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USPTA Tennisresources.com
is World’s Premier Search
Engine for All Things Tennis
Tennisresources.com offers thousands of educational
tennis materials, including technical, tactical and
strategic instruction, tips on physical and mental
development of players and information on business
and facility management. It’s for tennis-teaching
professionals, coaches and players of all levels.
The site provides teaching pros with all the tools they
need to enhance their lessons and programs from the
convenience of their own homes/offices, whether they
teach competitive juniors and adults or Little Tennis
players. It allows pros to stay on top of teaching
methods, drills and techniques. Players will find the
site useful with numerous instructional videos and
drills to help improve their game.
“Tennisresources.com is iPhone, iPad and Androidcompatible
so that tennis-teaching professionals have
instant access to it on court,” said USPTA CEO Tim
Heckler. “Tennisresources.com was created to provide
tennis-teaching pros with a comprehensive tennis
resource that would meet any and all of their needs.”
Below is just a sampling of materials you will find...
Thousands of on-court teaching clips of the world’s
leading professional tennis coaches, plus thousands of
additional videos and more, including:
• Slow-motion video of professional players’ strokes
• One-minute video tips by USPTA Professionals and
Master Professionals
• Interviews with the world’s top professional coaches
• Hundreds of teaching articles and audio seminars
• Ready-to-use drill diagrams
• Templates for draws, match charts, drills and more
• Easy lesson planner for teachers and coaches
• Access to Tennis Resource Forum to exchange ideas,
post questions about tennis
Tennisresources.com is a subscription-based site and
paid subscribers have unlimited access to the highest
quality educational tennis material available in the
industry. USPTA members receive a complimentary
basic subscription. There are several subscription rates
available to fit any budget.
Visit tennisresources.com for more information and to
view sample clips.
USPTA’s APC Competency
Exam Now Available
Earlier this year, USPTA announced its Accredited
Professional Coach classification, a new membership
classification that includes mandatory education.
The competency exam to become eligible for this
classification is now available to members through the
USPTA’s Learning Management System.
To apply for this new membership classification, in
addition to being certified at the USPTA professional
level, members must also take the Professional Tennis
Coaches Academy I and pass a competency exam at
the 80 th percentile or higher.
The competency exam is made up of 20 questions, and
the cost to take it is $50. E-mail education@uspta.org
for more information on signing up.
The APC is earned by accumulating 20 APC
continuing education credits within a two-year period.
Two hours of qualifying education will constitute one
CEU. The designation is maintained by continuing to
earn 20 APC credits over every two-year period. APC
credits can be earned in a variety of ways including
attending USPTA conventions, USPTA specialty
courses, USTA High Performance education, viewing
DVD seminars, and more.
Once members achieve this distinction, they will
be issued a special certificate with an expiration
date and the designation will be added after their
professional rating. The certificate will be available
online to print from the member management area of
www.uspta.com.
USTA’s First Year Free Can
Lead to a Lifetime of Tennis
Give your students 10 and under a FREE one-year
USTA membership! As a member, they’ll be able
to participate in USTA tournaments and Junior
Team Tennis and receive Bounce magazine. This
will help them better engage in the sport, develop
as players and stay in the game. Visit usta.com for
more details.
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