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Volume 17 —Issues

May 1993

On the cover Pamela Casale-Telford (left) is congratulated by Tournament Committee member Kathy O'Neal for winning the 1993 women's open singles title at the USPTA International Tennis Teachers Championships in Key Biscayne, Fla. Photo by Russ Adams.

SPECIAL SECTION The USPTA Education Manual: A Career Guide to Professionalism will continue in the June issue of ADDvantage magazine.

WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO Tim Heckler Director of Operations Rich Fanning Executive Assistant Marty Bostrom Coordinator of Tennis Allan Henry Teacher Development Communications Shawna Riley Coordinator Communications Gayden Cooper Marketing/Business John' Tamborello Operations Magazine Coordinator Donna Banse Sports Marketing Karen Linger Coordinator Corporate Services ChristlCall Manager Secretary Dale Henry Computer Services and Kathy Buchanan Club Relations Education Coordinator Susan A. Thompson

FEATURES 5 USPTA pros battle for titles at International Tennis Teachers Championships 6 Joelson captures ITTC men's title 7 Casale-Telford nets a victory at ITTC 10 Should tennis pros be considered employees or independent contractors?

by Paul Waldman, General Counsel, USPTA 13 Change student's fear of failure into action

by Donna Rae Yuritic 15 Special program pullout: Across America Tennis Day Player Retention Program

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18 Tune up basic tennis skills at the USPTA Playing School

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19 It's not too late to earn Continuing Education Program credits

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DEPARTMENTS 3 CEO's message From Houston to the White House, USPTA has busy spring 4 Vice President's message Pros have ability to direct USPTA into future 14 Ask the professor Groppel reflects on a decade of writing his column 20 Dates that rate 24 New members 26 Industry action ADDvantage May 1993

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CEO's message

From Houston to the White House, USPTA has busy spring .he last few months have been very busy ones for USPTA. Between planning for the fourth annual Across America Tennis Day, holding a mid-year Executive Committee meeting, and looking ahead to the 1993 USPTA National Convention, we've barely had the time to review the progress of these and many other Association programs and activities.

The following information will provide you with a brief update on the Association. I also want it to serve as a reminder that we need your involvement in each aspect of USPTA to ensure the success of those programs created to promote you, the tennis-teaching profession and your organization.

Across America Tennis Day By the time you read this, the 1993 Across America Tennis Day will have come and gone for most people, although many player retention programs will continue throughout the summer.

Thanks to you all the professionals who have supported this event for the last four years we managed to once again increase USPTA's exposure to the general public and gain access to the White House tennis courts. As you know, we started an important tradition last year when President and Mrs. George Bush visited our clinic on the White House courts. This added considerable credibility to our Coast-to-Coast tour, which started in Guam and ended in Washington, D.C. With help from the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports and the Tennis Industry Association, this year's multicultural segment was expanded to include 45:sites.

This part of the Across America Tennis Day program introduced tennis to the underprivileged and other special groups. Its

success has prompted us to organize a much larger program for 1994, when USPTA's Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) will team up with current program hosts to implement programs at hundreds of sites.

With the involvement of the MAC, we hope to target minority tennis-teaching professionals who will host clinics for the various ethnic groups represented in the program.

While the multicultural clinics are vitally important to our efforts to promote tennis to all segments of the United States' population, we should not forget that more than 2,200 professionals have, for the past four years, volunteered their time and talent for the 'main event' which takes place on the first Saturday each May. These tennis teachers, both USPTA members and non-members, have provided hundreds of thousands of people with free tennis lessons during the nationwide tennis promotion. urge each of you to establish player retention programs in the weeks following the May 8 program. By inviting the participants of your one-day clinic to take part in a followup project, you will be creating a larger playing base and strengthening the game of tennis in this country.

Mid-year Executive Committee meeting Members of USPTA's Executive Committee converged on the World Headquarters April 22-25 for the first mid-year Executive Committee meeting. The group, which usually meets every September during the National Convention, has expanded its schedule to meet twice yearly. The most recent meeting was held to establish many programs and policies for the Association, including those for public relations, education and finances.

Promoting 'Who we are, will remain a

Tim Heckler, CEO priority of the Public Relations Program. One such PR project that will help us accomplish this goal is the new publication, Contact Point, that promotes USPTA and its pros to various segments of the industry. The first newsletter targeted the industry's club/facility managers and owners and contains information on USPTA, its members' influence on the tennis consumer and general trends in the sport. The Executive Committee also-was introduced to a series of five new brochures that explain USPTA's role in the tennis industry and outline its many programs.

The group reaffirmed its support of the USPTA Continuing Education Program and its goal of promoting USPTA professionals as the most qualified tennis teachers in the industry.

1993 National Convention This year's convention set amid the beauty of the Boca Raton Resort and Club promises to be filled with education and fun, and is a must for anyone looking to gain education credits. The convention itself scheduled for Sept. 18-26, will earn you eight points, and the additional Specialty Courses a whopping 17 including four Spanish ones, will be worth two credits each. This year's Specialty Courses will be four hours long, instead of the usual eight, offering convention attendees a wider variety of education.

The convention also will feature about 50 one-hour seminars and many nationally known industry speakers. Of course, you can count on lots of entertainment with the nightly parties, tournament competition and much more. I hope to see you there, o ADDvantage May 1993

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Vice President's message

Pros have ability to direct USPTA into future Cliff Drysdale, Vice President

e've come a long way, baby.

Where to now?

We could remain simply a certification organization. There's nothing wrong with that. With the Continuing Education Program in place, USPTA pros increasingly are educated, and consequently more effective.

But, the USPTA could and should be a lot more.

We should be able to stand toe to toe with the ATP or the USTA. USPTA pros have never really understood

Everyone is talking about getting more people to play the game. There is no organization better equipped than the USPTA to accomplish this goal.

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how much impact they could have if they worked solidly together.

And, a stronger USPTA will benefit tennis at every level.

Everyone is talking about getting more people to play the game. There is no organization better equipped than the USPTA to accomplish this goal.

Who are the people who deal with real players on a daily basis? Who designs programs at the clubs? Who makes suggestions about equipment to club members and students? Do you realize how valuable to the tennis industry that interaction between the tennis pro and the club member is?

'You can have a great facility, but if you don't have a certified pro, you'll find the courts empty and the action elsewhere, Gordon Collins, USPTA president, said at the Texas Division Convention.

Currently, USPTA pros run practically all of the effective tennis programs, but as an organization, USPTA defines very few of the programs.

The most common request read in ADDvantage magazine is for USPTA members to 'get involved. The extent to which members really do get involved will decide the future direction of the USPTA. There is a major push at the national and divisionallevel to develop a delivery system for tennis programs that will involve a lot more professionals. It will present a great oppor-

Currently, USPTA pros run practically all of the effective tennis programs, but as an organization, USPTA defines very few of the programs.

tunity to get involved in the organization and its programs.

The choice is yours.

There are programs already in place like the USPTA Adult Tennis League and Across America Tennis Day that need the involvement and support of members.

There are endorsements that offer great products and attractive programs, but which need members to support them.

The extent to which members support these programs will determine the political strength of the USPTA and answer the question, 'Where to now?' <o>

USPTA pros battle for titles at International Tennis Teachers Championships

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espite high winds and constant rain, USPTA professionals battled for victory at the International Tennis Teachers Championships (ITTC), held March 17-21 in Key Biscayne, Fla. Brian Joelson of Amarillo, Texas, won his first ITTC men's singles title, while Pamela Casale-Telford of Boca Raton, Fla. won her first ITTC women's singles title.

Joelson, who was the No. 4 seed in the tournament, defeated No. 5 seed Dexter MacBride of Calabasas, Calif in the finals, 7-5, 7-6 (4).

In the semifinals, Joelson defeated No. 1 seed and returning champion Pat Serret.

'Winning the ITTC this year was great, Joelson said. 'I've been in the semifinals before and lost in the finals once, so this year was really exciting for me.

Pamela Casale-Telford, who was the No. 4 seed, defeated returning champion Tracy Houk-Kuhn of Sacramento, Calif, in the semifinals before downing Jamie Golder of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with a score of 6-3,1-6, 6-4 in the final match.

Casale-Telford did not have time to practice for the tournament and expected to make it to the quarterfinals at the very most, she said. still can't believe won, Casale-Telford said. 'It's icing on the cake for me, especially after not playing for so long.

The men's open doubles draw was equally exciting, with No. 3 seeds Peter Doohan of Anniston, Ala. and Pat Serret of Alexandria, La. upsetting defending champions MacBride and Val Wilder of Springfield, Mass.

Serret lost to Joelson in the third round of singles competition, so he felt he had a little extra energy for the doubles final.

Losing to Joelson in the singles competition was disappointing, but I feel like Peter (Doohan) and made up for it in the doubles, Serret said.

The strategy for the tournament was to stay aggressive during the entire match and get a feel of what it was like to play together again, Serret said. Serret is a tennis professional at the Courtyard Health and Racquet Club in Alexandria.

Doohan was really excited about winning the doubles competition, especially after

losing in the second round of the singles competition. didn't train a lot for the tournament, just went with the 'leftovers' from our college days, Doohan said. Serret and Doohan were the 1982 NCAA doubles champion team.

Pat (Serret) and still have a working combination, and we still know where each other is on the court.

Serret and his usual partner, Eric Styrmoe, are the current No. 1 USPTA doubles team, and won the 1990 and 1991 USPTA National Championships. Doohan and Serret plan to compete in the National Championships in Boca Raton in September.

The women's doubles title was won by Felicia Tebon of Boca Raton and Brenda Ward, of Naples, Fla. The women met while playing on the tour, so they didn't practice a great deal for the tournament, they said.

If you're a good doubles player, you can pick up with anyone, said Ward, a tennis professional at the Port Royal Club in Naples.

'We both wanted to have some fun, and got a chance to see some old friends from the tour.'

Tebon just had a baby in December, so she is a busy mom, as well as director of tennis at Boca Bath and Tennis Club in Boca Raton.

I had a great time playing at the ITTC, it was good to get back into the competition, Tebon said.

USPTA professional Randy Snow of Heath, Texas, defeated Laurent Giammartini of France to capture the men's open singles title in the Toshiba Wheelchair Invitational that was held at The Lipton Championships.

Juan Nunez, a competitor in the ITTC men's division, donated his first-round prize money to the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. In The Lipton field, Aranxta Sanchez Vicario and Pete Sampras added new titles to their collections. Sanchez Vicario defeated Steffi Graf to win the women's open singles title and Pete Sampras downed MaliVai Washington in the men's open singles competition.

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rian Joelson netted his first singles title at the ITTC after defeating No. 5 seed Dexter MacBride, of Calabasas, Calif Joelson played in the tournament before, but never made it to the final round.

"Last year, I came in as the No. 1 seed and lost in the second round, Joelson said, felt horrible about my play, so this year, was really looking forward to playing better tennis.

Joelson defeated Henner Lenhardt, Brian Page, Jose Campos and Pat Serret on his way to the final match. His strategy for the tournament was to get to the net and be aggressive, Joelson said.

MacBride is really aggressive on the net, so mostly it was a serve and volley type of match where both of us were trying to get to the net as quick as we could and make the other guy hit the passing shot, which is both of our weakness.

Joelson still competes on the tour, and was ranked 270 in singles and 140 in doubles the

week after the tournament. He competed for Texas A&M University from 1979 to 1983, earning all-Southwest Conference honors at No. 1 singles.

MacBride has been a member of the championship doubles team at the ITTC for the past three years, and has reached the quarterfinals or better in four of five USPTA tournaments. He is a partner in the Top-Seed Junior Tennis Academy and director of adult tennis, both at the Calabasas Park Tennis Club.

When not competing in the ITTC, Joelson found time to play in The Lipton Championships, losing to David Engel in the first round in three sets. Engel went on to defeat Jimmy Conners in the next round.

Joelson is a teaching professional at the Tasocsa Country Club in Amarillo, Texas. He said he enjoyed playing at the ITTC and is looking forward to competing in the National Championships in Boca Raton, Fla. in September. <o>

Men's Open Singles USPTA International Tennis Teachers Championships

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SEEDED PLAYERS

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SEEDED PLAYERS 1. Tracy Houk-Kuhn

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Tracy Houk-Kuhn Patricia Purcell Louanne Fischer Jodi Veillette Pamela Casale-Telford Tara Dunne Sabita Maharaj Tami Houston Karina Henrici Kari Yerg Kathy Woods Alegra Campos Jamie Golder Michelle Auffant Jaime Ferman Ann Rosenquist

Houk-Kuhn 6-2, 6-2 Fischer 6-4, 6-2 Casale-Telford 6-3, 6-1 Houston 6-1 6-3

2. Ann Rosenquist 3. Debbie Ladig-w/o 4. Pamela Casale-Telford

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, amela Casale-Telford, of Boca Raton, Fla. received a nice surprise at the International Tennis Teachers Championships she won the women's open singles competition after defeating Jamie Golder in the final with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

It was a surprise because she didn't have time to practice for the tournament and hadn't played competitively in more than a year, she said.

Casale-Telford was the Domino's Pizza TeamTennis 1986 Player of the Year, and had a career-high singles ranking of 15 in 1984 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Golder, ranked No. 90 by the WTA in December 1984, was the No. 1 player for the University of Miami for two years before turning pro in February 1983.

The final was a very competitive match, we were both going after it, Casale-Telford said, relied on my skills and the way I used to play on the tour.'

In addition to not practicing, Casale-

Telford's knee also started hurting during the second round.

"When my knee got really bad, thought was going to have to default the match, but my opponent didn't move me on the court, so I wound up beating her in two love games, she said.

The constant rain delays during the tournament helped Casale-Telford's playing because it gave her time to rest her knee, was used to the rain delays when I played on the tour, but my patience wore through at this tournament, she said. 'I wanted to play or go home.

Casale-Telford is a teaching professional at Boca Grove Tennis Club and also gives private lessons. She enjoyed playing at the ITTC and plans to compete at the National Championships in singles and doubles, she said. was able to meet some new teaching pros that were really nice and very competitive, she said. They want to win. o

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Men's Open Doubles USPTA International Tennis Teachers Championships Key Biscayne, Fla.

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Y Kwon/A. Stoner H. Lenhardt/C. Meyer J. Campos/S. Espenship C. McGarey/S. Poorman P Doohan/P Serret W. van der Boom/B. Willis M. Rubner/G. Trost B. Joelson/P Koessler R. Baxter/C. Wittus R. Saad/R. Saad B. Morrissey/C. O'Brien A. Emerson/G. Neuhart P Collazo/R. Dubins H. Buckley/N. Schellenger A. Burga/L. Hakansson D. MacBride/V Wilder

Kwon/Stoner 6-3, 6-3 McGarey/Poorman 6-3, 7-6 (8) Doohan/Serret 6-3, 6-3 Joelson/Koessler 6-0, 6-4

McGarey/Poorman 6-3, 6-1 Doohan/Serret 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 Doohan/Serret 6-4, 6-4 Doohan/Serret 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 3-0 Ret.

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S. Love/L. Seemann J. Golder/T Houk-Kuhn L. Fischer/J. Veillette J. Ferman/K. Henrici S. Maharaj/K. Yerg T Houston/P Purcell T Dunne/K. Woods F Tebon/B. Ward

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SEEDED PLAYERS 1. S. Love/L Seemann 2. F. Tebon/B. Ward

Love/Seemann 5-7 7-6 (4), 6-4 Fischer/Veillette 6-3, 6-4 Houston/Purcell 6-1 6-0 Tebon/Ward 6-4, 6-1

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Should tennis pros be considered or independent contractors?

by Paul Waldman, General Counsel, USPJA

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tennis professional named Adam is one of three tennis teachers working at 'Daisy Hill Tennis Club." When he was hired, he was told to report to work at 8 a.m. to leave at 5 p.m. to have a one-hour lunch break from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and to take a two-week vacation in the latter part of September. He would have other duties at the club, in addition to teaching. His pay would not be determined by the number of lessons he taught, but rather, he would receive a weekly salary.

Sue is one of six tennis teachers working at the 'Walnut Creek Tennis Club." Her arrangement is that she will be telephoned when there is a lesso'n available, and if she is free, she may teach the lesson. Since she can take other jobs, she may not be available. In that case, the club will call one of the other six professionals it uses. She takes vacations when she wants to, and she is paid by the club in accordance with the number of lessons she teaches.

Clearly, Adam is an employee and Sue is an independent contractor. Are the categories in which they fit important to each of them and their clubs? Most definitely.

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Choosing a category to fit your needs Which category is most desirable for you?

If you are interested in having medical insurance, a pension plan, workers compensation and disability insurance, overtime pay after working a certain number of hours, your club's payment of one-half of your Social Security, and your club withholding federal and local taxes from your weekly paycheck, you should opt to become an employee.

On the other hand, if you wish to have a certain amount of freedom regarding hours and vacations, if you prefer to establish your own medical and pension plans, pay your taxes quarterly based on your own recordkeeping and expense allocation, and thus probably pay less in taxes and have more money available weekly, you should aim for being an independent contractor.

Check with the IRS Is it all that simple? Can you decide on which category you prefer and then simply announce this to your club and the IRS? Unfortunately for you, but fortunately for lawyers and accountants, the answer can become quite complicated.

The reason for this is that your category of employment does not depend upon your wishes. Your intent, and the intent of your employer, practically is irrelevant. The question turns on what the IRS refers to, in its typically catchy language, as "the objective facts of the employment relationship. n other words, the RS will look at certain elements of the job to decide whether you are an employee or an independent contractor. It will examine whether your employer can determine when you report for work, leave work, have lunch and take vacations. Do you do the work in your home or on your employer's premises? Can you accept other employment at the same time?

Can you be assigned other jobs for your pay? What is the level of skill required for your job? Have you accepted pay with taxes withheld? Does your employer control how you do your job, or does your employer leave this up to you and is concerned only with the end result?

In other words, the IRS will look at certain elements of the job to decide whether you are an employee or an independent contractor.

Other factual patterns As have said above, it is quite clear that Adam is an employee and Sue is an independent contractor. But, what of the case where some factors favor one and some favor the other? For example, what if Sue agreed to come in every day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. but she could leave any time there were no lessons. She also could choose her vacation weeks, but would have to give at least three months' notice. She could have lunch any time there was no lesson. During the day she could teach elsewhere if this fit into the lesson pattern at the first club. To determine Sue's category would require close analysis of each of the factors.

From a practical standpoint, knowledge of the IRS' criteria can help you fashion a relationship with which both you and your employer will be satisfied. More and more, employers in every field are trying to minimize the number of employees and to have those who work for them be independent contractors.

Rising employer costs One has to look only at the cost of medical insurance or pension plan funding to understand why employers are trying to cut costs.

If an employer offers one or both of these benefits, all employees who work more than a certain number of hours must be covered.

If you wish to be employed, you .might be

employees

Determining whether pros are employees or independent contractors The following is reprinted from the Publication 937, Employment Taxes and Information Returns, published by the Internal Revenue Service.

reconciled to a pattern of employment which will render you an independent contractor.

What if the employer guesses wrong as to your employment category and the club treats you as an independent contractor when, in fact, you are an employee? It can be quite an expensive mistake for the club.

A few years ago, an employer owning several clubs throughout the country was challenged by its employees as to their employment category of an independent contractor. After a lengthy trial, the court held that the tennis professionals really should have been employees and that the employer owed Social Security payments and taxes that should have been withheld, with penalties and interest. Also, as a result of the ruling, overtime was owed to a considerable number of professionals.

What's best for tennis professionals?

The result of this case is a mixed blessing for the tennis professionals. The people classified as employees may have received a windfall in the short run. However, in the long run, fewer professionals who are classified as employees may be working fewer hours at the clubs.

The conclusion is to figure out the employment relationship which will suit you the best and work with your employer to establish a pattern of employment to accomplish the objective. If possible, seek the advice of a lawyer or an accountant, o Paul Waldman is a native of New York City. He is a graduate of Columbia College where he played on the tennis team, and received his bachelor of laws from Columbia Law School.

Waldman has been general counsel to USPTA for the last 20 years, and is of Paul Waldman counsel to the New York law firm of Vladeck, Waldman Elias and Engelhard. t He resides with his wife and children in the suburbs of New York City.

1. Instruction: An employee must comply with instructions about when, where and how to work. Even if no instructions are given, the control factor is present if the employer has the right to control how the work results are achieved.

2. Training: An employee may be trained to perform services in a particular manner. Independent contractors ordinarily use their own methods and receive no training from the purchasers of their services.

3. Integration: An employee's services are usually integrated into the business operations because the services are important to the success or continuation of the business. This shows that the employee is subject to direction and control.

4. Services rendered personally: An employee renders services personally. This shows that the employer is interested in the methods as well as the results.

5. Hiring assistants: An employee works for an employer who hires, supervises and pays workers. An independent contractor can hire, supervise and pay assistants under a contract that requires him or her to provide materials and labor, and to be responsible only for the results.

6. Continuing relationship: An employee generally has a continuing relationship with an employer. A continuing relationship may exist even if work is performed at recurring although irregular intervals.

7. Set hours of work: An employee usually has set hours of work established by an employer. An independent contractor generally can set his or her own work hours.

8. Full-time required: An employee may be required to work or be available full-time. This indicates control by the employer. An independent contractor generally can work when and for whom he chooses.

9. Work done on premises: An employee usually works on the premises of an employer, or works on a route or at a location designated by an employer.

10. Order of sequence set: An employee may be required to perform services in the order or sequence set by an employer. This shows that the employee . is subject to direction and control.

11. Reports: An employee may be required to submit reports to an employer. This shows that the employer maintains a degree of control.

12. Payments: An employee is paid by the hour, week or month. An independent contractor is usually paid by the job or on a straight commission.

13. Expenses: An employee's business and travel expenses are generally paid by an employer. This shows that the employee is subject to regulation and control.

14. Tools and materials: An employee is normally furnished significant tools, materials, and other equipment by an employer.

15. Investment: An independent contractor has a significant investment in the facilities he or she uses in performing services for someone else.

16. Profit or loss: An independent contractor can make a profit or suffer a loss.

17. Works for more than one person or firm: An independent contractor is generally free to provide his or her services to two or more unrelated people or firms at the same time.

18. Offers services to general public: An independent contractor makes his or her services available to the general public.

19. Right to fire: An employee can be fired by an employer. An independent contractor cannot be fired so long as he or she produces a result that meets the specifications of the contract.

20. Right to quit: An employee can quit his or her job at any time without incurring liability. An independent contractor usually agrees to complete a specific job, and is responsible for its satisfactory completion, or is legally obligated to make good for failure to complete it.

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Change student's fear of failure into action

by Donna Roe Yuritic

â&#x20AC;˘\y is a thin stream of fear True, many players are too upset to calmly trickling through the mind, wrote Arthur Somers Roche. "If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.'

Even teaching professionals fear failure, which interferes with their physical and mental performance in match situations. The coach's fear may inadvertently inhibit the player's progress and add to the player's worries.

Are coaches giving their students the impression, whether knowingly or unknowingly, that a loss is somehow a failure? Are drill play or match situations evaluated as a learning and growing process?

The type of feedback coaches give' students as they walk off the court after a loss can be critical to their emotional development as competitive players. Do coaches take the proper amount of time to help the players analyze the match effectively? Or do coaches simply say "Good try. Better luck next time."

Another common mistake is saying, "It's OK, just so you have learned something.

This is a great opening line, but so many pros just leave it at that and don't continue their questioning. If that learning experience is halted there, uninvestigated, it can't possibly become a valuable lesson. Tennis professionals must guide students in analyzing a loss.

The type of feedback coaches give students as they walk off the court after a loss can be critical to their emotional development as competitive players. ,

sit and analyze their efforts immediately after walking off the court, but this must be done as soon as possible. If the coach and player do not view this loss as a failure, it will be that much easier to discuss after the occurrence.

"Failure is not a crime. Failure to learn from failure is, said Walter Wriston, former chairman of the board of Citicorp. Take the example of a student being questioned about what he or she learned after a loss.

The response given by the student is a simple and unexamined, 'Yeah, I choked.

That may be true, but if the coach does not further examine this problem, the same result will occur over and over.

Step into the role as guide for a moment and begin to search further into the dilemma of 'choking' during a match, which can produce different outcomes in different players. In this particular instance, the player needs to discover if choking means freezing or overhitting. Did the mind or the body freeze? Did the student's weapons break down, or did a weakness crumble further?

Does this tend to reoccur at a particular score, perhaps at 4-1 or 5-2?

Now certain facts can be pinpointed and the loss can be seen from a different perspective, hopefully a more positive one.

Donna Rae Yuritic is the co-owner and co-head pro at Wimbledon Fitness & Racquet Club in Palos Heights, III. She has been a teaching pro at the â&#x20AC;˘ club for 12 years and a coach of women's traveling teams for 17 years.

In addition, she has worked with topDonna Rae Yuritic ranked junior players, including Katrina Adams.

Yuritic was an assistant coach at a USTA Area Training Center and volunteered for Special Olympics, wheelchair tennis and inner-city programs. She was a ranked junior and adult player in both singles and doubles in the Chicago District Tennis Association and in the USTA Westerns.

She has completed her first book, Doubles Troubles? No More. A Doubles Guide for Players 3.0-5.0.

"The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year,' said John Foster Dulles.

Players place a certain amount of internal pressure on themselves, which is compounded by external pressure from peers, parents and coaches.

What a wonderful way to interpret success.

Plain and simple, that's growth! It's not the lack of a problem, it's finding solutions to a problem. But if students continue to equate success with the wins they accumulate, the pressure will be too great to discover creative solutions.

Players place a certain amount of internal pressure on themselves, which is compounded by external pressure from peers, parents and coaches. All that society emphasizes plays a part in a competitor's performance. There are trophies, medals, titles and rankings. There are teams to make, tournaments for which to qualify and playing positions to attain.

It's a wonder that junior players come through with their sanity. If teaching pros want to ensure that tennis truly is 'the sport of a lifetime, winning must be deemphasized.

About a month ago, purchased a personal computer and was trying to teach myself the basics, was apprehensive about using a computer, almost to the point of 'choking, just like in a match. I was afraid (continued on page 22) ADDvantage May 1993

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Ask the professor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 10th anniversary

By Jack L. Groppel, Ph.D.

Groppel reflects on a decade of writing his column it's hard to believe that the first Ask the Professor column was written 10 years ago this month, truly am honored that the membership of USPTA has allowed me the opportunity to discuss how sport science can have a positive effect on the development of a tennis player.

On the 10th anniversary of this column, 'd like to reflect on some of the more interesting and, at times, comical segments. Finally, I will discuss my view of the future of tennis and how sport science might affect that future.

Members have asked me questions about stroke production, psychology, nutrition, motor learning, physiology and sports medicine. When didn't have an answer for the question, had to research the appropriate reference, both literary and human.

Some questions have been very pointed, such as, 'What is your opinion of a smallloop backswing on the forehand?' Questions like this are difficult to answer because somebody always is going to disagree with my response.

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On the 10th anniversary of this column, I'd like to reflect on some of the more interesting and, at times, comical segments. tried not to get emotionally involved in giving any response, yet provide a solid answer based on science. I quickly learned, however, that science alone cannot provide answers to some questions, because the answer often depends on the situation and the people involved, such as the player and coach.

There usually is no universal answer for some questions. Take this one, for example: 'Will Player A be able to hit a two-handed backhand easier and, once it is learned, how easy will it be to change to a one-handed backhand?'

An answer would depend totally on the player's physical abilities and psychological acceptance of making such a change. Then, there's the coach's receptivity to the change as well. Some questions truly are difficult to give a totally correct and all-inclusive answer, so this made some of my columns quite humorous.

One very sophisticated question I received from a member was: If have a reach of 10 feet with my racquet when serving and can hit the serve at about 100 mph, where exactly should my ball toss be (in relation to my body) to hit the service line of the box I am serving to?'

called USPTA CEO Tim Heckler to discuss whether I should respond to the question since a great amount of mathematics and extraneous detail would be involved in providing a correct answer. Go for it, he said, but bring the answer to an applied level by the end of the column.

I spent hours working on the problem and my answer. At the end of writing the column, I got very applied and blew it. I wrote, For those of you who have physical attributes like the player in this question, simply toss the ball up and forward, about two feet in front of the service line.

Groppel began writing Ask the Professor in May 1983.

Obviously meant the baseline, but no one caught the mistake and the column was published with the error. The next month I had to apologize to our membership, because if you really tried to hit a service toss that was two feet in front of the service line, then I hope your stay in the hospital was an abbreviated one.

The most enlightening column I ever wrote was following the 1986 National Convention in Palm Springs, Calif At that convention, (continued on page 28)

USPTA's

Player Retention Program

ACROS PUyER RETENTION

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PROGRAMS The Across America Tennis Day Player Retention Program is designed as a follow-up program to the one-day clinics held on the first Saturday each May The purpose of the program is to maintain the enthusiasm generated on Across America Tennis Day, and to ensure that those people who participated in the clinics continue to play tennis.

The follow-up program is a five-lesson (clinic and play) format designed for the less advanced player, and should be implemented easily at both private and public facilities The program may be conducted as an introduction to summer programs each year After the clinic takes place, send a press release to the local media announcing that an Across America Tennis Day follow-up program is available, and remind participants they are invited to attend. Send thank-you notes to the people or businesses who donated merchandise, time or money, and properly acknowledge their participation. Remember to stay in touch with these contacts, since they may offer tennis marketing opportunities In the follow-up program, it's a good idea to maintain a ratio of eight students to each instructor The key is to get participants involved in a structured program. A good idea is to place students into a league format, which will introduce play and provide built-in practice partners.

Week one: The first lesson should refresh the students about grips, forehands and backhands and briefly introduce court movement. When introducing groundstrokes, follow the suggestions that were in the 45-minute clinic format in the Across America Tennis Day program guide found in the March ADDvantage. During the lesson review, explain the format for the remainder of the follow-up lessons and emphasize the importance of practice. Encourage the participants to remain after the lesson to hit balls.

Week two: Review the forehand and backhand, then allow students to hit balls using court movement skills. Review groundstrokes, then introduce the volley You may use the information on volleys provided in the Across America Tennis Day program guide. Encourage students to take part in an hour-long supervised practice session and divide the group into similar playing levels Inform the students of the lesson's length, and suggest that they plan their schedules accordingly

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Week three: Review the forehand, backhand, volley and introduce the serve. Again, use the serve format in the Across America Tennis Day program guide and allow time for review and questions. Divide the group into teams for league play Continue the league concept throughout the remaining sessions, so that each team has the opportunity to compete with all other teams in the clinic. Explain the service rotation and scoring system. You may want to implement some rule changes to encourage actual play These may include: Allowing players to serve by drop-hitting or serving closer to the service boxes.

Using pingpong scoring, or a one-two-three-four type of scoring.

Having no defaults once league play begins. If a team member cannot play, another player may substitute.

Emphasizing fun and learning, not competition.

Week four: Review all strokes, and discuss movement and ball control in more depth. With the group divided into teams, practice partners automatically are provided.

After instruction, begin the second week of league play The instructor(s) should encourage practice, observe play and give support.

Week five: Again, review all strokes and allow students to ask questions. Try using drills that incorporate all strokes (five-ball drill). Allow time to practice serving. After the instruction period, begin the third week of league play After league play, explain that the lesson series is ending, but league play will continue for two to three weeks.

At this point, ask participants about their interest in group lessons. Group lessons are less expensive, more fun and allow people to socialize. Since they are economical, students are able to continue . taking lessons throughout the season.

Invite beginners, intermediate and advanced participants to an NTRP rating clinic, so they may become involved in league play Host a fun tournament using the NTRP as a handicapping system, so that beginner players may compete with more advanced players. Mention the leagues available in the area, such as those sponsored by USPTA, USTA and TeamTennis, as well as club and city leagues.

Consider offering a discounted lesson package to participants, or giving a free lesson. Utilize the event as a membership drive for the club or facility, or negotiate with parks and recreation departments for the use of public courts for summer programs.

Rules and regulations The system of charging, scheduling and amending the follow-up program will be left to the discretion of the teaching professional.

USPTA recommends reasonable rates, since participants will become full-time students and players at the facility, and eventually full-service customers Record the name, address, age and sex of each participant and forward the information to USPTA's Sports Marketing Department, to be recorded in the database of new players Additional promotional material and information on programs to enhance the enjoyment of the sport will be sent to participants.

This follow-up system will provide valuable benefits to USPTA professionals through the indirect means of creating large numbers of players each year The ultimate goal of USPTA's Across America Tennis Day is to create mass appeal during the one-day event, as well as, to encourage a continuance of the game by many of the same one-day participants.

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Tune up basic tennis skills at the USPT4 Playing School 1

.ennis professionals have an opportunity to tune up their basic playing skills and improve playing credibility during the threeday USPTA Playing School, to be held July 16-18 at the Maywood Tennis Club, 2630 W. Passaic St., Maywood, N.J. Renown player and coach Ron Holmberg will lead the event. Holmberg will discuss strategies, techniques, tactics and strokes, and will offer stylistic critiques using videotape of the school participants.

The cost of the course is $225 for USPTA members and $300 for non-members. The deadline to register is July 2. Members who attend the school will receive six credits to apply toward the Continuing Education Program requirements.

Key topics will include tips for the overhead, lob, drop shot, passing and approach shots. Techniques for serves, volleys and groundstrokes also will be examined. Holmberg will observe participants in on-court competition to provide expert advice and indepth analysis of playing techniques. Addi-

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tionally, tennis pros will be paired in tennis matches with others of similar ability and age.

'A tennis professional must be perceived as a credible player for students and the general public, Tim Heckler, USPTA CEO, said.

"The Playing School provides USPTA pros with the tennis techniques, instruction and expert advice to help them exude confident playing skills on court.

Holmberg is a USPTA Master Professional who gained world attention after winning the Junior Wimbledon in 1956. He captured the NCAA doubles championship twice while playing for Tulane University in New Orleans, and advanced to a professional career that earned him a No. 7 ranking in the world in 1960. n 10 of his 17 years on the tennis circuit, he was in the top 10 for U.S. men's singles. After retiring from the circuit and coaching tennis at West Point, Holmberg dedicated his career to developing players of all abilities.

Holmberg is a member of the ATP Tour, the USTA and the Eastern Tennis Association Hall of Fame. He directs junior development programs, corporate outings and pro/celebrity tournaments.

For more information, or to register for the Playing School, contact the USPTA World Headquarters, (713) 97-USPTA. The office is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Central time, o

Playing school agenda Day one Warm-up with drill on court Basic demonstrations by instructors Videotape players' groundstrokes Review of videotape in "skull session'

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Day two Return of serve Approach shots Passing shots Lobs Overheads Dropshots Doubles play Free play Day three Use the covered points in singles strategy Play pressure points Course overview 9-point, tiebreaker tournament

It's not too late to earn Continuing Education Program credits

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.ore than six months remain for members to acquire points in the first threeyear period of the Continuing Education Program. This may not sound like a great amount of time, but there are many opportunities to earn credit by the December 31 deadline.

Annual report cards showing the cumulative points earned, the name of each course and its respective credits have been mailed to all members involved in the Continuing Education Program. A credit verification form is included so members may list those courses for which he or she didn't get credit, but should have; or to appeal incorrect information. Members who did not have credits listed in the USPTA educational database received only the letter and the appeal form.

If members are lacking credits, the 1993 USPTA National Convention on Sept. 18-26 in Boca Raton, Fla. is a great way to gain those points. The 1993 National Convention offers 64 seminars over a seven day period, 17 Specialty Courses and a Certification Training Course, all of which count as credits.

Divisional conventions, held throughout the year and across the country, are worth five credits and offer education opportunities.

Don't forget the Specialty Courses, Tennis Teachers' Course, USPTA Schools of Teaching and division activities that are available year-round and receive continuing education credit.

Remember, it's extremely important for members to sign the roster at any education activity they attend, since USPTA has no other way to verify attendance and issue credits.

For those members who are not able to attend the national convention, courses and schools, a book review of one of USPTA's various manuals is an excellent way to earn credit at home. Each review culminates in an open-book quiz, which is worth two credits if 80 percent of the questions are answered correctly.

Credit may be awarded only once for a book, and USPTA must receive the completed book quiz by November 1 so that they may be processed before the December 31 deadline.

Continuing educational credits also will be awarded to those professionals who attend the educational activities of allied organizations, such as the United States Tennis Association, the Club Managers Association of America, and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Several professionals have participated in events that are eligible for credit, such as the USTA Sport Science Competency tests, and have not notified USPTA so they may receive the points.

It is the responsibility of the member to furnish the World Headquarters with a photocopy of proof of attendance at non-USPTA events in order to receive credit. Credit for cooperating agency conferences varies from one-half to five credits per event.

USPTA began the Continuing Education

Program requirements in January 1991 to help develop the total teaching professional.

The purpose of the education program is to support the professional in all ways and to furnish the knowledge needed to develop his or her career to the fullest.

The Continuing Education Program requires a professional to accumulate nine credits over a designated three-year period.

The point requirements are prorated for members who join in the middle of a threeyear period.

Refer to the 1993 education insert in the December 1992 issue of ADDvantage magazine for a complete description of courses and credits. For more information about the Continuing Education Program, contact USPTA s education coord nator at (713) 97-USPTA. Š

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Dates that rate opecialty Courses

jCjxams, upgrades and Certification Training Courses May 22-23 May 23-24 June 5 June 4-5 June 4-5 June 5-6

(CTC) Fountain Valley, Calit.

(GTC) Marietta, Ga. Sanibel, Fla. (upgrades only) Bloomington, Minn.

(CTC) (CTC) Salem, Ore. Nashville, Tenn.

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Columbia, Mo. June 5-6 Parker, Colo.

June 6-7 Houston, Texas June 6-7 La Jolla, Catif.

June 7-8 Freeport, NY. June 10 Hamden, Conn.

June 12-13 June 12-13 Baltimore, Md. Pleasanton, Calif.

June 13-14 June 13-14 Richmond, Va, June 19-20 Camarillo, Calif.

Detroit, Mich.

June 25-26 Laie, Hawaii July 9-10 Danville, III. July 16-17 Bethlehem, N.H. July 17-18 Flushing, N.Y. July 17-18 July 22-24 Mesa, Ariz.

July 24-25 Pittsburgh, Pa. July 24-25 Nashville, Tenn.

Redlands, Calif.

July 25 McLean, Va. July 25-26 July 31-Aug. 1 Aiken, S.C. Parker, Colo.

Aug. 1-2 Cherry Hill, N.J. Aug. 7-8 Richmond, Va. Aug. 8-9 New Orleans, La. Aug. 14-15 Costa Mesa, Calif.

Aug. 15 Aug. 15-16 Corpus Christi, Texas Cincinnati, Ohio Aug. 21-22 Aug. 22-23 Marietta, Ga.

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Course Title 5 Keys to Tennis Group Lessons Fitness, Training and Periodization Tennis Business Management Competitive Doubles Patterns Strategy and Tactics Quality Management Nutrition Tennis Business Management Stroke Analysis Stroke Analysis Advanced Stroke Production Mental Toughness Competitive Singles Patterns

Location Warren, Vt. Warren, Vt. Hidden Valley, Pa. Fort Myers, Fla. Cincinnati Ohio Houston, Texas Fort Myers, Fla. Cincinnati Ohio Mill Creek, Wash Hamden, Conn.

Fountain Valley, Calif Washington, DC. Phoenix, Ariz.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

lennis Teachers' Courses Date May 20-21 June 2-4 July 21-23 Oct. 7-9

Hours 16 24 24 24

Location Fountain Valley, Calif.

Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn.

Houston, Texas

ionventions Date May 13-16 June 1-6 Aug. 8 Aug. 29-30

Division New England Florida Middle States Northwest

Location Warren, Vt. Ft. Myers, Fla. Hershey, Pa. Brainerd, Minn.

USPT4 Schools of Teaching Date July 16-18 Aug. 14-15 Oct. 17-18 Oct. 30-31

School USPTA Playing School School of Tennis Teaching Business School Business School

Location Maywood, N.J. May wood, N.J. San Diego, Calif.

Arlington, Texas

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Date May 8 May 15 May 16-17 June 10 June 29 July 6 July 16 July 22

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The above schedule is subject to change.

The deadline for registering for an exam, upgrade or CTC is 21 days in advance.

Exams which are accompanied by a CTC are indicated in the right margin. For more information, call the USPTA Membership Department at (713) 97-USPTA. 20

Date May 13 May 14 May 16 June 3 June 5 June 5 June 6 June 6 June 11 June 13 July 11 July 20 July 24 July 25

Division Middle States New England Middle States Hawaii Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Midwest Mid-Atlantic

City Wilmington, Del. Warren, Vt. Pittsburgh, Pa. Honolulu Hawaii Chevy Chase, Md. Fairfax, Va. Peoria, III Washington, D.C.

v^oaches Workshops Date Aug. 6 Aug. 16 Oct. 23

Division Intermountain Northwest California

City Colorado Springs, Colo.

Richfield, Minn.

Covina, Calif.

1993 USPTA National Convention offers wealth of education and tennis activities

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Iducational activities, great tennis, nightly parties, and camaraderie between tennis professionals are just a few of the activities that comprise the 1993 USPTA National Convention.

The convention, set for Sept. 18-26 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Fla. is a fantastic opportunity for tennis pros to expand their knowledge of the tennis industry.

The 356-acre Boca Raton Resort offers 34 tennis courts, two 18-hole golf courses, 963 deluxe guest rooms and numerous other activities and amenities.

USPTA members may register for the convention by completing the registration form on page 22. The convention fee for USPTA members is $190, if the form is received at the World Headquarters before Aug. 17 Members who return the registration form after Aug. 17 will incur a $20 late fee.

The Boca Raton Resort is handling all hotel reservations for USPTA members. Simply complete the registration form on page 23 of the magazine and return to the resort no later than Aug. 18. Rates are $89 for a single or double room per night.

For information on sharing a room, call the World Headquarters for a list of members

who also are looking to share rooms. All convention attendees are responsible for making their own room reservations.

Discounts on airfare and car rentals are available through USPTA's travel agency, Superior International Services (SIS). Contact SIS for more information on airfare and rental cars at (800) 338-6996. Be sure to state you are a USPTA member to receive discounts.

Education activities always make up a big part of the convention. This year, a total of 17 Specialty Courses will be offered to attendees, along with a Certification Training Course, certification testing and upgrading opportunities.

Many of the world's top speakers will conduct seminars on topics such as methods and motivation, sport science, coaching and equipment, pro shop management, and business and career development. By attending these seminars, members can earn a total of eight credits that count toward the Continuing Education Program.

The convention also features some great tennis action, with the National Championships, the National TeamTennis Championsh ps and the Senior TeamTenn s Championships, all during the week.

Besides educational sessions and tennis,

there are many other activities offered at the convention. The annual Awards Breakfast, held Sept. 22, will recognize outstanding USPTA members for 1993. Awards to be presented include Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, High School Coach of the Year, Touring Coach of the Year, Professional of the Year, Division of the Year and Division Newsletter of the Year. Other categories include USTA/USPTA Public Service Award, Years of Service and the 1993 Master Professionals.

For the first time, there will be a USPTA National Tennis Buying Show Sept. 22-23, featuring the newest styles and equipment in the tennis industry.

Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in the many fun-filled parties and activities, such as the Prince Welcoming Party, the exhibitor party and the Battle of the Divisions Competition party, hosted by Penn Racquet Sports.

Don't forget to attend the Battle Bash Extravaganza and Lip-Sync Contest, held on Saturday night. The Midwest Division, champion in 1992, will be back to defend its title.

For further information about the 1993 USPTA National Convention, contact the World Headquarters at (713) 97-USPTA. Š

The 1993 National Convention offers numerous education activities, exciting tennis and camaraderie between professionals.

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Student's fear of failure (continued from page 13)

I'd do something wrong and push the wrong keys and lose everything, or worse yet, break it.

The best advice I received was to play with the computer as much as I wanted because I couldn't hurt it. If my input was invalid, it would tell me; it would give me a result or an outcome, even though it may not have been the one I intended.

What a relief! It was the freedom I needed to explore my options. If the result was invalid, it was not a failure or a loss, it was simply a result. I then could approach it with other data to find the appropriate solution.

Upon realizing the freedom I had from the worry of failure, I immediately connected it to coaching. Coaches need to constantly reinforce that a loss is not a failure, but merely an outcome: It's the result of an input.

If players are free of win vs. loss, or success vs. failure, tennis and life can be treated as a learning and growing experience. Try one method, and if it does not give us the desired outcome, go back and try another and another. It's no longer viewed as a loss.

Soon the fear and frustration disappears and players become willing participants to

'For every ailment under the sun, There is a remedy, or there is none; If there be one, try to find it; If there is none, never mind it.9 Mother Goose venture forth and try something new.

Perhaps a backhand lob would have been more appropriate than a passing shot. Or approach a high floater and hit it before it bounces. Possibly a full attack would have placed just enough pressure on the oppo-

nent for his or her weapons to crumble.

'When you worry, you go over the same ground endlessly and come out in the same place you started, said Harold B. Walker.

Thinking makes progress from one place to another The problem of life is to change worry into thinking and anxiety into creative action.'

Coaches need to instruct a player to find his or her own way on the court. They need to discover what's working and what's not working. They must be encouraged to take action to change what's not working.

If the fear of failure is abolished, the ability to attempt the change will come more readily.

When coaches emphasize results and outcome instead of wins and losses, there is no failure. Fear can be replaced with personal power.'

Fear so often inhibits players' thinking and their mobility. Fear prevents them from acting, and play becomes dictated by their opponents. They lose their 'personal power' and become paralyzed by fear. Coaches can measure their own success by the ability to replace a student's fear of failure with confidence derived from positive results. <o>

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1993 USPTA National Championships What: Singles and doubles competition, open and age categories When: Sept. 18-22. Starting times for first-round singles matches will be mailed Sept. 1 Where: Boca Raton Resort and Club, Boca Raton, Fla. Surface: clay court Prize money: $20,000, number of entries affect distribution Individual entry fees: $50/singles, $20/doubles. Tournament players also must register for National Convention; tournament and convention fees must be paid separately (see convention registration form, page 6). Singles entry and fees deadline, Aug. 17 Doubles may register at tournament site, preregistration encouraged.

Match scoring: Regular match scoring, two of three tie-breaker sets.

Rules: USTA. 15-minute default rule in effect. Players allowed minimum hour rest between singles matches, 30 minutes between singles and doubles matches or two doubles matches.

Dress code: Proper tennis attire. No T-shirts, tank tops or Capri tights.

Player eligibility: Current USPTA members in good standing who preregisterfor National Convention. All membership requirements must be completed by June 17 to allow for grading exam and processing application. USPTA will not be held responsible by any individual or division if entry is not accepted due to not fulfilling requirements before the 60-day deadline.

Player/event regulations: Each eligible player is limited to one singles and one doubles event. An event is two players or teams competing. Men's open limited to a 128-draw Events may use block seeding, depending on size and strength of draw Mixed doubles rule: Players eliminated from, or not entered in, regular doubles play may enter mixed doubles. While limiting each player to two events, this enables players to avoid choosing between two events.

Tentative starting schedule: Sept. 18, time TBA — start MOS, M35S. Sept. 19, 9 a.m. — Start WOS. Noon — Sign up ends MOD, M35D, WOD. 3 p.m. — Start M40S, MOD, M35D, WOD. Sept. 20, 9 a.m. — Start remainder men's singles and W35S. Noon — Sign-up ends, remainder men's doubles, W35D, MXD. 3 p.m. — Start remainder men's doubles, W35D. 5p.m.— Start MXD. Sept. 21, 9 a.m. — start all other women's singles. Noon — Sign-up ends, all other women's doubles.

3 p.m. — Start all other women's doubles.

This schedule may change as a draw increases. Players are advised to arrive one day before scheduled first match.

Tournament staff: Will Hoag, national Tournament Committee chairman; Frank Kelly, tournament director; Kathy O'Neal and Gary Scanlon, Tournament Committee.

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Industry action

USPTA • USPTA pro Craig Koessler was named director of tennis at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Ore. He previously was the assistant professional at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Ore. Koessler is the president of the Pacific Northwest Division.

• Dave Rineberg, USPTA pro, has been named the director of tennis at the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. Rineberg has worked with ATP Tour and WTA world-ranked pros, internationally and nationally ranked juniors and played pro satellite events. He is on the national advisory staff for Mizuno Tennis.

• On February 22, students from the Tyler (Texas) Junior College Tennis Technology Program visited the World Head-' quarters in Houston. The 32 students toured the headquarters and received an update on the Association and the tennis industry from CEO Tim Heckler. The students were accompanied by USPTA pros Paul Soliz, director of Tyler's Tennis Tech Program, and Ricardo Ortiz, faculty staff member.

• USPTA pros Bob Hansen, Santa Cruz, Calif John Nelson, Davis, Calif Bobby Bayliss, Granger, nd. and Mike Wallace, Norcross, Ga. were honored as the 1992 Wilson/ITA Coaches of the Year at the 8th annual ITA Convention, held at Saddlebrook Golf and Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Fla. Lisa Moldrem, Seattle, Wash, was a prize-

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money winner in the ITA Coaches' Championships, which featured competition in singles, doubles and mixed doubles for various age groups.

• USPTA pros Spike Gurney, Mark McMahon and Gundars Tilmanis have joined Penn Racquet Sports' speaker bureau. The pros will be available to participate in on-court seminars at divisional and national USPTA events and special speaking engagements, courtesy of Penn.

Gurney, director of tennis for 12 years at the Hamlet Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla. is a USPTA Master Professional, past president of the Florida Division and threetime winner of the Florida Professional of the Year award.

McMahon is the director of tennis at the Boca West Club in Boca Raton, Fla. He is a USPTA Master Professional and former three-term president of the USPTA Florida Division.

Tilmanis is a clinician for both the USTA and International Tennis Federation. He is an internationally recognized tennis coach, author and lecturer and president of Tilmanis Tennis, a teaching and consulting firm.

Penn Racquet Sports also sponsored USPTA professional Roy Emerson as a speaker at 'A Sport for a Lifetime' in Milwaukee, Wis. The Tennis and Life Day program hosted by the Greater Milwaukee Indoor Tennis Association on March 13,

provided information about the sport of tennis.

• USPTA professional Dennis Ralston is now coaching Gabriela Sabatini, the fifthranked women's singles player in the world.

Ralston was director of tennis at Southern Methodist University (Dallas) from 1981 to 1989. Following the 1989 season, Ralston left SMU to coach Yannick Noah on the professional tour for a year before returning in August 1990 as director of tennis.

• USPTA pro Juan Nunez has been hired to coach Lori McNeil.

Member Product Showcase • USPTA pro Tim "Koach" Conroy has written a book, How to Become a Star Athlete, which covers goals, coaching, nutrition, parents' roles, sports selection, conditioning and more. Conroy is the founder and owner of Coach Enterprises. To order a copy of the book, send $13 to Tim Conroy, 3657 Wallace Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15227 or call (412) 881-8067 The price includes tax and shipping.

• Tournament Tough Summer Training, conducted by USPTA pro Carlos Goffi, will be held June 27-August 14 at the Tennis Club of Palm Beach in Palm Beach, Fla. USPTA

pro Drew Evert and Erin Evert will serve as hosts. For more information, contact Tournament Tough, c/o The Tennis Club of Palm Beach, 2800 Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33417 or call (803) 768-9797 or (407) 683-5603.

Pro Tours • The RCA Championships, to be held in Indianapolis on August 14-22, has been named the "Tournament of the Year" by players on the IBM/ATP Tour The RCA Championships is the only tournament to receive the award more than once. The award, presented at the IBM/ATP Tour Awards Gala in India Wells, Calif was determined by a vote of all the players competing on the tour. Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker and Goran Ivanisevic have entered the tournament. Daily and season tickets for the RCA Championships are available by calling (317) 632-8000 or (800) 622-LOVE. • Arthur Ashe, who died Feb. 6 of complications related to AIDS, was the recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award at the annual IBM/ATP Tour Awards Gala in Indian Wells, Calif Jeanne Ashe accepted the award. The Awards Gala was dedicated to the memory of Ashe.

Associations • The Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) held elections for the association's board of directors at the 66th annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

Officers elected were Richard Kolasa, president; William Schulz, vice president; Norman Spitzig, secretary-treasurer- and John R. Sullivan, immediate past president.

Newly elected national directors are Thomas H. Anderson, Edward Henderson, John A. Jordan and W.H. "Bill" Kendall.

Remaining on the board of directors are Wiggo K. Anderson, George P. Carroll, Jay De Pietro, Randall A. Gudanowski, and Paul K. Skelton.

• The United States Tennis Court and Track Builders Association (USTC & TBA) will hold its Technical Meeting November 12-16 at the Chicago O'Hare Marriott. The meeting will offer general and technical sessions targeted to tennis court builders, track builders, design professionals and business managers. Detailed information and registration materials are expected to be available by summer. USTC & TBA members will receive this information automatically, others may call (410) 752-3500.

• The Tennis Industry Association (TIA) sponsored a study of recreational tennis participation in the United States. This is the third study conducted by Audits & Surveys for TIA. Copies of the complete, 300-page report are available from TIA for $450. The 1988 and 1989 reports may be purchased for $250 each. For more information, contact TIA at (407) 840-1127

Manufacturers • Herman Rutgers has been promoted to vice president/general manager for the Atlantic region of Prince Racquet Sports.

The announcement was made by Arthur M. Bylin, president and CEO of Prince Sports Group Inc. Rutgers joined Prince in 1988 as managing director in Europe, and in 1990 took on the added responsibilities of managing Prince's growth in Africa and the Middle East when the company globally decentralized.

• PowerFood Inc. has released a new product, an apple-cinnamon flavored PowerBar. To choose the new flavor, a nationwide advertising campaign coinciding with the November presidential election invited consumers to mail published ballots to vote for a flavor. The apple-cinnamon flavor PowerBar was shipped to distributors throughout the country for availability on May 1 • ProKennex has expanded its staff of regional technical advisors with the addition of John Gautschi of Wellesley Hills, Mass, who is responsible for the mid-Atlantic area, New York and New England. John Kelley of Gainesville, Fla. also has been added, and will serve the Southeast, including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. The additions are part of ProKennex's continuing effort to better serve the retailers who carry its products, while supporting tennis at the grassroots level.

• Wilson Sporting Goods has named Jeffrey S. Karp as marketing manager/ tennis accessories in the company's racquet sports division. Wilson has re-aligned the tennis accessories function to work closely with the marketing of Wilson's performance tennis racquets.

Miscellany • Greater Miami has been selected by the International Tennis Hall of Fame as its City of the Year for 1994. The announcement was made March 19 at The Lipton Championships in Key Biscayne, Fla. This honor is bestowed annually on one city in

recognition of its contributions to the game of tennis.

Greater Miami was selected because of its distinguished tennis history, outstanding tennis leaders, and because of the support the sport receives from the local political and recreational communities.

Miami is the sixth city to be honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Previous honorees were Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989; Kalamazoo, Mich., 1990; Washington, D.C. 1991 St. Louis, Mo. 1992; and Los Angeles, Calif 1993.

• "The New Tennis Magazine Show" will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) with the June 16 episode, airing at 7:30 p.m. on SportsChannel America.

The show will include a feature on the history of the WTA, interviews with founder Billie Jean King and nine-term president Chris Evert, and a behind-the-scenes look at the organization.

The New Tennis Magazine Show,' featuring tennis news and trends, instruction, travel and personality profiles, is co-produced

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Ask the professor (continued from page 14) period had a 23 percent lower mortality rate than those who did not. And think there's more to be discovered about the benefits of tennis as an activity.

Jim Loehr and I are involved in our own research and are working with some of the world's leading physiologists and immunologists. The preliminary work indicates that exercising in intervals (we call it creating waves) is the way to get healthier and tennis seems to be the sport to do it. In fact, in our Mentally Tough Corporate Training Program, we teach this form of training for emotional, mental and physical toughening to be more productive, healthier and happier.

And tennis is an integral component of our sport laboratory.

As for you, the teaching professional: Study, study, study. Never stop pursuing the answers to your questions about tennis. The best advice can offer is similar to that given to me the day I finished my doctoral dissertation.

Just remember that this degree you've just earned is as far as you can go academically, but it doesn't entitle you to know everything there is to know," my adviser said.

In fact, it entitles you to realize how little you actually know. You. always must strive to be better. As soon as you think you're the best, you no longer are. ÂŽ

Sean Sloane and I worked at the USPTA public clinic on Saturday. That's where met Jacob.

Jacob was a 3-year-old boy who came to the clinic with his parents. Since he was too small to hold an adult-sized racquet properly, I lifted him and we did some drills together.

He was laughing incessantly. At one point, he asked me to sit down and talk.

My name is Jacob, he said during our little chat.

As for you, the teaching professional: Study, study, study. Never stop pursuing the answers to your questions about tennis.

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On court at the 1990 USTA Tennis Teachers Conference, New York City.

The little chatterbox wouldn't stop talking.

He even got involved in one of Marty Devlin's great ball machine clinics and had all the adults laughing.

That night, his mother told Sloane that she was not Jacob's real mother. She said that he had been abandoned in the desert several weeks prior to the clinic and had not uttered a word until that afternoon. They had thought Jacob was autistic, she told Sloane as tears of joy streamed down her face.

You see, tennis became the vehicle which drew him out. What a great game we are involved in!

The future of our sport is bright. For example, in the February 1993 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Ralph Paffenbarger, M D. published a study that should get more people playing tennis.

He studied 10,269 men over a 20-year period and found that for those people who reported three or more hours of moderately vigorous sports activity per week (he specifically cited tennis as an example), the risk of death from any one cause was halved.

Those who took it up during the 20-year

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