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contents the total professional - enhancing your career 13 Building for the future through Little Tennis® by Kent Parrot, USPTA — Learn how one club's instruction manual helps grow the game.

17 Direct local tournaments like a professional by Jerome Kilmer, USPTA — Improve your tournaments by incorporating these 12 traits into your teaching style.

departments 3 CEO's message 5 First vice president's message 26 Career development 28 Industry action 32 USPTA drill 33 Classifieds

news 8 USPTA members excel in Career Development program 10 USPTA and Siebel Open - A great doubles team!

special section ople-oriented pundit finds his niche in human nature - Sport scientist celebrates 20 years as author of "Ask the Professor" Column — by Shawna Riley, USPTA staff writer-Passion for life keeps Jack Groppel teaching, connecting.

k the professor - Sport science - A brief id interesting history - by Jack Groppel, Ph.D. """^ iffers a glimpse into the unique findings of sport perfo

On the cover ... USPTA celebrates 20 years of Jack Groppel's "Ask the Professor" column.

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CEO's message USPTA programs target consumers as means of growing the game

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or many years now, USPTA has developed USPTA Little TennisŽ. It is designed to recruit the and promoted tennis programs that benefit youngest of players — those ages 3-10, and emphasizes the tennis-teaching professional. We specifiparental involvement. It also creates an interest in tennis among siblings and extended family members. cally created activities to promote your USPTA membership, offer ease of implementation and give you Possibly the most enthusiastic customers you have the freedom to modify the programs to fit your needs. are juniors who already know how to play, but haven't tackled formal competition. A USPTA Junior Circuit USPTA's sports marketing programs offer something for every teacher. But, more importantly, they may be the answer. It is a series of tournaments created offer something for every player. USPTA offers you to introduce lower-level junior players to competition all the tools you need to capture the and allow them to prepare for more audience we all need to grow our busiintense contests. This program allows players to compete without traveling nesses and the sport. Specifically, our and provides USPTA pros with local programs can and should be used to entice consumers to all the exciting accontrol and flexibility. tivities that will allow them to enjoy Don't forget the adult players, the game of tennis and keep returnespecially the senior-level members of ing for more, no matter what their your facility. The USPTA Adult playing level or age. By providing qualTennis League provides a flexible fority programming and fun, you can mat that can be adapted to various build upon your reputation as the inseasons and areas of the country withdustry's expert tennis teachers. out conflicting with other leagues.

Thousands of USPTA members The format requires that a facility Tim Heckler have only two courts, which makes the across the United States offer these league popular at both small and large facilities. and similar programs each year, but the public doesn't know about them. With your help, USPTA The doubles-only format is open to men, women hopes to promote its programs to the consumer. We and mixed doubles. The league's flexibility allows pros know that with the right message, we can attract to adjust the levels within squads to meet player availeveryone from beginner children and adults, to the ability. A squad should have at least 16 players, but with more seasoned league players, to the USPTA prosubstitutes could have many more to increase the fun. grams described below.

The Adult Tennis League may lead to a Champion The annual Tennis Across America program — of Champions event, where you can pool your recelebrated this month - is a chance to interest a whole sources with other tennis teachers in your area to crenew group of potential long-term players who may ate a fun event for league players. Championship teams want to continue taking tennis lessons. These same from various clubs will be able to compete against one players will benefit because they may not have othanother. The tournament might be large enough to erwise had the opportunity to play tennis. The proresemble a city championship, while a smaller event gram is very beneficial for players and USPTA promight include the finalists or semifinalists from just a fessionals because it promotes tennis, encourages few participating facilities. community involvement, generates interest in lesChampion of Champions offers an incentive for son and league programs, and provides recognition members to play in their own club championships, to you and your facility. brings together old playing partners and provides comWhen it comes to marketing to consumers, the petitive draws. Also, tapping into new markets is easy fastest way to capture their attention is through their with this format. Divisions for seniors and for children children. Nothing in tennis does this as well as and families from Little Tennis may be added to the

... our programs can and should he used to entice consumers to all the exciting activities that will allow them to enjoy the game of tennis and keep returning for more, no matter what their playing level or age.

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you can build upon your reputation as the industry's expert tennis teachers. singles and doubles draws for men and women. Age groups, parent-child and husband-wife divisions also add variety.

Perhaps the best way to get new people to your facility in the first place is to host a Member-Beginner guest event. This will keep current members active and happy, and it will entice more tennis players to join the facility or bring new players to the game and fill beginner programs. The idea is that a facility's tennis-playing members invite non-playing people (total beginners) to be their guest for an event that includes an instruction session and social play. The member will be a partner to his or her guest. With the right drills and equipment, including lowpressure Pro Penn Stars balls, the member-beginner guest is a social and fun event for everyone, despite the difference in their skill levels.

If you'd like more details on these programs - some complete with program guides — visit www.uspta.com.

In the coming months, USPTA hopes to redirect some of its program promotions to directly target consumers. We believe this will stimulate a lot of interest in the activities you offer, and we know this will increase your business.

Remember, each USPTA program can be modified to suit the particular group of players you want to target. And, the message should be fun. Once you've hooked them on tennis, consumers will naturally understand the link between experienced tennis teachers and the quality of instruction and programming they receive.

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irst vice president's message Internalizing career development opportunities

NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS President First Vice President

Joseph Thompson David T. Porter, Ed.D.

Vice Presidents

Ron Woods Harry Gilbert Tom Daglis Randy Mattingley

Secretary-treasurer

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omeone once said that the difference between a good player and a great player is that great players don't miss the easy shots. I believe that the difference between a good coach and a great coach is the ability to recognize the cause of a player's problem and the ability to communicate that cause effectively to the player.

A USPTA coach/professional gives extrinsic or augmented feedback during a lesson or practice session. During the learning stages this source of feedback can be the greatest contributor to a learner (student or player) making appropriate changes between practice trials. Intrinsic feedback comes through visual, auditory and/or kinesthetic means.

A great coach/professional has mastered the ability to provide extrinsic feedback that can and will be internalized by the student/player. This ability of a coach/professional to demonstrate, explain or shape the cause of a player's problems, in the form David T. of feedback that a player can internalize, is what develops players and moves those players from one level to another.

Some coaches/professionals like to hear their own voices, and although they give a lot of information to their players, they do not do it in a way that allows the players to internalize the information and become independent of the coach/professional. The players hear the information and perhaps even like or agree with what is said. However, most players are visual learners and the problem arises when the players are unable to transfer the information to their own games.

They may nod their heads in agreement, but little progress is made. Players must internalize or use the information if it is to be valuable and become a part of their games. ^^ I wonder whether our Career Development Pro"gram doesn't have some similarities. Let's take a look.

Not too long ago I visited the California Division convention. The career development and educational

offerings were exceptional. There were specialty courses by Greg Patton and Ken DeHart, and seminars by Hank Pfister, Stan Smith, Barbara Braunstein, Peter Smith and Dr. Robert Weinberg.

I was fortunate to attend all of them and found myself furiously taking notes throughout the two days.

When I returned home to Hawaii, I moved back into my pre-convention routine and found that much of the excitement I felt about what I heard was lost. There was one exception. Hank Pfister had made a presentation on "The backhand slice." I found the information Hank presented to be both exciting and accurate. I came home and immediately began to use the information.

The more I used what I had learned, the more I liked it. I felt more confident including it in what I taught and believe that Hank's seminar has added depth to my coaching and has aided in making me a more complete coach/professional.

I started to look at my notes Porter from the other seminars and specialty courses. Wow! It was amazing. I started getting excited again. I went to the court and tried some of what I was reviewing. Again my excitement increased. I started looking back through notes of conferences and conventions from the past. I was amazed at how much information that had excited me when I heard it had not been internalized or incorporated into my coaching and teaching philosophy. Instead, I had filed it away for use at another time.

I decided that now was the time. I began to experiment with die ideas that I had seen from top coaches and professionals from across the country and around the world. The more I ttsedthe information, the more I liked it. The more I liked the information, the more confident I became in using it. Gradually the information was becoming internalized. I was growing. I was developing. I was becoming a better and more complete coach/professional. continued next page

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Paula Scheb

Past President

Will Hoag

WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO

Tim Heckler

Director of Operations

Rich Fanning

Executive Assistant Marty Bostrom Director of Communications

Shawna Riley

Creative Services Director

Julie Myers

Director of Public Relations

Diane Richbourg

Publications Coordinator Communications/ Divisional Liaison Network Coordinator Director of Marketing Sports Marketing Coordinator Multimedia Video Production Manager

Joe Birkmire

Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Educational Administrator

Donna Simeon

Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator Receptionist

Lezly Guilliams

Director of Information Technology

Dan Wilson

Computer Services/Kathy Buchanan Club Relations Computer Services/ Data Entry

Sylvia Ortiz

Divisional Executive Administrator

Yvonne Hung

Director of Certification

R.J. Tessier

Membership and Vicky Tristan Certification Coordinator Danielle Mead

Insurance/ Merchandise Assistant

Tia Talbert

Legal Counsel Attorney-at-law

PaulWaldman

For information, write the USPTA World Headquarters 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One Houston, TX 77042 Phone (713) 97-USPTA (800) USPTA-4U Fax (713) 978-7780 e-mail - uspta@uspta.org lnternet-www.uspta.com Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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from previous page In talking with many of you, my experience is not unique. Many of you have been to USPTA educational seminars and specialty courses. Many of you have left feeling that the investment of time was well rewarded with the new and exciting information you received. However, many of you have also expressed that somewhere between receiving the information and incorporating the information into your coaching/teaching repertoire, some or all of the key components were lost, forgotten, or maybe, as with me, had been filed away.

I am more committed than ever before to not miss another opportunity to learn from those who prepare and present their research and experience to enrich my knowledge base and assist me in my career development. These people are the clinicians and speakers at your USPTA World Conference, division conventions, and special educational clinics and workshops.

I would strongly urge all USPTA professionals and Developmental Coaches to take full advantage of USPTA's career development and educational offerings.

Words cannot replace a picture; especially when it comes to sports movements. Seeing is believing.

CALLING ALL WRITERS... / would strongly urge all USPTA professionals and Developmental Coaches to take full advantage of USPTA's career development and educational offerings.

Attendance is just the beginning. It is similar to the demonstration of the skill by the professional at the beginning of the lesson.

Now it is time to hit some balls yourself.

Now it is time to use the new material. Now it is time to internalize career development opportunities. ^°

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Now you can effectively communicate changes and adjustments you want your students to make.

Writing for ADDvantage magazine offers USPTA members numerous benefits. They can share knowledge from their field of expertise, such as coaching, pro shop management, sport science and club management.

Having an article published can enhance a pro's career or add to a resume. Also, being published in ADDvantage is worth 25 points toward USPTA Master Professional certification (a maximum of 50 is allowed).

Articles should be approximately 2,000 words in length and cover some aspect of a teaching professional's job. Articles must also be typed in narrative format.

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embers exc The following USPTA members achieved 36 or more points in the USPTA Career Development Program in 2002.

Jorge Andrew Jay E. Bewley, Ph.D. David D. Brouwer Michael R. Burge Manuel S. Cervantes Alan L. Cutler Paul A. D'AmicoJr. David N. Dilettuso Joseph M. Dinoffer Michael G. Haber Feisal E. Hassan Glen M. Howe KiE,Kroll Bryan W.Nibert Holger G. Nickel Stanley R. Oley Fred Viancos

The following USPTA members achieved between 18 and 35 points in the USPTA Career Development Program in 2002.

Mauricio Achondo Michael J. Andrews Carson B. (Kit) Antrim Neil R. Archer Mike Bannister Rosie Bareis Molly Beardsworth Jon Charles Bemisderfer John W Benson Robert B. Black Dino Bondallian Francis (Jack) Bracken Carey Brading David A. Brown Bunny Bruning Fred Burdick Daniel Burgess Peter Burwash Andrew Carter David M. Clark Gordon Collins Christopher Cummings Tom Daglis Robert E. Darcer Adrian G. DeCucco Kenneth DeHart Laird A. Dunlop Ron Dyson James R. Elwing Mark S. Faber Patrick A. Fagen William H.Feucht Pete Fioravanti David G. Fleur Kie Foreman JohnJ. Foster Scott E. Gabelman PaulJ. Garron David J. Gary Harry Gilbert David M.Gill 8 ADDvantage/May 2003

Barry Goldsmith Zenda L. Griebenow Jack LGroppel, Ph.D. Donald E. Guluzzy Betty Sue Hagerman David L. Hagler Kevin R. Hamilton Robert A. (Andy) Harader JeffJ.Hawes Tim Heckler Don Henson Mary Ann Herrick William D.Hoag Brett Hobden Brian A. Hodge Adolph A. Huddleston Thomas S. Ingram Warren R. Johnston Ernie Katko Patricks. Kearns Thomas A. Kelly Dave Kozlowski Whitney T. Kraft Phillip Lancaster MikeJ. Letcher Darryl S. Lewis James E. Loehr, Ed.D. Angel Lopez Paul MacDonald Raymond A. Major Jr. John (Eric) Mann AlanMargotJr. Randy Mattingley Sean M. McCaffrey Mark McMahon Carl G. Mendoza Michael Louis Mercier Marc C. Moran William H. Mountford Avis R. Murray KenT. Nakama Jeffrey Nelson Brian P. Nester Vladimir N. Novikov Nigel O'Rourke Simon S. Pack Dan E. Patterson Greg P. Patton Claire Ann Pollard David T. Porter, Ed.D. Scott D. Potter Warren Pretorius Benjamin W Price BillW.QuarioJr. Lindsay L. Rawstorne Robert Roy Reed Diane E. Richbourg Gilberto Rincon Thomas Ritz Andrew (Drew) Robinson Joseph E Roediger Don Roesler Paul Roetert, Ph.D. ^' Todd Rogers Hans J. Romer Steven L. Sand Nick Saviano Edward Sayrahder Paula S.Scheb Gunnar Schmid Bradley P. Seegert Diane M. Selke KenT. Shioi

David W. Smith Diane L. Smith PaulN.Soliz David Steinbach £;"-,'•:.• Anthony Szyrnczyk George K. Tavarez Sergi VirigiliTeixell R J. Tessier Joseph Thompson BillTym Johnny Van Session Michael Van Zutphen RickVetter Eric K. Voges PatWhitworth Gaylene K. Winters Ron Woods Michael T. Woody SaliyJ.Worski-Walton John Hays Yandell

The following USPTA members achieved between 9 and 1 7 points in the USPTA Career Development Program in 2002.

Steven C. Abbondondelo Bernie H. Adam Scott M. Adams Mitchell J.Adler Nancy M. Alfonso Michael P. Alvarez Cesar Alvistur KirkAnderson Patricia L. Anderson Russell Angell Scott M.Ansay Todd M. Assini Asa B. Atkinson Jr. Peter G.Ayers JillK.Bachochin Philip A. Baiios Dirk Baker Rajan Balu Balachandar Louis J. Ballantyne Sekou C. Bangoura Chris Barbe John H. Barker Dr. Martin Baroch Jan E. Barrett Daniel Barrie Paul Bartholomai Dusrin Barton Montosh (Monty) Basnyat Thomas A. Bauman Robert E. Bayliss ;-.;;•<.

VasileT. Beches James Bedilion RayJ. Belmudez William E.Belser Raymond Thomas Bender Peter Benko Gerry Berkheimer Margaret (Peggy) Bernardis Lee Ann Bern ing Mark E. Bernstine Brian A. Berry Wesley (Bruce) Bigger Beth E. Bilyeu Ben Bishop Shawn A, Black

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USPTA and Siebel Open A great doubles team!

February 10-16, 2003

HP Pavilion at San Jose, Calif.

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gassi came to play. Michael Chang, Mark Philippoussis, Vladimir Voltchkov, James Blake and Davide Sanguinetti - five wins over five world-class players â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was Agassi's week. The ATP Champions Race leader became the first two-time winner on the ATP circuit this season and only dropped his serve three times (held 46 of 49 games) in five matches. He took home his fifth Siebel Open crown, tying John McEnroe for the most Bay Area titles. And, during the week, 72,406 enthusiastic fans cheered Agassi to victory!

On Monday night, the Siebel Open had the opportunity to host the first "Celebration of Michael Chang" event as Michael began his final ATP season. We honored one of the game's finest and then were thrilled (on Tuesday night) to witness a piece of history as Michael and Agassi took the Siebel Open court for the final time. A record crowd of more than 10,000 Bay Area tennis fans witnessed the big moment.

Besides the show put on by Agassi, fans also had some great tennis from Americans James Blake, Justin Gimelstob, Vince Spadea, Robby Ginepri, Paul Goldstein and Mardy Fish. Perhaps the best match of the week was the quarterfinal between Wimbledon semifinalist Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus and Agassi. Andre staved off a match point in the second set tiebreaker, and went on to win a thrilling, third-set nail-biter.

The first-time team of Voltchkov and Hyung-Taik Lee of Korea squeaked out an entertaining three-set doubles final over the wildcard team of Stanford Ail-American Paul Goldstein and Fresno native Robert Kendrick, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. It was a treat to enjoy several world-class doubles matches at HP Pavilion.

Monday afternoon saw 275 underprivileged juniors take to the courts at De Anza College to enjoy the USTA NorCal/Wilson Free Clinic. After the clinic, the kids went to HP Pavilion - as Siebel Open guests - to watch matches featuring Todd Martin and Jan-Michael Gambill. On Friday morning, the tournament hosted over 3,500 local elementary school students at the free, award-winning Ninth Annual Kids Day. The Siebel Open was happy to have the opportunity to introduce these kids to the great sport of tennis!

The Siebel Open was a success - in large part - because of the efforts of the 600-plus USPTA NorCal Division members. Their support is invaluable to the tournament's reputation as one of the finest events on the worldwide ATP circuit. The Siebel Open thanks each USPTA member for the major part he or she played in making the 2003 Siebel Open a huge success!

The players are the stars of the show, but without the support of USPTA members there is no show.

Did you know?

Founded in 1927, with more than 12,500 members worldwide, USPTA is the world's oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching professionals.

Started in 1889, the Siebel Open is the second oldest professional tennis tournament in the United States.

USPTA's official partner is the 115-year-old (ATP) Siebel Open in San Jose, Calif.

The Siebel Open is the only ATP tournament with a USPTA member tournament director (Bill Rapp) and sales coordinator (Adam Requarth).

Nearly 200 NorCal USPTA pros have been members of the Siebel Open Elite Staff Program (bringing groups of 40 or more to the tournament) since 1995.

Nine-year Elite Staff members include Chris Bradley, Rodney Kop, Jim McLennan, Peter Regan and Michael Velasco - the elite of the Elite!

(From left) Vice president of sales and marketing, Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, Kent Russell; Tournament Director Bill Rapp, USPTA; Davide Sanguinetti; Andre Agassi; executive vice president, Siebel Systems Inc., David Schmaier; and executive vice president of business operations, Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, Malcolm Bordelon.

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2003 Siebel Open Final Results No. 1 Andre Agassi (USA) def. No. 6 Davide Sanguinetti (Italy) 6-3,6-1 Hyung-Taik Lee (Korea)/Vladimir Voltchkov (Belarus) def. (WC) Paul Goldstein/Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-5,4-6, 6-3

The ATP award-winning Siebel Open Kids Day again drew over 3,500 screaming youngsters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a free and fun introduction to tennis for local elementary school kids.

2003 Top Ticket Sellers (USPTA members in alphabetical order): Paul Allam

Pacific Athletic Club

Chris Bradley

Alpine Hills Tennis and Swim Club

Paul Breslin-Kessler

Meadowbrook Swim and Tennis Club

Gordon Collins

Courtside Club Resort

Corky Cramer

Montecito Heights Health and Racquet Club

Chuck Fowler

Saratoga Country Club

Dana Gill

Lifetime Tennis

Peter Juarez

Oak Park Tennis Complex

Jim McLennan

Fremont Hills Country Club

Ricoh Stasio

Sunnyvale Tennis Center

Dexter Sunderland

Sunnyvale Tennis Center

Bryden Yemm

University Club Of Palo Alto

Special thanks to the 600-plus USPTA Northern California members and board of directors for your incredible support of the Siebel Open - and for making tennis happen 365 days a year in Northern California!

2002 Elite Staff Top Sellers Coach Doug Day (left), Overfelt High School (San Jose, Calif.) tennis team members, Tournament Director Bill Raff, and No. 3 seed James Blake.

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Building Little Tennis

No matter what we call them ... peewees, tiny tots, mighty mites ... they are and will continue to be the future of the game.

by Kent Parrot, USPTA

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:er 40 years in this sport, I am still learning.

The opportunities to "give back" are better than ever. While teaching and coaching at all levels, un and rewarding experience for me has been Little TennisÂŽ.

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o matair what we call them ... peewees, tiny tots, mighty Mites ... they are and will continue to be the future of me game. As with many other sports, it is the youth programs such as Little League Baseball, peewee soccer, peewee hockey, and Pop Warner football that are growing their respective games from the bottom up.

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from previous page As tennis-teaching professionals, we have the same opportunity to grow our sport with Little Tennis. Recently it appears there has been a greater awareness as to the success we can have with students at a very early age — 3- to 6-year-olds.

Some of this can be attributed to improved teaching skills. We also have new equipment and new games that help provide a higher level of success and more fun for the students. More importantly, our customers, the parents, are coming back for more, so we must be doing something right!

However, we can always improve. I would like to share a few of the things our club is doing to ensure we continue to deliver a quality, fun-filled experience for these youngsters.

A road map for growth We recently added six new courts. This was an opportunity to expand our peewee program. We have a simple instruction manual that serves as a blueprint for future growth. Some highlights of the manual follow: •

Our first objective is to provide a safe, fun, and value-added environment.

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Each week we have a lesson theme or focus. Week two is volley week (week one is orientation). We like to start with volleys because it is the easiest stroke to execute. This helps to ensure immediate success. This weekly lesson agenda is a suggested outline for all eight sessions. This keeps all the instructors "on the same page" with a common theme each week.

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Likewise, each class has a suggested lesson plan broken down by minutes. Classes are usually a half hour for peewee level I and one hour for level II and III. While there is a lesson plan for each class, this is only a suggested guideline. The creativity and individual coaching decisions for each professional is encouraged at all times, allowing them to tailor their class according to the overall skill and maturity levels of the students.

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Skill-level definitions for peewee levels I, II and III.

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Strive for a student ratio of 4-to-l.

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Retain 100 percent of our students.

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Graduate all students to the first level of junior classes when appropriate. The director of tennis reviews these promotions.

We agreed on a general profile of what skills a player should have.

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Help develop good, young people first and good, young players second, encouraging sportsmanship and teamwork.

A few good people No matter what goals you establish, without the right team of people, those goals are probably not attainable.

We were lucky to already have dedicated teachers on staff. However, with the new courts it was clear we needed more of everything — instructors, equipment and controls.

This brings me to a key aspect of Little Tennis. This is hard work! All of you who have taught at this level will agree this is not easy.

You will find many pros, by their own admission, will steer away from peewees. And that's OK. The one thing you do not want is a coach on court who does not want to be there. If the instructor isn't "into it," the student usually senses it right away. The parents also can tell and the class generally reflects this from the beginning.

Pro awareness While the pro's enthusiasm and lesson awareness (how the lesson is going) is important at all levels of teaching, it is even more critical in Little Tennis. Considering the precious few minutes that we enjoy with peewees in terms of what I call "up time," or the maximum attention and focus from the student, we must make the most of this window of opportunity.

Knowing when to stop the X's and O's (the progressions, the stroke development, and the lesson plan) and when to break into a game, or just something fun to do, may be the difference in getting that little guy back.

The fun thing for us as teachers is that this becomes a different challenge for every class.

Games, games and more games This brings us to the games and the proper equipment. Perhaps more so than at any other age, tennis at this level has to be fun! And this really can be fun for the coach too.

Games allow us to be creative, hold the class x*sx together with focus and interest, and add ' / value all at the same time. In fact, many of these games help to improve stroke development, hand/eye coordination, footwork and teamwork (relays). It is helpful sometimes to explain this to parents, especially the nonplayers.

A list of the games we use and the descriptions of a few of them are listed below.

Shark Attack - Students line up in a semicircle standing on dots. The coach has a bas-

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(5-6 years old)

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• Alien • Caterpillar

The Animal Game Cat n' Mouse Beany Baby Relay Balloon Toss/Carry

• Roller Ball Relay • Walk the Dog • Shark Attack

• Leap Frog • Pizza Party • Keeper of the Stable Cats, Mice & Cheese usical Dots

Alligator Break the Bank Tennis Baseball Tennis Hockey Wild Ball Benchwarmer Red Light

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"go" and throws the basket of balls onto the court. The team that "cleans" its side of the court first by throwing balls over to the other side wins! Balls are flying and parents and children alike go crazy! Value: bonding.

A great way to build your games library is to ask any student who has been in another tennis program, "What was your favorite game?"

As to equipment, you have to have the "right stuff"...

Kent Parrot poses with two of his Little Tennis students.

ket of balls (the sharks) and rolls a ball at the feet of each student, one at a time. If the student jumps and can avoid the shark, he is safe. If he is hit, he has to run and touch the net and run back to his dot. The activity grows when several balls are rolled all at once!

Value: footwork and balance.

Pizza Party - Students are lined up in two teams standing on dots, (racquets to their chest for safety - the listening position), on either side of a serving box with the players facing the net. There are five or six rows of dots (pizzas), four in each row, starting at the base of the net. Each row of pizzas is spread about 2 feet apart within the service box going back to the service line. One at a time each player has a chance to win a pizza for his team by coming out from the sideline to stand on a pizza and hit three balls over the net. The first row is for volleys. Each row after that is for forehands or backhands or a combination thereof. The team with the most pizzas wins. Value: review of strokes and teamwork.

Al I igator - All players are standing on dots, spaced apart for safety, close to the net for

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volleys. If a player misses a volley, the alligator takes an arm. The player has to play with one arm behind his back. If he misses another, he loses a leg and now hits with one knee down and one arm behind his back. If he misses again, he is on two knees with one arm behind. Another miss ... he is on his back swinging up with one arm! Another miss, one eye is shut ... another, two eyes shut swinging from his back! Accurate feeding is a must! The last player able to hit a volley wins. Value: watching the ball and balance.

Everything from standing dots (for safety), Nerf balls, squishy balls, cones, ScoobyDoo Cartoon Networkâ&#x201E;˘ Tennis Club promotions, catching racquets, Hula hoopsÂŽ (targets, targets, targets) balloons, beany bags, stinky feet, tennis tubes, USPTA achievement rosters/stickers/tattoos, certificate of completion awards, and, of course, Gummi Bears candy.

We are always looking for better, more effective equipment and new games.

That first impression Perhaps our main objective is to make that first impression a positive one. For example, knowing how to feed to peewee players is so important for their first experience on court. This is not easy. If that ball is right in their strike zone (at their knees), they usually make contact. And with the nets lowered, that yell, "I did it!" is all the reward we need. First we want to get them to love the game. Improvement will then come over time.

Clean your room - For the last class of each session, we invite parents on court for Parent's Day. The parent-child teams pair up across the net from each other. They go through a series of fun progressions with each other; first, toss and catch, then toss and volley, then toss and hit, etc. This gives the parents a chance to see firsthand what their kids have learned.

We look forward to comparing notes with any of the Little Tennis enthusiasts out there.

It is encouraging to see the attention Little Tennis is getting today. This continues to be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to share this great sport with youngsters who will enjoy tennis for a lifetime. ^

As a finale, we line up two teams of parents with their children on both service lines facing each other. Two coaches, each with a basket of Nerf balls facing each team, yells

Kent Parrot is the director of tennis at the Hatherly Country Club in North Sdtuate, Mass., and is on staff at the South Shore YMCA at Mill Pond, Hanover, Mass.

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by Jerome Kilmer, USPTA

he vast majority of tennis-teaching professionals have directed at least one local tournament, but many would rather avoid the hassles and headaches involved and instead fill their schedule with lessons. As a result, a "dedicated few" direct the lion's share of tournaments, or the job is relegated to volunteers or junior staff members.

As USPTA professionals, we should know that the intangibles of directing tournaments make the work involved well worth the effort. Tournaments provide a competitive venue for players of all ages and levels, foster a sense of community among players, parents, coaches and spectators, and offer us access to players to whom we can promote our programs.

If you're an uptight micromanager ... Sweat the small stuff less by delegating more tasks to your staff.

Tournament directors range in personality, so the key is to know your own "tournament director type" to get the most from yourself. You may see yourself in one, or a blend of these types presented here. If so, heed the advice at the end of each description by integrating the "12 traits of a great tournament director" into your directing style, and your tournaments will be a winning experience for everyone involved.

UPTIGFHT MICRDMRNRUER The uptight micromanager goes by the motto, "If you want it done right, do it yourself," and obsesses over every detail of the tournament.

A month before the tournament she completes her first to-do list â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reviewing last year's improvements for this year's list, mailing entry forms to past participants and distributing them to local clubs and pro shops, and delivering press releases to the local media. When someone volunteers to help she responds, "Thanks, but I have my own system for doing these things." A week before the tournament she completes her second list - calling those who received entry forms, ordering trophies and reconfirming with sponsors. She has a system for performing these tasks, all on her own too. continued next page

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from previous page Before the draw meeting she alphabetizes all the entries, labels every draw sheet, places the seeds (after cross-referencing with other directors), and puts the nonseeded players' names on slips of paper.

After match-tips are made, the remaining tournament committee members draw lots for who gets to sit around and "help" as the uptight micromanager does all the scheduling. After she sets the match times, she instructs her assistants as they leave, "When players call for their starting times, I want to talk to them personally." Then the uptight micromanager prepares an extra draw sheet for the press.

Arriving an hour before play begins, she examines the courts for debris, measures the height of each net, arranges her colored pens and sharpens her pencils.

Throughout the tournament she clasps her clipboard and paces around the site to catch every code violation, record every score as soon as players exit the courts and fill every open court immediately.

When the uptight micromanager returns to the draw board, she sweeps aside her able assistants and updates the draws herself. During the finals when the schedule

is less hectic, she busies herself umpiring matches or triple-counting the trophies.

At the end, when players, spectators and staff are winding down from a successful tournament, she performs her last task, writing down this year's improvements for next year's list.

... by integrating the tâ&#x201A;Ź12 traits of a great tournament director" into your directing style ,.. your tournaments will be a winning experience >olved.

Players appreciate her overcompetence, as evidenced in the increase in entries every year. Unfortunately, though, because she has made her experience a blur of tedious tasks, she fails to savor some of the tournament's best moments.

If you're an uptight micromanager you run a good tournament, but your selfinduced anxiety may lead to burnout.

Sweat the small stuff less by delegating more tasks to your staff and strolling around the site without your clipboard once in a while.

The overpleaser takes on the impossible task of making every player happy.

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LRH7-BRCR SLRCFER Nothing rattles the laid-back slacker. But by ignoring the details of the tournament, he unwittingly increases the tournament anxiety of the participants.

A week before the tournament, when a player asks for an entry form the laid-back

slacker hasn't made, he replies, "Just tell me what you want to enter and I'll put you in." Of course he doesn't write the name down, so when the match-ups are posted he has omitted several players he'd promised to enter and placed a few others in the wrong category. No sweat though, he'll straighten it out when he sees them at the tournament.

On the first day he arrives at match time and socializes with players before assigning courts, thereby guaranteeing that the tournament runs behind schedule.

When a staffer suggests that they call others to warn them of probable delays he responds, "Relax, they're tennis players, they'll understand." During the day, uninformed players take 20-minute warmups, courts needlessly sit idle, and waiting players silently fume while the laidback slacker takes lunch breaks, goofs around with the tournament staff and chats with spectators. When an on-court argument disrupts play on adjacent courts, he stays put and says, "The players will work it out."

As the tournament progresses, the laid-back slacker creates more hassles for players because he lounges as a spectator instead of updating the draw sheets, checking for conflicts or adjusting the schedule to give winning players breaks between events. If he remembers, he reports scores to the press, so coverage is uneven and players' achievements fail to be acknowledged.

At the end, when a winning player tries to collect a trophy the laid-back slacker hasn't ordered, he says, "Don't worry, I'll mail it to you." Next year when entries plummet, he scratches his head and thinks, www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

"They must all be on vacation."

If you're a laid-back slacker - sweat the small stuff more, or your draws will diminish.

Q/ERPLERSER The overpleaser takes on the impossible task of making every player happy. In being overly receptive to individuals, he sacrifices fairness to all.

In an effort to accommodate players' schedules, the overpleaser allows a "playwhen-you-want-to" policy. This guarantees that his draws will move unevenly and inconveniences the majority of players who have cleared their schedules for the tournament. He also allows players to reschedule their own matches when it rains, putting large portions of the draw on hold until the results of rained-out matches are reported. When he's not changing the schedule to suit a minority of the participants, the overpleaser grants a few players their favorite court, causing open courts to sit idle and delaying matches for those in the next time slot.

If an argument ensues because of one player's unsportsmanlike behavior, instead of enforcing the Code, which keeps play moving along, the overpleaser arbitrates multiple time-consuming meetings to "work out" the problem. Those on deck shake their heads in dismay.

In the end, the overpleaser's lack of consistency has angered many more players than if he had been more firm, and after a tournament full of complaints and headaches, he proclaims, "When am I going to learn, you can't please everyone!"

If you're an overpleaser, learn to say "no" to individual requests, and you will actually please more players who will appreciate your consistency. Also, your draw sizes will increase, your headaches will diminish and you'll run a more effective tournament.

TDURNRMENT FIXER The tournament fixer uses his position to give unfair advantage to his students and special friends.

Before the tournament, he leaks information to his inside clique about who has entered and considers their input about whom they wish to play or avoid.

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TRRITS DF R URERT TDURNRMENT DIRECTOR Provides a clear and thorough entry form and makes it widely available.

Books courts and orders trophies before the tournament.

Is ready when players call or check in, and gives them firm starting times.

Uses clear and justifiable criteria for seeding.

Posts clear and easy-to-follow draw sheets.

Is on site and visible throughout the tournament.

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Follows through on tedious tasks, like returning phone calls, transferring the results from the working draw to the posted draw and reporting results to the local media at the end of each day.

Enforces default, warm-up and Code rules consistently.

Is receptive to, but not enslaved by, individual scheduling requests.

Provides refreshments or clear directions to local food stores.

Organizes a fun, social event for competitors.

Tries to achieve excellence, not perfection.

vored players but says, "Sorry, I already made the draw," to outsiders who can defeat them.

The master of the hidden agenda, he creates the draw alone in the privacy of his own home or behind his locked office door. And curiously, he never needs help.

First, he loads the strongest nonfavored players on one half so they knock off each other while his players advance on the weaker half. Then he awards seeds to justify their placement and places his unseed-

ed players away from the top seeds and closest to those they have the best chance of beating.

When players call in, he reassures his bunch that they got a "good draw" and dismisses any complaints from others with poor placements by saying, "Hey, it's just the luck of the draw."

During the tournament the tournament fixer employs more subtle subterfuge.

He enforces defaults strictly, except when his players are "on the way," gives his players healthy breaks between singles and doubles matches, and doesn't notice when they breach the Code. When the tournament finishes, he studies his finished draw sheets, making mental notes so he can "fix" the next tournament's draw for even better results for his players.

If you suspect another local director is a tournamentfixer- suggest a public draw meeting. If he refuses and blatant favoritism persists, advise your players to boycott his tournament. If he runs sanctioned junior tournaments, inform the sectional chairman and have evidence to back up your complaints.

Tournament fixers are rare, especially among the ranks of USPTA professionals.

If you are tempted to tweak the draw to give your students easier opponents, or an easier route to the final, remember, every time you "help" them in the short term, you foster a sense of dependency in the students and hurt your reputation as a tournament director.

The best way to help your students develop their sense of independence is to let them experience the "luck of the draw" and hold them to the tournament rules, just like the rest of the competitors. In doing so, you will also be viewed by players, parents and other coaches as a fair tournament director who treats everyone the same. *&* Jerome Kilmer, USPTA, has directed more than 150 tournaments in five countries, coached national team players, and coordinated numerous tennis tournaments and leagues. Kilmer has published several articles in Tennis Asia and Tennis magazine and is the author of The Tennis Tournament Handbook, a guide for players, parents, coaches and directors. Information for retailers can be found at www.tournamenthandbook.com.

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People-oriented pundit finds his niche in human nature Sport scientist celebrates 2O years as author of "Ask the Professor" column

by Shawna Riley, USPTA staff writer

The first "Ask the Professor" column by Jack Groppel, Ph.D., appeared in the May 1983 issue o/ADDvantage magazine. Most readers know this fellow USPTA professional as an expert in exercise physiology and nutrition, but he's much more. To celebrate 20 years of this popular magazine feature, USPTA wanted to give ADDvantage readers a glimpse into Groppel's interesting career path and his colorful life experiences.

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f Jack Groppel's journey through graduate school had gone as he originally planned, he might still be known as "Dr. Jack," but he'd probably be studying the migratory patterns of wolves in the wilds of Wyoming or examining the breeding habits of the Tribolium beetle.

Instead of tracking animals, Groppel travels the world, and meets U.S. presidents, prime ministers, astronauts and Hollywood celebrities. As a renowned exercise physiologist, certified nutritionist, published author and talented speaker, he has entertained and lectured to as many as 26,000 people at once.

Groppel, who is 51, maintains a schedule that would tire the most energetic of souls, but this charismatic personality keeps a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye.

He's an enthusiastic USPTA member, a proud Master Professional, former USPTA Professional of the Year and a household name to many USPTA members who read "Ask the Professor," his bimonthly column in ADDvantage magazine.

Despite his popularity in tennis and his pioneering work in sport science, life could have been very different for this former Audubon Society member and Eagle Scout.

"My path to sport science was definitely circuitous," said Groppel, when asked how and why he chose his profession. To understand his meandering journey to sport science guru, it helps to begin at the beginning.

Groppel was born and raised in Illinois.

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As a boy, he was an avid hunter and bird watcher. Baseball â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not tennis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was his sport of choice, and he played it from age 7 to 14. "Little League was my life," he said. "You can imagine my dismay when my parents made me take tennis lessons at age 11 from the YWCA. I didn't like tennis very much at first, but it wore on me and within a couple of years I fell in love with the game."

After graduating from Alton (111.) Senior High School, Groppel began his adventurous life as a summer foreign exchange student in Guatemala, where he climbed an active volcano all the way to the top of its cone. He then attended the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, where he studied pre-veterinary medicine, played on the tennis team and received a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology in 1973.

The only job offer Groppel received with his first degree came from the Hormel meat packing plant, and when he learned one of his duties would include shoveling manure out of pig pens he said, "No thanks."

So, back to school he went, where he began work on a master's degree in population genetics at the University of Illinois.

But, after only one semester, Groppel realized that field of study just wasn't for him.

"I hated it!" he said.

With prodding from his sister and a friend, he visited the physical education department and they admitted him into the

graduate program based on his strong science background. But, it may have been his tennis experience that really sealed the deal, since the department also needed a tennis teacher. Tennis, in a roundabout way, had worked its way into Groppel's career path.

After struggling through his undergraduate studies, Groppel said he "made straight As" during his graduate and doctoral studies. "I took anatomy, exercise physiology and kinesiology and absolutely fell in love with the field. I became interested in really studying tennis and the science behind the game. But, I was always a tennis player first and a scientist second," said Groppel.

It was during his graduate studies that Groppel met a man he says changed his life. "Chuck Dillman was the head of the biomechanics lab at Illinois and he told me that if I really applied myself that I had the ability to be a leader in sport science as it related to tennis," he explained.

Looking back now, Groppel says he remembers only a couple of people studying tennis and sport science at that time - Stan Plagenhoef and Vic Braden. "I'm indebted to both of them for furthering my career," he said.

Groppel received his master's degree in physical education in 1975 and immediately began studies at Florida State University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1978.

While he worked as a teaching assistant at Florida State and later coached the men's tennis team at Illinois, he began to work with higher-level players and started speaking and writing about the game. One of his speaking engagements was at a USPTA national convention in the late 1970s. continued Page 23

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I will summarize this in a few sentences and then go into some of the "interesting" applications I have seen.

Ever since human beings have had a competitive edge, they have studied how to get better.

Whether it was military combat or the ancient Olympic Games of Greece, human performance and improvement have been examined. Scientific applications in sports hit a zenith around the mid-20th century in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc nations. The application of physics to movement and the physiological principles involved in exercise were only two areas where intense study was undertaken.

Quickly, this study of sports moved to the United States, and by the '60s, many experts were investigating sport-specific phenomena. And, not long after that, the U.S. Olympic Training Center began its sport science department.

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I would be remiss to not begin this with the development of the oversized tennis racquet head by Howard Head. This changed how our game was played, and HEAD's innovative application of engineering principles still has a large effect on players today.

Golf balls used to be smooth until scientists found, through wind tunnel research, that the ball would fly farther if it had little dimples on it. The dimples create more air turbulence as the ball flies, which in turn causes less resistance to the flight, enabling the ball to travel a longer distance.

In the high jump's Fosbury Flop, notice how the jumper's legs extend rapidly just as the athlete's waist goes over the bar. This does not occur by muscularly extending the legs, but by flexing the neck, to create a reflex mechanism that extends the legs. Here's another on the Fosbury Flop: A person's center of gravity (COG) is that point where all parts are centralized. If you are standing straight up,

Jack Groppel, Ph.D., USPTA Master Professional, is the co-founder ofLGE Performance Systems.

He is an instruction editor for Tennis magazine, and is the author of "High-Tech Tennis" and "The Corporate Athlete." Information can be found at www.mentallytough.com.

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your COG is located around your mid-pelvis area. If you lean and start to fall, your COG falls outside your body and you fall. As the athlete clears the bar on the high jump, that person's COG can actually travel below the bar.

Some of the more unique findings in sport performance follow:

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Periodization or creating long-term and short-term work/rest ratios is critical to enabling a person to endure grueling training and competitive schedules. Recovery has been found to be as important (and more important in many cases) as stressing the system to increase one's capacity to perform.

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Following a strenuous practice session or competition, the current line of thought is that you must ingest carbohydrates within 15 minutes to properly bind glycogen to the exhausted muscle.

Thus, the need for sport drinks.

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Psychologically, athletes have specific and structured rituals in between points that enable them to be in a high positive-energy state (you probably recognize this as the landmark work done by USPTA Master Professional Jim Loehr).

Even the best among sport scientists know that sometimes things happen by accident, not by scientific inquiry. In the ear-

ly 1980s, I went to San Francisco on behalf of a major shoe company to work with its No. 1 tennis player, who was struggling with his shoes and his movement. They stopped at nothing to help this person.

Biomechanists, engineers and design specialists were flown in.

We took a few thousand feet of high-speed film, made plaster casts of the athlete's feet and had boxfuls of shoes from the factory for him to try on. On the third day, the athlete was trying on some of the shoes and was finding nothing to his liking. The shoe supply was be-, ing rapidly depleted when the scientist helping the athlete noticed a pair of racquetball shoes that weren't supposed to be in the box. The company's representative pulled them out and quickly threw them in a corner.

The athlete saw this, however, and exclaimed, "Let me see those shoes!" He loved them, wore them at practice that day, loved them even more and wore them at his match that night. And, to the best of our recollection, that was the first time a pair of three-quarter top shoes were worn by a top tennis player. Yes, high tops had been worn before but this wasn't even a tennis shoe.

Needless to say, the three-quarter top shoe is one of the hottest-selling shoe styles on the market today. By the way, the athlete's performance probler went away.

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Groppel from Page 20 "I loved the people and the hunger for learning that I felt," said Groppel. He soon joined the USPTA ranks in 1982. It wasn't long after he became a member that he was asked by Tim Heckler, USPTA's new CEO, to write a column for the Association's magazine. According to Heckler, Groppel's column added to the educational value of the magazine, and his lecturing talents boosted attendance at USPTA conventions.

Although he admits to being a "bit of a ham," Groppel is very serious about each speaking opportunity. "God blessed me with a gift to communicate. I've never taken my role as a presenter lightly. No speech is just a speech and no audience is just an audience. These people are there for a reason, and it is my job to give them what they want," he said.

As a presenter on a national speaking circuit, Groppel has been kissed by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and talked privately with Secretary of State Colin Powell. He's also met President George Bush (the elder), President Gerald Ford, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Naomi Judd, i Muhammad Ali, James Baker, Christopher Reeve, Paul Harvey, Jim Lovell (Apollo 13), Charlton Heston and many more celebrity speakers.

Despite his popularity - both inside and out of the tennis industry â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Groppel still gets excited about the simple things, like the friendships he's formed through his affiliation with USPTA. "I have never been associated with a better class of people than my colleagues in USPTA. There is always a sense of camaraderie and family at any USPTA meeting," he said.

A big believer in continuing education, Groppel said he is thrilled to participate in USPTA's education programs. "The way that people learn from each other is tremendous. And, I realize that through USPTA, tennis is more than a game; it is a metaphor for life, and the life lessons that can be learned from our great sport are unsurpassed."

Groppel agrees that the changes in tennis create a need for continuing education. , He said the most intriguing changes in tennis in general have been in equipment, including racquets, shoes, clothing and court surfaces.

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tance to sport science information has increased dramatically. When I started in the field, Plagenhoef, Braden and I were doing biomechanics work, and Jim Loehr was studying the psychology of the game. Today there are biomechanists, psychologists, nutritionists, motor learning specialists, exercise physiologists, and sports medicine professionals who specialize in tennis-specific work. With little doubt, the teaching pro of the future will excel in both the art of teaching as well as the science behind teaching and playing tennis," said Groppel.

tennis altogether, but that's not so. " . . . I will never leave tennis. It's in my blood and it is a part of who I am. I absolutely love the game and the people I have met throughout the world. Yes, I have often wondered what it would be like to do something else, but at the end of the day, I get to do what I want. I get to teach and to connect with people almost every day of my life," he said.

Although it's hard to imagine Groppel slowing down, he does manage to relax and unwind. Midwest-born and raised, he

Groppel still gets excited about the simple things, like the friendships he's formed through his affiliation with USPTA. "I have never been associated with a better class of people than my colleagues in USPTA." As co-founder of LGE Performance Systems, Groppel enjoys blending his tennis and sport science background with the corporate world.

"Whether it's sport, business, law enforcement, medicine or teaching tennis, we are all faced with incredible demands or storms, as we call them at LGE. There are personal storms, professional storms, financial storms, health storms and so on. The key is how you adapt to the storms you face. Jim Loehr and I have devoted our lives to understanding human behavior in these realms and we call the process Full Engagement. From our perspective, it's all about energy and the physical is foundational. For example, many of us only exercise when we can, grab and go as far as eating, and sleep is a precious commodity for some.

There are two sources from which you get fuel to be who you are: physical and spiritual. The spiritual involves your value system and what matters most to you. We believe your spiritual energy is your most significant source," Groppel said.

Anyone who meets Groppel can immediately see he's overflowing with both physical and spiritual energy. Whether he's writing his monthly column, talking with an old friend, or planning USPTA's awards program (he has emceed the event the last two years), his positive attitude is contagious.

With all of his talent and his success on the national lecture circuit, one would think Groppel may be tempted to leave

claims Chicago as one of his favorite cities, and he currently lives with his wife, Jodie, and 7-year-old stepson, Connor, in the northwest suburbs of the city.

Family and faith play huge roles in Groppel's life. "I believe it's critical to disengage from work and really be with your family, and I'm very connected to my Christian faith and actively involved in my church," said Groppel. Even when he travels, he stays connected. "When I'm on the road, my wife and I talk three to five times a day," he says.

Groppel says one of his favorite things to do is go grocery shopping with his wife.

"We go up and down the isles and just talk and laugh." Still the nature and animal lover, he also relaxes by spending time with his stepson in local parks and by walking the family dog.

Every day is a gift to Groppel. Although he's an internationally known speaker and consultant, he is no more impressed with the fame that comes from his achievements than he is with his commitment to his friends and family.

"I simply love life. I look at it like this: Life is short. I am blessed to be in a position where I can influence others. There is a phrase that we use in our corporate program that I believe is very fitting here: If I were a light bulb, I want my light to burn as brightly as possible for as long as possible. Never do I want to put a lampshade over my light." *^° ADDvantage/May 2003

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Members USPTA member Ty Fuller of Atlanta will celebrate the 20th anniversary Of tne ~ Dunwoody Tennis School, which he established in 1983, as well as his 40th year teaching tennis, in 2003.

Billie Jean King, USPTA, was among six prominent businesswomen honored with an Office Depot Visionary Award February 24, in Boca Raton, Fla. Now in its third year, the Office Depot Visionary Awards honor women in America who are pioneers and role models for other women striving to make a difference in business, society and the community.

Gary Machholz, USPTA, and his wife, Robin, have purchased Quail Tree Racquet Club in Harrison, Ark., and will take over

the club May 1. Gary has been manager of the adidas Team 3 Stripes program for Rocky Mountain Sports since its inception in 1998 and has been with RMS since 1995. Robin has been IT manager for Rocky Mountain Sports for the past five years.

USPTA Master Professional Dave Brown of Pembroke Pines, Fla., has been selected as the new tennis manager of the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Brown, who was recently certified as a Specialist in Competitive Player Development, has worked closely with community tennis associations, schools, sponsors and tennis industry organizations to promote the game of tennis in South Florida.

Hans Romer, USPTA, along with the support of HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports, has helped the Dutch Touch Tennis Acad-

Jared and Christy Ward, head pros at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Ark., recently received their USPTA Pro 1 certifications. USPTA members Pat and Terri Hennessy are the tennis directors at the club.

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emy grow into the largest academy in Ventura County, Calif. Romer, a HEAD/Penn National Advisory staff member and Dutch Touch Academy founder, has seen the program expand to include almost 100 children in the last two years.

Coach Craig Tiley, USPTA, made history when his team, the Illinois Fighting Illini, defeated Florida to earn Illinois' first-ever national team tennis title, winning the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships in February. Illinois is the first team other than Stanford or UCLA to win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor title since California in 1989, and the first school from outside the state of Califor-

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USPTA Middle States Regional Vice President and Master Professional Tom Sweitzer has signed with the HEAD/Penn Advisory Board. Sweitzer is in his 27th year at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pa., and has raised more than $4.7 million for local charities.

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For excerpts from Loehr's appearance, visit oprah.com or visit fullengagement.com for more information on the book. Loehr was also recently inducted into the Colorado Tennis Hall of Fame.

USPTA Master Professional and Oncourt Offcourt president Joe Dinoffer recently released his new video series, Creative Tennis. The first three volumes are: 9 keys to small group lessons, Fun with large groups, and Gamebased footwork drills. For more details or to order, call (800) 752-7673 or visit oncourtoffcourt.com.

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USPTA Missouri Valley Division award winners: MVPTA Hall of Fame inductees Ann Bartek, David Weber

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Nancy Mickler Memorial Award Carol Bulfer

35s Division Player of the Year Christine Sheldon

Fay Tooley Memorial Award Andy Moffat

Men's Open Player of the Year Matt Brothers

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Women's Open Player of the Year Christine Sheldon

Illinois Professional of the Year Chuck Kuhle

Midwest Outstanding Education Award David Brouwer

Indiana Professional of the Year Anna Hazlett

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Michigan Professional of the Year David Brouwer

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Ohio Professional of the Year Bryan Nibert

College Team Coach of the Year Craig Tiley

Wisconsin Professional of the Year Steven Wise

Individual Junior Coach of the Year Mark Bey

Midwest Professional of the Year Lee Ann Berning

Rookies of the Year Lindsay Etheridge Brett DeCurtins

The USPTA Eastern Division invites the tennis community to its annual convention, May 9-10, at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing.

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Houston, TX 77019 (713) 529-4321 • fax (713) 524-2602 united states professional tennis association SHIPPING ADDRESS (no P.O. boxes, please): ED Residence ED Business Name Street City State

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This order form and price list (effective for 2003 only) supersedes all previously listed prices. We will honor only the prices indicated above. All orders must be in writing. Please type or print clearly. The USPTA will not be responsible for illegible copy or customer errors. By submitting an order, you are acknowledging that there are no copyrights preventing the unauthorized reproduction of your photo, and you are giving the USPTA permission to reproduce it.

Intermediate/advanced

Offense-defense Purpose: To learn to transition from offense to defense by lobbing.

X X 1. Two players (lobbers) stand shoulder to shoulder on baseline.

Two others (smashers) stand near the net on the opposite side of the court.

2. Instructor stands outside the court at the post and feeds a wide, tough shot to either baseline player.

3. Baseline players must lob the first ball. After that, players can use any shot to finish the point.

4. Play games to 11 points, then switch sides and smashers become lobbers.

5. Any lobs close to middle must be called for safety purposes.

Smashers must go back sideways.

Options: 1. Instructor can feed from either side.

2. For larger groups, make it two teams on each side. If a team wins a point, it can stay in. If not, the next team in line comes in.

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