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continued from previous page His professional affi liations include membership in the USTA, the USPTA and the United States Racket Stringing Association (USRSA). Lorenzo is also a USPTA Professional 1 Certifi ed pro and a USTA Certifi ed High Performance Coach. Additionally, he is a member of Youth Tennis San Diego’s Tournament Committee, overseeing all Novice and Satellite tournaments, and is the Area Coordinator for the USA Junior Team Tennis in San Diego. He has also been published in Racket Tech Magazine, Tennis Magazine and ADDvantage Magazine. Conan resides in La Mesa with his wife and two sons, Blake and Brock. Executive Director: Don Gomsi The executive director is not an elected position, but a very important one. The executive director is hired by the Board on a contract basis. Don has an extensive background in teaching and playing tennis. Born in San Diego, but playing most of his junior tennis in Orange County, he was a ranked junior in the top ten in Southern California in the 18's. He played on the varsity team at San Diego State University for four years and then a short while on the pro tour. He was ranked in Southern California as an adult and in the seniors for several years, as well as most recently nationally in the 40’s singles. His tennis teaching started in Orange County and then moved to San Diego at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in 1978. Other places he has been a tennis instructor are San Diego Country Estates where he was Director of the San Diego International Tennis Academy and Parkway Tennis Club. Later, in the California Division area at Redlands Lawn and Tennis Club and in Northern California he taught at Harbor Bay Tennis Club and Big C Athletic Club. He was a vice-president of the San Diego Division in the 80’s, president of the California Division for four years in the early 90’s then a vice-president of the Northern California Division. He is happy to be back in San Diego. 12 World Conference at Saddlebrook, Florida San Diego Division members who attended the World Conference: Nelson Alapi, Kevin Conlogue, Curt Dailey, Don Gomsi, Kamel Guessoum, Paul Kid, Dophie Poiset and Marcin Rozpedski. Marcin won the Men's 35 Singles event. Next year's conference will be held in Monterey, CA. Marcin Rozpedski and Nelson Alapi Kamel Guessoum and Dophie Poiset Kevin Conlogue
JOIN THE BAND WAGON GET ON BOARD THE 10 and UNDER TENNIS INITIATIVE! The USPTA World Conference on Tennis was held in Saddlebrook, Florida last month. Patrick McEnroe was a featured speaker for two days of this seven day conference. Patrick is currently head of player development for the USTA. One of the major points that Patrick and his staff from the USTA made was this: most people who try tennis (children and adults) stop within the fi rst 30 days. The degree of diffi culty is very high; the learning curve very steep. The new QuickStart program is an initiative to help grow the game of tennis. They are encouraging all teaching pros to get on board. The program involves using: Softer balls Balls come in four soft forms with graduating degrees of bounce: foam, red, orange and green dot. The balls range from a 50% to 80% bounce height of a yellow ball. The softer balls stay longer in the hitting zone for beginners, making it easier to rally, better for stroke development and better for standard grip development. The team at USTA player development is encouraging all pros to stay away from the western forehand grip with their students. “It is not a race to the Yellow” is a refrain often repeated by the development team. Smaller court The smaller courts (dimensions of 36’ x 60’) are being encouraged for all beginners, all under 10 players, and even mentioned for use by senior players. An analogy was made to the “silver tee” in golf. Seniors often stop tennis when their ability to run slows down. With shorter courts and softer balls, they can play on! by Dophie Poiset Clubs are being encouraged to paint “blended lines” on their courts. The smaller court version is painted in a lighter color so it is not noticeable by players using the standard full court lines. Grants to paint blended lines are available from the USTA. Shorter racquets for kids Shorter and lighter racquets for children have been used for many years. It puts the ball closer to the hand for better feel and greater control. Other sports are years ahead of tennis in this regard: basketball, soccer and baseball all have smaller courts or fi elds for kids; basketball uses a lower net; baseball uses T-ball and slow pitch for beginners; swimming uses the shorter side of the pool. Let’s all get on board and help “grow the game”! Dophie is the Regional Vice President for the San Diego Division of the USPTA and is the Club Manager and Junior Program Director at the Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club. 13
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