanchez-casal.com, call 239-641- 

0010 or email florida@sanchez-casal. 

com. 

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USTA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING WORKSHOP 

FACT SHEET 

Date and Time: November 30, 2012 

8:30 a.m.‐4:00 p.m. 

Sites: Sheraton Overland Park 

6100 College Blvd 


913.234.2100 

Midtown Athletic Club 

6700 W 110 th St 


913.491.4116 

Contacts: Marissa Brown 

913.322.4822 

brown@movalley.usta.com 

Registration: 

Workshop Leaders: TBD 

Please note there is $15 registration fee. 

To register for the workshop, please visit: 

http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2023660 

If you have any additional questions, please contact Marissa Brown at 

brown@movalley.usta.com. 

Workshop check in: Check‐in is at 8:15 a.m. at the Sheraton Overland Park (address listed below) 

Meals: Lunch will be provided on site. 

Local Hotel 

Accommodations: 

For those needing local accommodations, below are local area hotels. 

Sheraton Overland Park 

6100 College Blvd 


913.234.2100 

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888-USPTA-EA • Fax: 713-978-7780 

e-mail: divisionea@uspta.org 

Editor Julie Myers 

Contributors Angie Koumaris, Tom Jennings, René Vidal 

MOmentum is published quarterly by the Missouri Valley Division of 

the United States Professional Tennis Association. 

The opinions expressed in MOmentum are those of the authors and 

not necessarily those of MOmentum or the USPTA Missouri Valley 

Division. 

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Tennis Association, Inc. 2012. All rights reserved. Reproduction 

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