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April 2020
Add Value to Your Membership!
CEO John Embree P. 43
The Theory of Non-Embarrassment
Why hitting through the ball isn't always the best advice P. 48
The Ripple Effect
Emma Doyle gets creative to make a difference P. 50
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From the CEO USPTA
Add Value to Your
USPTA Membership!
John R. Embree, USPTA CEO
As I travel the country meeting our add value to your membership. The process is simple enough. Any
members or chatting with them on One such benefit I want to emphasize applicant who submits their online
the phone, I am consistently amazed application just needs to include the
at how passionate people are about our is our AIM Program (Advocate, Inspire, name of the member in good standing
Association. They speak enthusiastically Mentor). It's no secret that you, the that encouraged them to become
about how much it means to them to member, are the most effective recruiter certified.
be a part of our organization � from of future USPTA tennis professionals.
the credibility USPTA certification You are best positioned to inspire your AIM has been in place for several
has in the marketplace to the value fellow tennis professionals to become years now. In the last two years, over 700
of networking opportunities at our USPTA members. members have recruited a new tennis
conferences. These cannot be found professional and thereby earned reduced
anywhere else. Think about your own path into dues. I would love nothing more than to
coaching. How many coaches helped reward 1,000 members for working to
But to get a better analysis of our you through the ranks? grow and improve our Association.
membership's feelings, the USPTA
recently commissioned two separate Sustaining a steady pool of highly But AIM is just one of the programs
surveys to ask about the benefits of qualified professionals to teach our and benefits of USPTA membership. We
USPTA membership. The results were sport will ensure the success of the also offer our members a Supplemental
very positive. USPTA for future generations. We Savings Program, which contributes
also understand that our members a percentage of their purchases from
Still, I hear from members that are want to maximize the value of their USPTA endorsees to a personal savings
concerned about the financial cost of membership. That's why we created account. Our members receive 30%
their membership. They worry about the AIM Program. For each new discounts on Avis car rentals and can
the cost of their dues and what tangible member you bring in, you will earn a reserve hotel rooms below wholesale
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are completely understandable, and dues. Think about that: if you bring in are so many more!
they are why we do everything we can to six new members, your next year's dues
are FREE! Our National Staff and division
Executive Directors do everything they
can to increase the value of USPTA
membership, but so few of our members
take advantage of all that is available
to them. You are leaving money on the
table! As they say, you can lead a horse to
water, but you can't make it drink.
So do yourself a favor: visit
uspta.com/benefits to see all the
financial perks and benefits of your
membership with the USPTA. You won't
be disappointed.*
April 2020 -- ADDvantage Magazine - 43
USPTA Vice President's Message
It's Time to Elevate
Jason Gilbert, USPTA Vice President
The famous expression that MC Photo credit: Gustavo Reyes / USPTA
Michael Buffer yells out before a
boxing match to fire up the crowd is Jason Gilbert ( left) with Florida Division Executive Director Pat Anderson
"Let's get ready to Rumble!". In 2020, (middle) and Florida Division President Joe D'Aleo (right) pose with the 2019
the USPTA will launch a very exciting Large Division of the Year award at the World Conference in Las Vegas.
membership initiative that will be sure
to get our new and existing members the originators of the U30 Initiative, I and all the individuals who have
fired up. The initiative is called Elevate. couldn't be prouder of the impact that worked tirelessly with this game-
this volunteer initiative has made. A changing initiative.
Elevate is a membership growth big thank you to Mike Baugh and his
and retention initiative that will focus team for leading our U30 efforts. With big changes happening in 2020
on members who have been in the and beyond and as an organization,
organization for five years or fewer. The Career and Leader Mentoring the USPTA will continue to adapt
The specific goal is to connect, involve Program will fall under the and evolve to meet the everchanging
and engage new and existing members. membership committee as a sub- needs of our members. Since taking
committee, becoming more important office in January, USPTA President
Elevate will be grow and retain than ever, especially as it relates to Feisal Hassan has challenged us all to
membership by supporting our new engaging and educating new and think more broadly and holistically,
and existing members at both the existing members as mentors and and Elevate is one of the ways that will
National and Divisional level with mentees. The Career and Leader help us to do just that. I'm confident
consistent touch points and viable Mentoring Program will also play a big that we can rally behind an initiative
resources that specifically give our role with identifying and cultivating that inspires, engages and unites us, so
members what they're looking for. future leaders of our organization. I we all can play a part in the long term
would like to thank Southern Division success of an organization that is so
The U30 Initiative will strategically President Kevin Theos, Mitch White near and dear to us.*
transition into Elevate, which will
give us the ability as an organization
to provide resources and assistance
to all age demographics while still
capturing the important needs of
both the younger or more seasoned
professional. The U30 Initiative did
a tremendous job focusing on 45% of
our new members, but with a broader
and more inclusive initiative like
Elevate, we will be able to assist the
additional 55%.
Bringing in younger professionals
continues to be a big priority for the
USPTA. Our organization will continue
to ride on the momentum that our
U30 Initiative has captured. As one of
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USPTA Master Professional Corner
The Theory of
Non-Embarrassment
James Shaughnessy, MSS, CSCS, USPTA Master Professional
If you had friends watching you The Theory Of Non- Research shows that none of the
play tennis for the first time, Embarrassment states that a top ten pro players hits "through
would you rather miss a shot into player swinging with insufficient the ball" (Tennis Industry, Sept/
the bottom of the net or miss the upward racquet trajectory and Oct 2018: 48-49). And yet, in our
same shot 60 miles per hour over the insufficient upward racquet coaching, we consistently hear
fence? People almost always answer velocity will instinctively open coaches instructing players to "hit
the latter even though the net is a lot the racquet face. This is because up and through the ball." This advice
closer to being in play. Why? Because in the last few hundredths of a ignores the essential requirement
being weak is embarrassing. second before impact, the player's for an upward ball trajectory to clear
brain subconsciously realizes the net.
Hitting a ball 60 miles per hour the ball is going to go into the
over the fence may lose the point, but net and they instinctively adjust, The coach understandably wants
shows strength. Humans strive to be opening the racquet face to avoid topspin and a solid racquet-to-ball
viewed as strong rather than weak. embarrassment, even though this impact. To create topspin, a player
When asking students for their style emergency adjustment can send the must cause friction on the ball by
preference as "a soft hitter who gets a ball screaming toward the fence. swinging upward from lower than
lot of balls in play" or "a hard hitter," Thus, the higher the skill level, the impact, on an oblique (indirect) path
I have never once had a player choose less the player hits through the ball. to the ball's center of gravity. The
to be coached in a soft-hitting, definition of "hitting through the
pusher style. It's perceived as weak � Why "hit through the ball" isn't ball" is the action of meeting the ball
embarrassing. always good advice with the stringbed of the racquet
perpendicular to the path of the
Photo credit: Adam Vilimek / Shutterstock ball AND moving directly along the
path of the ball's center of gravity.
A player cannot swing directly and
indirectly at the same time. The
coach is asking the player to do the
impossible.
The solidness of a ground stroke is
the result of the ball impacting with
the sweet spot of the stringbed on an
indirect trajectory to the ball's path.
Typically, the racquet swing path of a
successfully aggressive groundstroke
has an upward trajectory of 25 to 39
degrees when measured horizontally
or from the ground. Data show that
the closer the trajectory is to 25
48 - ADDvantage Magazine --April 2020
Master Professional Corner USPTA
Photo credit: Adam Vilimek / Shutterstock To address this, here are some
simple coaching take-aways:
1. Be mindful that the lower the
racquet is below the impact,
the greater the available
distance to build upward
racquet velocity and to create
the friction necessary for
topspin and ball elevation over
the net.
2. Data show the best pro players
begin their stroke an average of
16 inches below impact, which
is about one and a half racquet
head widths. A coach can
focus on this point just before
contact to ascertain that the
racquet comes from 16 inches
below the ball. Feedback is
important, as the student often
times will not feel this without
practice and guidance.
Data show a direct correllation between the upward trajectory of a stroke and the 3. High-level players must hit
skill level of the player. The steeper the stroke, generally, the better the player. sufficiently hard to succeed,
but coaches must avoid trying
to add forward ball speed by
degrees, the lower the skill level of merely telling a player to hit through advising players to level their
the player. The closer the trajectory the ball is dangerously flawed advice, swing and hit through the ball.
is to 39 degrees, the higher the level unwittingly forcing the player into This advice causes otherwise
of the player. the embarrassment zone. great players to fall subject
Coaches often object to upward Coaches must understand that to the inevitable net-baseline
trajectory with statements like racquet speed is a combination problem and the Theory of
"there's nothing on the ball," or "it's of forward, upward and sideward Non-Embarrassment.
all spin," or "the ball doesn't get components. The forward racquet
through the court." But the problem velocity component causes the ball Unaddressed, this natural human
of getting the ball through the court to have greater speed, but the net and instinct to avoid embarrassment
with something on it has to do with gravity preclude a level swing path. can result in major problems when
the forward velocity of the player's A coach's advice to have a level swing coaching a player's forehand.
racquet, while the problem of getting will cause a player to instinctively However, understanding it can solve
the ball over the net and down open the racquet face and miss long. important forehand issues. *
in bounds has to do with upward
velocity. Coaches think that by taking James R. Shaughnessy MSS, CSCS, is a USPTA Master Professional specializing
the upward trajectory off the racquet, in the application of sports biomechanics to elite tennis players training at Tucker
the ball will go faster. It will because Tennis Academy, a USTA Regional Training, Racquet and Health Center located
it has less spin, but this ignores the in Tulsa, Okla. He is an award-winning professional with 30 years of experience as
additional problem that the ball a speaker, researcher, analyst and consultant in tennis biomechanics, 3D motion
must rise above the net and drop analysis and computerized exercise prescriptions. He is the founder of SCiO 3D
down inside the baseline. Therefore, Sports. Special thanks to Hank and Molly Pelegrini, who make this work possible.
April 2020 -- ADDvantage Magazine - 49
USPTA
Emma Doyle Finds Unique
Ways to Make an Impact
Lucas Cas�s, USPTA Communications
Emma Doyle answers the phone on a empowerment. And it stuck with her Photo credit: Alisha Lovrich / Tennis New Zealand
wintry afternoon in a small town an even when she thought of leaving the
hour north of Oslo, Norway. She and her game. in Scotland in two weeks and show me
partner Tina are in town to speak at an what you're doing?'" she said. "That was
upcoming tennis teachers conference. There was a time when Doyle the birth of the Girl Power camps."
started getting burned out from life
"We're heading up on Monday to try on the court. She started studying They've since grown from just Girl
to catch the northern lights before the anything she could on emotional Power camps to include numerous
conference," Doyle said. "Heading right intelligence, neurolinguistic presentations and coach education
up to the top." programming and life coaching, all in sessions. Before the camp begins,
preparation for a career change. the coaches learn about the research
It's hard to catch Doyle in one behind why girls drop out of sport and
place for too long. She splits time Instead, it "catapulted me back into the fundamental principles of the camp.
between her native Melbourne, tennis." Then the teenage girls arrive so that the
Australia; Scotland and her adopted coaches can learn on the job, experience
home of Denver, Colo., using tennis "Once I realized I had to have first-hand what it feels like and see how
to offer motivational and educational more coaching tools in my toolkit to bring a Girl Power camp to life.
presentations to coaches, players and and more strategies on how to
corporations around the globe. adapt my language, that's why I got She incorporates three main
back into coaching coaches how to principles: engage the students by
Doyle, a USPTA Elite Professional, coach," she said. "Whether you are listening to their values, develop
finds unique ways to incorporate tennis coaching an athlete or someone in the their tennis knowledge and skills and
into other people's lives, too. corporate world, the core principles empower them through encouraging
are very similar and lend well towards language "to strengthen their inner
Years ago, back home in Melbourne, unleashing human potential." voice."
Doyle started a dating service, Doubles
for Singles, where people would gather The ripple effect Though she's only been putting on
for tennis at clubs and table tennis in camps for about three years, they've
pubs. The only rule was they weren't It was in 2016 when Doyle felt had a big impact.
allowed to ask two questions: where compelled to fight the dropout rate
the person lived, and what they did among teenage girls in sports. Since she hosted a camp at the
for a living. The idea was to develop Victorian Tennis Academy in
interesting questioning skills, like "Corporate leadership is linked to Melbourne in 2017, Tina Keown, the
what they like to eat for breakfast on playing sport when you're growing up," director of the academy, has hosted four
Sunday morning. she said. "I felt that was important,
to keep girls connected with sport
"I'm not saying they're unique because female empowerment is one of
questions, but they shed more light the greatest underutilized resources in
about who a person is," Doyle said. the world."
"That was the secret sauce, if you will,
to the program, which was super fun." So Doyle decided to host a Girl Power
camp. To warm up, she incorporated
And it gave Doyle two marriages � the dances from Miss-Hits, a program
"one is still together, so 50/50 odds is started by Judy Murray, the mother of
pretty good," she laughed. Jamie and Andy Murray, in which each
character has a specific tennis shot and
But what tennis has really given dance to get them excited about tennis
Doyle is an outlet � a means of while building their confidence.
communicating her passion for
player development and female "Judy said, `This is grand! Can you be
50 - ADDvantage Magazine --April 2020
USPTA
Photo credit: Gustavo Reyes / USPTAGirl Power camps and will host a fifthDoyle ( left) was the captain of the 2018 Australia Junior Fed Cup team.
Photo courtesy of Emma Doylethis Easter.
"The ripple effect is the fact that
it's become an integrated part of their
player pathway," she said. "They've
adopted it as being important and have
seen a dramatic shift in the retention
of female players in their business."
The ultimate goal, she says, is to
keep girls connected with sports, "in a
way that's important to them, listening
to their values and providing an
environment where they feel like they
belong."
"I can go to her with anything" speaker, as she showed at the 2019 Doyle has mentored Zervakis ever
World Conference in Las Vegas, where since.
It was almost by accident that Doyle she gave an on-court presentation
fell into coaching. called "Game of Zones � Unlocking the "I can go to her with anything,"
ROGY Pathway." Zervakis said.
She was 14 and the kick-serve had
just come out. There was only one And she's also proven herself an Zervakis said Doyle's knowledge of
coach around who could teach it, but inspiring mentor. neurolinguistic programming has been
her parents couldn't afford another especially helpful, and not just on the
private lesson, so Doyle traded a lesson Neely Zervakis, a USPTA Elite court, but in life.
as a student for one as a coach. Professional and the associate director
of tennis at the McCormack-Nagelsen "It's about how our thinking affects
"I remember walking off the court Tennis Center in Virginia, first met how we feel and how our feelings
after my first lesson, which I realize Doyle at the USPTA Mid-Atlantic affect how we behave," she said. "She
is very rare, but thinking this is the Conference in 2019. taught me to try to never tell a player
greatest job in the world," she said. what they are doing wrong, but to use
"How can I be the best coach that I "I loved her presentation on Aussie powerful key phrases, like `imagine if'
can be? doubles tactics," Zervakis said. or `next time what we can do is,' which
"Afterwards I went up to express how allows them to problem solve on their
Doyle has asked herself that amazing and helpful her presentation own and build their mental strength."
question nearly every day since. For was. We instantly connected and
her, it's by reaching other coaches. bonded, sharing our passions." Not long ago, Doyle ran a Girl Power
camp for disadvantaged girls in New
She is a motivating, energetic public Jersey. She said that the next day, a
young girl "fired off her anchor and her
Doyle offering corrections during her presentation, Game of Zones - Unlocking the affirmation" before a track meet and
ROGY Pathway, at the 2019 World Conference in Las Vegas. ran a personal best.
"They're the little things that still
give me a tremendous buzz because
that is why I coach," Doyle said. "You
have to be passionate about wanting
to see the growth of another human.
We're all in the character-building
game, because how many of those
kids actually go on to have a day
like [Sofia] Kenin did at the Aussie
Open? Not many. It's about how you
take those skills and apply them to
the greater good so that we can all
unleash our potential."*
April 2020 -- ADDvantage Magazine - 51
USPTA
Tennis Instructors and the New
Certification Pathway
Sid Newcomb, USPTA National Head Tester
This is such an exciting time in Dec. 31, 2020, deadline. To make this applicants will need to complete 300
the world of professional tennis change, Recreational Coaches must hours of online and/or face-to-face
coaching in our country. We are taking complete the Tennis Essentials 1 education, as well as complete Safe
a monumental leap in our certification workshop, Safe Play training and pass Play training and pass a background
process � perhaps the biggest shift in a background check before the end screen every two years.
the history of our Association. of the year. Those that choose not
to convert to Tennis Instructors will These new certification
The USPTA recently unveiled a become USPTA Tennis Instructor requirements will take effect for all
new certified membership category, Applicant Members on Jan. 1, 2021. applications started on or after Nov.
Tennis Instructor, that will replace 1, 2020.
the non-certified Recreational Coach To facilitate this paradigm shift,
category on Jan. 1, 2021. Tennis the USPTA is also implementing a All certified Professional
Instructors will receive coverage new certification pathway. Starting level applicants that start their
under the USPTA's $6 million liability in 2021, all new applicants who wish applications on or before Oct.
insurance policy for annual dues of to become certified professionals will 31, 2020, will follow the current
just $199. need to work under the watchful eye certification pathway and must
of a designated USPTA mentor for six complete all tested components by
We would like to encourage our to nine months of hands-on learning Dec. 31, 2020.
current Recreational Coaches to at a club or facility. Additionally, new
convert to Tennis Instructors by the All USPTA divisions are increasing
testing dates by a minimum of 15%
Photo credit: Lucas Cas�s / USPTA
in the fourth quarter of
2020 to accommodate
those seeking certification
by the year's end. Cities
of Orlando, New York,
Los Angeles, Dallas, and
Houston will feature
weekly testing in November
and December of 2020,
excluding holiday weeks,
if needed.
Should you have any
further questions about
the new certification
pathway or about the new
Tennis Instructor category,
please feel free to contact
the Membership team at
membership@uspta.org. *
April 2020 -- ADDvantage Magazine - 53
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We'll Never Stop Wowing
Our Members
John R. Embree, USPTA CEO
When we were designing our in the last 15 years. We lived up to members with timely follow-up and
state-of-the-art headquarters all three of our core values with the cheerful phone comportment. I've
in Lake Nona, Fla., our goal was to quality and depth of the education heard from so many people that
create a home of which our National presented. The bar was raised to a they enjoyed their experience when
Staff and our entire membership can superior level. dealing with our customer service
be proud. I take great joy in welcoming team. I can't tell you how much that
our members, introducing them to our Wowing our members isn't means to me.
staff and showing them around our just a goal of the national office;
beautiful building. it permeates throughout the However, at the time of this writing,
Association. The fact that we hosted we are going through significant
One of the first things members 132 education events that were turnover on our staff in two important
notice when they walk in is our attended by over 4,300 people in departments, which has resulted
mission statement � I'm sure you all 2019 reflects on the incredible work in not doing the job of promptly
know it: "to elevate the standards that our divisions do each and every answering the phones or following
of tennis-teaching professionals" year to engage our members and up on correspondence that required
� emblazoned on the wall behind make them better professionals. immediate attention. For that, I take
reception. They also see three core Whether they be small lunch-and- full responsibility.
values that are ingrained in our DNA: learn get-togethers or larger division
conferences over several days, each is I want to be clear: the group we have
1. Serve Our Community designed to inspire and motivate our in place is wholly dedicated to doing
2. Empower Our Team members to serve their constituents the right thing. They have tremendous
3. WOW Our Members as best as possible. work ethic and I am proud to represent
them. They worked diligently through
These values are carefully crafted, When we moved to Lake Nona December and January, when the
and we take them to heart. and assembled what was ostensibly sheer volume of calls from members
a brand-new team, we worked paying their dues was overwhelming,
Take our World Conference in tirelessly to create a culture that even with a full staff.
Las Vegas this past September, is totally focused on providing the
for example. It would be nearly absolute highest quality customer Thus, I ask for your patience as we
impossible for anyone to say it was not service. For two and a half years, we work through the process of rebuilding
one of our best World Conferences lived by that credo of wowing our our team. It won't be easy to fill the
holes left behind by the good people
that have moved on, but I am excited
about the prospects of bringing in
talented individuals to join the team.
They will undoubtedly bring a fresh
perspective and new ideas for ways to
regain your trust and confidence.
They will also take seriously, just
as all of us on the National Staff do,
our core value to wow our members.
Because only when we go above and
beyond for you can we really elevate
the standards of tennis-teaching
professionals and coaches.
So please, stop by, take a tour of our
office and say hello, won't you? *
April 2020 -- ADDvantage Magazine - 55
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USPTA
their time on the court playing the
sport we love. Athletic trainers are
experts in providing specialized
corrective exercises or tennis-specific
programming. These are important
experts to collaborate with because
The Team Approach they will improve your knowledge and
you will impress your athlete with the
experts they need to reach their goals
Dr. Sean Drake, RacquetFit Vice President on the court.
So where do you start? First, network
Have you ever had a situation where not a lot of hands go up. with fitness and medical professionals
your player is not performing to With the release of the latest figures in your area. Host an evening lecture or
the level you think they should? What on the amount of people playing tennis, lesson where you review your coaching
about a player battling an injury that we need to do our part to keep tennis style and philosophy for your club
limits their time on court? Do you ever fun, engaging and healthy. or community, and invite fitness and
have trouble finding the proper person Most coaches are great at teaching medical professionals, as well as fellow
to refer them to? tennis and understand the importance tennis professionals, to sit in.
of mental resilience in tennis, as shown "My success as a fitness coach
These are just a few of the questions by the slight growth in overall tennis and, more importantly, the success
I continue to get from teaching participation. But many coaches do not of my athletes, is dependent on the
professionals all over the world: have a system to evaluate the athlete's relationship and communication with
kinesthetic movement while playing. the tennis coach and medical team,"
1. Why isn't my player performing The body is overlooked. Dean Hollingworth said. "All three
like I expect them to?My player This is where screening your athlete components must work together in
is injured. What should I do? is so important. Imagine looking at order to provide athletes with the most
your athlete's simple, tennis-specific efficient and safe path to achieving
2. Who is best to work with my motions and knowing within minutes their goals."
athlete in fitness or medical? whether or not the problem the athlete The best players have a team that
is experiencing can be solved through includes a coach and a medical and
3. Picking the best experts for coaching, fitness or medical attention. fitness professional. Why should we
medical and fitness in tennis to Overall tennis treat our players any differently? The
work with your player can be a USPTA has stepped up to work toward
tough task. Understanding how participation rose 1% this for the tennis player of today
the body moves while playing from 2013 to 17.9m and the future. By bringing the Team
tennis is critical in order to players nationally Approach to the game, we solidify
ensure your player continues awareness around the sport and, more
improving. - Tennis Industry Association importantly, we create opportunities
for more professionals and players to
Having been involved in tennis now It is a common misconception that get involved in tennis.
for a few years from the coaching, medical inattention is the reason an To learn more about how RacquetFit
medical and fitness sides, I see a major athlete gets injured. On the contrary, can teach you the language and skills
gap on collaboration between the three medical professionals are there to needed to work more deeply with tennis
professions. At RacquetFit, we call keep your athlete healthy and enjoying athletes, visit RacquetFit.com. *
this a Team Approach, which involves
common language and a specific system
for understanding of tennis skills that Dr. Sean Drake is the Vice President of RacquetFit. He works with amateur and
are required for the athlete. professional athletes throughout the world. He is also a Performance Director at
When I ask tennis professionals Titleist Performance Institute. He earned his doctorate and master's degrees from
around the country if they have anyone Life University and his bachelor's from Florida State University.
on speed dial for fitness and medical,
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NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADDVANTAGE MAGAZINE ADDvantage is published monthly by the United States
Professional Tennis Association.
President................................................................. Feisal Hassan Editor..................................................................................Lucas Cas�s
First Vice President.............................................Richard Slivocka Layout/Design............................................................... Gustavo Reyes The opinions expressed in ADDvantage are those of
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or the United States Professional Tennis Association.
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USPTA Career Development
Career Development
USPTA Certification Testing Dates 2020 USPTA Division Conferences
April 3-4......................................................Bayou Bluff Tennis Club May 1-3 Eastern...................International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Gulfport, MS . Newport, RI
May 1-3
April 4.................................................... Mingus Union High School . New England.......... International Tennis Hall of Fame
Cottonwood, AZ May 14-16 Newport, RI
.
April 6-7.......................................................USTA National Campus May 15-17 Southern.................................... Atlanta Athletic Club
Orlando, FL . Johns Creek, GA
May 28-31
April 10..................................................................Life Time Fitness . Southwest........................... Grand Canyon University
West Harrison, NY June 5-6 Phoenix, AZ
.
April 10-11.....................................................................BYU-Hawaii June 13-14 Florida...................... Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
Laie, HI . Naples, FL
Sept. 21-25
April 11-12...................................................... Atlanta Athletic Club . Pacific Northwest................................Linfield College
Johns Creek, GA McMinnville, OR
April 15-16........................................................ Tyler Junior College Hawaii............................................... Punahou School
Tyler, TX Honolulu, HI
April 17.......................................................Tennis Club of Trumbull USPTA World Conference...................Hilton Riverside
Trumbull, CT New Orleans, LA
April 18-19................................................. Rush Copley Healthplex Visit www.uspta.com for a complete listing of certification and
Aurora, IL educational opportunities
April 19-20................................................... Burbank Tennis Center � Wheelchair � Pickleball
Burbank, CA � Padel � RacquetFit
� Platform
May 1..................................................... Newport Tennis & Fitness
Newport, RI Visit TennisResources.com to find hundreds of exclusive
educational and instructional videos, audio material, articles
May 1-2....................................................................... Holiday Park and drill diagrams related to all levels and aspects of the game
Cheyenne, WY of tennis. The user friendly video interface is great for watching
on a desktop or mobile device and makes it easy to #GetYourSix
May 2....................................................................... Wakonda Club wherever you are!
Des Moines, IA
May 2-3.........................................................Sea Cliff Country Club
Huntington Beach, CA
May 8-9......................................................Arlington Tennis Center
Arlington, TX
May 9............................................................. Eastlake High School
Chula Vista, CA
May 9-10.......................................................... Oaks at Boca Raton
Boca Raton, FL
May 11-12............................................................... Bay Clubs SFTC
San Francisco, CA
May 14-15............................................... Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
May 15..................................................................Tennis Addiction
Exton, PA
May 15-16...............................................April Sound Country Club
Montgomery, TX
May 16......................................................... Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
May 17........................ Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex
Brentwood, TN
May 17.................................................................... Dominion Club
Glen Allen, VA
May 20-21.......................................................................... Monaco
Denver, CO
May 23................................... John and Fay Menard Tennis Center
Eau Claire, WI
Exam reservations must be made by calling the USPTA World
Headquarters at 407-634-3050 ext. 2 at least 21 days prior to
the dates listed. Each date includes an exam and upgrade. PTCA
I is included in the two-day exam. Exam cancellations must be
received no later than 14 days before the exam, or a cancellation
fee will be charged accordingly.
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