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USPTA Participates in City of Irvine’s
Weekend of Professional Growth
By Stan Carter, USPTA
Over
Memorial
Day
weekend,
Steve Riggs, from Bill Barber Park in the City
of Irvine, gathered some of the world’s best
tennis educators for two days of world-class
presentations, information and entertainment.
The audience of tennis-teaching professionals
was attentive and enthusiastic. Pros asked
sophisticated questions, taking full advantage of
the opportunity to hear the opinions and methods
of the speakers. The talent impressed the audience
with their information, history of personal stories,
passion for the game, and especially for their
desire to help tennis professionals teach.
Bill Tym, USPTA, from Tennessee, demonstrated
“Getting to the net” and then “What to do when
you get there.” Ken DeHart, USPTA, gave his “50
best tennis tips” and then introduced “Unusual
doubles formations.” Don Henson,
USPTA, spoke on “Giving our students
skills that have a future” and “Leading
one-dimensional players to wholeness.”
USPTA’s Hans Romer explained
“Depth, the No. 1 weapon.”
Rounding out the education included Javier Djeu,
“Stringing 101;” Steve Riggs, “How to run a city
tennis program;” Steve Paredes, “Stretches to change
your life;” and Sonja Anderson-Struzzo, “Warm-up
stretches for lessons and matches.”
The first tournament between professional tennis
teachers from the USPTA and PTR was also played.
The competition was high-quality and fun, with
USPTA as the decided winner.
After the workshop wrapped up, USPTA finished off
the weekend by hosting a specialty course with Bill
Tym on “Creating the perfect practice.” More than
20 USPTA pros returned to the Irvine courts to learn
more from the USPTA Master Professional.
For more information about future events, contact
Stan Carter at stan@StanTheTennisMan.com.
Photo credit: Harvey Rubin, USPTA
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