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 Shop Talk – Unique concept in tennis pro shop designby Bill Appelt, USPTA In an era dominated by department store chains and highly discounted products available online – sometimes with free shipping – what's a small tennis pro shop to do? Embrace the challenge! That's what I did as tennis director at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, N.C. With help from my wife, Marcie, a former buyer for a number of major retail chains, we took a real leap of faith to move outside our comfort zone and try something new with our pro shop space. "Diversify, diversify, diversify!" became our mantra. more  Extend practice by 15 minutes for nutritional repair of musclesby Robert Portman, Ph.D., and Mark Kovacs, Ph.D., USPTA Serious tennis players and coaches plan out every practice in great detail. The session usually has specific goals and measuring sticks to evaluate overall progress. So it will probably come as a surprise to many coaches and players that a number of the major improvements in training actually start when players stop hitting tennis balls. To better understand why, let's first look at the state of muscles immediately after a hard practice. Tennis practice or competition causes muscle damage. But exercise-induced muscle damage actually increases after exercise as a result of ... more  New 10 and under game puts teamwork into tennis
by Matt Dektas, USPTA, and Brandyn Fisher, USPTA With overall tennis participation booming and the use of graduated equipment attracting younger players, we should see increased participation in 10 and under competitive play over the next decade. The smaller equipment used in the 10 and Under Tennis initiative helps new players learn better technique, rally and enjoy the game more. They also begin to compete in matches and tournaments. This early competition, particularly among children ages 8 and younger, is something newer to the sport of tennis. more |
Drills Doubles approach volley  Type: Singles Category: Approach, volley Levels: Intermediate/advanced Time: 10 minutes Develop transitional skills from approach to volley as player closes in to the net. GO |
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CEO's message  Great times, lots of memories after 42 years of USPTA World ConferencesGreat memories, fun times, wonderful venues, tennis legends, old friends, new acquaintances, tennis competition and crazy division battles - just a few of the exceptional ways I can describe my World Conference experiences during the 42 years I've been a USPTA member. |
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message  Save your skin with the Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap routine Each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than several other major types of cancer - breast, colon, lung and prostate - combined. Two million new patients will be diagnosed just this year! That's scary for all of us who grew up playing and practicing in the sun every day when we were younger and now make a living being outside as adults. More than 40 percent of us who live to be 65 will have ... more |
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