On The Ball Fall 2014 USPTA Middle States Division 2014 USPTA MIDDLE STATES ™ CONFERENCE AND COACHES WORKSHOP

What’s inside this issue.... 2 USPTA Player 3 President’s Message 4 Featured Speakers 7 Conference Agenda & Registration 8 The Continuing Education Policy 9 How to Earn Required Credits November 14 –15

at the Marriott Forrestal in Princeton, NJ A New Way to Register BOARD OF DIRECTORS for the Conference Using

Executive Board District Presidents USPTAplayer President Eastern Anthony J. DeCecco Suresh Ramamurthi 610-721-7003 610-781-7876 [email protected] [email protected] USPTAplayer.com Regional Vice President Western Pennsylvania FOR USPTA MEMBERS Bruce Levine Ron Christman To sign on to USPTAplayer.com for the first time if you do 908-698-9044 724-413-5315 not know your password: [email protected] [email protected] 1. Click http://www.usptaplayer.com/ Second Vice President communities/middle_states/ Central Pennsylvania 2. Harold Conway Click Sign In and then click “?” Marybeth Williams 610-584-5502 3. Use your email address that is on file with your 717-329-3983 [email protected] USPTA membership to get a new password [email protected] 4. IMPORTANT – Do not create a new account as you Treasurer already have an account and you do not want dupli - Philadelphia David Price cate accounts in the system Kevin Ryan 814-880-1986 5. After taking the steps above, if you need more help, 610-304-8855 [email protected] you may contact the USPTA Player Manager, Randy [email protected] Jenks at [email protected] Secretary Delaware Beth Ann Myers FOR NON USPTA MEMBERS Jackie Roe 570-584-4963 443-206-1456 Steps for Non-USPTA Members who would like to [email protected] [email protected] register through www.USPTAplayer.com 1. Click Join USPTA Player at upper right of page (if you Director of Membership New Jersey are not logged in). Becky Desmond Joao Pinho 2. Complete the brief registration fields (including the 610-269-8037 435-764-6252 optional Child/Family account information if you have [email protected] [email protected] other family members that play ), click the box to agree to the terms and then click Sign Me Up Awards Chairman Testing & Education 3. Enter Pennsylvania in the search drop down on the Mark Centrella Mark Centrella right. http://www.usptaplayer.com/ 302-893-4524 302-893-4524 communities/middle_states/ [email protected] [email protected] 4. The Middle States Page will come up and on the right under upcoming events is the conference. Simply hit register and you are on your way! 5. Executive Director Tim Irwin Any questions please call 610-730-0442 You can still register by application on p 1 by filling out 610-730-0442 application and sending it in but if you like the conven - [email protected] ience of applying electronically, please use USPTAplayer.com

USPTA Middle States Division Newsletter is published quarterly. The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Middle States Division.

2 On The Ball —Fall 2014 Presidmeenssta’gse

t is a fantastic time to be a part of the USPTA, especially if you are in the Middle States division! Last year’s Conference set attendance records and this year promises to be better! USPTA/National’s core pillars include education, increased membership, and a U-30 pres - Ience. The 2014 Middle States Conference will deliver all of this and more! The dates are November 14th and 15th and the place is the Princeton Anthony J. DeCecco Jr. Marriott Forrestal Conference Center and Spa. The presenters are world- class: Butch Staples presenting on 10-U, Rodney Harmon speaking on Coaching, Mark Kovacs presenting on Sports Science, James Fusco on Sales and Marketing, Mike Kennedy on Competition and Tournament Play, Oscar Wegner on the Future of Tennis, Emilio Sanchez-Vicario on Player Development and a special guest who will be discussing leadership. In ad - dition Tim Irwin is offering a specialty course on the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and Mark Centrella is conducting Testing and Upgrades. We also have our annual Awards Banquet with live music by Dan Frantz and an after-banquet party at Triumph at Palmer Square in Princeton Proper. Diane Selke will be holding a general USPTA Meeting Saturday morning and will be available throughout the Conference to answer any questions about the National Initiatives. In addition, we’ll have 15 vendors hosting booths throughout the weekend and a “Vendors Cocktail Party” Friday evening. Join us in Princeton, NJ for a World-Class Event, centrally located, for a fraction of the cost of the National Conference. The Conference fee includes 2 days and one night accommodations, 4 meals, and all the workshops as well as the specialty course! It is an exciting time to be a part of the USPTA and I’m hoping you decide to join us for a weekend of education and fun!! Sincerely, Anthony J. DeCecco, Jr. USPTA/Middle States President

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USPTA Middle States Division USPTA Middle States Division 3 Featured Speakers:

Emilio Mark Kovacs, Butch Staples Sanchez-Vicario Ph.D., CSCS Born in Madrid, Spain, Sánchez turned Dr. Kovacs currently oversees the Sport Over the past 5 years, Butch has man - professional in 1984 and won his first top-level Science, Strength & Conditioning and aged a team of 36 professionals and the singles title in Nice, France in 1986. He won Coaching Education areas for the United largest Adult and Junior programs in the 15 singles titles during his career, including the States Tennis Association. He was an country as the Head Tennis Professional at (Tennis Masters Series event) in All-American and NCAA doubles champion Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago. Prior 1991. His career-high singles ranking was at Auburn University. After playing profession - to that, he was the Director of Tennis at World No. 7. ally, he pursued his graduate work at Auburn the Athletic Club at Weston in Weston, FL. Sánchez captured 50 men's doubles titles, University and earned his Ph.D. in Exercise From 1995 - 2002, he worked with Gavin including three at events. In 1988, Physiology from The University of Alabama. as the Director of Special Projects for Van he won the men's doubles titles at both the Dr. Kovacs is a certified strength and condi - der Meer Tennis. (with Andrés Gómez) and the tioning specialist through the National Butch is a USPTA Professional 1, a US Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the Strength and Conditioning Association, a USPTA Specialist in Competitive Player French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. certified Health/Fitness Instructor through Development, a PTR Master Professional Sánchez and Casal were also the men's doubles the American College of Sports Medicine, a and a Tennis Canada Certified Level 3 runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and the United States Track and Field Level II sprints Coach. He holds a B.A., a B.P.E. and a pair won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 coach and certified tennis coach. He is M.S. in Physical Education. Olympic Games in Seoul. Sánchez was ranked currently the Assistant Editor-in-Chief of the He was named the 2006 and 2009 World No. 1 in men's doubles in 1989. Strength and Conditioning Journal and sits on USTA Recreation Coach Workshop Sánchez won two Grand Slam mixed the editorial board for the Journal of the In - Trainer of the Year. He is a QuickStart doubles titles in 1987, at the French Open ternational Society of Sports Nutrition, Master Trainer conducting workshops for (with Pam Shriver) and the US Open (with Journal of Coaching Education and the Inter - both Community Tennis and Player De - Martina Navrátilová). national Journal of Exercise Science. He is also velopment. Butch is co-owner of Tennis - He was a member of Spain's a reviewer for over a dozen scientific journals, club of the Low Country at Rose Hill. team from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, and has published five books including Butch and his wife Lynn, have a home compiling a 32–23 record. And he was part of Dynamic Stretching and Tennis Training: En - in Rose Hill. They previously lived in the Spanish teams that won the Hopman Cup hancing On-Court Performance. Dr. Kovacs Bluffton and are very happy to have re - in 1990 and the in 1992. has been the recipient of the Editorial Excel - turned to the Low Country. Sánchez is the brother of Javier Sánchez lence Award for his work with the Strength Vicario and former World No. 1 Arantxa and Conditioning Journal and in 2010 he was Sánchez Vicario. In 1987, Emilio and Javier awarded the prestigious Plagenhoef Award for met in the final at Madrid, with Emilio sport science achievement. winning the match 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. Emilio and Javier faced each other 12 times during their careers, with Emilio winning 10 of their matches. Sánchez retired from the professional tour in 1997. 4 On The Ball —Fall 2014 Rodney Harmon Oscar Wegner Mike Kennedy

Rodney Harmon has been the head Oscar Wegner is one of the most Mike Kennedy is the Senior Director women’s tennis coach at Georgia Tech known tennis coaches in the world. After of Junior Competition and Player Devel - since July, 2012. playing internationally in the 1960s, Oscar opment for the USTA Middle States In 2014, Tech received its 15th straight undertook a coaching career and devel - Section. Prior to this role, he served as the berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Yel - oped a remarkable methodology that USA Tennis High Performance and low Jackets defeated Purdue in the first makes tennis an easy sport to learn. Tennis, Multicultural Participation Coordinator. round, 4-0, before falling Vanderbilt, 4-2. Oscar says, is far simpler than it looks. As part of the USTA MS Staff, Harmon brings 25 years of player Oscar’s teaches publicly and privately Kennedy is primarily responsible for the development to the Yellow Jackets with throughout the United States and Inter - Section’s junior competitive program prior experience in both junior and nationally. He contributes to tennis pub - structure, which is comprised of 10 and college tennis. lications and events. He tours the globe Under Tennis (TAUT), Junior Tourna - Harmon was the men's tennis head giving clinics, lectures, seminars & work - ments and Jr. Team Tennis (JTT). He also coach at the University of Miami from shops on his revolutionary method. In ad - oversees junior player development for the 1995 until 1997. Harmon was the 1996 dition to publishing TennisTeacher.com, Section, including the Regional Training and 1997 Big East Conference Coach of he produces new DVDs and books and Center (RTC) program and the Sectional the Year during his time with the Hurricanes. oversees his Modern Tennis College, Elite Training Centers (STC). Harmon left the Hurricanes to re-join Training Program and Modern Tennis Kennedy serves as the liaison to the the United States Tennis Association train - Methodology Coaches Association. USTA Player Development staff to assist ing center headquarters in Boca Raton, Oscar’s coaching concepts have had with the training of the USTA MS Fla., where he advanced to director of tremendous impact globally, earning him, sectional coaches. He counsels sectional men's tennis. During his tenure at the from Brad Holbrook, host/producer of coaches, players and parents in regards to USTA, Harmon served as the head coach the Tennis Television Show in the USA, the district/sectional/national competitive of the U.S. men's tennis team at the 2008 the designation of “the father of modern player pathways with respect to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. tennis.” Oscar’s breakthrough techniques, various ranking systems. Before joining Miami, Harmon spent which he initially taught in the National four years as the USTA national coach Tennis School in Spain, then in Floria - where he coached future pros including nopolis, Brazil, where Oscar coached a , MaliVai Washington and group of young players that included Alex O'Brien. During his first stint with “Guga” Kuerten until he was 14, later on the USTA, Harmon served as the U.S. TV in the USA, and finally broadcast men's tennis head coach at the 1993 World worldwide through ESPN International, University Games in Buffalo, N.Y. have produced top players in the USA and in countries as far as Russia, Thailand, South America, Spain, and the Far East. Among those are the famous Williams sisters.

USPTA Middle States Division 5 Featured Speakers:

Jim Fusco Diane Selke Tim Irwin

Jim Fusco is the Marketing and Finan - Diane Selke has been a USPTA Pro - Tim Irwin is the Executive Director of cial Services instructor at the Chester fessional for 29 years and USPTA Master the USPTA Middle States Division and County Intermediate Unit's Technical Col - Professional since 1996. She has served on has served in this capacity since 2004. lege High School. After successfully open - the Intermountain Board 15 years and the Tim is the Head Coach of the Coatesville ing a school store in the IU's Pennock's Executive Committee as President twice High School Girl's Tennis Team and past Bridge campus that his students operated and Regional Vice President three times. coach of the Boy's Tennis Team at Bishop (profitably), he was transferred to the Diane was the USPTA National Women’s Shanahan High School. Tim is the owner Brandywine facility, where his innovative Chairperson twice and currently serves and founder of the Coatesville Tennis recruiting and teaching strategies helped on the USPTA Master Pro Committee School, LLC where he serves as Direc - double enrollment in the program in one for a second year. She was a speaker at the: tor/President. Tim has been teaching ten - year. He currently holds teaching certifica - Intermountain, Missouri Valley, Eastern nis since 1972 and has also served as the tions in Business / Computers / Informa - and Texas Division Conventions and the Assistant Coach of West Chester Univer - tion Technology (K-12), and Marketing and USPTA World Conferences. Diane was sity, Head Tennis Professional of Radley Distributive Education. Prior to becoming also the chairperson and co-chair of five Run Country Club, Frog Hollow Tennis a teacher 5 years ago, Jim was a successful USPTA Intermountain Conventions. Club, the Cynwyd Club and Director of salesperson and sales manager for several in - Diane was recognized as Intermountain Racquet Sports at Aronimink Golf Club. dustrial products companies. He also Pro of the Year, 1989, 2003, 2006, 2009. Tim has a Masters Degree in Educational worked as the assistant golf course superin - She currently serves as vice president on Leadership from Neumann College. He tendent at the Springfield Country Club in the USPTA National Board. is a certified facilitator of the "Seven Springfield, PA. Habits of Highly Effective People Signa - Jim earned both his Bachelor's degree in ture Course," "The Leader In Me Oper - Business Administration and his MBA in ational System for Education" and is a Marketing Management from Widener domestic brother of the Brothers and Sis - University. He has twice been nominated ters of Charity www.littleportion.org. In for the Citadel Heart of Learning Award, he addition Tim is a full-time health and received Horace Mann's Crysatal Apple for physical education teacher in his home - Teacher of the Quarter, and, most notably, town of Coatesville, PA. Tim is married to was voted "Least Annoying Teacher Ever" Karen, who works for St. Vincent de Paul by his 2011 graduating class. He also works Society and has three children Joel, Marci as a freelance Spanish tutor, and spends his and Chaz. Both Joel and Chaz are tennis summers power washing, staining, and re - teaching professionals and Marci is a Yoga building decks. Instructor. He and his family reside in Jim lives in Downingtown, PA with his Downingtown, Pennsylvania. wife, three children, and two dogs. In his spare time he enjoys skydiving, Texas Hold 'Em, and, of course, tennis.

6 On The Ball —Fall 2014 2014 USPTA MS Attendee Information Name: Con fe rence ______USPTA #: Agenda ______E-mail: The Schedule is tentative. Speakers ______and times are subject to change. Check Address: USPTA/Middle States Facebook.com for information as it becomes available. ______City: A. Friday ______9:00 –12:00 Upgrade Testing 8:00 –12:00 Tim Irwin—7 Habits State: ______ZIP: ______Highly Effective People 12:00 –1:00 Lunch with Mike Kennedy Phone: ______1:15 –3:15 Butch Staples TAU Red and Orange Balls 3:30 –4:30 Special Guest Speaker TBA q 2-day Conference, USPTA member $199 5:00 –6:00 Cocktail Party q 2-day Conference, non-member $209 6:30 –8:30 Awards Party with music q 8:30 Princeton, Palmer Square Saturday only, USPTA member $149 q Saturday only, non-member $159 B. Saturday q Under 30 years of age, member $99 7:30 –8:15 Board Meeting with Breakfast Method of Payment: 8:30 General Membership q Check Meeting—Diane Selke 9:00 –10:20 James Fusco Sales Make Checks payable to USPTA/MS and mail to: Tim Irwin 10:30 –11:45 Mark Kovacs 432 Hallman Court 12:00 –12:45 Luncheon for attendees Downingtown, PA 19335 and Women’s Meeting & Luncheon 1:00 – 2:20 Emilio Sanchez Vicario q Visa q MasterCard q Other______2:30 – 3:20 Oscar Wenger—The Future of Tennis q Credit Card #:______3:30 – 4:20 Rodney Harmon—Coaching 4:30 – 5:00 Panel: Mark, Emilio, Oscar, Exp. Date: ______Rodney

Signature: ______

USPTA Middle States Division 7 8 On The Ball —Fall 2014 How To Earn Required Credits You have heard about the continuing education policy that The list below is only a partial listing of events eligible for has gone into effect this year. All of us are required to get educational credit. If you have questions concerning events or 6 credits in 3 years. Many of us are not sure where to go to get activities not listed, please contact the Education Department at these credits or how many credits are workshops, conferences, or uspta.com/education or 713-978-7782 and 800-877-8248. reviewed videos are worth? Members are responsible for submitting proof of attendance for This is really much easier than you think and it is important non-USPTA events (email, letter, certificate, receipt, etc.) that all of our USPTA members be clear on how to get the credits and what they are worth. USPTA activities/events Credits* Book Review 2 Business Meeting w/Education .5 –2 Conferences 2–5 Education Events 1–5 Professional Tennis Management Program 9–18 PTCA I 4 Seminars .5 –2 Speaker (Conference) 1 Specialty Courses (4 hours) 2 World Conference 8 Workshops 1–4 DVDs .5 –2 USTA activities Credits* High Performance Coaching Program 12 High Performance Coaching Program Continuing Education 2.5 –11.5 Conferences 1–6 Sport Science Exams 2 Tennis Teachers Conference 5 Officials clinic 2–3 Workshops 1–6 Seminars .5 –2 Annual meeting 5 Semi-annual meeting 3 Sectional meeting 2–3 Allied organizations activities/events (CMAA, PCA, IHRSA, TIA, ITA, NCAA, ATP, WTA, ITF, ITPA, Credits* HPI, ARC, AHA, NASM, AAPHERD, RPT, ASC, PTR, GPTA, YMCA, YWCA, etc.) Conferences 2–5 College courses 1–10 Courses and training .5 –10 CPR/AED 2–3 Clinics .5 –5 Workshops .5 –5 USRSA Courses and Exams 1–4 Seminars 5–2 Certifications 1–4 *Credit may vary according to the number of education hours included in activity. Credit given for events that are more than one day may vary depending on length of your participation.

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