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the total professional – enhancing your career

departments

2 Executive Committee

7 TRX stretches the success of your Cardio Tennis Sessions –

by Michele Krause, USPTA, national Cardio Tennis manager and speakers team director

3 Vice president’s message 21 Classifieds

13 Find balance to prevent burnout – by Michele Cleere, Ph.D.

22 Career development

24 Industry action

ews n 10 USPTA and SAP Open – Unique partnership marks 18th anniversary

18 USPTA welcomes new members 20 Award nominations due July 2, 2012 – Nominate an inspirational USPTA Professional today!

On the cover – Novak Djokovic played the longest final in Grand Slam history in the 2012 Australian Open using the HEAD YouTek IG Speed MP racquet.

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USPTA Executive Committee Division presidents, regional vice presidents and past national presidents:

National Board of Directors: Tom Daglis

President 910-630-7147

Randy Mattingley First vice president 281-358-2181

Nancy Cox Vice president 503-409-2567

California Division Pierre Mareschal President 626-744-1650 Mike Gennette Regional vice president 805-495-0111

Eastern Division Joe Roediger President 914-373-6232 Warren Lem Regional vice president 631-766-2318

Middle States Division Bill Kurtain President 609-731-0505 Wilson Pipkin Regional vice president 717-898-3102

Midwest Division Paul Marcum President 248-626-9880, ext. 4006 Mark Faber Regional vice president 419-381-9661

Pacific Northwest Division Bill Fletcher President 509-943-8416 Hunter Lipscomb Regional vice president 541-753-1043

San Diego Division Dophie Poiset President 858-756-4459 Nelson Alapi Regional vice president 858-382-6571

Jeff Hawes Vice president 504-482-4084

Tom McGraw Vice president 502-895-4646

Dan Moster Vice president 260-249-9424

Gary Trost Vice president 405-848-2994

Harry Gilbert Immediate past president 386-793-0084

Past presidents Ron Woods

(2005-2007) 361-991-7501

David T. Porter, Ed.D.

(2003-2005) 808-675-3755

Joseph Thompson

(1999-2003) 720-470-6550

Florida Division Jeff Cohen President 561-995-5213 Richard Centerbar Regional vice president 561-487-7070

Hawaii Division Ken Nakama President 808-679-3197 Bruce Nagel Regional vice president 808-262-2057

Intermountain Division Andrew Booth President 970-349-6127 Cary Hodges Regional vice president 303-771-0055

Mid-Atlantic Division John Cleary President 301-340-6185 Carl Clark Regional vice president 804-287-1300

Missouri Valley Division Kendell Hale President 816-436-1608 Angela Koumaris Regional vice president 405-848-2994

New England Division Christopher Stevens President 603-610-0183 Doug Eng, Ed.D., Ph.D. Regional vice president 617-627-5196

Northern Division John Schollmeier President 952-232-1334 Bruce Gullikson Regional vice president 952-830-7900

Northern California Division John Sharpe President 925-283-5448 Andrea Barnes Regional vice president 650-736-7272

Southern Division William Phillips President 337-849-5821 Pat Whitworth Regional vice president 800-438-7782

Southwest Division Vicki Foster President 602-930-8423 Christopher Brewer Regional vice president 623-215-6500

Texas Division Charlotte Wylie President 817-427-6680 David Webb Regional vice president 817-491-9586

Vice president’s message Get in the game - I mean, really get in the game!

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 Sign all documents with USPTA after your name.  Put up a USPTA certified member banner at your club.

President First Vice President

Tom Daglis Randy Mattingley

Vice Presidents

t is well known that tennis professionals teach  Add a USPTA ball cart sign to your teaching the game of tennis, but are we invested in all cart (www.usptaprotennisshop.com). aspects, and completely “in” the game? “Get in the Game” was the theme of the 2011 USPTA  Hand out your USPTA business card (www. usprotennisshop.com).

World Conference held at Saddlebrook Resort in Florida. Those attending left the conference with  Purchase USPTA monogrammed clothing from tools to enhance and advance teaching skills and Fromuth (uspta.fromuthtennis.com). professionalism. As always, participants experienced seminars given by distinguished speakers,  Give away the USPTA ($4.45) T-shirt at all of networked and shared ideas with your events. To check out this great other attendees, and left feeling program go to benefits.uspta.com, more informed, educated, and exlog in, click on the “access your bencited about teaching the game. But, efits” link and then on the USPTA what happens when we return to our T-shirt. clubs, resorts, teams and communiUse the Pro Penn ball with the ties? Do we continue to apply these USPTA initials on it and play and ideas and send the message that we teach with HEAD racquets. are in the game? Do we let others know that we want them to get in Include USPTA in the title of the the game as well? Staying informed events and tournaments you run (in on the latest teaching strategies and conjunction with CourtsideUSA).

Nancy Cox mechanics, as well as incorporating the latest equipment and programs Volunteer in your community and are important aspects of a teaching professional’s get involved with events that promote tennis job. But, what else can we do to increase the as well as other causes and donate to USPTA USPTA pro’s exposure to friends, family, potential Lessons for LifeTM. clients, industry partners and the world? As the  Go to high school and college events and share national chair for the Public Relations Committee, USPTA. I would like to share additional options to market the tennis professional and the tennis profession.

An awareness of what the United States Profes-  Write for publications and submit articles to your local newspaper recognizing your USPTA sional Tennis Association is and stands for is the accomplishments. end goal.

How about: • Branding – Wear, talk and display USPTA wherever you go.

National Board of Directors

• Get involved – Link into the abundance of resources available  Go to your divisional and national conferences and learn more about promoting yourself, your club and your programs. Share ideas, gain knowledge and re-energize your teaching when you return to the court.

Nancy Cox Jeff Hawes Tom McGraw Dan Moster Gary Trost

Past President

Harry Gilbert

WORLD HEADQUARTERS CEO

Tim Heckler

Director of Operations

Rich Fanning

Administrative Director

Marty Bostrom

Director of Communications

Shawna Riley

Creative Services Director

Julie Myers

Publications Manager/ Managing Editor

Kim Forrester

Director of Public Relations

Poornima Rimm

Communications

Jill Phipps

Director of Marketing

John Dettor

Digital Asset Director

Timothy Heckler

Digital Asset Coordinator/ Ramona Husaru Tennis Multimedia Management Graphic Design Specialist Nick Warwick Director of Video Production Chris Maale Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator Director of Information Technology

Dan Wilson

Information Technology/ Multimedia

Scott Bucic

Director of Computer Services

Kathy Buchanan

Director of Membership and Certification

Vicky Tristan

Membership/ Certification Coordinator

Sylvia Ortiz

Membership/ Melony DeLoach Insurance Coordinator Director of Finance Payroll/Benefits Controller Merchandise/ Accounting Assistant

Kathy Ladner Renée Heckler Ellen Weatherford Shelina Harris

Legal Counsel Attorney-at-law

Paul Waldman

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 uspta@uspta.org www.uspta.com Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time

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from previous page  Use the USPTA website to stay informed on all things tennis and use the valuable PR resources in the online Career Center.

 Attend divisional and national events and enroll in courses in your community in business, technology and marketing.

 Become a friend of USPTA and your division on Facebook.

 Log on to the USPTA website regularly. There are resources there to ensure success in all facets of your tennis business.

 Contact your divisional and national board members as well as your national staff and share your comments and concerns as well as your gratitude.  Mentor another pro and help him or her through the certification process.  Require USPTA certification at your facility.  Show your appreciation to your students, members, coworkers and fellow pros.  If you don’t like the way things are going, figure out a way to fix them and be part of the solution. It is easy to find fault but hard work to find solutions.

• Promote our endorsees – Are you aware of and using the products available from these companies that have exclusive relationships with the USPTA?  COURTSIDEUSA: Use CourtsideUSA for all of your scheduling (ladders, special events, tournaments). CourtsideUSA can also be used as an advertising and promotional venue. (Courtsideusa.com).  AER-FLO Inc.: Looking for new windscreens for your courts or mats for your entryways? Contact Aer-Flo for Tuffy windscreens and other products (www.aerflow.com).

• Value what you do – This is a great profession!  Make your management aware of your skills and areas of expertise and let them know how important you are to the success of the facility.  Put your attendance at divisional and national conferences in your job contract or make sure that your manager will pay for you to attend.  Be creative and engaging in your programming and reach out to all types of players. Continue to attract new students while maintaining the ones that you already have.  Keep yourself strong and healthy. You are a representative of your sport.  Provide a positive and productive learning environment.  Make sure your courts and facility are clean, safe and welcoming.  Always strive to be better. Ask members and students for feedback on how you are doing and in what areas you can improve.  Promote and use the many outstanding programs that grow tennis.

 FROMUTH: When making a purchase for yourself Fromuth offers great bargains and sharp-looking tennis gear with USPTA logos (uspta.fromuthtennis.com).

 Always give your members and students more than expected.

 PRO PENN: For all of your tennis ball purchases use the new Marathon ball.

We are fortunate to have the opportunity to teach this great game of tennis as a profession. Our lives have been impacted so positively. Starting today, make it a priority to share what you know and encourage others to bring this game into their lives. Our sport changes people’s lives in many constructive ways: providing health and fitness benefits, networking and friendship opportunities, competition and teamwork – not to mention the many life skills that can be acquired by getting in the game.

 HEAD: Personally use HEAD racquets. Hold a demo night or special event and highlight HEAD racquets and accessories.

Become a HEAD Advisory Staff member (www.head.com).  DARTFISH: Film your students using the state-of-the-art equipment and software available from Dartfish (www.Dartfish. com).  SPORTMASTER: For information on products available for court resurfacing contact Sportmaster (www.sportmaster.net).  AVIS/ENTERPRISE: When renting a car contact Avis or Enterprise and receive substantial discounts (www.avis.com).

• Continuing education – Are you making education a priority?  Attend courses, upgrade, specialize, become a tester…  Learn all aspects of the tennis business and increase your value.

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 Keep it fun.

It is my hope that the remainder of 2012 will bring prosperity for both you and for the USPTA as we move forward together with one unified voice. I serve on the national board because I deeply care about tennis and because of my pride in being a USPTA professional.

I knew at the onset of my service that enacting positive changes would be difficult. However, the many challenges that we face can result in positive outcomes. If all facets of the Association work together to promote USPTA as a leader in the tennis industry then there is no reason to feel anything but optimistic about the future. I hope that my involvement will make a difference. I hope that you too will make a commitment to really “get in the game.”

Feel free to contact me: coxjnmc@comcast.net.  www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

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Tips from the pros

TRX stretches the success of your Cardio Tennis sessions

by Michele Krause, USPTA, national Cardio Tennis manager and speakers team director

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I would like to introduce the newest member of the Cardio Tennis family, TRX Cardio Tennis – the ultimate ball-striking, calorie-burning workout incorporating strength, muscle endurance, balance and flexibility. In developing this new cutting-edge fitness program we focused on three concepts: 1. Staying true to the core of what Cardio Tennis is all about (hitting tons of balls, time spent in the individual’s heart rate zone, and high calorie burns) 2. Maintaining the health and safety of the participant 3. Giving equal balance to Cardio Tennis and activities using the TRX suspension trainer Why TRX Cardio Tennis?

Cardio Tennis has always been about training in the three different heart rate zones, burning calories and training specifically for tennis (and not about using fitness equipment, or doing push-ups or sit-ups). Having managed the Cardio Tennis program since its inception in 2005, I have been approached by plenty of companies that felt their fitness/tennis product would be a good addition to the Cardio Tennis Program. It wasn’t until I was introduced to TRX® in 2010 that I finally felt I had met the perfect complement to Cardio Tennis. I have always strived to keep Cardio Tennis fresh with different offerings and now with TRX we have the right piece of equipment and education to add strength, power, flexibility, balance and more mobility to the program.

What is TRX suspension training?

The TRX provides unique bodyweight exercise movements with the user’s hands or feet supported by a single anchor point while the opposite end of the body is in contact with

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the ground. Using the TRX, the desired percentage of body weight is loaded onto the targeted body zone and animated as an exercise movement. The TRX’s single anchor point attachment provides the ideal mix of support and mobility to train for strength, endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, power and core stability all at once and across a wide range of resistance levels.

Why did Cardio Tennis partner with TRX? Cardio Tennis partnered with TRX for many reasons, including the integrity and success of the company; they are a global company and one of the most validated products in the fitness market. The TRX suspension training system has been developed to the highest quality. This innovative piece of equipment weighs less than 2 pounds and can facilitate more than 1,000 exercises. The TRX suspension training system is suitable for all fitness levels and ages, from performance athletes to senior wellness programs.

It enables seniors to move freely without fear of falling and is used by physical therapists to rehabilitate patients. What really sets this company apart is its incredible attention to educating the consumers and professionals on how to use the TRX. I already offer Cardio Tennis, why should I offer TRX Cardio Tennis?

Tennis members and fitness enthusiasts are always looking for something new. Many fitness consumers are TRX enthusiasts and this will attract them to the tennis court,

therefore increasing participation and revenue. With TRX Cardio Tennis you can put up to 16 players on one tennis court. Not only does this create incredible energy, but from a financial standpoint and maximizing court time, this is a dream come true for any club manager/owner.

What do I need to do to get started with TRX CT? First you or your facility must be an Authorized Provider of Cardio Tennis and you must be current with your Cardio Tennis education (completed Cardio Tennis training course since 2009). The next step is to take the TRX Cardio Tennis training course; visit www.cardiotennistraining.com for the current schedule.

How many TRX suspension-training systems do I need?

You’ll need a minimum of four and maximum of eight TRX systems. Running simultaneous TRX Cardio courts requires more TRX suspension trainers.

Are there TRX packages?

Packages of four, six and eight will be available for attendees of the TRX Cardio Tennis training course.

Can this be done on outdoor and indoor courts?

Yes, outdoors it is anchored to the tennis fence poles; indoors there are many ways to anchor the TRX suspension trainer with TRX suspension frame, TRX Xmount, and TRX multimount.

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from previous page not work. In fact, the bigger the number the better the class, which is why 16 participants is ideal from the standpoint of revenue, workout, ease of rotations and games. The lesson plans are designed for small (seven to 10), medium (11-13) and large (14-16) groups.

I am at a fairly small club, how am I going to be successful at getting 16 players on one court?

Whether you work at a big or small facility or have two or 20 Cardio Tennis classes per week, the Cardio Tennis Invitation system will play a key role in filling your classes frequently and to capacity, and it does all the work for you. As an authorized provider you have access to this technology tool on www.cardiotennis.com.

Can I do my own thing or is there a curriculum to follow?

There are set lesson plans, which need

to be followed. Just like original Cardio Tennis, there are three segments: dynamic warm-up, cardio and cool down.

Unlike original Cardio Tennis there is no room for interpretation. Timing of the rotations is critical to the success of this session as well as length of explanations and demonstrations. Also, each tennis and TRX activity has been carefully selected to ensure a balanced and safe workout.

What is the recommended length of the class?

TRX Cardio Tennis is designed as a 90-minute session. The workout itself is about 75 minutes, and 15 minutes is scheduled at the start to cover the standard Cardio Tennis introductory questions, education on heart rate monitors and basic TRX education.

Can I do a 60-minute TRX CT session?

We do not recommend it, as 60 minutes

does not do justice or give balance to Cardio Tennis or TRX. Can I make money with TRX Cardio Tennis?

Cardio Tennis has proved to be a revenuegenerating program and TRX Cardio Tennis will be no exception. Since this is a 90-minute session the price per participant needs to be higher than your 30-minute session. Your demographic market will dictate your fees. In Midlothian, Va., a facility is pricing the sessions at $35 for members and $41 for nonmembers. In Sarasota, Fla., a facility is charging $20 for members and $22 for nonmembers.

With 10 players that is $200 per class at the low end and $350 at the high end. With 16 players that’s $320-$560 per class. We have a full return-on-investment analysis for your information. Essentially, an average club running one TRX Cardio Tennis clinic per week will have to run a maximum of eight clinics to break even. ď ¨

For more information visit www.cardiotennis.com, www.cardiotennistraining.com and www.trxtraining.com.

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USPTA and SAP Open Unique partnership marks 18th anniversary

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or the past 18 years, the USPTA – through its Northern California Division – has played a vital role in the success of the SAP Open, the Bay Area’s premier men’s professional tennis tournament.

According to 28-year USPTA member and tournament director Bill Rapp and USPTA member and tournament manager Pete Windham, the NorCal USPTA professionals truly are partners with the SAP Open and they help make the tournament one of the finest events on the ATP World Tour. This year’s tournament took place Feb. 13-19 at the spectacular HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Final results No. 3 Milos Raonic (CAN) def.

Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6(3), 6-2

Here are some of the exciting results: Milos Raonic. The “Maple Leaf Missle” has arrived – again! Raonic became the first player since former world’s No. 4 Andy Murray to successfully defend his maiden ATP title at the SAP Open. During the week in San Jose, Raonic played 42 service games without being broken and never lost a tiebreaker. In the singles final, he won 90 percent of first serve points and 94 percent of second serve points.

Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse. This exciting No. 4 seeded duo won its second ATP World Tour doubles title together by defeating Kevin Anderson and Frank Moser in an entertaining match tiebreak. Knowles becomes the first ATP player to win a title past the age of 40 – since John McEnroe won the 2006 SAP Open at age 47.

Legends find the way to San Jose. fourteen-time SAP Open winner John McEnroe and seven-time SAP Open champion Stan Smith made an appearance at HP Pavilion. McEnroe kicked off tournament week with a doubles exhibition, partnering with young American Jack Sock and defeating Gael Monfils and NCAA champ Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4. Smith was honored by the SAP Open and presented with his International Tennis Hall of Fame ring at center court by ITHOF CEO Mark Stenning.

Finalist Denis Istomin; tournament director Bill Rapp; and champion Milos Raonic

No. 4 Mark Knowles (BAH)/Xavier Malisse (BEL) def.

Kevin Anderson (RSA)/Frank Moser (GER) 6-4, 1-6, 10-5

NORCAL USPTA – Over the past 124 years, the players on stadium court have always been the focus. But it’s the loyal support of NorCal’s 750-plus USPTA tennis professionals (led by division president John Sharpe) that truly makes this event successful! Thank you all for everything you do to help make the SAP Open the Bay Area’s premier men’s professional tennis tournament!

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Doubles champions Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse; with tournament director Bill Rapp.

(Elite Staff and their facilities in alphabetical order):

Pacific Athletic Club Courtside Club South Bay Community Tennis Assoc.

Saratoga Country Club Lifetime Tennis

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USPTA Southern Division joins with Racquet Club of Memphis for third year For the third consecutive year, the USPTA Southern Division hosted its annual Winter Convention (Feb. 23-25) in conjunction with the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships (ATP World Tour 500) and Memphis International (WTA International) events at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. During the event, USPTA members were able to interact with ATP and WTA players and coaches, while also having the opportunity to watch worldclass tennis at the indoor tournament.

Andy Roddick, John Isner, Milos Raonic, Radek Stepanek and Jurgen Melzer highlighted the men’s side while Nadia Petrova, Lucie Hradecka, Marina Erakovic, Sofia Arvidsson, Ksenia Pervak and others competed for the women’s title.

During their time in Memphis, USPTA members enjoyed a welcome party with Jurgen Melzer, speaking sessions with USPTA professionals Mike Woody and Dave Hagler, and world-class tennis action.

Donald Young, Bill Phillips, president of Southern USPTA, and John Isner get together after the coin toss.

2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships singles champion Jurgen Melzer (left) and Pat Whitworth, executive director of USPTA Southern, at the welcome party.

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Jurgen Melzer capped off a fantastic week of play at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships as he defeated Milos Raonic 7-5, 7-6 (4) to claim the fourth singles title of his career. Taking a difficult road to the finale, the Austrian lefty downed top-seeded John Isner and No. 3 seed Radek Stepanek before besting Raonic, the No. 4 seed of the tournament. Playing the entire week on a broken toe, Melzer noted, “Who would have thought, coming here Thursday night, breaking a toe and winning the tournament.”

Sofia Arvidsson took a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Marina Erakovic to claim the crown at the Memphis International.

The title is the second of her career, both of which she has earned in Memphis (previously in 2006). “I just love this place,” Arvidsson said. “It’s my second home.”

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Find balance to prevent burnout

by Michelle Cleere, Ph.D. Introduction Many of us expect to win every time we go out onto the court.

Before a match if you ask a tennis player what his or her goal is, nine out of 10 times that player will say it’s to win. It’s not hard to see that’s true when you watch tennis players practice. Many athletes practice for hours during the week and if after so many hours they aren’t improving, they practice more.

Losing is devastating to players and they have no one to blame but themselves. On the other hand, winning provides a boost in self-esteem, and players who continue to win every single match are golden. But chances are that won’t happen. Then losing leads to more practice and harder practices because they feel they haven’t got ‘it’ yet. With this comes a blow to the player’s self-esteem, negative thinking, etc.

There are two problems with this: With so much time spent practicing and playing matches, there isn’t time for anything else (balance) and without balance, athletes get burned out. Burnout is a common occurrence among tennis players. Tennis generates extreme levels of physical and emotional stress, even in the most stable players.

Winners practice what’s made them successful and that doesn’t necessarily include a mindset of practicing longer or harder; although if there is fear of hanging onto the No. 1 ranking, then they might. It’s usually the players who are fighting to get to the top who burn out.

Burnout in tennis players What is it, exactly, that makes burnout a common occurrence among tennis players? As an individual sport, everything hinges on the individual player, which creates a lot of pressure; more so than doubles or a team environment. There are no substitutions, timeouts or coaching during matches and play rarely stops. Each decision about how and where to hit the ball is made by one person.

What this means is that the individual’s self-esteem and identity are tied to what happens on the court.

Symptoms of burnout The following chart is a list of psychological and physiological signs and symptoms of burnout.

Psychological Physiological Sleep disturbances Loss of self-confidence Drowsiness and apathy Quarrelsomeness Irritability Emotional and motivational imbalance Excessive weariness that is ­prolonged Lack of appetite Fatigue Depression Anxiety Anger/hostility Confusion

Higher resting heart rates Higher systolic blood pressure Delayed return to normal heart rate Elevated basal metabolic rate Elevated body temperature Weight loss Impeded respiration Subcostal aching Bowel disorders

Some of these symptoms occur (on occasion) for a variety of reasons, however, if you are experiencing more than one or two on a regular basis and it’s inconsistent with your normal state, then you are probably experiencing burnout.

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from previous page to your body and find ways to be realistic about your training. Learn to recognize when you are feeling physically and emotionally out of balance. There is a huge difference between feeling motivated to train and pushing beyond what is realistic.

Prevention and treatment Although the effects of burnout are partly physical, the basis of burnout is mental.

One of the best ways to combat burnout is to add a mental training plan to your tennis training program. There are many easy ways to prevent and treat burnout.

1. Identify sources of emotional stress on the court and techniques to reduce or eliminate them.

2. Be aware of other sources of stress in your life: work, home, school, finances, etc.

3. Set short-term goals with incentives for reaching them. This helps prevent burnout and also enhances motivation.

Meeting short-term goals provides a feeling of success, which enhances selfesteem.

It’s important to look at the overall balance in your life to ensure you have other outside interests, friends and family you spend time with. And, are you good at taking care of yourself physically, acknowledging vulnerabilities, the fact that you are human, and time constraints?

complete success, feelings of failure develop along with negative attitudes toward life, work, other people and oneself.

To completely recover from burnout you need to remove yourself completely from the tennis. It takes months to recover from severe burnout. Coming back to the game after burnout is a slow process and should include some or all of the above prevention tools.

Your training program should not be too simple (it won’t challenge you enough) or too extreme, which eventually leads to burnout. Tennis players need to do a better job of routinely assessing how they feel physically and mentally. When you started playing tennis, you needed to assess your physical abilities. You also need to continually assess where you are mentally and emotionally to be successful and to recognize fluctuations that lead to burnout. 

Conclusion When tennis players burn out they feel physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted. No one wants to experience that.

It’s counterintuitive to why you practice so hard and so long. Burnout arises from a sense of distress and discontent and a perception of failing to achieve the ideals or goals that you’ve established. After repeated efforts to attain these goals and after working as hard as possible without

Michelle Cleere, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in breaking emotional patterns that hold people back from achieving their physical goals, whether the motivation is to get healthier or beat the competition. With a doctorate in clinical psychology and an MA in sports psychology, Cleere is one of the leading experts in exercise and sports psychology. She serves on the faculty of JFK University, works with Doctor Oz and has written for Triathlete magazine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

4. Find someone to whom you feel comfortable communicating frustrations, anxieties and disappointments, in particular about your training program.

5. It’s important to schedule timeouts or relaxation breaks. It’s important to have days completely off from training. For example, one reason the business world provides vacations is so that employees don’t get burned out and they have time to rejuvenate.

6. Change up your workouts. It’s easy to do the same workout, but psychologically and physically it’s better to switch it up.

7. Learn self-regulation skills (relaxation, imagery, goal-setting and positive self talk). These skills can help ward off much of the stress that leads to burnout.

8. Keep a positive outlook in your training environment and have fun!

9. Take loss for what it is: a lesson in what to do the next time.

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2012 USPTA National Surface Championship Series schedule: Clay Court Championships March 23-25

BallenIsles Country Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Indoor Championships April 20-22

Fridley Life Time Fitness, Fridley, Minn.

International Championships Sept. 16-19

Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa, Monterey, Calif.

Hard Court Championships Oct. 19-21

Hollytree Country Club, Tyler, Texas

All USPTA Professional members in good standing are ­eligible to compete in any of the surface championships.

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USPTA welcomes new members Congratulations to the following new USPTA members who fulfilled requirements between Nov. 7, 2011, and Feb. 29, 2012.

Certified members California Heather Hiatt Michael Kucharski Ramon Osa Matthew Skwaruzynski Hakop Tadevosian China Jing Zhang Eastern Peter Barrowclough Andreas Blachere Zoe Childs Timothy Curran Bruno Gama Marius Jaskowski Brett Kraft Aston Lawson John Lee Elizabeth Levit Sara Markowitz Renata Mattos Kwang No Timon Prosper Florida Michael Arrigo Philippe Azar Matthew Boggs Sheen Cesare Yao Lun Chang Stephen De Silva Gerrit Disbergen Derron Donaldson Stephen Drosdick Owen Forbes Nikkita Fountain William Fountain Elizabeth Gabrielle Denver Green Connie Henley Darren Holt Kenneth Horgan Kyoko Johnson Robert Kowalczyk Fred McCracken Daniel Mielke Greg Mishcon John Moss Clifford Rizzi Johann Saurbier Joshua Sturgis James Tinder Ricardo Turner Dimitar Vancov Kevin Zimmaro Hawaii Will Heaven Jason Hester Diego Miranda Aaron Tada

Paul Williams Intermountain Karabo Makgale Travis McCaughan Jacob Nelson David Pulis Darren Sidney Sarah Stone International Miguel Alvarez De Eulate Gonzalez Georg Casas Hoelscher David Catala Velasco Mario Cuellar Gonzalez Angel Davila Marcos De Las Heras Vercher Tarek Francis Edgar Garcia Santos Dorina Elena Giurgiu Francisco Gomez Martinez Michael Grilli Doroteo Herrera Santos Charles Homewood Juan Irineo Huerta Novas Matti Kapyla Matthew Lancaster Raul Llorente Benajes Miguel Angel Luz Cruz Simon Macleod Jesus Marquet Ojeda Francisco Martinez Tovar Pablo Martinez Tovar Gilberto Melquiades Garcia Bernardo Meneses Ordonez Luis Moreno Kenton Morton Gillian O’Kelley Cuauhtemoc Saul Perez Zarraga Kerstin Polster Francis Edward Puno Ivan Rodriguez Martinez Eduardo Romero Montes Jose De Jesus Silva Rios Jadrian Turnquest Rodrigo Valls Segura Jose Luis Vazquez Munoz Jakub Zeman JPTA Junko Goto Kazuhiko Hatta

Hiroaki Hayashi Yosuke Hayashi Yasuyuki Ichinose Wataru Inagami Takahiro Kakiuchi Yuta Kawamura Koji Mitsumori Takaaki Muranaka Naotsugu Nagakura Takahiro Nakamura Yuiko Nomura Satoshi Obuchi Masato Ota Takashi Sasaki Hiroaki Shimonaka Kazuki Takahashi Keiji Tamaki Mineto Taniguchi Akira Tsukamoto Ryota Yamamoto Kuroda Yoshihide Mid-Atlantic Bradley Chase Dave Gwyn Ilan Shvartz Middle States Lisa Haldas Stephen Queenan Tetiana Sawchak Thomas VanAntwerp James Yen Midwest Ken Berlin Jesse Davis Jonathan Diamond Adam Ford Christopher Lim Wil Lofgren Dural Morris Jennifer O’Brien Wayne Olivier Jill Pietrowsky Mangal Sriram Arthur Steuber Phillip Urrutia John Van Lokeren Missouri Valley Michael Canavan Carlos Salazar Juraj Sekera Andrew Shipp New England Jonathan Aronstein Edward Banach Craig Bautz Megan Breen Robert Chase Ashleigh Hinds Stephanie Jurgensen Susan McAnnery Andrew Myers

Michaela Romanova Northern Kyle Buchmeier Callee Conda Neal Hagberg Marco Sanchez Hernandez William Wild Jose Williamson Northern California Tarrin Dougery Michael Fischer Bryan Juinio Isamarie Perez Keith Pollak Pacific Northwest Maureen Dugan Arnel Hipolito Logan Rau Michael Walter San Diego Joel Myers Southern David Butler Robert Clayton Fernando Guevara Bevan Hewett Charles Hopper Andre Ipince Joseph Kempf Phillip Kent Chris Link Leanne Mann Andrew Meyers Kristijan Mitrovski Timothy Scheuerman Drew Schrum Markus Tell Scott Wellons Michael Worthington Southwest John Cave Jennifer Hamel Jeremy Olsson Texas Carmen Abeaboeru Charlton Doucette David Edgar Darick Gilman Felipe Hernandez Nathan Hurd Chad Mann Nicholas Mercado Travis Morris Jeff Toyne Gail Trostel Mikhail Trukshanin Ondrej Vana

Sarah Waggoner John Walter Nick Zinsmeister U.S. Territories & Canada Jonathan Adamson Lewis Bachetti Gabriel Montilla Recreational Coaches California Jocel Alcedo Myles Crandall Jaycee Cruz George Moreno Moe Moe Myinttun Eastern George Bedrosian Andrew Dunleavy Norman Heger Andrew Provan Julie Shapiro Francisco Vazquez Ronald Wolinsky Joo Yoon Florida Marc Baudouin Daniel Capote Angelina Gaponova Joseph Glasheen Elliott James Douglas McHugh Zachary Quigley Robert Reed Armand Segodo Oleg Sorokin Intermountain Scott Fong Michael Jones Jack Lehr Daniel Magee Paul Swink Mid-Atlantic Brad DeWitt James Downing Alton Ellzy Jiang Hong Andrew Orban Jerome Rider Midwest Donovan Avery Richard Bacher Heidi Buggele Guy Engbino Rob Lehner Julius Mashonganyika Jesse Stirnemann E Vlachakis

Missouri Valley Art Maeda Malachi Millben Heather Nobler New England Mark Garner James May Northern Harrison Whiteley Northern California Del Andres Jared Fegert Michael Hall Aleksandr Kotlyar Mary Lehman Miro Markovic Eric Nunn Payam Shahbodaghloo Luciano Torres Collin Vero-Casavant Matthew Weinapple Pacific Northwest Michael Calkins Harold Maier Joseph Ostheller Craig Yahne San Diego Phillis Dattilo Cynthia Green Southern Omar Alcaino Graham Battle Alesia Cotman Thomas Dudzik-Gacki Stephanie Ginsburg Jason Hampton Christopher Harper Hunter Perry Joey Ward Southwest Eli Rabin Texas Max Kourim David Zamora Corporate Mid-Atlantic Chevy Chase Club

Award nominations due July 2, 2012 Nominate an inspirational USPTA Professional today!

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SPTA is looking for deserving tennis professionals who are growing the game of tennis as it accepts nominations for the 2012 national awards program. Awards are presented in every facet of the tennis business in which USPTA members work. Don’t let your fellow USPTA professional go unnoticed.

USPTA is accepting nominations for the 2012 National Awards Program through July 2. All Professional-level members are eligible.

Award category definitions, nomination forms and guidelines are available at www.uspta.com, by calling 800-877-8248 or by sending a request to pr@uspta.org.

Award categories include: USPTA Stars are members who have dedicated many years to volunteering in grassroots tennis, and bring the sport and sportsmanship to the players they touch. Their giving spirits have made them heroes in their own communities. Few of us will have heard of the people who receive this award, but their stories are inspiring, and almost all of us know at least one person who deserves a nomination.

The USPTA Industry Excellence Award is given to teaching professionals who take both an altruistic and entrepreneurial attitude toward their jobs. They use their own resources and those offered by the industry to build programs that bring tennis to more people. At the same time, they are successful in growing a tennis business. The recipient of this award will receive a $1,000 grant from the Tennis Industry Association and a Tennis Tutor ball machine from Sports Tutor for use in his or her grassroots programs.

The Alex Gordon Award for Professional of the Year recognizes a member who, over a career, has demonstrated exemplary achievement in seven areas, including: contributions to USPTA and USTA; as a teaching professional, player and coach; in education, research and publications; and with other organizations, achievements and contributions.

The Manager of the Year, Large- and Small-Facility, is the only USPTA award available to nonmembers. Applicants/nominees must be the general manager (in function, if not in title) of a club or tennis facility.

College Coach of the Year and High School Coach of the Year award recipients are usually selected based on their results as team coaches, however, individual coaches may be considered.

The Touring Coach of the Year is selected on the basis of his or her work with playing professionals on the ATP tour or the WTA tour and/or touring juniors.

Players who have been the most successful at the USPTA International Championships, as well as international, national and sectional competition may apply for the Player of the Year award.

The eight categories for this award are: Men’s open, women’s open, men’s 35-and-over, women’s 35-and-over, men’s 45-and-over,

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Fernando Velasco receives the 2011 USPTA Lessons for Life Award.

women’s 45-and-over, men’s 55-and-over and women’s 55-andover.

The George Bacso Tester of the Year award recognizes the USPTA tester who does the most to advance certification opportunities and the certification process.

The USPTA Lessons for LifeTM Award recognizes those USPTA members who have done the most to raise money for charities through tennis events. While the award spotlights individuals who have raised large amounts of money, it also honors those hosting the most creative, original or unique tennis event to raise money for charities. An individual hosting an event raising the most money will not necessarily receive this award.

The USPTA Tennis Across AmericaTM Award recognizes those USPTA members who have done the most to get people to play tennis. Established in 1990, TAA is the original, free, grassroots lesson program. It also has a multicultural segment that targets various communities and potential players who may not otherwise have the opportunity to play. While the award does look at individuals who have held the most free clinics with the greatest number of participants, it also looks at individuals hosting the most creative, original or unique free tennis event to get people to play the game.

The USPTA Diversity Award recognizes those USPTA members who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to unite diverse populations within their community through tennis.

The Tennis – for the health of it! SM Award recognizes those www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

USPTA-certified members who have come up with the most unique event to support Tennis – for the health of it! (an initiative started in 2008 by the USPTA in an effort to bring tennis to everyone and encourage people to get fit through tennis).

Division award recipients are not automatically nominated for national awards. Division award recipients should ask division leaders if they should complete their own nomination form. All nominations and supporting materials must be received at the World Headquarters by July 2.

Nominations for the above awards may be submitted by a USPTA division or a certified USPTA member in good standing, as long as an official application form is used. Member selfnominations are accepted. The nomination forms are Microsoft Word documents that may be completed in the program and then forwarded to USPTA by mail and/or e-mail. ALL applications can now be submitted as PDFs and submitted via email. Large PDF files may be burned to a CD/DVD and mailed in. The Awards Committee encourages applicants to submit their applications and all supporting materials in one of the above electronic formats.

Send e-mail applications and questions to pr@uspta.org.

The World Headquarters must receive all applications and division yearly reports by the July 2 deadline. Having an application postmarked July 2 is not acceptable and those applications will not be considered by the Awards Committee. Applications submitted via email must be emailed by July 2 at 11:59 p.m. Central time.

The entire application and ALL supporting materials must be received on or before the deadline date to be considered. The Awards Committee will not accept applications received after the deadline.

Applications may be mailed or shipped to the headquarters.

National awards will be presented Sept. 20 during the 2012 World Conference on Tennis, scheduled for Sept. 16-21 at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa in Monterey, Calif. 

CLASSIFIEDS Drills NEED TENNIS DRILLS? USPTA Master Professional Jorge Capestany’s new website has more than 700 videos of tennis drills and tips. Log on to www. tennisdrills.tv to see (and print) more than 18 free samples.

Employment TennisJobs.com – The tennis industry’s ONLY international tennis professional employment service. Subscribe today!

Subscriptions FREE SAMPLE Bob Larson’s Tennis Jobs newsletter. Daily newsletter lists new tennis jobs in USA. For sample, email jobs@tennisnews.com.

Tennis products STICKERS For Your Racquet.

Spice up your spin – Stickers affix to bottom of racquet for fun spin options. Match reminders – Stickers affix to sides of racquet for between-point referrals. Kids love to spice up their racquet!

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Extendable pole, precalibrated system places on fence, from either side, quick and easy. MyTennisTools.com.

GRIP COACH is a practical product that has simple and easyto-follow guidelines, making it ideal for adults and kids to learn tennis grips. Players and coaches love the Grip Coach because it maximizes coaching time for everyone. Visit: www.gripcoach. com.au. iPad application for tennis professionals. Designed for the iPad 2, the 10sPro application schedules students, creates lesson plans and incorporates video.

See a demonstration at www. portland10s.com and click the YouTube link for more information. Available at the iTunes app store. Developed by Mike Stone, USPTA Pro 1; tennisinportland@ gmail.com.

VACATION OpportuniTIes Five-Star Caribbean Resorts are Waiting for You! Working ­vacations available for certified tennis professionals. Family and couple resorts available. ­Contact: www.fitbodiesinc.com or call ­Denise Cox, 678-778-4673.

The John Newcombe Tennis Ranch wants to bring you into the family! Design a tennis vacation for your tennis students and receive a commission for your time. Contact chris@newktennis. com or call 830-625-9105.

Rates: $30 for 20 words, minimum per issue. 50 cents per word thereafter. Pay by check, money order, Visa or MasterCard. Prepayment is required. Supply typed copy and include full name, telephone number, credit card number and expiration date. (No agency or cash discounts.)

Issue closes 15th of month, two months preceding cover date. Fax to 713-978-7780, attn: ADDvantage classifieds. No classifieds will be accepted by telephone. No exceptions are made. USPTA cannot verify nor be responsible for the contents of any advertisement. The USPTA is committed to the policy that all people have equal access to its programs, facilities, employment and membership without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status. USPTA is an equal opportunity employer. USPTA reserves the right to reject any advertisement at its discretion, or to edit the advertisement to be certain that any employment requirements set forth in it conform with the law.

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Career Development

conventions (division conventions, 5 credits)

April 27-29 New England Division

Woodstock, Vt. May 17-20 Southern Division

Suwanee, Ga. May 18-20 Middle States Division

Landisville, Pa. May 20-21 Eastern Division

Mount Kisco, N.Y. May 28- June 3

Florida Division Port St. Lucie, Fla.

specialist degrees Little Tennis®  Facility Management  Computer Technology  Sport Science  Competitive Player Development  Pro Shop Operations 

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Wheelchair Tennis

CPD (Competitive Player Development) – Gained through the USA ­Tennis High Performance Coaching Program a ­ dministered by the USA Tennis Coaching E ­ ducation Department.

For more information about USPTA’s specialist degrees, including applications, please visit our website at www.uspta.com or contact the USPTA Education Department at 800-USPTA-4U or education@uspta.org.

cardio tennis April 2 April 23 April 30 May 5 May 7 May 14 May 19 June 2 June 3 June 16 June 16

New York New Orleans San Antonio Vancouver, Canada Berkeley, Calif.

Midlothian, Va. Phoenix Nashville, Tenn.

Portland, Ore. Kirkland, Wash.

Blufton, S.C.

Please visit www.growingtennis.com (workshops) to register online.

Earn education credits from World Conference DVDs Receive your education credit report card via email by visiting the members-only section of uspta.com.

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exams, upgrades & certification review courses (4 credits for PTCA I segment) April 2-3 April 14-15 April 14-15 April 14-15 April 15 April 15-16 April 18-19 April 19-20 April 21-22 April 21 April 22 April 28-29 April 29 April 29 April 29 May 4

San Francisco Atlanta Aurora, Ill. Orlando, Fla. Big Rapids, Mich.

Los Angeles Tyler, Texas Chatham, N.J. Big Rapids, Mich.

Des Moines, Iowa Lexington, Ky. Fayetteville, N.C. Hilton Head Island, S.C. Conway, Ark. Nashville, Tenn.

Frederick, Md.

May 5 May 5 May 7 May 12-13 May 13 May 14-15 May 18 May 18-19 May 20 May 20 May 20 May 24 May 31 June 1 June 3 June 3

Boston Ocala, Fla. Seal Beach, Calif.

Boca Raton, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Baton Rouge, La. Lancaster, Pa. Houston* Tupelo, Miss.

St. Louis Des Moines, Iowa West Orange, N.J Portland, Ore. Austin, Texas Richmond, Va,

* This course is held at the USPTA World Headquarters.

Exam reservations must be made at least 21 days prior to the dates listed. Each date includes an exam, upgrade and PTCA I unless noted. Exam cancellations must be received no later than 14 days before the exam, or a cancellation fee will be charged accordingly. Applicant: late cancellation fee – $95; failure to cancel – application fee is forfeited. Certified members: late cancellation fee – $25; failure to cancel – $25 plus the upgrade fee is forfeited. Registration for another exam will not be accepted until cancellation fees are paid.

specialty courses Team coaching, April 12, Houston, D. Porter TBA, Woodstock, Vt. TBA, Suwanee, Ga. TBA, Landisville, Pa. TBA, Port St. Lucie, Fla.

The deadline to register and/or cancel a course is 15 working days before the event. Anyone canceling late or failing to cancel will forfeit one-half the course fee. Schedule is subject to change.

Call the USPTA Education Department for more information or email education@uspta.org.

accredited professional coach To receive APC credits, professional members must accurately fill out APC attendance forms with the seminar/course number, their name, presenter’s name, and they will have the ability to rate the seminar/course. The form must then be turned in at the end of the seminar/course. The forms will be available as members arrive at seminars or courses and must be turned in as members leave. If members arrive late or leave early, then they will not receive credit for attending.

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Industry action Members An award-winning tennis writer, a USPTA Master Professional and two former professional tennis players will become part of USTA Eastern history on April 27 as the Junior Tennis Foundation hosts its 25th Annual Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame Dinner at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. The inductees are Nancy Gill McShea, an awardwinning tennis writer and co-author of “Tennis in New York”; Ron Rebhuhn, a longtime adult tournament director and USPTA Master Professional; Molly Van Nostrand Rice, a three-time Wimbledon quarterfinalist; and Peter Rennert, a former Australian Open quarterfinalist and the founder of a company dedicated to wellness and longevity. Proceeds from the annual dinner benefit the Junior Tennis Foundation, which provides scholarships for junior players and special populations throughout the Eastern Section. Since its creation in 1979, the Junior Tennis Foundation has given out more than $2 million in grants. For more information and to register, contact Ellen Del Colle, executive director of the JTF, at (914) 325-2465 or jtf@ eastern.usta.com.

USPTA Master Professional and former Professional of the Year Angel Lopez was recently honored by the Barrio Station youth center for his work on behalf of low-income Latino youth

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in the San Diego area.

Lopez received the Carlos Quintana President’s Award for his contributions of equipment and the time he spends teaching tennis to the area’s underprivileged children served by Barrio Station.

Member product showcase USPTA Pro Lee Couillard created the Keiki 65, the first “high performance” junior racquet on the market designed specifically for kindergarteners and first- and second-graders.

Couillard, the head tennis professional at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii, has been teaching tennis to young children for the past 22 years. He is a Little Tennis Specialist with the USPTA and a national USTA QuickStart trainer. Until now, younger players (ages 8 and under) have not had the option to experience the feel and touch of a racquet with a smaller head size. Like adults, junior players need a personalized racquet based on their athleticism, size and strength. The design goal was to make a proportional racquet in head, length and grip size for a young child and not max out on the legal trampoline-effect limit.

The Keiki 65 is sold on eBay (ebay.com) for $85.

For more information on the racquet, visit http:// iws.punahou.edu/user/ lcouillard/2011/10/ keiki_65_tennis_racket. html.

Manufacturers Babolat has announced that Sam Querrey has been chosen to use Babolat racquets for the next three years. The 24-year-old Las Vegas resident has signed an international agreement with Babolat that assures he will be equipped with innovative Babolat tennis products through 2015. He will play with the AeroPro Drive GT Plus to steadily improve his game and advance his rankings.

Querrey, currently ranked No. 85 on the ATP Tour, became the first player to win a challenger event in his pro debut (2006). His career-high ATP ranking, so far, was No. 17 in January 2011. Known by fans as “The Samurai,” Querrey possesses a powerful serve. In addition to advancing his career on the tennis court, Querrey plays in tournaments to raise money for Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Miscellany A new book, “Titanic: The Tennis Story,” by Lindsay Gibbs ($12.95, New Chapter Press), tells the incredible stories of tennis players Dick Williams and Karl Behr, two young athletes who survived the sinking of the Titanic in

1912, met on the rescue ship Carpathia, went on to become teammates on the U.S. Davis Cup team and faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 1914 U.S. Championships (U.S. Open). Williams, who was traveling with his father, nearly lost his legs to the freezing water. There’s also a true love story: Behr proposed to his future wife on the ill-fated journey.

The book is available for order on Amazon.com.

Also, a new exhibit at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport, R.I., pays tribute to the two Hall of Famers.

The Human Performance Institute Division of Wellness & Prevention Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, is celebrating its 20th anniversary of helping elite athletes and business executives increase performance in highly competitive environments by expanding their energy. In 1991, USPTA Master Professionals Jim Loehr, Ed.D., a renowned performance psychologist, and Jack Groppel, Ph.D., an internationally recognized authority on human performance, fitness, and nutrition, founded HPI and became pioneers in developing Energy Management Technology.

In 2008, Johnson & Johnson acquired HPI, and included it as part of its new Wellness & Prevention business. The integration has helped HPI reach an even larger audience than before. The company, whose premier www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

Industry action offering is the Corporate Athlete® Course, served 25 of the Fortune 100 companies in 2011 alone.

For more information, visit hpinstitute.com.

Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club will be hosting a Tennis and Rockin’ Blues Event featuring Oneon-One Doubles®, the new game of tennis sanctioned by the USTA, on Saturday, April 21. This prize money shootout will feature tennis greats Murphy Jensen, 1993 French Open doubles champion; Donald Johnson, 2001 Wimbledon doubles champion; Johan Kriek, 1981 and 1982 Australian Open singles champion; and Tim Wilkison, former ATP star with wins over John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. This One-on-One Doubles shootout will be televised on the Tennis Channel. There will be a pro-am prize money doubles tournament featuring the area’s top tennis talents, from noon-2:15 p.m., and a USTA 10 and under program presentation featuring One-on-One Doubles from 2:30-3:15 p.m. Club doors open at

noon for the events. There will be a live, rockin’ blues concert after-party from 7-9 p.m., with the legendary Jimmy Hall and Friends.

A portion of the event’s proceeds will benefit the Interfaith Emergency Services of Ocala. Two Tennis and Rockin’ Blues Events featuring One-onOne Doubles have been held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the home of the U.S. Open. Since the game’s inception in 2004, One-on-One Doubles has been played at ATP, USTA and ITA national events.

The game’s founder, Ed Krass, is also the founder/ director of the College Tennis Exposure Camp, a summer camp program taught exclusively by head college coaches for aspiring college-bound tennis players. General admission tickets are $30 in advance, $40 day of event. To purchase tickets online, go to www.ticketweb.com and type in “Tennis and Rockin’ Blues Event.” For more information, call 813-8649031. For more information about this event, visit www. tennisandrockinblues.com.

Adidas has launched micoach Tennis, bringing together the digital and physical world in ways never seen before in an iOS app. Visualize your speed stats collected by the miCoach Speed Cell, a device that sits inside a cavity of the adipower barricade 7.0 tennis shoes or clips onto your laces to measure your speed, rallies and distance covered during your tennis matches or training sessions. Experience the training system professional tennis players use to stay at the top of their game, courtesy of tennis star Andrea Petkovic.

Share and compare your tennis stats with your friends or the entire world via Facebook, Twitter or email, and get in-game rewards for your real-life workouts. Send them to micoach.com, where they will be compared with stats from tennis players from all over the world. MiCoach Speed Cell is for smartphone, tablet, PC or MAC and is available for $70 at adidas Sport Performance stores or shopadidas.com. www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com

The USPTA Midwest Division honored its 2011 award winners and 2012 Hall of Fame inductees at its division conference, held Jan. 26-28 in Lincolnshire, Ill. Midwest award winners were: Women’s Open Player of the Year – Christina Keesey, Ohio Men’s Open Player of the Year – Brian Hornburg, Wisconsin Men’s 35-and-over Player of the Year – Jim Slonac, Wisconsin Men’s 45-and-over Player of the Year – Brian Nester, Kentucky Women’s 45-and-over Player of the Year – Sheila Chiricosta, Ohio Men’s 55-and-over Player of the Year – Joe Lyden, Illinois Midwest Outstanding Education – William Eng, Illinois Tester of the Year – Will Cleveland, Indiana Charity Event of the Year under $10,000 – Japanese Red Cross event at Forest View Racquet and Fitness Club in Arlington Heights, Ill. Charity Event of the Year over $10,000 – WTT Smash Hits benefiting the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland High School Coach of the Year – Charlie Painter, Ohio College Coach of the Year – Ron Albers of the Vincennes University Individual Coach of the Year – Bryan Smith, Indiana Rookie of the Year – Nick Laskaris, Ohio Nancy Mickler Memorial Award – Catherine Thomas, Ohio Fay Tooley Memorial Award – Manolito Kehoss, Wisconsin Facility Manager of the Year – Derek Ameel, Michigan Illinois State Professional of the Year – Barbara Rueth Indiana State Professional of the Year – Jon Bemisderfer Michigan State Professional of the Year – David Brown Ohio State Professional of the Year – Kevin Brandalik Wisconsin State Professional of the Year – Matthew Boughton Midwest Professional of the Year – Mike Andrews Four USPTA members voted into the 2012 Midwest Division Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Greg Aten, Master Professional Jorge Capestany, Master Professional Will Cleveland, and Mike Woody. Induction will take place in August at the 2012 Western & Southern Tennis Tournament in Cincinnati.

USPTA California Division award winners: Pete Brown Lifetime Achievement Award – Wayne Bryan Professional of the Year – Chris Ojakian Special Needs Coach of the Year – Cari Buck Community Service Award – Richard Spurling Facility Manager of the Year – Dee Henry Player of the Year – Rob Horsch College Coach of the Year – Gary Victor High School Coach of the Year – Lori Hollister District 1 Pro of the Year – Scott Burton District 2 Pro of the Year – Jeff Richards District 3 Pro of the Year – Craig Cignarelli District 4 Pro of the Year – Desmond Oon, Ph.D., Master Professional District 5 Pro of the Year – Barry Friedman District 6 Pro of the Year – Allan Iverson ADDvantage/April 2012

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