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20 Exam at Barnes Tennis Center July 17, 2011 a certifi cation exam was held at the Barnes Tennis Center. Eight new applicants and two upgrades attended the exam. Thanks go to Tom O’Brien for having us at Barnes and Eric Mann for arranging the students for the demonstration lessons. Pictured kneeling in front are David Salemi (San Diego), Head Tester Don Gomsi, Charles Hoang (upgrade from Fontana), Sebastian Albelais (Los Angeles), Michael Nguyen (Westmin ster) and Juan Garcia (upgrade from San Diego). Standing in the back are James Mc- Vay (El Paso), Karim Gobran (Irvine), Dane Thomson (San Diego), Jack Tadevosian (Glendale), Jordan Peana (Los Angeles) and Tester Eric Mann. Find-a-Pro. Visit USPTA's free job listing service, Find-a-Pro, at www.uspta.com, to fi nd a job, list a job or fi nd other USPTA Pros. Have you moved? If you change your address, phone or email, change your information online at uspta.com in the members section or call the USPTA World Headquarters at 800-USPTA-4U (877-8248) and ask for the Computer Services Department. Your HEAD/Penn Rep Tom Kelley is San Diego's local HEAD/Penn representative. You can contact Tom with any questions or for more information at 858-481- 1722. Newsletter Newsletter deadline for next issue is January 9, 2012. To submit articles, email them to Don Gomsi at usptasd@ hotmail.com. We encourage articles on anything that will assist the tennis-teaching professional. If you have questions about submitting articles, email Don or call 760-636-8061.
Second Serves Should Not Find Your Backhand By Mark Centrella, USPTA In most levels of play, second serves do not strike fear into opponents. They are typically hit with a slower motion and as a result do not have as much pace or spin. Returners should take full advantage. Each player has a stronger side off the ground that they prefer. Most prefer forehands. In a case where a right handed player strongly prefers their forehand over their backhand, this player should cheat over to the left as far as possible when preparing to receive a second serve. “How far?” one might ask. In most cases they can stand one step away from the center of the court on the Deuce side and straddle the doubles sideline on the Ad side. This leaves virtually no room for their opponent to fi nd their weaker side. With a weak second serve, there is no need to worry about getting burned by standing over so far, even if the player telegraphs what they are doing very early. There may be the occasional, lucky serve out wide on the Deuce side, or down the “T” on the Ad side – but chances are, your opponent is going to hit you a cupcake that you your forehand will devour time after time. Volley “In Front of the Wall” and “Above the Table” By Mark Centrella, USPTA When instructing the basics of the volley, beginners constantly fi ght the temptation to swing. This implies that they are bringing the racquet back behind them on the backswing and following through below their waist. To encourage a more compact volley, tell your player to pretend that there is a wall touching their back and that there is a table in front of them that is the same height as their waist. Whenever they are volleying at the net, they should do their best not to touch the wall with their backswing and not to TENNIS TIPS touch the table on their follow through. The concept of not touching the table will remain even on low volleys. Since a player must bend their knees on a low volley, their waist (and imaginary table) will naturally be lower as well. Once your beginner students make a habit of volleying “in front of the wall” and “above the table” they will gain confi dence and will be more inclined to more freely rush towards that scary obstacle that always seems to get in their way – the net! Mark Centrella is a Past President and current Head Tester for Middle States. He is the Director of Racquet Sports at the Greenville Country Club in Wilmington, DE. Membership News New Members: Kyle Bowman (San Diego), Jesus Cardoso Jr. (Chula Vista), Julie Fairchild (Cardiff), Onnaca Heron (Palm Springs), David Norvell (San Diego), Nikola Ojdanic (San Diego), Stacy Schrader (San Diego), and Sangsoo Sou (La Jolla) Reinstatements: Erick Collas (Palm Desert), Isabel Collas (Palm Desert), Derek Kelly ( San Diego), and Barbara Wintroub (Palm Desert) 21
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