On behalf of the USPTA Florida Board welcome to the 2023 USPTA FL Division Convention! I hope you enjoy the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort & Spa with all the amenities it has to offer during your stay. The Florida board has been working hard to get many new and diverse speakers this year including the demand for pickleball seminars! We hope you enjoy the education but also take some time to relax and spend time with your family and friends.
On Thursday morning, we start with a specialty course with Mark McMahon and the golf scramble at 12:30. Our welcome reception cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres is on Thursday night at 6:00 PM sponsored by Welch Tennis! We also have Yoga for Tennis Friday & Saturday morning that will count for educational credits this year. A new event this year on Friday morning is a breakfast & brainstorming with roundtable discussions headed by a division leader. After a huge success last year our vendor trade show coffee meet and greet is back with lots of new vendors. Another change this year is a USPTA FL Awards Luncheon on Saturday to celebrate all our 2022 award winners. Afterwards we head to the pools and outdoor activities for cocktails and networking!
The USPTA Florida Division is always looking to raise the standard and lead the way by offering quality education and speakers for your continuing education and growth as a tennis-teaching professional in our industry. I hope you enjoy the convention and thank you for your continued support of the best division in the country again in 2023!
Joe D’Aleo – USPTA Florida Division PresidentWednesday, May 31 3:30-5PM Convention Registration Set-up
Thursday, June 1 8am - 1pm Convention Registration
Thursday, June 1 9am-Noon 12:30PM
Being Authentically YouSpecialty Course - Mark McMahon
2:00-3:00PM
Palm
3:30-4:30PM
Golf Scramble Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Course
6:00-8:00PM
Director's Panel: trenDs, expErience, Innovation
Jose Pastrello, Jicham Zaatini, Milos Vasovic
Palm
Tennis Court Maintenance -
John Ramsey Palm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Welch Tennis
La Coquina
Friday, June 2
7:00AM - 8:00AM Yoga for TennisMargit Bannon
8:00AM
Breakfast & Brainstorming
Breakfast is on us! Grab a plate and join a table for brainstorming round table discussion. Each table will have a facilitator.
8:00AM - 3:00PM
Vendor Trade Show - Vendor Meet & Greet + Coffee Bar
9:30AM 11:00AM 12:00 - 1PM
Reimagining the Coach PathwaySimon Gale
Regency Hall
La Coquina
Regency Hall
Palm
Visionary: The Building of a Female Tennis ProgramMargie Zesinger
Palm
Lunch On Your Own Master Professionals Lunch
Past President's Lunch
Grand Cypress Restaurant
Friday, June 2
1:00-2:00PM Pickleball Panel - Dominique Lemperele, Jenny Taylor, Lance Martin, Jim Morton - moderated by Matt Bacon
2:00-3:00PM
Tennis & Pickleball Drill SwapDrills for Drinks
3:00-4:00PM 4:30PM 5:30PM 6:30PM
USPTA National UpdateJason Gilbert, USPTA National Board
Women's Tennis Professional Meeting - all female attendees & guests invited.
Elevate Meeting - Elevate is a membership growth and retention initiative that focuses on members who have been in the USPTA for five years or fewer. All members welcome!
Dinner On Your Own
Saturday, June 4
8:00-9:00AM 9:30AM 10:30AM
Yoga for TennisMargit Bannon
12:00-2:30PM 3:00PM
Footwork for Improved PlayDavid Bailey
Palm
Regency Hall
Pickleball Drills & Skills for Intermediate Players - Dominique Lemperele
Awards LuncheonJoe D'Aleo & Mike Curren
Poolside NetworkingDrinks by the Pool Sponsored by Welch Tennis
Regency Hall
Grand Cypress Ballroom
Pool Bar
Friday, June 2, 8am-3pm
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Who: Todd Rubinstein, Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High Head Tennis Coach (Boy's & Girl's)
When: April 4, 2023 at 2:00pm
Where: Sans Souci Tennis Center in North Miami, Florida
What: Mourning High Boy's & Girl's Tennis Teams played against Goleman High where Head Coach Todd Rubinstein won his 500th & 501st career tennis matches as a Head Tennis Coach. Mourning High's Boy's Team won 6-1 and the Girl's won 7-0 to put him over 500 career wins. (Current 2022-2023 Records: Girls Team 11-1, Boys Team 8-3)
Why: Coach Rubinstein started coaching in the 1997 - 1998 season at Piper High School in Broward County for one year. He then coached at Goleman High in Miami-Dade County for 12 seasons, where he then made his way over to Mourning High for the past 9 seasons. Coach Rubinstein's current overall record before the upcoming District Tournament is: 501 - 145 - 2 (22 seasons) with 24 Regional Tournament appearances, 5 State Appearances, and two FHSAA State Tennis Championship wins. As of today, he is the only coach in Mourning High history with not just one, but two state championships in any sport.
How: Coach Rubinstein is a former high school standout himself, as he won three FHSAA high school state championships as a player at Cooper City High School in Cooper City, Florida He won two individual FHSAA State Tennis Championships in singles in 1987 & 1988 and also was part of the overall FHSAA Team State Tennis Champion Cowboys in 1988 Todd then went on to play #1 singles & #1 doubles for Barry University where he was the first Sunshine State Conference All-Team Player in the school's history
Accolades: 2018 USPTA National High School Coach of the Year, 2018 Tennis Industry Magazine's High School Coach of the Year, USPTA South Florida Region 8 President, USTA National Awards Committee, 2021 & 2017 USPTA Florida High School Coach of the Year, 2021 & 2020 USPTA Florida District President of the Year, 2021 USPTA Florida Section of the Year (Miami), 2019 Mourning High Teacher of the Year, 2018 USPTA Florida District 16 Professional of the Year, 2017 & 2018 Mourning High Coach of the Year, 2016 FHSCTA Wilson 3A Florida Tennis Coach of the Year, was on the FHSAA Tennis Advisory Committee from 2015 - 2018, is a USTA High Performance Coach, a USPTA Elite Professional, and was the Team USA Head Tennis Coach at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games & 15th European Games.
Quote: "It's been a remarkable journey and a true honor being a part of so many lives. What's even better is watching them grow up into mature adults and going to college, getting married, having kids of their own, starting their own careers, and just basically living their lives to the fullest. It puts a huge smile on my face knowing I had something to do with their lives and impacted them positively in some way." Rubinstein goes on saying, "I also can't thank my current and former players & their families enough, as well as my school administration and school staff over the years for putting their trust in me, as being a coach is a huge responsibility and luckily enough, they always gave me the reigns so to speak to not just lead, to not just coach, but to teach and help mold our next leaders of tomorrow " Rubinstein finally states, "To me, it's always about the team, period and end of story! Coaching is a selfless act which I've been lucky to do for over two decades A coach is meant to empower, show empathy, listen, challenge, motivate, support, and help others around them not just reach their potential, but to surpass it When I say that it's all about the team, I truly mean that, but in other words, it's really all about Family!"
Links: https://www youtube com/watch?v=CbEUdwfa4wg (CBS4 Mentoring Matters segment, Miami)
https://www sharkstennis com/ (Mourning High Sharks Tennis website)
