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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.
departments
2 Executive Committee
3 Vice presidents message
20 Classifieds
22 Career development
24 Industry action
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
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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USPTA Executive Committee

Division presidents, regional vice presidents and past national presidents:
National Board
of Directors:
Tom Daglis
President
910-630-7147
Randy Mattingley
First vice president
281-358-2181
Nancy Cox
Vice president
503-409-2567
California Division
Pierre Mareschal
President
626-744-1650
Mike Gennette
Regional vice president
805-495-0111
Eastern Division
Joe Roediger
President
914-373-6232
Warren Lem
631-766-2318
Middle States Division

Bill Sember
President
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Wilson Pipkin
717-898-3102
Midwest Division
Paul Marcum
President
248-626-9880, ext. 4006
Mark Faber
419-381-9661
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
Florida Division
Jeff Cohen
President
561-995-5213
Richard Centerbar
561-487-7070
Hawaii Division
Ken Nakama
President
808-679-3197
Bruce Nagel
808-262-2057
Intermountain Division
Andrew Booth
President
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Cary Hodges
303-771-0055
Mid-Atlantic Division
John Cleary
President
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Carl Clark
804-287-1300
Missouri Valley Division

Kendell Hale
President
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Angela Koumaris
405-848-2994
New England Division

Christopher Stevens
President
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Northern Division
Brian McCoy
President
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John Schollmeier
952-232-1334
Northern California Division

John Sharpe
President
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Andrea Barnes
650-736-7272
Pacific Northwest Division

Hunter Lipscomb
541-753-1043
San Diego Division

Dophie Poiset
President
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Nelson Alapi
858-382-6571
Southern Division
William Phillips
President
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Pat Whitworth
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Southwest Division
Vicki Foster
President
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Christopher Brewer
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Texas Division
Charlotte Wylie
President
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Jim Sciarro
903-581-7788
Vice presidents message

2012 USPTA National Awards
The division that works together wins together!
he time has come for each USPTA division health of it!SM Award, which were both introduced
to begin the process of creating an annual in 2011. The Diversity Award recognizes USPTAdivision report (scrapbook) and soliciting certified members who have demonstrated an
nominations for a variety of USPTA and tennis outstanding ability to use tennis to unite diverse
industry awards. This task of creating a division populations within their community. The Tenscrapbook and submitting nominations for all the nis for the health of it! Award spotlights certified
awards takes a lot of teamwork and a large com- members who have created the most unique Tenmitment by each division.
nis for the health of it! event. USPTA started
Just this past month, each division executive this initiative in 2008 to raise public awareness of
director and scrapbook chairman
the tremendous health, fitness and
received the scrapbook application
psychological benefits of tennis, and
and all of the information necessary
encourage people to get out and play
for the competition. The most covthe sport as a part of their regular fiteted honors include Division of the
ness regimen. In addition, USPTA
Year awards for both large and small
members are the delivery force for the
divisions. The Large Division of the
lessons and other tennis activities that
Year is chosen from the top nine diprovide those benefits.
visions (based on membership size),
But thats not all We have more
while the Small Division of the Year is
awards! Based on all the information
one of the eight divisions with lower
that is submitted in division scrapmember numbers. Each scrapbook
books and reviewed by the Awards
Dan Moster
chairman needs to collect a lot of
Committee, divisions and individual
information for their division to be a viable com- members are recognized for continuing education,
petitor for one of the Division of the Year awards years of service, division membership growth,
or Most Improved Division, although the latter is participation in Tennis Across America and money
not necessarily chosen every year. The 2011 win- raised for Lessons for Life charitable programs.
ners included: Large Division of the Year Texas The last but not least of the awards and one that
and Small Division of the Year Southwest. The has always been considered a big win is Newsletter
scoring for these awards is very straightforward, of the Year. There is, and should be, great pride
but the required information is quite detailed. taken with each divisions newsletter. The 2011
The goal for each division is to max out or come winner of this award, the Southern Division, and
as close as possible on the points in each category, past winners of this award, would attest to this. A
so that they will be considered in one of the above lot of effort goes into creating a division newsletter,
categories. A key part of these awards is also the whether its in print or an online-only newsletter.
inclusion of national award nominees.
The criteria for this award are very simple and
The national awards that recognize our fellow should be a guide for every division to follow when
USPTA members or maybe you include Player creating their newsletter. While the awards comof the Year awards in eight different categories, mittee members look at overall production of the
College Coach of the Year, High School Coach newsletter, they pay particular attention to aspects
of the Year, Touring Coach of the Year, Facility such as originality, creativity, quality of writing,
Manager of the Year (large and small facility), use of pictures and graphics, quality of content
Tester of the Year and Pro of the Year.
(such as instructional articles/drills, continuing
Other categories include Lessons for Life, Ten- education, certification and upgrade information,
nis Across America, USPTA Industry Excellence new-member lists, member features, tournament
Award and USPTA Star Award, as well as the news, job openings, required endorsee ads and
Diversity Award, and USPTAs Tennis for the logos, and national news).
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National Board
of Directors
President
First Vice
President
Tom Daglis
Randy Mattingley
Vice Presidents

Nancy Cox
Jeff Hawes
Tom McGraw
Dan Moster
Gary Trost

Past President
Harry Gilbert
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
CEO
Tim Heckler
Director of Operations
Rich Fanning
Administrative Director
Marty Bostrom
Director of
Communications
Shawna Riley
Creative Services
Director
Julie Myers
Publications Manager/
Managing Editor
Kim Forrester
Director of
Public Relations
Poornima Rimm
Communications
Jill Phipps
Director of
Marketing
John Dettor
Digital Asset Director
Timothy Heckler
Digital Asset Coordinator/ Ramona Husaru

Tennis Multimedia Management
Video Production
Director
Joe Birkmire
Video Editor
Nick Warwick
Video Editor/
Flash Designer
Aisha Nelson
Video Editor/Videographer Chris Maale

Director of
Fred Viancos
Professional Development
Corporate
Janice Stollenwerck
Services Administrator
Director of
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Information Technology/
Multimedia
Scott Bucic
Director of
Computer Services
Kathy Buchanan
Director of Membership
and Certification
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Membership/
Certification Coordinator
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Membership/
Melony DeLoach
Insurance Coordinator
Director of Finance
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Merchandise/
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Rene Heckler
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2012 USPTA Awards Key points of interest
1. The awards period is from July 1, 2011,
to June 30, 2012.
2. Nominations may be submitted by a
division or a certified member. Selfnominations are accepted.
3. All material to be judged for Division
of the Year can now be submitted as
PDFs and sent via email. Please submit 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 applications and all supporting materials in
one of the above electronic formats.
4. Individual Nominations A certified member may nominate himself or
herself, or another certified member,
as long as the application form provided by USPTA is used. Applicants
who complete the application using a
TENNIS
CUBE
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 materials in one of the above electronic
formats. Applications and related materials may be emailed to pr@uspta.org.
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 deadline. (Having an application postmarked
July 2 is not acceptable and those applications 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 applications received after the deadline.
7. The Awards Committee not only judges
the award nominations, but also is available to answer questions throughout the
year. If you have any questions, please
email Dan Moster, awards chair, at
danmoster@usptapro.com or call him at
260-249-9424. Questions also may be directed 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 information 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 pr@uspta.org.
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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
ardio 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 domestically and internationally, the program has been spreading rapidly.
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 -teaching professionals, facilities and consumers.
In 2012, youll see some exciting enhancements 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 positive benefits that CT brings to consumers,
while helping to boost your business and

your bottom line.
The new CardioTennis.com
CardioTennis.com has been revamped and
improved and is now the website portal
for both consumers and providers. (The
original provider site, partners.cardiotennis.com, is no longer accessible.) The new
website is loaded with detailed information
and offers enhanced functionality and technology features that are crucial components
to growing Cardio Tennis.
For tennis consumers, the new CardioTennis.com site makes it much easier to
find CT providers, as well as learn more
about the program. An updated Frequently 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 Providers
Cardio Tennis terminology also is changing. 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 (providers 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 System
One of the key benefits you receive as an
Authorized Provider is access to the new
technology tool, the Cardio Tennis Invitation System (CTIS). The CTIS has three
primary features:
It will help pros market and manage
their Cardio Tennis sessions and fill
their programs more easily, more regularly and to capacity.
It will help players register and pay for
your Cardio Tennis classes, freeing you
from these administrative tasks.
It will get players more engaged in their
tennis community and hitting the
courts more frequently.
For providers, CTIS automates many administrative functions, allowing you to do
more productive things, such as teaching
tennis and running programs. The CTIS
technology easily creates electronic invitations that can be sent to members, non6 ADDvantage/February 2012
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 education
It 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 workshops and the USPTA specialty course
we havent certified Cardio Tennis
instructors.
In 2012, tennis professionals who are current with their education (have completed
a Cardio Tennis workshop or USPTA specialty course since 2009) will be designated
a licensed Cardio Tennis professional.
This designation will be noted on their
profile on CardioTennis.com so consumers know they are getting the true Cardio
Tennis experience by a properly trained
professional.
TRX Cardio Tennis
Another 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 elevating 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 accommodate 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 Tennis 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 designated a licensed Cardio Tennis professional, which will add to your credibility
in the eyes of the consumer. And with
TRX Cardio Tennis you can take your programming 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 marketing. 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 professionals 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.
any different factors can affect a players match-related concentration. 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 prepare an athlete for competition by putting

the focus on the match. It can involve any
number of things: imagery (related to strategy, 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 adversely 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 psychological 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 whatifs. 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 concentration. It makes you late and tentative
on your strokes and leaves you secondguessing 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. Concentration is really all or nothing. For example, 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. Simulation 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 guidance, it is in their control.
Michelle Cleere, Ph.D., is a clinical 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 Tennis
by Alice R. Goldfinger
here 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 Innovation. 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 periods of injury because the player can switch
to the nondominant side while resting
the dominant, injured arm. M
cCartneys
first experiment was on himself and about
30 students. He moved from dabbling in
theory to serious innovation with a teen
Coach Harvey McCartney has created excitement

among students with his unconventional brand
of tennis.
named Aidan. Aidan broke his right arm

and was in a cast for three months. He continued 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.
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Dynamic warm-ups improve

tennis performance
by Alan L. Hammond, TennisMD News*
n 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 individuals using different kinds of warm-up
routines prior to power and agility testing to determine the effects of each kind
of warm-up on performance. The three
types of warm up routines were classified
as: d ynamic, 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 individuals make the rest to full activity transition in tennis. Whatever type of warm-up
you choose, make sure to consult a physician 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, Volume: 20(3), August 2006, 492-499.
*Article from TennisMD.com
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The gift of tennis
Taking it to the streets brings joy to both teacher

and young learners
by Katie Kinsella
hat 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.
Katie Kinsella (second from right) poses with her Chilean tennis students.
It was quite a journey, though, from concept to reality. Within my first week living
in Chile, I quickly realized that tennis the
sport, the culture, and most importantly, access 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 literally 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 playing 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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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 teaching 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 secondgraders 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, creativity 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 spreading 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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Association No. 1
singles champion and is
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Athletic Hall of Fame.
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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
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Hans Rmer has begun
hosting a radio show
on a talk-radio station
in Carmel Valley, Calif.
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p.m. PST on KRXA 540
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Country Club in Kerrville,
Texas, recently competed
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Senior Tennis Tournament
held in Perth, Western
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was runner-up in mens
45 singles, having to
default in the finals due
to an injury. In doubles
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Arms and Bruce Ferguson
in the semifinals in three
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in Australia and No. 109 in
ITF world rankings for 45
singles, and No. 4 in the
world in 45 doubles.
Greg Prudhomme, right, USPTA mens and womens tennis head coach
at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, recently received the 2011
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presented the award. Prudhomme was also named the Mens and Womens 2011
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Miscellany
The beautiful BallenIsles
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 halfcourt, 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
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.
USPTA National Surface

Championships set for 2012
Clay Court Championships

March 23-25

BallenIsles Country Club

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Indoor Championships

April 20-22

Fridley LifeTime Fitness

Fridley, Minn.
Hard Court Championships

Oct. 19-21

Hollytree Country Club

Tyler, Texas
Only Professional-level members may compete and must
register through CourtsideUSA.com.
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 twohour tournament format.
There also will be a proam, 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,
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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A pre-performance routine helps prepare an athlete for competition by putting

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theyve already missed a series of forehands,

Coach Harvey McCartney has created excitement

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