CONGRATULATIONS! You have been selected as a competitor in the USTA Boys’ 18 & 16 Clay Court National Championships hosted by the City of Delray Beach, July 14 – 22, 2018. All those hours of training on and off the court, endless gallons of Gatorade gulped, platefuls of pasta gorged, endless KIND bars consumed, tubes of sunscreen lathered and countless Spotify playlists streamed have FINALLY paid off! We want to learn your secrets of the trade & flaunt your scholastic and athletic prowess in the 2018 Player Bio Book (ready…set…boast).
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 (Eastern Time)
The book is prepared (and happily-received) for all NCAA coaches, sponsors, and peers etc. Please proudly submit the requested information by typing in the 28 text boxes below. Once you have typed out your information:
Step 1: SAVE THE WORD DOCUMENT (as your name PLEASE) Step 2: EMAIL it as a WORD DOCUMENT or PDF attachment to Marlena Hall: [email protected] (sorry, system is not Mac Pages friendly and therefore we cannot convert them).
* Note: Only Completed & Emailed Word or PDF Documents will be accepted into the book. No Faxes or scans! If you’re having technical difficulties, you may type clear answers in body of email.
Step 3: Please attach at least TWO CLEAR pictures of yourself (JPEG format) with your name in the attachment so we know it’s YOU!
The best photos are: 1) Clear, 2) Recognizable and 3) Hi-Resolution images.
If you have any questions, please call or email Marlena.
1) First and Last Name
1a) Division (18s or 16s)
2) Date of Birth i.e. mm/dd/yyyy
3) Address (City, State, Zip Code)
4) Contact Information Email:
Phone #:
5) Parents’ Names:
6) Name of High School
7) Graduation date i.e. c/o 2019
8) SAT Score (optional)
9) GPA (optional)
10) NCAA Clearinghouse# (if available)
11) If you have verbally committed/ College/University Name: signed a letter of Intent, please share:
12) What are you planning to study/ major in college?
13) What colleges are you interested in attending?
14) Have you been recognized at school or in the community with any honors? If so, please share:
15) Excluding tennis, what are your hobbies and free time activities?
16) What are your short and long term Short Term: personal goals in tennis?
Long Term:
17) What has been your greatest challenge in tennis? Ex. keeping up with school work, new racquet, time spent away from family & friends)?
18) Has someone been an inspiration to you in your tennis and life? Who and how?
19) Share something your future college teammates would be interested learning about you.
20) Are you a right or left-handed player?
21) Favorite surface? (Clay, hard, grass, indoor)
22) What best describes your game style? (all-court, serve-and-volley, baseline)
23) What would you say your greatest weapon(s)/strength(s) is/are in tennis?
24) Complete the sentence: “I absolutely cannot play a match without______.”
25) As tennis players are often notorious for having superstitious behaviors, do you have any that you cannot ignore?
26) Describe your go-to tournament meal:
27) What is on your pre-match playlist? Favorite motivation song or artist?
28) What is your favorite board, video, trivia or cell phone game to play?
DONE! NOW SPELL CHECK - REVIEW YOUR ANSWERS (GRAMMAR, SPELLING, AND CONTENT) AS THEY WILL APPEAR IN THE PUBLICATION AS YOU HAVE WRITTEN THEM.
1) SAVE the Word or PDF document (as your name) 2) EMAIL it as an attachment to [email protected] 3) and Attach CLEAR PHOTOS to email
IMPORTANT: To ensure your submissions were received, please ask for a receipt upon delivery. Typically, you will be responded to within 48-72 hours of submission. Thank you in advance – your attention and patience is greatly appreciated.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 (Eastern Time)
See you at ‘The Beach’!