The Texan - 2009 Summer Newsletter - USPTA divisions - United ...
The Texan - 2009 Summer Newsletter - USPTA divisions - United ...
The Texan - 2009 Summer Newsletter - USPTA divisions - United ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
<strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Texan</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Official Publication of the <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division Spring 2011 Edition<br />
Are you up for the<br />
INSIDE:<br />
One-Clinic Challenge....................................5<br />
2010 Annual Conference ......................8-11<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Update .....................................12-13<br />
Healthy Habits .........................................16<br />
Challenge?<br />
One hour, one clinic, fight childhood obesity.
2<br />
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 />
6027 Trinity Fork Drive, #827<br />
Fort Worth, Texas 76116<br />
1-888-445-0505 Toll Free<br />
682-365-4325 Cell<br />
christysobey@gmail.com<br />
Fortunately this year’s Annual Conference and Southwest Buying Show was not hampered as much by the<br />
weather as our conference in 2010. We survived some cold temperatures on Thursday and Friday and a little<br />
ice on the back of the courts on Saturday. Other than that it was another great weekend of educational<br />
opportunities and networking.<br />
I would like to thank everyone who made this year’s conference and buying show such a success. Special<br />
thanks to Craig Bell for lining up such a great group of speakers and presenters and to Jenny Gray for once<br />
again organizing a phenomenal buying show. As always Christy Sobey does a great job keeping us organized<br />
and on track for all the events during the course of the weekend. Thanks to Loyce Woods for helping at the<br />
registration desk. I think everyone would agree the conference would not be the same if we did not see her<br />
smiling face behind the registration table!<br />
I would also like to recognize all our wonderful sponsors. HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports sponsored our Friday<br />
night dinner and casino night, as well as Feisal Hassan’s specialty course and on court doubles seminar. Our<br />
general membership meeting and lunch was cosponsored by the Fort Worth Professional Tennis Association<br />
and the Dallas Professional Tennis Association. Nick Bollettieri’s session was courtesy of Prince Sports and<br />
Wilson sponsored MaliVai Washington as the keynote speaker for our annual Texas Hall of Fame Awards<br />
Banquet. It is these partnerships and our strong partnership with USTA Texas that continues to keep the<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division in the forefront of our organization.<br />
April promises to be an active month for Texas tennis. I hope many of you have an opportunity to go to the US<br />
Men’s Clay Court Championships held at River Oaks Country Club in Houston April 4 – 10, 2011. Co-tournament<br />
chairs Ron Woods and Jenny Gray have planned a fun Champion of Champions event during the professional<br />
tournament. <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas will be busy this whole week; not only with the tournament but also offering a<br />
specialty course on Thursday, April 7 and hosting the <strong>USPTA</strong> Executive Committee members at the tournament<br />
Thursday afternoon.<br />
I hope you all are looking forward to the change in location from Houston to the Hyatt Hill Country August 25<br />
– 27, 2011. I know I am! <strong>The</strong> weekend promises something for the whole family. Board member David Webb<br />
is planning our golf outing; there will be educational opportunities, the Southwest Buying Show and even a<br />
lazy river for the kids. Hope to see many of you in August!<br />
I would like to remind everyone to register your Tennis Across America events and join the One-Clinic Challenge<br />
to raise awareness of one of society’s biggest problems today: childhood obesity. <strong>The</strong> <strong>USPTA</strong> has issued a<br />
challenge to all the <strong>divisions</strong> and they will reward the division that hosts the most events per capita and<br />
increases the number of events from 2010. <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas wants to win this contest not only for the $1000 for<br />
the divisional party in Saddlebrook but for bragging rights! If you have any questions please contact Karen<br />
Crumpton, TAA Committee Chair.<br />
In closing, I would like to thank both Joe Snailum and Barry Mills for all their hard work for <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas and<br />
for serving on the board. I would also like to welcome new board members Craig Bell and Nancy Vivero. As<br />
a board we are looking forward to more member involvement at the committee levels. <strong>The</strong> Membership<br />
Committee chaired by Jory Erikson is already involved with sending out new member welcome packets. So if<br />
you have any interest in becoming involved please do not hesitate to contact any board member. I look<br />
forward to this year as your division president and hope we all can work together to keep <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas at the<br />
forefront of our organization.
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Committee Chairpersons<br />
Awards Ron Woods<br />
Awards Co-Chair David Gloger<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 Barry Mills<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 Guillaume Gauthier<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 />
12<br />
Alerts<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Events, Education,<br />
Certification & Testing<br />
April<br />
4-10 US Men’s Clay Court Championships, Houston<br />
7 <strong>USPTA</strong> specialty course Building & Repairing the<br />
Fundamentals, Houston<br />
20-21 Certification and Testing Exam (Tyler)<br />
May<br />
14 <strong>USPTA</strong> Tennis Across America Day<br />
June<br />
5 Certification and Testing Exam (Austin)<br />
24-25 Certification and Testing Exam (Houston)<br />
July<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 />
3
4<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Adult League Championships<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division Adult League Championship tournament was held in Houston, January 21-23, 2011. Fourteen<br />
regions in Texas plus one team from Denver, Colo., participated in the three-day event. Each team consisted of<br />
a minimum of 16 players and competed in round robin team format playing two lines of doubles at each level from<br />
3.0 through 4.5. Matches consisted of a total of 16 games with each game won earning one point for the team.<br />
A Texas-sized THANK YOU goes to the <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas pros who donated three days of their time to run the event; Jim<br />
Sciarro, Jenny Gray, Karen Crumpton, Charlotte Wylie, James Daly, Hamish MacKay, Dencil Johnson and Frankie<br />
Vignikpo.<br />
2011 Women’s Champions<br />
Fort Worth<br />
2011 Men’s Champions<br />
College Station<br />
Flight I<br />
Abilene 301<br />
Fort Worth 297<br />
Georgetown 255<br />
College Station 233<br />
Houston 219<br />
Flight III<br />
Lubbock 300<br />
Valley 290<br />
Tyler 282<br />
Dallas 272<br />
Kingwood 136<br />
Flight I<br />
College Station 319<br />
Tyler 269<br />
Southeast 257<br />
Abilene 243<br />
Fort Worth 186<br />
Flight II<br />
Southeast 285<br />
Austin 271<br />
San Antonio 265<br />
Corpus Christi 232<br />
Colorado 227<br />
Semifinals<br />
Fort Worth def. Lubbock<br />
69 - 59<br />
Southeast def. Abilene<br />
66 - 62<br />
Finals<br />
Fort Worth def. Southeast<br />
64 - 64<br />
Fort Worth wins by 34-30 when<br />
only games won in line #1 final<br />
match counted<br />
Finals<br />
College Station 67<br />
Austin 61<br />
Flight II<br />
Austin 318<br />
Waco 268<br />
San Antonio 262<br />
Dallas 224<br />
Corpus Christi 172
One-Clinic Challenge<br />
are working to fight childhood obesity<br />
one hour, one clinic at a time.<br />
Join the One-Clinic Challenge to help fight the health crisis facing our society.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tennis Across America section of the <strong>USPTA</strong> website (www.uspta.com) provides<br />
you with resources and ideas for your TAA events, tips on building local<br />
partnerships, sample materials to help with promoting the events and much,<br />
much more. Tennis Across America can be more than a one-day event; it is also<br />
a tool that can spark interest in other tennis programs. A few event ideas include:<br />
Adult Clinic; Little Tennis Event; Cardio Tennis Clinic; Member/guest<br />
Event; Junior Clinic; 10-and-under tennis featuring QuickStart Tennis Play Format.<br />
Don’t forget to register your event at www.uspta.com and click on the<br />
Tennis Across America logo on the home page.<br />
For more information or questions contact:<br />
Karen Crumpton 936-631-1529 kcrowncolony@yahoo.com<br />
Christy Sobey 888-445-0505 christysobey@gmail.com<br />
ACCEPT the CHALLENGE<br />
5
6<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat<br />
Retreat<br />
August 25-27, 2011<br />
Make plans now to attend the 2011<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas <strong>Summer</strong> Retreat at the fabulous<br />
Hyatt Hill Country in San Antonio,<br />
Texas. Make your hotel reservation by<br />
August 10, 2011 to receive the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Texas rate of $109. <strong>The</strong> weekend promises<br />
to be fun for the whole family with<br />
educational opportunities, the Southwest Buying Show, a golf tournament<br />
and there’s even talk of a beach tennis tournament. <strong>The</strong> Hyatt<br />
Hill Country offers a lazy river, hike and bike trails, several pools and<br />
nightly smores. Go to www.hillcountry.hyatt.com to view a full list of<br />
hotel activities. For more information please contact Christy at 1-888-<br />
445-0505 or christysobey@gmail.com. See you in San Antonio.
<strong>USPTA</strong> specialty course<br />
Building & Repairing the Fundamentals<br />
Dennis Ralston<br />
Thursday, April 7, 2011<br />
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br />
River Oaks Country Club<br />
1600 River Oaks Blvd.<br />
Houston, Texas 77019<br />
$65 <strong>USPTA</strong> Members $85 Nonmembers<br />
<strong>The</strong> specialty course package includes the <strong>USPTA</strong> specialty course, a<br />
ticket to the US Men’s Clay Court Championships afternoon matches on<br />
Thursday and lunch at River Oaks Country Club.<br />
Call Christy at 1-888-445-0505 to sign up (register by March 31 to receive lunch).<br />
DENNIS RALSTON: Elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987, former U.S. Davis Cup player<br />
and captain, Dennis Ralston coached the Team from 1968 – 1972. Winner of 27 national singles and doubles titles<br />
and a five-time winner of Grand Slam doubles titles, Ralston began playing tennis at the age of 5. Wimbledon and the<br />
tennis public first heard from him in 1960. As a 17- year- old he joined with his University of Southern California<br />
teammate 21-year-old Rafael Osuna .Together they took the doubles prize. Unseeded, they were the youngest to win<br />
at the Big W, 7-5, 6-3, 10-8 over Mike Davies and Bobby Wilson. It was as a doubles player, in the right court<br />
alongside Chuck McKinley that he made his strongest showing. <strong>The</strong>y won the U.S. title in 1961, 1963 and 1964 and<br />
were in the final in 1962. <strong>The</strong>y pried the punchbowl away from Australia, 3-2 at Adelaide in 1963. After a stellar<br />
playing career, he was the first traveling coach on the pro tour. Chris Evert, Roscoe Tanner, Yannick Noah, Gabriela<br />
Sabatini and John Lloyd were among the tennis greats Dennis coached. Ralston was one of those rare men who were<br />
a Davis Cup winner both as a player and captain. A slim 6’2" tall, Ralston was a stylish stroker with a piercing<br />
forehand, a fine server and excellent volleyer who was in the U.S. Top Ten for seven straight years from 1960. He was<br />
the first to be No. 1 three straight years (1963-65) since Don Budge (1936-38) His career spanned the amateur and<br />
open eras and he made the World Top Ten in both: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1968 (No. 5 in 1966 when he lost the final at Wimbledon to Manolo<br />
Santana). He was the first of three men to have won U.S. doubles titles on the four surfaces; grass, clay, indoor and hard followed by Stan Smith and<br />
Bob Lutz. Dennis was inducted into the Southern California Hall of Fame in<br />
US Men’s Clay Court Championship<br />
April 4-10, 2011<br />
River Oaks Country Club<br />
For tickets call 713-874-6294 or visit<br />
www.mensclaycourt.com<br />
2007. Since his active playing career, he has made a name as an outstanding<br />
educator and influence in the coaching world while varsity tennis coach at<br />
Southern Methodist University. Between 1968 and 1971 he served as a coach<br />
of winning U.S. teams and in 1972 he became captain for a four year term.<br />
Dennis is currently working part time with ATP tour players and also nationally<br />
ranked juniors. Dennis coached the Southern Methodist University Tennis Team<br />
from 1979 through 1993. He was named NCAA Coach of the Year in 1984.<br />
Ralston held the position of Director of Tennis at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado<br />
Springs, CO from 1994 through 2006. His camps were rated #1 teaching staff<br />
by Tennis Magazine while he was Director. Dennis works part time with Dusan Vemic of Serbia, currently ranked 32 in the world in doubles. He coaches<br />
twin boys, 14 year old Ian and Alex Van Cott from Unadilla, New York, currently ranked nationally in the top 10 in Boys’ 14 and under.<br />
7
8<br />
2010 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Annual<br />
Conference & Southwest<br />
Buying Show
THANK YOU to HEAD/Penn for sponsoring<br />
another great HEAD/Penn Casino Party at<br />
the 2010 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Annual Conference<br />
& Southwest Buying Show. A special thank<br />
you to Dave Green and Tom Judson.<br />
Look for information on page 17 about the HEAD String-a-Mile Contest and the<br />
opportunity to win fabulous prizes including a trip for two to the Barclays ATP<br />
World Tour Finals in London.<br />
9
10<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Stars Shine at<br />
the 2011 Texas Tennis Hall<br />
of Fame Awards Banquet Alex O’Brien, Texas Tennis Hall of Fame<br />
Inductee; Chanda Rubin, USTA Board<br />
Member; Mal Washington, Keynote Speaker<br />
Charlotte Wylie, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Pro of the Year Ken McAllister, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Industry<br />
Excellence Award<br />
Jory Ereckson, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Facility Manager of the Year<br />
Guillaume Gauthier, Texas Proud<br />
Fernando Velasco, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Lessons for Life Award<br />
Gerry Maingot, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Charlie McCleary Community<br />
Service Award<br />
Kendall Brooks, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Touring<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
David Denham, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
High School Coach of the Year
TEXAS TALENT<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Player of the Year<br />
Awards: Announced during the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Texas General Membership Meeting<br />
From left to right:<br />
Guillaume Gauthier Men’s Open Co-Player of the Year<br />
James Daly Men’s Open Co-Player of the Year<br />
Jonas Lundblad Men’s 35 Player of the Year<br />
Micky Navarro Men’s 45 Player of the Year<br />
Fernando Velasco Men’s 65 Player of the Year<br />
Tom Ingram <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Tester of the Year<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Back row from left to right:<br />
Guillaume Gauthier 1st Vice President<br />
Charlotte Wylie President<br />
Nancy Vivero Secretary<br />
Front row from left to right:<br />
Jim Sciarro Regional Vice President<br />
Christy Sobey <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Executive Director<br />
David Webb 2nd Vice President<br />
Jenny Gray 3rd Vice President<br />
Craig Bell Treasurer<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
Congratulations Jack Newman<br />
USTA Texas Lloyd Sessions<br />
Educational Merit Award Winner<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012<br />
Award Winners Not Pictured:<br />
Michael Center <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas College<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
Sheri Norris <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Dean Larson<br />
Rep of the Year<br />
Kimm Ketelsen Men’s 55 Player of the Year<br />
Tiffany Tucker Women’s Open Player of the Year<br />
Kathy Vick Women’s 45 Player of the Year<br />
Jonas Lundblad<br />
Cardio Shoot Out<br />
Winner<br />
Join Jonas at the 2011 World<br />
Conference on Tennis as he represents<br />
Texas in the National<br />
Cardio Shoot Out<br />
11
12<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Update<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Tennisresources.com<br />
Tennisresources.com offers thousands of high-quality educational tennis materials,<br />
including technical, tactical and strategic instruction, tips on physical and mental<br />
development of players and information on business and facility management.<br />
Tennisresources.com targets tennis-teaching professionals and coaches and tennis players of all levels. <strong>The</strong> site provides teaching<br />
professionals with all the tools they need to enhance their lessons and programs from the convenience of their own homes/offices,<br />
whether they teach competitive juniors and adults or Little Tennis players. It allows teaching professionals to enhance their knowledge<br />
and skills and stay on top of teaching methods, drills and techniques. Tennis players will also find the site useful with access to numerous<br />
instructional videos, one-minute video tips and drills from top tennis-teaching professionals to help improve their game. Tennisresources.com<br />
is also iPhone, iPad and Android-compatible.<br />
Below is just a sampling of the materials that you will find at tennisresources.com:<br />
Slow-motion video footage of professional players’ strokes Drills that will improve your game<br />
One-minute video tips by <strong>USPTA</strong> Professionals and Master Professionals Interviews with the world’s top professional coaches<br />
Tennis seminars from past <strong>USPTA</strong> World Conferences Hundreds of informative teaching articles<br />
Hundreds of audio seminars Ready-to-use drill diagrams<br />
Templates for draws, match charts, drills and more Easy lesson planner for teachers and coaches<br />
Access to Tennis Resource Forum to exchange ideas, post questions about tennis<br />
Tennisresources.com is a subscription-based site and paid subscribers have unlimited access to the highest quality educational tennis<br />
material available in the industry. Other benefits available to subscribers include rating media, the opportunity to leave comments about<br />
media, sharing content with others by sending it via e-mail and saving media to a list of personal “Favorites” so that you may quickly find<br />
the content that is most useful to you. <strong>USPTA</strong> members receive a complimentary basic subscription. <strong>The</strong>re are several subscription rates<br />
available to fit any budget. Visit tennisresources.com today for more information and to view sample clips.<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Professionals raise more than $5 million for charity<br />
In 2010, <strong>United</strong> States Professional Tennis Association teaching professionals raised more than $5 million for charity through the association’s<br />
Lessons for Life program. Lessons for Life became <strong>USPTA</strong>’s national charitable program in 1999 and since then the <strong>USPTA</strong> and its<br />
members have raised more than $45 million in an effort to support various charities. Through this program, the <strong>USPTA</strong> encourages its<br />
members to use tennis as a vehicle to help others through fundraisers and other activities in their communities. <strong>The</strong> fundraisers take<br />
many forms including tournaments, pro-ams, auctions, black-tie dinners and clinics. Many of the fundraisers take place at country clubs<br />
and commercial clubs, where the majority of <strong>USPTA</strong> Professionals direct tennis operations and programming.<br />
In <strong>2009</strong> an additional element was added to the program when the <strong>USPTA</strong> and Rally for the Cure joined forces to raise awareness in the<br />
fight against breast cancer through tennis and Lessons for Life under the broader Tennis – for the health of it! initiative. Rally for the Cure<br />
has the tools and materials for <strong>USPTA</strong> tennis-teaching professionals interested in running a Lessons for Life charity tennis event in<br />
support of Rally for the Cure. This is just one more way <strong>USPTA</strong> teaching professionals can give to important causes through tennis and<br />
Lessons for Life. Lessons for Life is officially celebrated in October, but <strong>USPTA</strong> members may direct and participate in fundraisers yearround.<br />
Any fundraising that you do for recognized charities – giving free lessons or clinics, organizing tournaments and play in pro-ams,<br />
conducting auctions, and hosting black-tie dinners – can be counted in Lessons for Life numbers. Reporting is easy if you send an e-mail<br />
to your division liaison or to lessonsforlife@uspta.org or send an electronic report via the Lessons for Life section of www.uspta.com.
<strong>USPTA</strong> accepting nominations for annual awards<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> is now accepting nominations for its 2011 National Awards Program until the July 1 deadline. Recipients will be honored during the<br />
annual awards breakfast during the <strong>USPTA</strong> World Conference Sept. 19 – 24 at the Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla. All Professionallevel<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> members are eligible. <strong>The</strong> award categories are: <strong>USPTA</strong> Stars, <strong>USPTA</strong> Industry Excellence Award, Alex Gordon Award for<br />
Professional of the Year, Large- and Small-Facility Manager of the Year Award,College Coach of the Year, High School Coach of the<br />
Year, Touring Coach of the Year, George Bacso Tester of the Year, <strong>USPTA</strong> Lessons for LifeTM Award, <strong>USPTA</strong> Tennis Across AmericaTM Award and <strong>USPTA</strong> Diversity Award. Players who have been the most successful at the <strong>USPTA</strong> International Championships and/or <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
national surface tournaments, as well as international, national and sectional competition may apply for the Player of the Year award. <strong>The</strong><br />
eight categories for this award are: men’s open, women’s open, men’s 35-and-over, women’s 35-and-over, men’s 45-and-over, women’s<br />
45-and-over, and men’s 55-and-over and women’s 55-and-over. Award nomination forms and guidelines are available at www.uspta.com,<br />
by calling 800-877-8248 or by sending a request to pr@uspta.org.<br />
Courtside USA is the official network of the <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Courtside USA and the <strong>United</strong> States Professional Tennis Association have joined forces to give <strong>USPTA</strong> tennis-teaching professionals stateof-the-art<br />
tools to run their tennis programs online. Courtside USA provides tennis teachers and clubs access to a free website to build their<br />
business and connect with their members/players from one central location. <strong>The</strong> site gives teaching professionals the technology they need<br />
to run leagues, ladders, tournaments, flex leagues and round robins. In addition, they can manage lesson bookings, court bookings and<br />
events, all from the convenience of their computer. Courtside USA also provides players with a free web page with interactive social networking<br />
capabilities, where they have the opportunity to organize their matches and connect with other players. <strong>The</strong>y can also register for leagues,<br />
events and programs at their local club or in the community from their web page.<br />
To find out more about Courtside USA, visit www.courtsideusa.com. Look for e-mails from the World Headquarters with upcoming dates for<br />
webinars or contact Nancy Biggs at nancybiggs@tenniscores.com or by calling 704-806-8116.<br />
13
2011 USA Bueno Cup Team (from left to right):<br />
Diane Fishburne, S.C.; Susan Wright, Colo.; Kathy<br />
Vick, Texas; JoAnn Russell, Calif.<br />
USA wins the Bueno Cup in Ashburton,<br />
New Zealand with team captain Kathy<br />
Vick, <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas member. USA won<br />
their round robin to advance to the semifinals.<br />
In the semifinals they beat Great<br />
Britain 3-0 and then defeated Australia<br />
2-1 in the finals. Congratulations!!<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Junior Gran Prix State Championships<br />
Below you will find important information concerning the 2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Junior Gran Prix State Championships to be held at John Newcombe Tennis<br />
Ranch in New Braunfels, September 16-18, 2011. Please review carefully as<br />
there have been some rule changes.<br />
Texas Talk<br />
Racquet Sports Industry<br />
magazine recognized their<br />
award winners in the January<br />
2011 issue. <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Member, Ron Woods was<br />
named RSI’s <strong>USPTA</strong> Member<br />
of the Year. “It is a great honor<br />
to be chosen by RSI for <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Member of the Year,” Woods<br />
said. “<strong>The</strong> work I have done<br />
for many associations locally,<br />
divisionally, setionally and nationally<br />
is the same type of<br />
work and effort that many<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> professionals are doing<br />
Ron Woods, RSI’s <strong>USPTA</strong><br />
Member of the Year<br />
for our great game and profession on a daily basis. This<br />
award should go to many others as well in the industry.”<br />
Eligibility & Age Requirements:<br />
* Champ and Superchamp qualified players are ineligible to play in the State Championships. Each local<br />
circuit can set their own rules for eligibility but qualified players may not participate in the State<br />
Championships.<br />
* Players who qualify for Champs on August 1, 2011 or later may still participate.<br />
* Players must begin play in their local circuits at the age division appropriate to State eligibility using<br />
September 1, 2011 as the cut off date. Ex: A player who will turn 15 on September 1, 2011 must play in<br />
the 16 age division for their circuit to qualify for State.<br />
State Team Requirements:<br />
* <strong>The</strong> new age <strong>divisions</strong> are as follows: 10s Green Ball, 10s Yellow Ball, 12s, 14s, 16s. This is a change<br />
from previous years since so many teams have trouble filling the boys and girls 18s.<br />
* Players are allowed to play “up” one division but never a lower division.<br />
* <strong>The</strong>re is a 12 team maximum at the State Championships.<br />
* Teams playing in the 2010 State Championships will be invited back first to compete in the 2011 State<br />
Championships.<br />
* Teams failing to bring a full roster to the 2011 State Championships will not receive an invitation to play<br />
in the 2012 State Championships.<br />
15
16<br />
HEALTHY HABITS<br />
Is it Baby Fat—or Obesity?<br />
By Sarah Klein<br />
FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (Health.com) — Desani Marshall was never really overweight, but she was always a little big for her age.<br />
During a checkup at age 4, her doctor pointed out to her mother that Desani was gaining weight more rapidly than he<br />
thought was normal. Six months later, she was still putting on pounds at a rapid pace—a strong predictor of future obesity.<br />
“I didn’t take it seriously; I didn’t think it was that bad,” says Desani’s mother, Caryl Marshall, of New York City. “But then he<br />
showed me the growth chart. At the rate she was gaining, what really made me take it more seriously was what the future<br />
could be.” Now 7, Desani is gaining weight at a normal pace, thanks in part to dietary changes—such as cutting out soda—<br />
that Marshall has implemented. “Everybody would look at her and say, ‘She’s so skinny. Why?’” Marshall says of her<br />
daughter’s regimen.<br />
In some ways, Desani’s success story is an exception. Across the country, childhood obesity has only gotten worse. More<br />
than 20 years after it was first described as an epidemic, 17% of American children and adolescents are obese—triple the<br />
rate in 1980—and nearly one-third are overweight, according to the latest government data. Alarming statistics such as<br />
these have prompted government agencies, schools, and nonprofit organizations to launch a barrage of anti-obesity programs<br />
in recent years.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir sense of urgency is not shared by all parents, however. In fact, studies have consistently shown that parents tend to<br />
underestimate their child’s weight and the health risks associated with being too heavy. In a 2006 study that surveyed the<br />
parents of obese children, only one-half recognized that their child was overweight, and less than one-third said they were<br />
“worried” about their child’s weight. In another survey, only 38% of parents had taken steps, or were planning to take<br />
them, to help their obese child lose weight.<br />
Several factors may be contributing to this indifference among parents, experts say. Some parents believe their child’s<br />
excess weight is just “baby fat,” for instance, and some may simply be in denial. Or it could be that parents have concluded<br />
their kid is normal after eyeballing his or her overweight peers. “Because so many children are overweight and obese…they<br />
don’t stand out as much as they would have 20 or 30 years ago,” says nutritionist Elisa Zied, a registered dietitian and<br />
spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. “I almost see a lack of concern with some parents.”<br />
Parents should be concerned. Although some overweight kids do outgrow their baby fat, roughly two out of three are likely<br />
to grow up to be obese adults, according to a <strong>2009</strong> study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).<br />
Childhood obesity, moreover, is associated with a slew of serious health problems, including diabetes, asthma, heart disease,<br />
and depression.<br />
How do you know if your child’s chubbiness is baby fat or a serious health problem? You can’t always tell just by looking,<br />
and you can’t always count on pediatricians to broach the subject. But you can take matters into your own hands and adopt<br />
habits that will keep your child as healthy as possible.<br />
Reference: www.health.com
Member Memos<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> membership card, certificate, education report card and<br />
insurance letter are all available online at uspta.com and are no<br />
longer being mailed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> newest member tool allows you to print membership<br />
documents from your home or office computer, including membership cards, membership certificates,<br />
education report cards, insurance verification letters and dues invoices. Each document is personalized, dated<br />
and includes a security verification code for your protection. Only members in good standing will be able to<br />
print documents that verify membership.<br />
Log into uspta.com as a member<br />
using your last name and member<br />
number and click on the new<br />
menu item “My membership.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, you can select member<br />
documents, liability insurance and<br />
member profile (you’ll be asked to<br />
log into each area). From these<br />
areas you can print documents,<br />
purchase additional liability<br />
insurance, update your contact<br />
information and pay dues online.<br />
Jory Ereckson<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Membership Chair<br />
jereckson@berrycreekcc.com<br />
A Big Texas Welcome to the new <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas members!<br />
Abraham Alvarez, Manuel Avila, Kayla Blackburn, Jose<br />
Blanco, Ian Bradburn, Vanja Corovic, Daniel De La Cruz,<br />
Francisco Dias, Octavian Dinuta, Luis Gomez, Allan Graham,<br />
Cynthia Harmonson, Mark Hodge, Simon Joe, Lynn Khaing,<br />
Stephen Kline, Angelica Lagrange, Alex Ortega, Charles<br />
Rasor, Agustin Salazar and Meenakshi Sundaram<br />
17
8<br />
got golf?<br />
we do!<br />
2011 <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Retreat<br />
August 25-27, 2011<br />
Status Update: Follow<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas on the<br />
Official <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas<br />
Division Facebook<br />
page.
Need Something? Go to www.uspta.com<br />
<strong>USPTA</strong> members can find it all at one address. Go to<br />
www.uspta.com for all your tennis needs. Create a<br />
personal website, check your educational credits, find<br />
lesson plans, watch <strong>USPTA</strong>.TV, register a Tennis Across<br />
America event, research career center PR tools and<br />
much, much more.<br />
19
<strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division<br />
6027 Trinity Fork Drive, #827<br />
Fort Worth, Texas 76116<br />
We need your e-mail address<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>USPTA</strong> World Headquarters and <strong>USPTA</strong> Texas Division want to communicate better with you. Stay updated with current<br />
information, surveys, special offers, etc.<br />
Please send your name and e-mail address to Kathy Buchanan at the <strong>USPTA</strong> World Headquarters. Kathy’s e-mail address is:<br />
membership@uspta.org.