Page 8 Volume 13 Issue 2 State News Hope everyone <strong>is</strong> off to a great summer! We had a Kentucky great time down at the <strong>Southern</strong> Convention at the River Club in Suwanee, GA. Alan Hartley, Pat Whitworth, Todd Upchurch, and the staff at the River Club put on a truly remarkable event. There were some great We had a fabulous <strong>USPTA</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> convention at presentations, good food, gracious attendee gifts, and excellent networking Alabama the River Club. Thanks to the staff of the River Club opportunities, all at an incredible value. If you haven’t been to a <strong>Southern</strong> Conven- as well as Pat Whitworth and the <strong>Southern</strong> executive committee for making the tion, or haven’t been in a while, I highly recommend placing it on your calendar convention such a success. If you were unable to be there, please consider attend- for next year. Congratulations to <strong>USPTA</strong>-KY professional Joanne Wallen for being ing the <strong>Southern</strong> convention in the future. I guarantee you will come away with named 35-under Female Player of the Year. information you can use right away to improve your programs and bottom line. At the end of the summer we are planning a joint State workshop with Tennessee, Your students will thank you!! which will be held in Bowling Green, Kentucky on Saturday, August 4th. If you The Alabama <strong>USPTA</strong> workshop will take place Saturday, August 18th at Hoover m<strong>is</strong>sed the <strong>Southern</strong> convention, you will not want to m<strong>is</strong>s out on th<strong>is</strong> opportu- Country Club from 9:00-3:30. Our outstanding speakers will include Mark Kovacs, nity. There will be some great presentations, food, giveaways, and good KY-TN Thay Butchee and Jeff Gray. We will also have a panel d<strong>is</strong>cussion as we did last camaraderie! Look for more detailed information in the coming weeks. year in which panel members will d<strong>is</strong>cuss how they handle challenging <strong>is</strong>sues with Our state board (Keith Cecil, Joanne Wallen, DJ McClure, and Brett Atcher) are players and programs. If you attend our Alabama workshop you will leave feeling always looking for more folks to help out. If you are interested, or have any energized and with new ideas to try at your club or facility. comments/suggestions email Keith at kcecil@transy.edu. Also, if you are a new In Arkansas news, we were not very well represented member, or simply would like to receive email updates about <strong>USPTA</strong>-KY send me Arkansas in Atlanta. It was the best, BEST <strong>Southern</strong> Conference an email and you can be added to the l<strong>is</strong>t. I have ever attended. Great speakers, great facilities, great fellowship and great The state of North Carolina was well repre- food. I hope when the next one comes around you choose to attend. Trav<strong>is</strong> John- N. Carolina sented at the recent <strong>Southern</strong> convention in son and I are trying to put together a state conference in October or November. Georgia. Current board members, Marc Blouin, Lane Evans, Tom Parkes, Henri We need your input on whether a Sunday/Monday conference would work. Let Elkins, and Kevin Brice were all in attendance. Todd Upchurch and Larry Karag- me know what you think and who you would like to get for a speaker. We only had eanes were also present and guest speakers. <strong>USPTA</strong> National President and new two take the certification test but I had a couple contact me about having another. North Carolinian, Tom Dagl<strong>is</strong> was also in attendance. We are now busy putting If you know someone that needs to test, just have them call me. The numbers are together our next event. We will be conducting a one-day workshop at the West- looking better at some of the junior tournaments which <strong>is</strong> telling me that we are wood Swim & Tenn<strong>is</strong> Club in Winston-Salem on Sunday, August 19th. The event doing a better job. Let’s keep it up. will cons<strong>is</strong>t of a morning seminar series or a Specialty course to be determined Undoubtedly, <strong>USPTA</strong> Georgia has had a busy year thus later. Lunch will be provided and then the attending pros will participate in an Georgia far. Thank you to all who attended our first event of 2012 afternoon Pro-Am with the members of Westwood. Host professional, Mark Trout- – The Georgia Tenn<strong>is</strong> Round Table D<strong>is</strong>cussions. Th<strong>is</strong> year we had great dialogue man will coordinate the event. On Monday, August 20, the <strong>USPTA</strong> NC professionals on the Green Dot ball initiative, 10U and 8U tenn<strong>is</strong>. We also had a Summer Camp will be on hand to help with the Kids Day event in coordination with USTA NC and Round Table d<strong>is</strong>cussion and fin<strong>is</strong>hed the day learning about the USTA Adult The Winston-Salem Open. Participating professionals will be given complimentary League changes with the USTA Georgia Staff. first round tickets. It should be an all-around great event for the tournament and a May 7, <strong>USPTA</strong> Georgia participated in a joint meeting with the Club Managers showcase event for the <strong>USPTA</strong> in North Carolina. Final Kids Day plans and speaker Association of America – Georgia Chapter and the United States Golf Association assignments are pending and will be relayed to <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>USPTA</strong> members soon. at The River Club in Suwanee, Georgia. We were honored to have our National We hope to have a great response to th<strong>is</strong> event. Look for details on our website President; Tom Dagl<strong>is</strong> give a State of the Union and d<strong>is</strong>cuss the importance of having a certified <strong>USPTA</strong> pro at each tenn<strong>is</strong> facility. <strong>USPTA</strong> Georgia had an outstanding time at the <strong>Southern</strong> Convention in Suwanee, soon at www.<strong>USPTA</strong>NC.com. The <strong>USPTA</strong> South Carolina board <strong>is</strong> diligently put- S. Carolina ting together a great workshop for the tentative Georgia th<strong>is</strong> past May. A big thanks goes to the Convention Chairperson Todd date of Sunday, October 7th. Th<strong>is</strong> one-day workshop allows attendees traveling Upchurch, Trade Show Convention Chairperson Matt Grayson, Pat Whitworth and from farther away the option of returning home that evening. Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> a great Allan Hartley of The River Club for hosting a top notch event. chance to learn without giving up two days of income. Brookstone Meadows, With summer well underway, the <strong>Southern</strong> tenn<strong>is</strong> community <strong>is</strong> gearing up to once again host the Atlanta Tenn<strong>is</strong> Championships. Our local star Georgia Bulldog, John Isner, <strong>is</strong> a heavy favorite for the title once again. I hope you will have an opportunity to attend one of the sessions and support ATP professional tenn<strong>is</strong> in Georgia. Congratulations to Megan Falcon who was awarded Lou<strong>is</strong>iana the “Rookie of the Year” honor at the recent <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>USPTA</strong> convention. Megan had a stellar college career playing for LSU and <strong>is</strong> their best all time player in their women’s tenn<strong>is</strong> h<strong>is</strong>tory! Megan also competed on the women’s pro tour attaining a ranking in the top 400. Megan has transitioned into teaching at the Bocage Racquet Club. She also passed her <strong>USPTA</strong> test P-1 on her first try putting her in an elite group of pros who accompl<strong>is</strong>h that feat! in Anderson SC, has been generous enough to host our event. We are lining up expert speakers who will address a multitude of popular topics such as keeping your 10 and under program full, fitness training, testing, and injury prevention, creating and maintaining a profitable cardio tenn<strong>is</strong> program, and an on court drill exchange. It has been a while, however, th<strong>is</strong> year’s convention <strong>is</strong> lining up to be a great event. Despite a few setbacks, South Carolina <strong>is</strong> back on track with an outstanding board. Our statewide newsletter <strong>is</strong> in the making with some great topics and informative articles. It will be sent out through email in PDF form within the month. We are working hard to better serve our South Carolina pros! Greetings from the great state of Tennessee. What Tennessee a wonderful time was had by all at the <strong>Southern</strong> We are about to hit the dog days of summer. M<strong>is</strong>s<strong>is</strong>sippi While most people are planning trips to the beach and summer vacations, tenn<strong>is</strong> professionals are hitting their busy time of the year. I would like to remind all our tenn<strong>is</strong> professionals the importance of upgrading your certification. Lots of tenn<strong>is</strong> professionals that have establ<strong>is</strong>hed positions, they will not see the need to improve their rating. Once a new job opens and tenn<strong>is</strong> professionals start to compete for the position, they learn their certification level <strong>is</strong> very important. There are lots of great teaching pro’s that are a lot stronger than their actual rating. Most employers however use the certification level to compare their initial applicants. When I receive resumes for a position, I normally classify all the applicants by their rating. Most employers will still consider lower rated professionals, but always want the highest rated professional if possible. I travel around the country for testing and always encourage new and old professionals to upgrade as soon as possible. It might be the difference maker when looking for that perfect job! convention. The River Club was a beautiful site and the lineup of speakers was second to none. Everyone I talked to said they learned a lot from all the topics and that the speakers were very personal in their delivery. A special thanks to all the TN pros in attendance who showed their dedication to their craft: Sue Bartlett, Claire Bartlett, Mark Foster, Greg Lumb, Brian Perry, Paige Resha, William Taylor, Bill Riddle, and Joey Hall. TN also had some very successful early development training center camps (EDTC’S) throughout the spring all over the state. <strong>USPTA</strong> pros were the pros of choice when it came to coaching these r<strong>is</strong>ing stars from the 10 and under ranks. Out of the nearly 30 pros who were chosen to coach at these, all but 2 were <strong>USPTA</strong> certified pros. <strong>USPTA</strong> professionals Bill Riddle and Devin Crotzer from Hendersonville, TN recently served as guest coaches for the Global Tenn<strong>is</strong> Legacy Foundation Elite Junior Training Camp in Nice, France. Top junior players from 10 different countries from around Europe attended the camp and also spent time with the coaches in Monte Carlo at the ATP event where they had a chance to meet many of the world’s top players. We are also proud to have Bill back in the ranks as a <strong>USPTA</strong> tester once again. Have a great summer!
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