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YANKEE PROSE New England Division Winter 2010 The Place to be! USPTA New England Division Annual Convention May 20-22, 2011 International Tennis Hall of Fame Newport, RI 2011 Exam, Upgrade, CRC Welcome May 19, 20 USPTA NE Annual Convention New Members International Tennis Hall of Fame Richard Boyce .................................... Lincoln, R.I. Newport, RI John Cassas ................................ Stamford, Conn. Site Coordinator Dave Fleury Christian Coley ..................... Glastonbury, Conn. 207-846-4300 Timothy Crakes ............................ Cheshire, Conn. [email protected] Christopher Delisi ..................... Gloucester, Mass. June 17 The Worcester Tennis club Jay Di Sandro ............................... Smithfield, R.I. Worcester, MA Mollie Edinson ............................. Deerfield, Mass. Site Coordinator Bob Greene Jorge J. Ferrin-Kranewitter .......... Weston, Conn. 508-752-9819 or 603-770-3133 Benjamin Guth .............................. Piermont, N.H. [email protected] Frank Hinkley ................................. Winthrop, ME Tom Kimball .............. Washington Depot, Conn. October 22 Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness Club Sean Lozier ....................................... Boston, Mass. Brunswick, ME Stephen Masso ..................... North Scituate, R.I. Site Coordinator Dave Fleury Chanell Meijer ................................ Weston, Conn. 207-846-4300 Katina Merino .......................... Roslindale, Mass. [email protected] Daniel Murray ................................ Coventry, R.I. Phoutthasack Phimvongas .......... Enfield, Conn. To schedule an exam or for more information, call the World William Previdi .......................... Branford, Conn. Headquarters Membership Department at 800-USPTA-4U Rebecca Ricci ............................. Wrentham, Mass. (877-8248). Robert Schlink ........................ Quaker Hill, Conn. John Shipman ................................ Woburn, Mass. Russell Steere ................................. Chepachet, R.I. Karena Webber ................... West Newbury, Mass. Post a job - Find a job Recreational Coach Go to www.uspta.com Margaret Funk ............................. Oakdale, Conn. Click on Find a Pro on the Quick Links drop-down menu Irene George .................................... Piermont, N.H. Naoufal Houmairy ....................... Dedham, Mass. Richard Jakiel ........................ New Britain, Conn. James O’Hara ................................ Dedham, Mass. Arturo Solis .............................. Winchester, Mass. Submit details about your fundraising activities online by visiting www.uspta.com and selecting Lessons for Life in the Quick Links pull-down menu. This will take you to the Lessons for Life section, where a link at the top of the page directs you to “Click here to register your event.” You may also submit your event information via e- mail at [email protected]. If you have any questions, please contact Rick Bostrom at [email protected] or at 800-877-8248, ext. 137. Don’’’t Forggget to reeegister your evvvent! 2 President’s Message BOARD OF DIRECTORS Hello fellow USPTA members and friends, PRESIDENT I am sure everyone has taken up the lines on the clay courts and moved Jacques A. P. Faulise 13 Loop Drive indoors for another New England indoor season. This issue of YANKEE North Kingstown, RI 02852 PROse is filled with pictures and wrap-ups of all of this past summer’s Cell 401-952-7000 events, previews our upcoming winter events, and as always, informs all of [email protected] our USPTA national news and programs. REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Christopher Stevens New England had another successful year of Tennis Across America 502 Springbrook Circle events. As you know the TAA program has been one of national’s major Portsmouth, NH 03801 initiatives for over 20 years. We had over 156 participants (pros) teaching at over 25 sites. H 603-373-8035 New England pros conducted free lesson days at the Pilot Pen, Boston Lobsters, and the W 603-610-0183 International Tennis Hall of Fame, and in every state in New England. What great exposure for Cell 603-969-2648 [email protected] our division, having the big blue “USPTA/New England” banner prominently displayed for the thousands of tennis fans at these venues. At the World Conference On Tennis in La Quinta, TREASURER Calif. A Jack Groppel gave a great seminar on the continued importance of the TAA. One of his Marcy Rubinstein thoughts was to wrap it around a cause, a charitable event. These TAA events are easy to run 76 Greenbrier Road and deliver your talents to many. It can be a small 1 or 2 hour lesson at a public facility, or a Trumbull, CT 06611 larger club day. If you need any help setting one of these up, or promoting your TAA, please H/W 203-268-5357 Cell 203-521-2663 contact any board member or state rep. Let’s try to have stronger numbers next year. [email protected] I was fortunate to attend the World Conference On Tennis in La Quinta this past fall along SECRETARY with a strong contingent of New England members; board members vice president Connie Doug Eng, Ed.D, Ph.D. McHugh, immediate past president Avis Murray, regional vice president Chris Stevens, and 30 Revere Beach Pkwy. #302 Medford, MA 02155 executive administrator Jerri DiCamillo. What a beautiful place La Quinta is. There were over Cell/H 617-281-8368 1,000 to enjoy the week of tournaments, seminars and trade show. Steve Thout competed in [email protected] the Cardio Tennis feeding contest, and Dudley Bell won “another national championship.” The seminars were outstanding, (don’t you always go home with a new drill ?) A national conven- VICE PRESIDENT tion can energize you, and bring in a rekindled passion for your teaching. The executive Michael L. Mercier meetings always cover a lot of subjects, including: 108 Lovett Street Beverly, MA 01915 Cell 978-273-6500 * Let’s give HEAD/Penn the same commitment that they give us.Try your best to promote [email protected] the product in any way you can. They have a great string promotion coming up this year. [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT * The USTA fully explained its under 10 QuickStart program. I think the incoming USTA TBA president Jonathan Vegosen will be a great friend to the USPTA. * We must always emphasize the health benefits of playing tennis. It has been proven that VICE PRESIDENT exercise more than diet improves your health. There are many national initiatives that are Connie L. McHugh including tennis as a big part: Live Your Life Well, Campaign For A Healthier America, National P.O. Box 1823 Edgartown, MA 02539 Physical Activity Plan, Get Fit New England and Exercise is Medicine. All are advertising the plus H 508-627-9200 side of tennis. W 508-696-9000 [email protected] * There is a new pro classification - the Accredited Professional Coach (APC). Please carefully read the easy steps for you to attain this new USPTA CLASSIFICATION. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Avis R. Murray 30 Cleveland Street Our testers have been busy this year. I congratulate all of you that took the time to Gloucester, MA 01930 upgrade, and all of our new members. Joining the USPTA is a winner of a career decision. H (978) 283-0809 There are scheduled tests this year in Newport R.I., Worcester, MA and Brunswick ME. Don’t Cell 978-609-0750 forget, in the first year after you take and pass your test, the first convention you attend is Fax 978 282-7725 free. W 978-283-1866 Ext. 3 (Summer) [email protected] We are so pleased to be back at Wentworth By The Sea Country Club this winter for the 5th year in a row. This year will be a one day conference filled with great speakers. Please see the agenda and registration form in this issue. Our Annual New England Division Convention has EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR moved back to the spring. It will be held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Jerri DiCamillo R.I. We were in Newport 8 years ago, and it was reviewed as one of our most successful P.O. Box 126 events ever. Please keep the weekend of May 20-22 open. West Kingston, RI 02892 W 401-789-8927 Cell 401-742-2075 Again, if anyone has any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to contact any [email protected] state rep, or New England board member. Jacques A. P. Faulise 3 USPTA announces launch of new mandatory education — New Accredited Professional Coach membership classification includes mandatory continuing education — The United States Professional Tennis Association has announced the launch of its Accredited Professional Coach classification, a new membership classification that includes mandatory education and becomes effective January 1, 2011. The classification is open to Professional 1, 2 and 3 members and Master Professionals. USPTA Professional members are required to take continuing education in order to earn and maintain APC status. The benefits of APC designation include opportunities for career enhancement through a commitment to tennis and tennis education and demonstration of expertise, and building the image of tennis-teaching professionals and tennis as a profession overall. The APC is earned by accumulating 20 APC continuing education credits within a 2-year period. The designation is maintained by contuing to earn 20 APC credits over a two-year period. APC credits can be earned in a variety of ways including attending the USPTA World Conference, USPTA division conventions, USPTA specialty courses, USTA High Performance education, viewing DVD semi- nars and
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