It Was A Conference Worth the Time by Pat Whitworth Master Professional

We were blessed to return to the beauful Atlanta Country Club. Host professional Ken Andriano and his staff Jen Sinclair, Joy Bitaraes, and Maddie Andriano, were amazing hosts. They had everything set for us, and were always ready to make our day great. THANKS to your team Ken We owe a big thank you also to Walker and Ray Sahag, who were able to fill in when Mickael Pernfors had to drop, and then fill in even more when Feisal Hassan had to drop out the week prior. They are so knowledgeable, and they make learning easy.

Some of our local pros stepped up with fantasc presentaons. Marcus Rutsche kicked off the conference with a doubles presentaon, and Tim Smith took us to the welcome party with a neat pickleball presentaon. Allan Jensen showed us some solid singles drills and ideas, and even in the rain, Ma Grayson was amazing. He shared how his club has altered their coaching for doubles, and the success it has brought to their ladies doubles programs.

Special congratulaons to our award winners including Darryl Lewis as the Pride of the South and Dan Beedle as the Pro of the year. I am very proud that Todd Upchurch was selected to the Hall of Fame. He has served USPTA Southern for almost half of his life. THANKS Todd for all your efforts. We were also fortunate to have one of our own Naonal Board Member Kevin Theos. He has a new seminar on Athlec Development that was very well received. He came so prepared that he has the material for 2 hours. WOW.