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USPTA Southern/Florida Convention 6/3-6/6 MAKE PLANS NOW - This is a MUST attend event, and basically a World Conference for the Eastern side of the country (Las Vegas is the site for the World Conference in 2021). Many of us will be able to drive to Orlando for the conference, and hopefully some fun at Disney and surrounding entertainment. DATE: June 3-6, main days are ThursdaySaturday SITE: Hyatt Grand Cypress located 1 mile from Disney property. Courts on property CONVENTION REGISTRATION: $250 we have a much higher rate due to the cost of hosting at a top level resort HOTEL COST: with resort fees and parking, $200/ night Visit www.usptasouthern.com to view an agenda from a previous conference. This site will be updated as we have new information
Virtual Business Conference February 2021 e will continue our Winter Business Conference series with a virtual offering. We have been able to learn from some of the top minds in the tennis and business world, and this will be no exception. In fact, we are able to gather a group of presenters that we would not be able to bring in to a live event.
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Rod Heckleman – Relationships Between Tennis and Fitness Programs
FEATURED SPEAKERS AND TENTATIVE TOPICS ARE: Ajay Pant– Learning vs. Teaching
Alan Cutler – Where Do You Want To Be in 5 Years
Jarrett Chirico – Connecting the Dots Through Racquet Sports: Monetizing and Using Pickleball to Grow Tennis Kim Bastable – A former collegiate NCAA All-American Gator tennis player and a 30+-year USPTA-certified tennis professional who has worked in tennis as a Division I college coach, high school coach, country club professional, league director and park program director. She is the current Director for the University of FL PTM Program. Jarrett Chirico – is the Director of Racquets at Baltimore Country Club which is a top 50 Platinum club in the country. He played NCAA at the University of Virginia, and world team tennis for the Philadelphia
Candace Kaufman – Ultimate Marketing Your Tennis Programs Kim Bastable – A section of their Masters Program on Becoming A Racquets Director DATE: February 11th 1:30-5:00, and 12th 9:30-1:00 (all eastern times) REGISTRATION: $10 (not open yet)
Freedoms. He has directed the largest pickleball program in the country retaining over 1,000 people weekly. He is currently one of the best pickleball players in the world and the founder of clay court pickleball. Alan Cutler – a USPTA and RPT Master Professional, and a Senior IT Management Consultant. Alan holds two specialist degrees (High Performance and Computers). He is a former USPTA National Board Vice President as well as a past president of the USPTA Southern California division. He has spoken at many of USPTA’s Division and World Conferences. In addition, he has had articles published in international, national and regional tennis magazines. Some of his previous honors
have included USPTA Industry Excellence Award, USPTA California Division Pro of the Year and the USPTA California Division Presidents award. Rod Heckleman – His career started in 1966 when he began his fiveyear role as a teacher at John Gardiner’s Tennis Ranch in Carmel Valley, California. In 1976 he took over as head pro/tennis director at the Mt. Tam Racquet Club in Larkspur, California, and added the title and responsibilities of general manager in 1982. In 2010 he was awarded “Manager of the Year” for the USPTA NorCal Division and the “Manager of the Year” at the USPTA World Conference. He has written several books including, “Down Your Alley” in 1993, “Playing Into the Sun-
