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ADDvantage magazine editorial officesUSPTA World Headquarters

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ADDvantage is published monthly by the United States Professional Tennis Association.

The opinions expressed in ADDvantage are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ADDvantage or the USPTA.

Copyright United States Professional Tennis Association, Inc. 2012. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any portion of the magazine is not permitted without written permission from USPTA.

www.ADDvantageUSPTA.com ADDvantage/February 2012 1

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departments

2 Executive Committee

3 Vice presidents message

20 Classifieds

22 Career development

24 Industry action

the total professional enhancing your career

On the cover Player Drew Fontenot hits a shot in a scene from an episode of On Court with USPTA. This show, Improved Forehand Technique, features Rick Macci and will be available on DVD in the U.S. Pro Tennis Shop. Photo by Joe Birkmire.

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5 Cardio Tennis set to hit new highs in 2012 Ever-expanding program benefits you, your players and your business by Michele Krause, USPTA, national Cardio Tennis manager and speakers team director

7 Make concentration part of your players game plan by Michelle Cleere, Ph.D.

11 Outlaw Tennis by Alice R. Goldfinger

17 Dynamic warm-ups improve tennis performance by Alan L. Hammond, TennisMD News

19 The gift of tennis Taking it to the streets brings joy to both teacher and young learners by Katie Kinsella

USPTA Executive Committee

Division presidents, regional vice presidents and past national presidents:

Tom Daglis President 910-630-7147

Randy Mattingley First vice president 281-358-2181

Nancy Cox Vice president 503-409-2567

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

California DivisionPierre Mareschal President626-744-1650 Mike GennetteRegional vice president805-495-0111

Eastern DivisionJoe RoedigerPresident914-373-6232Warren LemRegional vice president631-766-2318

Florida DivisionJeff CohenPresident 561-995-5213Richard CenterbarRegional vice president561-487-7070

Hawaii DivisionKen NakamaPresident808-679-3197Bruce NagelRegional vice president808-262-2057

Intermountain DivisionAndrew BoothPresident970-349-6127Cary HodgesRegional vice president303-771-0055

Mid-Atlantic DivisionJohn ClearyPresident301-340-6185Carl ClarkRegional vice president804-287-1300

Middle States DivisionBill SemberPresident484-888-8329Wilson PipkinRegional vice president717-898-3102

Midwest DivisionPaul MarcumPresident248-626-9880, ext. 4006Mark FaberRegional vice president419-381-9661

Missouri Valley DivisionKendell HalePresident816-436-1608Angela KoumarisRegional vice president405-848-2994

New England DivisionChristopher StevensPresident603-610-0183

Northern DivisionBrian McCoyPresident763-656-1590John SchollmeierRegional vice president952-232-1334

Northern California DivisionJohn SharpePresident925-283-5448Andrea BarnesRegional vice president650-736-7272

Pacific Northwest DivisionHunter LipscombRegional vice president541-753-1043

San Diego DivisionDophie Poiset President858-756-4459 Nelson AlapiRegional vice president858-382-6571

Southern DivisionWilliam PhillipsPresident337-849-5821Pat WhitworthRegional vice president800-438-7782

Southwest DivisionVicki FosterPresident602-930-8423Christopher BrewerRegional vice president623-215-6500

Texas DivisionCharlotte WyliePresident817-427-6680 Jim SciarroRegional vice president903-581-7788

National Board of Directors:

For information, write the USPTA World Headquarters

3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite OneHouston, TX 77042

Phone 713-97-USPTA800-USPTA-4U

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Office hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time

NaTiONal BOarD Of DirECTOrs

President Tom Daglis

First Vice Randy Mattingley President

Vice Presidents Nancy Cox Jeff Hawes

Tom McGrawDan Moster

Gary Trost Past President Harry Gilbert

WOrlD HEaDQUarTErs

CEO Tim Heckler

Director of Operations Rich Fanning

Administrative Director Marty Bostrom

Director of Shawna Riley Communications

Creative Services Julie Myers Director

Publications Manager/ Kim Forrester Managing Editor

Director of Poornima Rimm Public Relations

Communications Jill Phipps

Director of John Dettor Marketing

Digital Asset Director Timothy Heckler

Digital Asset Coordinator/ Ramona Husaru Tennis Multimedia Management

Video Production Joe Birkmire Director

Video Editor Nick Warwick

Video Editor/ Aisha Nelson Flash Designer

Video Editor/Videographer Chris Maale

Director of Fred Viancos Professional Development

Corporate Janice Stollenwerck Services Administrator

Director of Dan Wilson Information Technology

Information Technology/ Scott Bucic Multimedia

Director of Kathy Buchanan Computer Services

Director of Membership Vicky Tristan and Certification

Membership/ Sylvia Ortiz Certification Coordinator

Membership/ Melony DeLoach Insurance Coordinator

Director of Finance Kathy Ladner

Payroll/Benefits Rene Heckler

Controller Ellen Weatherford

Merchandise/ Shelina Harris Accounting Assistant

legal Counsel

Attorney-at-law Paul Waldman

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Vice presidents message

Dan Moster

The time has come for each USPTA division to begin the process of creating an annual division report (scrapbook) and soliciting nominations for a variety of USPTA and tennis industry awards. This task of creating a division scrapbook and submitting nominations for all the awards takes a lot of teamwork and a large com-mitment by each division. Just this past month, each division executive director and scrapbook chairman received the scrapbook application and all of the information necessary for the competition. The most cov-eted honors include Division of the Year awards for both large and small divisions. The Large Division of the Year is chosen from the top nine di-visions (based on membership size), while the Small Division of the Year is one of the eight divisions with lower member numbers. Each scrapbook chairman needs to collect a lot of information for their division to be a viable com-petitor for one of the Division of the Year awards or Most Improved Division, although the latter is not necessarily chosen every year. The 2011 win-ners included: Large Division of the Year Texas and Small Division of the Year Southwest. The scoring for these awards is very straightforward, but the required information is quite detailed. The goal for each division is to max out or come as close as possible on the points in each category, so that they will be considered in one of the above categories. A key part of these awards is also the inclusion of national award nominees. The national awards that recognize our fellow USPTA members or maybe you include Player of the Year awards in eight different categories, College Coach of the Year, High School Coach of the Year, Touring Coach of the Year, Facility Manager of the Year (large and small facility), Tester of the Year and Pro of the Year. Other categories include Lessons for Life, Ten-nis Across America, USPTA Industry Excellence Award and USPTA Star Award, as well as the Diversity Award, and USPTAs Tennis for the

health of it! SM Award, which were both introduced in 2011. The Diversity Award recognizes USPTA-certified members who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to use tennis to unite diverse populations within their community. The Ten-nis for the health of it! Award spotlights certified members who have created the most unique Ten-nis for the health of it! event. USPTA started this initiative in 2008 to raise public awareness of

the tremendous health, fitness and psychological benefits of tennis, and encourage people to get out and play the sport as a part of their regular fit-ness regimen. In addition, USPTA members are the delivery force for the lessons and other tennis activities that provide those benefits. But thats not all We have more awards! Based on all the information that is submitted in division scrap-books and reviewed by the Awards Committee, divisions and individual

members are recognized for continuing education, years of service, division membership growth, participation in Tennis Across America and money raised for Lessons for Life charitable programs. The last but not least of the awards and one that has always been considered a big win is Newsletter of the Year. There is, and should be, great pride taken with each divisions newsletter. The 2011 winner of this award, the Southern Division, and past winners of this award, would attest to this. A lot of effort goes into creating a division newsletter, whether its in print or an online-only newsletter. The criteria for this award are very simple and should be a guide for every division to follow when creating their newsletter. While the awards com-mittee members look at overall production of the newsletter, they pay particular attention to aspects such as originality, creativity, quality of writing, use of pictures and graphics, quality of content (such as instructional articles/drills, continuing education, certification and upgrade information, new-member lists, member features, tournament news, job openings, required endorsee ads and logos, and national news).

2012 USPTA National AwardsThe division that works together wins together!

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2012 USPTA Awards Key points of interest1. The awards period is from July 1, 2011,

to June 30, 2012.

2. Nominations may be submitted by a division or a certified member. Self-nominations are accepted.

3. All material to be judged for Division of the Year can now be submitted as PDFs and sent via email. Please sub-mit as one PDF document. Large PDF files may be burned to a CD/DVD and mailed in. While divisions may still submit a hard copy of the application in one three-ring binder, the Awards Committee encourages divisions and applicants to submit their applica-tions and all supporting materials in one of the above electronic formats.

4. Individual Nominations A certi-fied member may nominate himself or herself, or another certified member, as long as the application form pro-vided by USPTA is used. Applicants who complete the application using a

computer should take care to keep all questions in their original format. 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 ma-terials in one of the above electronic formats. Applications and related ma-terials may be emailed to [email protected].

5. The awards will be presented at the USPTA World Conference on Tennis in September. Applicants should be prepared to attend, and each division should make an effort to ensure that nominees attend.

6. The World Headquarters must receive all applications and division yearly reports (scrapbooks) by the July 2 dead-line. (Having an application postmarked July 2 is not acceptable and those ap-plications 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 ap-plications received after the deadline.

7. The Awards Committee not only judges the award nominations, but also is avail-able to answer questions throughout the year. If you have any questions, please email Dan Moster, awards chair, at [email protected] or call him at 260-249-9424. Questions also may be di-rected to Poornima Rimm at the USPTA World Headquarters at 800-877-8248 or 713-978-7782, ext. 125. Members are also encouraged to contact their USPTA division executive director or scrapbook chairman for individual award informa-tion and application forms.

8. All applications must be mailed/shipped to: USPTA World Headquarters, 3535 Briarpark Drive, Suite One, Houston, TX 77042 Attn: Awards Committee or emailed ro [email protected].

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Cardio Tennis set to hit new highs in 2012Ever-expanding program benefits you, your players and your business

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

Cardio Tennis has come a long way in just six short years. Thanks to the support of many, including the USPTA and its teaching professionals, more than 1.5 million people are now playing Cardio Tennis at 1,800 sites around the country. And Cardio Tennis, which is managed by the Tennis Industry Association, is now growing the game in 30 countries. Both domesti-cally and internationally, the program has been spreading rapidly.

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Delivery of the Cardio Tennis product has evolved considerably, too. And as we come up on the programs seventh birthday, we continue to raise the bar, improving the Cardio Tennis experience for tennis -teach-ing professionals, facilities and consumers.

In 2012, youll see some exciting enhance-ments in the Cardio Tennis program and in the tools, resources and education available to providers all with the hope that we can continue to spread the posi-tive benefits that CT brings to consumers,

while helping to boost your business and your bottom line.

The new CardioTennis.comCardioTennis.com has been revamped and improved and is now the website portal for both consumers and providers. (The original provider site, partners.cardioten-nis.com, is no longer accessible.) The new website is loaded with detailed information and offers enhanced functionality and tech-nology features that are crucial components to growing Cardio Tennis.

For tennis consumers, the new Cardio-Tennis.com site makes it much easier to find CT providers, as well as learn more about the program. An updated Fre-quently Asked Questions covers highlights and details, and the library of videos allows consumers to see Cardio Tennis in action. The site explains the benefits of playing Cardio Tennis, shows how to properly train using a heart-rate monitor, offers success stories, and more.

Consumers can now search for as well as sign up and pay for a Cardio Tennis session online, right from the CT website, making their Cardio Tennis experience a seamless transition from learning about the program to hitting the courts.

For tennis providers, the website is the place to get started in Cardio Tennis and realize all the benefits it can bring to you and your facility. Youll be able to explore the CT curriculum and tools for providers, and youll find out more about becoming a Cardio Tennis Authorized Provider (see


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below) and registering for Cardio Tennis Training. Providers log into their personal CT accounts right from the website, where they can easily manage everything that has to do with the program.

Cardio Tennis Authorized ProvidersCardio Tennis terminology also is chang-ing. Were no longer promoting official sites, but will now have Cardio Tennis Authorized Providers, a newly developed platform for tennis- teaching professionals and facilities. If you have been an official site in the past, now youll need to go through the simple online registration process at CardioTennis.com to become an Authorized Provider. Authorized Providers can be tennis-teaching professionals (pro-viders who travel to multiple facilities to conduct Cardio Tennis classes) or facilities.

Authorized Providers have full access to all areas of CardioTennis.com, the use of the Cardio Tennis name and logo, a new marketing toolkit, and access to the Authorized Provider Dashboard on the website for more CT education and drills, as well as many other benefits, for a $100 annual fee.

Cardio Tennis Invitation SystemOne of the key benefits you receive as an Authorized Provider is access to the new technology tool, the Cardio Tennis Invita-tion System (CTIS). The CTIS has three primary features:

Itwill help prosmarket andmanagetheir Cardio Tennis sessions and fill their programs more easily, more regu-larly and to capacity.

Itwillhelpplayersregisterandpayforyour Cardio Tennis classes, freeing you from these administrative tasks.

Itwillgetplayersmoreengagedintheirtennis community and hitting the courts more frequently.

For providers, CTIS automates many ad-ministrative functions, allowing you to do more productive things, such as teaching tennis and running programs. The CTIS technology easily creates electronic invita-tions that can be sent to members, non-

members, the public or any combination. You can also choose to collect payment online through the system.

With the invitation system, you set the size of the Cardio Tennis classes you want to run, and the system takes it from there, sending out invites, tracking registrations, sending out reminders to players, inviting different groups at different times based upon registration, etc. Think how many hours a week this can save you and your staff no more phone calls, or keeping track of emails and responses. To find out who has signed up for your CT classes, you simply need to check online with your Authorized Provider Dashboard.

Tools and educationIt is our priority to ensure that coaches have the training and education to deliver a proper, safe and healthy Cardio Tennis class. Historically, weve provided advanced education in Cardio Tennis through work-shops and the USPTA specialty course we havent certified Cardio Tennis instructors.

In 2012, tennis professionals who are cur-rent with their education (have completed a Cardio Tennis workshop or USPTA spe-cialty course since 2009) will be designated a licensed Cardio Tennis professional. This designation will be noted on their profile on CardioTennis.com so consum-ers know they are getting the true Cardio Tennis experience by a properly trained professional.

TRX Cardio TennisAnother exciting addition to the 2012 Cardio Tennis lineup is the introduction of TRX Cardio Tennis. TRX is a suspension training system designed to facilitate an enormous range of body-weight training movements for the entire body, and it is the ultimate system for adding strength, muscle endurance, balance and flexibility. Cardio Tennis has always been about el-evating the heart rate and training in the zone, and TRX Cardio Tennis will provide the best ball-striking, calorie-burning workout you can find anywhere.

TRX Cardio Tennis classes can accom-modate up to 16 players on one court. The

TRX Cardio Tennis class is very structured, with precise lesson plans that combine Cardio Tennis activities and TRX exercises in a 90-minute class (a traditional Cardio Tennis class is 60 minutes). In TRX Cardio Tennis classes, all tennis and TRX exercises are defined; unlike original Cardio Tennis, there is no room for interpretation the rotations are timed and are critical to the success of the class and to a healthy and safe result for participants.

To offer TRX Cardio Tennis, in addition to being an Authorized Provider and keeping current with Cardio Tennis education, you also must complete the TRX Cardio Ten-nis training course. Details are available at CardioTennis.com.

As many USPTA professionals have found out in the last six years, Cardio Tennis not only keeps your players and customers healthy, but it can also keep your business healthy. As an Authorized Provider, your listing on CardioTennis.com and access to CT drills as well as the Cardio Tennis Invitation System will all help to grow your business and increase your revenue.

With current education, you will be des-ignated a licensed Cardio Tennis profes-sional, which will add to your credibility in the eyes of the consumer. And with TRX Cardio Tennis you can take your pro-gramming to another level with a unique product that consumers want.

In 2012, make sure you take advantage of all that Cardio Tennis has to offer you, your customers and your business!

Michele Krause, a USPTA P-1 professional, is the Cardio Tennis Manager for the Tennis Industry Association. She oversees the Cardio Tennis program in the United Sates and internationally and is responsible for the day-to-day operations, including curriculum, event planning, training and market-ing. She is responsible for the 40 members of the National Cardio Tennis Speakers Team and travels to many industry conventions, meetings and events to provide ongoing education on the Cardio Tennis program. On an international level, Krause works directly with tennis federations in various countries to deliver a business plan for the teaching profession-als and consumers specific to their needs. She also trains coaches on how to deliver the product through national and international workshops.

Make concentration part of your players game plan

by Michelle Cleere, Ph.D.

Many different factors can affect a players match-related concentra-tion. But tennis-teaching professionals can help their students develop strategies to combat nerves and other negative distractions before and during the match.

A pre-performance routine helps pre-pare an athlete for competition by putting the focus on the match. It can involve any number of things: imagery (related to strat-egy, ones opponent, or the court), eating, drinking, positive self-talk, deep breathing, muscle relaxation, etc. The content of this routine depends on what works best for that individual, but any pre-performance habits should be productive and fairly systematic. Most players know the factors that ad-versely affect them before tournaments: You dont want to be out in the sun too much, you want to make sure you get enough sleep but not too much, you want to eat the right foods (its not a great time to start experimenting with food), you want to go through your normal physical and psycho-logical routines, and you dont want to make any major changes to your game. Distractions, whether before or during a match, can be categorized as internal and

external. Internal distractions are the things that players say to themselves; both positive and negative. Negative thoughts include: I am losing, I cant do this, and Im never going to be able get my second serve in. They also include should-haves and what-ifs. All of these break concentration and sometimes increase anxiety to the point of not being able to play at all. Try to make sure your student never plays from a place of fear, which stiffens muscles and makes breathing shallow. Fear controls everything, particularly your con-centration. It makes you late and tentative on your strokes and leaves you second-guessing the placement of your first serve. Instead of thinking about the score, a player should be watching the opponents serve and getting ready for the return. Players also need to avoid getting depressed about missing three consecutive forehands instead of preparing early for the next shot. They cant go back and change the fact that

theyve already missed a series of forehands, but they can control hitting a winner on the next forehand. Players also need to deal with external distractions, such as the media, coaching staff, friends, family and spectators. Con-centration is really all or nothing. For ex-ample, if a player is focused on a comment that a spectator made, he or she will not be focused on the game. Its also distracting to see or hear extraneous sights or sounds that have nothing to do with the game. The best plan of action to deal with concentration busters during a match is simulation training. This can be used in practice to simulate experiences we want to have happen during match play. Simu-lation training can help players learn to identify and deal with internal and external distractions, to the point that it becomes automatic. Other methods of dealing with distractions include controlling breathing, using cue words, positive phrases, specific imagery and a pre-serve routine. If your students have practiced regularly and followed a constructive routine, there is nothing left other than to play their game. They may play better than they have before, but they could also play worse. If they start off slow they need to bring their concentration back to where it needs to be and finish strong. With your skilled guid-ance, it is in their control.

Michelle Cleere, Ph.D., is a clini-cal psychologist who specializes in breaking emotional patterns that hold people 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, Dr. 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.



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Outlaw Tennisby alice r. Goldfinger

There are certain laws of nature and tennis. The earth revolves around the sun. Right-handed people play tennis with their right hand that was until USPTA Professional Harvey McCartney broke the laws of tennis. McCartney, of the Woodlands Club in Falmouth, Maine, created a phenomenon among his students that has had an impact both on and off the court.

For Harvey it started when he was 25 and ranked No. 1 in the state of Oklahoma. Injury ended his present and his future, or so he thought. A right-handed player who began playing with a $20 racquet at the age of 15, he made his way in the world of tennis unconventionally. He had no coaches, lessons or even a tennis court at first. He played by hitting a ball against a cement wall.

When tennis seemed to be finished with Harvey, only then did he begin to make his serious contribution to the sport. He started playing with his left hand. In the world of science it is called Disruptive In-novation. Being from Oklahoma, Harvey prefers to call it Outlaw Tennis. I know how significant his discovery is because he got me back in the game after a traumatic brain injury using this technique.

The theory is quite simple. When a righty uses the left side of the body to engage in activities that would normally be done with the right (dominant) side, new pathways are created in the brain. The brain wants to serve the ball by tossing with the left hand and swinging with the right hand. Imagine now, the opposite. The righty tosses with the right hand and swings with the left. The racquet and ball are in the wrong hands and the brain must adapt.

This technique allows for play during peri-ods of injury because the player can switch to the nondominant side while resting the dominant, injured arm. McCartneys first experiment was on himself and about 30 students. He moved from dabbling in theory to serious innovation with a teen

named Aidan. Aidan broke his right arm and was in a cast for three months. He con-tinued to play but with his left side. When the cast was removed, Harvey discovered a secondary gain from having Aidan play throughout his injury. For some reason, he was able to play better tennis with his right hand than before the injury. The brain had absorbed the switch in hands and transferred that knowledge to the other side of Aidans body and his tennis game. He was markedly improved on his right side without having used it for three months.

Outlaw Tennis is also an exciting way for teachers to understand the experience of a new player. Teaching from the non-

dominant side adds an element of challenge for the instructor much like the concept of a handicap in golf. This is simply more fun. Having less mastery, less control and less experience brings out the beginner in the teacher. The instructor can share the new players pure joy in making contact with the ball for the first time. The rush of connecting all the elements of a serve is new once again. Outlaw Tennis brings laughter to the court. It also creates longevity for broken players, which creates longevity for the players relationships with their club or team. For me, it has deepened my bond with the club and allowed me to keep playing while navigating the murky waters of brain trauma. I could no longer read, speech was difficult, I had to sleep most of the day, but I knew I would play tennis at least twice a week every week, just like I would go to rehabilitation.

I am not an athlete. I did not play sports as a kid. I do not enjoy exercise. I used to get my joy from books, conversation, learning and teaching. But doing what I had always done would not help my brain injury. Now that I am a year and a half out, I realize I may never again do what I always did. Outlaw Tennis taught me how to embrace becoming a beginner again. It opened my mind and my life to possibilities I could not have imagined if I had continued to pursue only my former expertise. Outlaw Tennis created doors in my life where there were none before and gave me the courage and humor to cross the threshold, laughing with joy.

Rabbi Alice R. Goldfinger is the former spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Haam in South Portland, Maine. When she is not in rehabilitation at Bayside Neurorehab, or taking a nap, you can find her and her children on the courts at the Woodlands Club in Falmouth, Maine. She also writes a blog called Brainstorm about her experiences with traumatic brain injury. You can find it at www.rabbibrainstorm.blogspot.com.

Coach Harvey McCartney has created excitement among students with his unconventional brand of tennis.



Dynamic warm-ups improve tennis performance

by alan l. Hammond, TennisMD News*

In the sport of tennis, agility and power are very important. Improved agility will allow you to change directions quickly, get to a ball that is hit to the other side of the court, or move back and forward to the net for strategic positioning. Because most of the movements in tennis are short-duration bouts, lower-body power is integral to better performance. Improvement in power and agility requires proper warm-up. A recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research shows that even the type of warm-ups athletes do can impact the level of fitness they achieve.

The study tested highly trained indi-viduals using different kinds of warm-up routines prior to power and agility test-ing to determine the effects of each kind of warm-up on performance. The three types of warm up routines were classified as: dynamic, static, and no warm-up. Each participant in the study performed a warm-up followed by testing in each of the warm-up and testing categories on three consecutive days. The study was carefully performed to be sure outside variables would not impact the results. Toward that end, ensuring proper form and technique, randomizing the order of participation in warm-up and performance testing, instructing participants to refrain

from exercise or heavy activity throughout testing, performing the testing at 6 a.m. to ensure the same time of day, removing study participants who did not meet the criteria, and so on. Dynamic warm-ups consisted of 10 repetitions of the following: bend and reach, rear lunge and reach, turn and reach, squat, rower, power jump, prone row, push-up, windmill, diagonal lunge and reach. Additionally, the following drills were performed at 25-meter segments: verticals, laterals, crossovers, skips, and shuttle sprints. Static warm-ups consisted of the following: overhead arm pull, turn and reach, rear lunge and reach, hamstring stretch, calf stretch, posterior hip stretch,

and trunk flexion/extension stretch. Most of these stretches were performed one time for 20 to 30 seconds. Three performance tests used included: five-step jump (test for leg power), T-drill (test for agility), and medicine ball underhand throw for distance (total body power). Dynamic warm-ups were shown to significantly improve performance in both power and agility. The factors most likely contributing to increased performance include: decreased stiffness of muscles and joints, increased transmission rate of nerve impulses, other glycolysis-related changes, increases in muscle twitch force, and rate of force development. Though there are probably other factors that also improve performance, these were cited as some of those that could impact the differences in the two warm-up methods. It is important to note that because dynamic warm-ups are more aggressive than static warm-ups, there is also an increased possibility of injury. The study did not test dynamic and static warm-ups used in conjunction with one another and therefore the combination of these types of warm-ups could also be considered. In general, more and more tennis coaches are including some type of dynamic warm-up in their training programs to help individu-als make the rest to full activity transi-tion in tennis. Whatever type of warm-up you choose, make sure to consult a physi-cian about its impact on and benefits to a training routine.

Reference: Dynamic vs. Static-Stretching warm up: The Effect on Power and Agility Performance, McMillian, D. J., Moore, J. H., Hatler, B. S., and Taylor, D. C., Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol-ume: 20(3), August 2006, 492-499.

*Article from TennisMD.com

The gift of tennisTaking it to the streets brings joy to both teacher and young learnersby Katie Kinsella

What if the love of a sport could inspire a better quality of life? What began as a simple idea in my head turned into a beautiful reality recently in the streets of Coquimbo, Chile.

It was quite a journey, though, from con-cept to reality. Within my first week living in Chile, I quickly realized that tennis the sport, the culture, and most importantly, ac-cess belonged solely to a small population of Chiles elite. Comments from the nonelite went like this: Soccer is our sport, tennis is theirs ... I have never seen a racquet in real life, only on the TV... You have to be rich to play tennis in Chile... But I was ready! I brought 13 racquets, 15 tennis balls, one rolled-up net, and 100 yards of rope in my luggage to prove that tennis can be a street sport. I left Colegio Diego de Almeyda at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday, carrying the enormous duffel bag full of tennis racquets that I liter-ally transported all over the country, quietly repeating in Spanish the instructions for how to hit a forehand. I had been up late the night before memorizing words and phrases like topspin, slice, strategy, let the ball bounce, forehand, volley, serve, on your toes tennis vocabulary that I dont use in my everyday Spanish conversations. I was excited, I was

nervous, I was hoping that enough kids would show up to be able to play the games I had planned for the afternoon. The week before, I saw some kids play-ing soccer in an open court filled with trash and grafitti in the heart of Tierras Blancas (the barrio where I work) and immediately pictured its potential as my future tennis court. Today would be the day I tested it out in Miss Katies first Taller de Tenis (tennis workshop) with a few of my seventh-grade students I had invited. I was not prepared for what awaited me as I turned the corner of the dirt road two blocks behind my school. There, standing in the court, were 40 of my students who were visibly giddy for their first introduction to tennis. I was completely overwhelmed in the best way possible. I could almost feel their energy pulsing through the air and their pure excitement was evident in their faces. That moment will forever be frozen in my mind. Miss Katie! Enseanos! (Teach us!) And so began the tennis revolution in the humble little town of Coquimbo.

Little Carlos was in the front of the group and he had been the one to spread the news about the tennis clinic to literally half of the town. When I opened up my duffel bag, the boys whooped and shouted at just the sight of so many tennis racquets. We worked as a 40-man team in craftily tying the net to the sides of the surrounding fence with rope to create our tennis court. We ran a quick lap through the streets of Tierras Blancas and the whole time I couldnt hide the smile plastered on my face. During that run, I was quickly trying to figure out how one person (me) was going to handle 40 Chilean seventh-grade boys who have never played tennis a day in their lives. By the time we finished our run, Sebastin (who was one heck of a problem inside the classroom) suggested we work in shifts 15 kids at a time for 45 minutes each to make sure that everyone got a chance to play. I will never fully be able to express the magic that happened on that court for the next four hours. Without hesitation, I began handing out the racquets and explaining how happy I was to share this sport that I love with them and I started to explain the warm-up drills we would play but was quickly stopped. I held the racquet out in front of Carlos for him to take it and he giggled happily. The look on his face when he held that racquet for the first time in his life is something I will never forget. It was as if I was giving him the key to life itself. And then I handed out each racquet one by one and Ive never seen a group of 12-year-old boys suddenly become so quiet. In that moment, everything was clear and perfect. I was giving these kids the gift of tennis and I knew in my heart I wanted to devote my life to this. After the initial shock wore off for them, we started with games I had watched my dad teach for years to his group of tiny tots on Saturday mornings. We quickly went over form (Pretend like youre shaking hands with someone... finish the stroke kissing your bicep like this ) and then jumped right

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Katie Kinsella (second from right) poses with her Chilean tennis students.

into everyones favorite game, La Carcel or Jail, as we know it. I was quickly blown away as no one missed a shot! These kids were scrappy, quick, and hit a forehand like they had been hitting one their whole lives. I had to find ways to make the game harder by rallying with them because you cant play Jail if no one misses! The boys were hooting everytime I sent someone to jail and although to me this game is the oldest one in the book, they added new life to it and to them, it was genius. Our group grew as passers-by stopped to watch the gringa teach-ing tennis in the most unlikely of places. We worked in shifts and, three hours later, everyone had a chance to play jail and couldnt get enough. I boldly decided to introduce a new game (Olympics) and as I explained the rules and instructions in Spanish, I was worried that maybe it was too much too fast and that asking them to play doubles was expecting too much. But then again, what do we ever accomplish if we play it safe and dont demand more? Every pair chose a country and we began with Chile against the USA, best out of 3 points. These boys rallied back and forth, never let a ball bounce twice and hit the ball with purpose and conviction all the while with faint smiles still etched on their sweaty faces. It was beautiful to watch and moved me so deeply, I didnt know if I wanted to laugh or to cry. I felt so alive on that court and so inspired by the evident joy on their faces. Kids who were total troublemakers in my class took on a completely different role on the court. Sebastin quickly became the leader of the pack, making sure everyone got their turn, chasing down balls that went in the street, running to the nearest street stand to buy Miss Katie a water bottle and also dominating at Olympics. He became my little helper, which gave him the confidence he lacked in other aspects of his life. We played Olympics till the sun went down. Some boys had to leave after four hours but some stayed and we added a few second-graders and fourth-graders along the way. On the court, things like reputation, age, and popularity didnt matter. When 7-year-old Fabin couldnt hit a ball to save his life, Carlos stood behind him and hit the ball he had missed so they could play out the point while Sebastin fake-missed his shot so that Fabin would get a point in Olympics. These were the subtle, unspoken acts that together formed an inspiring picture of how tennis has the potential to unite, and to build, and to create bonds that didnt previously exist. Tennis is so much more than the physical sport itself. Tennis teaches a strong work ethic, mental toughness, confidence, discipline, respect, cre-ativity and independence. The boys walked me to the bus stop, the whole time talking a mile a minute about how tennis is their new favorite sport just after one day of playing it. I told them my dad is a tennis pro in my hometown, Santa Barbara, and now their new life goal is to become a tennis pro como el pap de Miss Katie. I hopped on the bus and watched them walk off down the street till I couldnt see them anymore and my heart was full. I was on such a high, I felt something so real, so moving, something growing that was so much greater than myself or the sport of tennis. This is my heaven, I thought, Chilean students, tennis, Spanish, inspiration, passion, independence. This is what life is all about. I couldnt wait to tell my dad, the man who has championed spread-ing the gift of tennis to those less fortunate in Santa Barbara through his schools program and who has inspired me. We have always talked about breaking the country club stereotype of tennis and making it a street sport that teaches so much more than the strokes themselves.


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I want the kids in Chile to develop an excitement for tennis that will spill over into all aspects of their lives. My desire is to use the sport of tennis as a means of creating joy amidst a lot of poverty and suffering in Tierras Blancas. I got home with all these beautiful faces in my head, my passion amplified, and a renewed sense of purpose shining in my eyes. I went fast to sleep, only to wake up and do it all over again the next day. Katie Kinsella, of Santa Barbara, Calif., is the daughter of USPTA Professional John Kinsella. She spent six months living in Chile and working for the Chilean Ministry of Education in a program called English Opens Doors. Her primary role was to teach English in a rural, low-income school, but she also started the tennis program. After a trip home, she is now back in Chile for a few months, expanding the tennis program to an orphanage and continuing to teach tennis on open courts in the streets. Kinsella graduated from UCLA in 2011 and plans to begin working on a Masters of Education in Bilingual Education in June 2012.


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Members rosemary DeHoog,

USPTA Master Professional, received the 2011 Citation of Merit given by the Emeritus Club of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich., during a homecoming ceremony last October. The Citation of Merit honors emeritus graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to the activities and programs of the college, as well as civic, church, school and community activities. DeHoog is a four-time Western Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association No. 1 singles champion and is a charter inductee into the Kalamazoo College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Methodist University, Fayetteville, N.C., has hired Tom Daglis, USPTA president, as an assistant professor and director of Professional Tennis Management. Daglis is the former director of tennis at Lakewood Country Club in Rockville, Md., and has a previous background in professional tennis management. He brings both business experience and an extensive tennis network to the Methodist

PTM program. Methodist University is one of a select few universities in the nation to specialize in a PTM program, preparing students for a career in the tennis industry. For more information, visit www.methodist.edu/ptm.

USPTA Master Professional Hans rmer has begun hosting a radio show on a talk-radio station in Carmel Valley, Calif. Talk10s with Hans airs on Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m. PST on KRXA 540 AM. Live streaming is available on www.krxa540.com.

Garry Nadebaum, USPTA, tennis director at Riverhill Country Club in Kerrville, Texas, recently competed in the Australian National Senior Tennis Tournament held in Perth, Western Australian. Nadebaum was runner-up in mens 45 singles, having to default in the finals due to an injury. In doubles he and his partner John Campbell fell to the No. 1-ranked team of Simon Arms and Bruce Ferguson in the semifinals in three sets, 6/4 5/7 6/0, due to injury. Nadebaum currently is ranked No. 8 in Australia and No. 109 in ITF world rankings for 45 singles, and No. 4 in the world in 45 doubles.

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PRO technology and is now available in vibrant new color combinations. The V-PRO All Court takes its cue from the Propulse line for high-end performance. The 100 percent tennis Exact PRO System in Babolats adult shoes caters to the lateral and diagonal movements on the court, as well as propulsion on the forefoot.

Tennis Australia, California Products Plexipave Division and Australian Plexipave Inc. announced an extended designation of Plexicushion Prestige as the surface of the Australian Open through 2017. Australian

Plexipave has been a key component in Tennis Australias effort to revitalize tennis facilities and player development throughout Australia. Since 2008, Tennis Australia has invested more than $12 million building or resurfacing more than 1,100 courts. Plexipave is the worlds largest manufacturer of acrylic sports surfacing systems and surface preparation products. Plexipave Systems are also used at ATP and WTA tournaments such as Del Ray Beach, Memphis, Indian Wells and Los Angeles. Plexipaves tennis surfaces are known for durability, low maintenance, vibrant long lasting colors and overall customer value. For more information, visit www.

Greg Prudhomme, right, USPTA mens and womens tennis head coach at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, recently received the 2011 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mens Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year award at the ITA Coaches Convention in Naples, Fla. MaliVai Washington (pictured) presented the award. Prudhomme was also named the Mens and Womens 2011 ITA West Region Coach of the Year. Under his leadership, the Grand Canyon University mens squad progressed from zero wins in 2009 to 11 victories and a winning record in 2011. Prudhomme also led the womens team to a 16-5 record last season, highlighted by an NCAA tournament appearance and third-place finish at the Pacific West Conference Championships.


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USPTA National Surface Championships set for 2012

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Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will host the 2012 USPTA National Clay Court Championships. The event will start Friday, March 23, and finish Sunday, March 25. Tournament director Trish Faulkner is expecting a large number of entries this year, with the earlier dates and beautiful March weather. Sign up now at http://www.courtsideusa.com/championships/

Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Fla., will host a Tennis and Rockin Blues Event featuring One-on-One Doubles, the new game of tennis sanctioned by the USTA, on Saturday, April 21. The half-court, serve-and-volley singles game will be the featured tournament format from 4-6 p.m. This will be a four-man, round-robin competition, played on one court with two matches at the same time. This prize-money shootout will feature 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 singles champion with wins over John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. This One-on-One Doubles shootout will be televised on Tennis Channel. Each match will be first to win five games, no-ad scoring, with a tie-breaker at 4-all. Each player will compete against the other three players in this unique two-hour tournament format. There also will be a pro-am, prize-money doubles tournament featuring the areas top tennis talents, from 12:00-2:15 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. Food, beer,

USPTA Professional Diane Fishburne Barker, of Charleston, S.C., has been selected for induction into the USTA Southern Hall of Fame. Barker is the No. 1 womens 50s player in the world and has been one of the top American senior players for more than 14 years. She has won more than 26 USTA national singles titles and has held the No. 1 ranking in the United States several times in the 35s-50s. At the College of Charleston she won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Small College National Championship in singles in 1978. She later played professional tennis in Belgium. Barker currently teaches at the Country Club of Charleston and hosts fund raising events such as Rally for the Cure, participates in the Darkness to Light program for the prevention of child abuse, and is active in the growth of Special Olympics and wheelchair tennis across the South. She is also a member of the board of the International Club of USA, which works to promote tennis and friendship around the world.

wine and soda will be sold. There will be a live, rockin blues concert after-party from 7-9 p.m., with the legendary Jimmy Hall and Friends. Hall leads the Southern rock band, Wet Willie, and is also the band director for Hank Williams Jr. A portion of the events proceeds will benefit the Interfaith Emergency Services of Ocala. General admission tickets are $30 in advance, $40 day of event. VIP Tickets are $150 in advance, $170 day of event, and include admission into VIP parking, VIP seating, and VIP areas including food, beer, wine and soft drinks. To purchase tickets online, go to www.ticketweb.com and type in Tennis and Rockin Blues Event. For more information, call (813) 864-9031 or visit www.tennisandrockinblues.com.

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