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YANKEE PROseSummer 2013New England Division
BRIAN LOMAX STAN OLEY TOM GULLIKSON
RITA GLADSTONE
FEISAL HASSAN
JUDY DIXON USPTA CEO JOHN EMBREE
WOODSTOCK INN, WOODSTOCK, VT
USPTA NEW ENGLAND CONVENTIONNOVEMBER 1-3
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• Open to players from the USA
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• Ages 8-12
• Singles | Doubles | Mixed doubles
• Full court | Yellow ball
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Tennis ClubAugust 18-24,
2013
In honor of the 60th anniversaryof Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly's
Grand Slam win in 1953.
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USPTA NEW ENGLAND CONVENTION Featured Speakers Developing Competitive Skills in Your Students, Brian Lomax Group Games - That Rock The Court, Judy Dixon Modern Advanced Doubles, Tom Gullikson - courtesy of HEAD Penn FBT60 (Fit By Tennis in 60 Days), Stan Oley - courtesy of Playmate Ball Machines Special Guest Speaker - USPTA CEO John Embree To the Red Court...and Beyond!, Rita Gladstone Anticipation and the Art of Volleying, Feisal Hassan - courtesy of HEAD Penn Specialty Course Creative Drill Design, Feisal Hassan - courtesy of HEAD Penn
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENTChristopher Stevens
502 Springbrook Circle Portsmouth, NH 03801
W 603-610-0183Cell 603-969-2648
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTDoug Eng, Ed.D, Ph.D.
30 Revere Beach Pkwy. #302Medford, MA 02155Cell/H 617-281-8368
TREASURERMichael L. Mercier108 Lovett Street
Beverly, MA 01915Cell 978-273-6500
SECRETARYConnie McHugh P.O. Box 1823
Edgartown, MA 02539H 508-627-9200W 508-696-8000
VICE PRESIDENTMarcy Rubinstein
76 Greenbrier RoadTrumbull, CT 06611
Cell/W [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENTStephen Thuot, Ph.D.
9 Garfield StretMaynard, MA 01754
W 978-369-7349Cell 617-283-7340
VICE PRESIDENTPhil Parrish
3 Woodside RoadFramingham, MA 01701
H 508-877-8903W 508-358-7355
Cell [email protected]
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJacques A.P. Faulise
13 Loop DriveNorth Kingstown, RI 02852
Cell [email protected]
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR Jerri DiCamilloP.O. Box 126
West Kingston, RI 02892W 401-789-8927
Cell [email protected]
President’s Message
Hello USPTA Pros, I hope that all of your jobs are going well and that you have a wonderful summer ahead. It is a busy time of year, but hope you will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the great tennis events happening in New England. July brings us the Boston Lobsters to its new site in Massachusetts at the Manchester Athletic Club and the Hall of Fame Pro Tournament in Newport, RI. Finally, the New Haven Open owns August with its Women’s Pro Tournament. I now want to catch you up on what the New England Board has been working on over the past few months. It starts with the planning of our next conference which is being held on November 1-3 at the Woodstock Inn. Woodstock, Vermont is so beautiful and we had such a great event last year that we thought it would make sense to take that momentum and go back to Woodstock. Doug Eng our education chair is working on a tremendous speaker’s lineup which will include Tom Gullikson, Feisal Hassan and Judy Dixon, just to name a few. We hope you will take a break after your indoor season begins to spend some time networking with fellow pros and continue your tennis education with us.Other items that your board is working on:
1) In May, we made a presentation on behalf of USPTA New England to the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)-NE Chapter. I talked for over an hour on what to look for when hiring your next tennis pro and the importance of that pro being USPTA certified. It was the first time that CMAA could remember having tennis as a topic at their monthly meeting. We hope that this first step will strengthen the lines of communication so that they turn to us when needing to hire a tennis pro at a CMAA facility.
2) The USPTA has formed a partnership with the Emirates Airline US Open Se-ries tournaments for this summer which includes our very own New Haven Open. Our New England USPTA Pros will be receiving free admission to the New Haven Open early round sessions from Sunday, August 18th - Tuesday, August 20th. USPTA pros must simply show their current membership card for entry. In order for us to receive this fantastic privilege, we must help promote the tournament. I am asking all local pros to take a group of members from their facility to the New Haven Open. Group discounts are available and your students will love you for this opportunity. If you would like to order group discount ticket packages contact Christie Cole at [email protected] or 203-776-7331, ext. 5811
3) There are three Tennis Across America (TAA) events which take place during the summer. Tennis pros are invited to volunteer to help teach. The Annual USPTA Free Lesson Days were held on Monday and Tuesday, July 8 & 9 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI during the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Cooordinator Jacques Faulise and assistant Anne Schwartz do a great job in pro-viding the opportunity for tournament goers to play on grass. Half hour sessions are held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Afterwards teaching pros receive entry to tournament matches. It is by far the most popular and successful TAA events. The second TAA event is on Sunday, July 21 with the Boston Lobster’s at the Manchester Athletic Club in Mass. Contact Chris Stevens at [email protected] or 603 969-2648 if interested in volunteering for the kids clinic. Volunteers will receive match and food vouchers. Finally, you can contact Steve O’Connell at 203-895-3655 if you would like to volunteer for the free lesson on August 19 at the New Haven Open.
4) Finally, we are looking for the 10 and under “guru” for New England. The right candidate will speak at conventions and represent New England as its USPTA NE TAUT Specialist! Contact Chris Stevens if you would like to put yours or anoth-er in for consideration. The New England board will make the final selection.Again, have a great summer and hope to see many of you soon at one of the many USPTA sponsored events.
Chris StevensUSPTA New England President
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Momentum is a term used to describe bi-directional advantage of competition which can swing from one team to another, or from one athlete to another. It is a poorly understood phe-nomenon in sports. Some books and coaches believe in using andmanaging momentum. Interestingly, the little research on momentum indicate that is does not exist as far as scor-ing. That is, statistics and probability have been used to reasonably predict or explain all hot and cold streaks in sports. For example, Joe DiMaggio’s famous hitting streak must happen statis-tically given his batting average of .325 but only once or twice each century. It was calculated1 that the odds of having a 56-game hitting streak in a 154 game season was 1 in 3,200. The law of averages balances out streaks of probability. Therefore a basketball might have run that goes: GMMMGGMGMMGMGGMG (where G-field goal made and M=missed). Within the season, the same player may make 10 shots in a row or miss 11 shots in a row since both are well-explained by probability and statistics. Ran-dom streaks also occur in tennis which is why we almost never see a golden set between two evenly matched players. In fact, after a hot streak, the law of averages implies that a cold streak may follow at some point. Players cannot dramatically change their career shooting averages within a game. If a player shoots 44% from the floor, that percentage varies during the season but the increase due to skill or shot selection is more gradual than the improbable streak. It’s not unlike toss a coin where heads comes up 5 times in a row, then out of the next 15, it’s more likely tails will come up. When a coach in basketball calls timeout after the other team scores 10 points in a row, the trailing team has a good probability of outscoring the streaking team. The timeout might appear to work like a good coaching decision, but in real-ity much of it is the law of averages. Athletes do, however, perceive psychological and emotional advantages. Yet, psychological perception has been shown not to correlate well with scores. But there are coaching perceptions as well, similar to the basketball timeout situation just given. Take a hypothetical experiment where a student might hit into the net 1/3 of the time. A coach might say, “aim higher” after the student misses twice in a row. A coach might get more vocal and shout “load and drive up-wards!” after the student misses three times in a row. Now replace the student with a computer program that misses 1/3 of the time randomly. By law of averages, after two misses when the coach says “aim higher” the computer will likely appear to respond positively. And after three misses when the coach shouts, “load and drive upwards!” the computer will likely to appear to respond positively again. The coach concludes the student is responding better to the shouting or learning how to load properly. The coach might conclude that the student only pays attention if shouting or yelling is involved. Another conclusion might be that “load and drive upwards” is better feedback for the student than “aim higher.” Although this experiment is hypothetical, similar experiments have been conducted and show the ‘learning’ occurs after a streak of miss-es. A classic experiment2 at Bowdoin College had students work with a boy who is supposed to be at school at 8:30 but he shows up anytime between 8:20 and 8:40. In reality, the “boy” was a computer program. So if the program had the boy arrive at 8:40, the Bowdoin student strongly reprimanded the boy. But it is almost 100% that the next time the computer will pick a random time before 8:40. Therefore the boy appeared to respond to strong reprimands. Hence we think we learn from errors but perhaps we also learn from doing things right, too. The same is true for a no-hitter in baseball. We appear to jinx the pitcher in the 7th or 8th inning if we mention it but statistics predicts failure at some point. That is the law of averages, not momentum. It has not been shown that non-random streaks occur significantly in sports. (continued on page 10)
Momentum: Fact or Fiction?
Doug Eng, Ed.D., Ph.D.,USPTA New England \
Sport Science ChairmanUSTA National Sport Science
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Jeff Bearup of Duxbury, Mass., received USTA New England’s highest honor as the 2012 recipient of The Gardner Ward Chase Memorial Bowl. The presention was made at the USTA NE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, June 8 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. The award is for outstanding contribution to New England tennis.
John Ciarleglio selected NECC Men’s Coach of The Year
Regis College Division III women's and men's tennis teams won the 2013 New England Collegiate Conference championship. The women’s team was 13 and 1 in the fall, beating Baypath College in the finals.The men’s team was 12 and 1 in the fall and beat Mtchell College in the finals. Regis College is located in Weston, Mass. It was founded in 1927 as a women’s college and went coed in 2007. John Ciarleglio was hired to start the men’s tennis program and also to take over the wmen’s program in 2010. Both teams play fall
and spring and go to Hiton Head for the spring tennis break. Well done John!
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USPTA New England Division conducts Free Tennis Across America (TAA) events at each of the above sights. For details and to volunteer to teach at one or both events, contact the coordinator listed above.
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Similarly in tennis, a player might win two games in a row without dropping a point. The player is said to have momentum, but by the law of averages, the player is actually more likely than ever to lose the next point. Years ago, USPTA Master Professional Ken DeHart did an informal study and found that players are more likely to lose a point being up 40-love than 15-0 love. Psychological studies, however, show that athletes emotionally and psychologically perceive momentum. Feeling great does not necessarily increase the likelihood of the athlete winning the next point. The other player may choose to fight back harder. Nevertheless, emotional and psychological uplifting is gained as a response to the score or streak. That actually causes the athlete to try harder. But a study with cyclists actually shows the opposite. In a computer simulation, cyclists actually worked harder when slightly behind in a race than when they were ahead. The emotion response to mo-mentum actually caused them to pedal less hard when ahead. As tennis coaches, we are familiar with letdowns: a player who wins the first set too easily often slacks off and loses the second set. The trailing player usually increases intensity and may be more relaxed when slightly behind but may not work as hard if the athlete perceives everything is lost. As we know, a player who is down a break 5-4 will try to break back rather than lose the set but a player down 5-0 may let the set go and try hard at the start of the next set. One study3 showed that winners of close sets are more likely to win the next set. Even when sets are split, the winner of a close second set was more likely to win the third set. However, it is question-able whether this was an effect of momentum or fatigue. Sometimes we attribute triggers or turning points as changing momentum. For example, a winner on the run if preced-ing a streak of points or games, is often interpreted as a turning point in the match. That is true for emotional momentum but may not result in scoring momentum. However, we can fool ourselves by only remembering the more interesting or memorable moments. For example, most people remember what they were doing when 9/11 happened. We remember our dramatic winners and errors, not mundane points. Triggers often lead to positive psychological responses that might get a player to believe he or she has a reasonable chance. That response in turn, could increase effort or focus. Service breaks and failed service breaks are ex-amples of triggers. Klassen and Magnus4 showed that among ATP players, the effect is minimal but they found an effect in women’s tennis but not in terms of how momentum is defined. For example, breaking serve had a tendency to be followed by being broke. That actually means the opposite of momentum. They also found in close situations, the better player was more likely to pull out the point which might indicate ability to focus (or the weaker player mentally folded) but not momentum. A coach or tennis pro can help tennis players manage emotional momentum. Since we now know, the chances of losing may actually increase after a winning streak, it is important to stress to tennis players when winning:
1. Stick to your tactical game plan.2. Keep your intensity and play hard like you are behind.3. Don’t play the score, or even forget the score.
When a player is trailing, a coach or tennis pro can also help by reminding the player a few things:
1. Forget the score.2. Keep fighting hard and enjoy the battle.3. Be faithful and keep emotions positive.
Generally, good coaches are process- not result-oriented and encourage students to try hard regardless of the score. Good coaches encourage students to execute well and stay calm with positive responses to every trigger event or score. If there is someone in front of you, that person becomes a target to overtake. When no one is in front, it is very human to slack off a bit. There is a saying, if you are not training, someone else is training to beat you. The trick of the best players is maintaining focus and quality performance.
1. Stern, H.S. (1997). “A statistician reads the sports pages,” Chance 10(2): 40-43.2. Schaffner, P.E., (1985). “Specious learning about reward and punishment,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 48: 1377-1386.3. Page, L. (2009). “Momentum effect in competitions: field evidence from tennis matches. ” http://www.eea-esem.com/files/papers/EEA-ESEM/2009/1334/Lionel_Page_Competition.pdf4. Klaassen, F., and J. Magnus (2001). “Are points in tennis independent and identically distributed? Evidence from a dynamic binary panel data model," Journal of the American Statistical Association, 96(454), 500{509.
Momentum: Fact or Fiction? (continued from Page 6)
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Exciting new look for USPTA awards presentation at World Conference in Orlando
The United States Professional Tennis Association’s annual awards program, where the association’s top awards are presented, gets a whole new look and format this year during the World Conference Sept. 23-27 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. The awards luncheon which takes place on Friday, Sept. 27, will feature keynote speaker Pat Williams, sponsored by USPTA’s newest endorsee Rezilient Direct.Williams is the co-founder and senior VP of the Orlando Magic, a basketball Hall of Famer and one of the nation’s top motiva-tional speakers. He has been an integral part of the NBA, including bringing the NBA to Orlando and serving as general manager for teams in Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia and now the Orlando Magic. He has also authored more than 80 books. Williams and his wife, Ruth, are parents of 19 children, including 14 adopted from four nations. The luncheon will honor the recipients of the association’s highest distinctions, including: USPTA Tim Heckler Hall of Fame Award, Alex Gordon Professional of the Year Award, USPTA Master Professionals and USTA/USPTA Community Service Award. The conference, which is the premier educational event for the tennis industry, will feature numerous general sessions, seminars and specialty courses. Each day will feature a theme focusing on a core competency including 10 and Under Tennis, club operations/business, player development and teaching/sport science. The conference will offer all things tennis including the na-tion’s largest tennis-only buying show, International Tennis Championships, networking opportunities, industry meetings, parties and more. More details about the conference, including registration information, are available at www.usptaworldconference.com or by calling USPTA at 800-877-8248 USPTA’s Tennis Buying Show to be held at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. -- USPTA will host silent auction during buying show --
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USPTA’s Tennis Buying Show to be held at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. -- USPTA will host silent auction during buying show --
The United States Professional Tennis Association’s Tennis Buying Show will be held Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., during the World Conference. Booth space is still available for the largest national tennis-only buying show. The buying show is part of the larger World Conference, which begins Sept. 23 and annually attracts the who’s who of the tennis industry. Tennis-teaching professionals, industry leaders and representatives, media and manufacturer representatives are expected to attend. Manufacturers are encouraged to submit booth registrations early to guarantee their space since the buying show sells out each year. To obtain booth reservation forms, visit www.usptaworldconference.com and click on the buying show menu tab or call John Embree at 713-978-7782 ext. 117 or email him at [email protected]. Exhibitors include tennis equipment, apparel and footwear companies, marketers and wholesalers of hard and soft goods, video analysis, Web-based programs and software, teaching aids, court surfacing and lighting, awards, educational materials, nutrition bars and vitamins, and more. In addition, the USPTA Silent Auction will be held during the buying show. Attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a variety of exciting items. Past items have included Andy Murray-autographed racquet courtesy of HEAD Penn, Liezel Huber autographed ball courtesy of Liezel Huber, Nike shoes for a year (one pair per quarter) courtesy of Fromuth, Playmate Ball Mower courtesy of Playmate, two tickets to the 2012 U.S. Open courtesy of USTA, two-night stay in a deluxe view room at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla., courtesy of Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, to name a few. The auction benefits the USPTA foundation, and is a USPTA Lessons for Life™ event. Anyone interested in donating an item for the auction can visit www.usptaworldconference.com and click on silent auction under the special events menu tab to obtain a donation form or call 713-978-7782. All donations are greatly appreciated.
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2013
USPTA NEW ENGLAND TESTING SCHEDULE
The Longfellow Club, Wayland, MA July 13, 14 The Longfellow Club, Wayland, MA September 7, 8
Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness December 7-8
For information, contact Wayne Turner 401-862-6801 or [email protected]
USPTA New England Division Institutes Hall of Fame
We have recently instituted a Hall of Fame for our USPTA New England Division and we need your help in identifying worthy members for induction. If you know of someone who you would like to nominate, please contact the Hall of Fame Chairperson, Helaine Vrana at [email protected]. A resume and supporting documents must be submitted to the committee chairperson along with the nomination form which can be found on the USPTA New England website usptanewengland.com under “Hall of Fame”. Read below for the inductee requirements. All nominations must be received by September 1st.
Inductee Requirements: ● Must have resided in New England as a USPTA member for a minimum of 15 years ● USPTA certified tennis professional for a minimum of 20 years (Must be a current member at time of induction, unless retired or deceased) ● Held a certification of a P-1 or Master Pro ● Have a good character and reputation as a role model for teaching professionals. ● At least 50 years old at time of enshrinement ● Active participant in the USPTA, either on the board, attending conventions or other sponsored events ● Active or former demonstrated involvement with the USTA, either running tournaments, volunteering or working with JTT or school programs ● Worked in the tennis industry as a full-time (minimum of 7 months of the year) tennis teaching professional, administrator, coach or manager for a minimum of 20 years ● Significant contributions or outstanding achievements to the tennis industry in two of the following categories: 1) teaching/coaching, 2) playing or special service-journalism, invention, 3) leadership/administration
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USPTA and PTR commit to collaborating to elevate the standards of tennis teachers
The United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced a landmark and unprecedented programmatic alliance in an effort to elevate the standards of tennis-teaching professionals across the country. The collaborative efforts include both associations embracing the pathway presented by the USTA for 10 and Under Tennis education by adhering to the minimum standards set in the curriculum and testing to be developed in Stage I and Stage II for all new professionals becoming certified in 2014 and beyond. USPTA and PTR agree to continuing education for all professionals post-certification in terms of number of hours during a three-year cycle until the minimum education is achieved. Both associations will support child welfare and safety education, certification and ultimately licensing of teaching professionals, in conjunction with the USTA, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and any other organization that oversees child hood education. Finally, there will be an open-door policy for members of either association to participate in each other’s symposiums or conferences at the local, divisional and national level at the going member registration rate. The attendance will count toward continuing education credits for each member for either organization. “The USPTA believes the industry should have a strong voice representing the population of teaching professionals,” said USPTA President Tom Daglis. “An alliance to elevate the standards of teaching professionals is a step toward accomplishing that goal.” “PTR believes that this is a step in the right direction to strengthen the tennis teaching industry in the United States,” said PTR President Jorge Andrew. “This commitment is important for the growth of tennis.”
Founded in 1927, USPTA strives to raise the standards of the tennis profession while promoting greater awareness of the sport. USPTA offers 70 professional benefits to its more than 15,000 members worldwide, including certification and professional development. With more than 300 days of educational opportunities throughout the year, USPTA offers the most comprehensive continuing education program in the tennis industry. For more information, call 800-877-8248 or visit www.uspta.com.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis-teaching professionals with more than 14,600 members in 117 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
USPTA NE DIVISION AWARDS FORM 2012 New England Regional Pro of the Year 2012 Open Player of the Year M/F 2012 Senior Player of the Year M/F 2012 High School Coach of the Year 2012 (35 and over) Player of the Year M/F 2012 College Coach of the Year 2012 (45 and over) Player of the Year M/F 2012 Coach of the Year (successful coaching at any level) 2012 Facility Manager of the Year 2012 New England Pro of the Year 2012 55 and over Player of the Year M/F 2012 Rookie of the Year
Nominee Information (Must be an active USPTA member in good standing)
Name ____________________________________ Member No. _____________________ Tel _________________________
Address _____________________________ City ___________________________ State _____ ZIP ___________________
Fax _______________________________ e-mail _____________________________________________________________
Local newspaper ________________________________________________________________________________________
Nominator ________________________________________________ Tel _________________________________________
Briefly tell us about your nominee
Send Completed Form to: Jacques Faulise 13 Loop Drive North Kingstown, RI 02852 [email protected] 401-952-7000 * Feel free to suggest a new category
Nominate a worthy tennis pro NOW!
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Publication Dates Deadlines Summer newsletter June 1 (Including USPTA NE Convention Brochure)
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The following is the rate schedule for ads placed in our newsletter. Size One Issue 2 Issues 3 Issues Bus. Card $35 $30 ($60) $25 ($75) 1/4 page $60 $55 ($110) $50 ($150) 1/2 Page $85 $80 ($160) $75 ($225) 3/4 Page $100 $90 ($180) $80 ($240) Full Page $,110 $100 ($200) $90 ($270) As of 07/12/2013 there are 630 tennis professionals in New England. The newsletter YANKEE PROse can be viewed online at www.uspta.com and usptanewengland .com by all USPTA members, the presidents and vice presidents of the 16 other divisions of the USPTA, as well as USPTA National Bd.
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Jerri DiCamillo, Executive Administrator Editor/Photographer/Layout and Design of Yankee PROse USPTA New England Division P.O. Box 126, West Kingston, RI 02892 Telephone: 401-789-8927 or Cell: 401-742-2075 e-mail: [email protected]
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USPTA New England Division Election of Board of OfficersThe Nominating Committee is continuing their search for members who wish to be candidates for consideration in serving on the USPTA New England Board of Officers. If you are interested in being considered by the Nominating Committee, please send your resume and cover letter to the Nominating Committee Chairperson, Jacques Faulise. Applicants need to add at least four references both personal and business in their resumes. All resumes need to be in the hands of the Chair-person no later than September 30. Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Chairperson via e-mail listed below.
Jacques Faulise, Chairman 13 Loop Drive North Kingstown RI 02852 [email protected] Cell 401- 952-7000
Section 4. Nomination And Election of Board of Officers.ARTICLE IV – BOARD OF OFFICERSThe Board of Officers will be elected bi-annually by the Division membership. The election will be held as follows: Nominations will be made before November 1st during an election year by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating committee will propose a complete slate of officers and forward this slate to the Division Secretary by November 5. By November 15 the Division Secretary will mail to the membership the Nominating Committee’s slate of officers and call for further nominations. By December 1 the nominations from the membership must be received by the Division Secretary who will there upon add to the ballot the names of those persons who receive the greatest number of nominations from the membership. Only one nominee per office will be added to those persons nominated by the Nominating committee and the one name added will have received the greatest number of nominations from the membership. The nominee, in order to be added to the ballot, must receive nominations from at least 20 members. In case of a tie, the nominee who has the highest number of nominations deposited with the Division Secretary on December 1st will be added to the ballot. Thereafter, by December 10, the Division Secretary will send out ballots to the members to be returned no later than January 10. Each ballot must be numbered and printed in such a manner as to not be able to be reproduced. The ballots will be returned to a counting committee that will be appointed by the Board of Officers and comprised of two or more Division members none of whom may be members of the Board of Officers or the Nominating committee. The newly elected board of Officers will take office at the next regularly scheduled Division membership meeting or February 15, whichever comes first. The Chair-man of the Select Presidential Advisory Committee, who is also a member of te Board of Officers, will be the immediat past president. If the immedate past president is unwilling or unable to serve, then the Board of officers shall by majority vote, elect the chairman of the Select Presidential Committee.
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2014 Rating Changes• If you don't wish to upgrade, you do not need to do anything and your status for 2014 will be you are a P-2 or P-3, you will be classified as a Professional. • You will not be downgraded! • If you want to upgrade before January 2014, you don't have to retake the entire test. You only need to retest on the areas in which you scored lower than a P-1. • If you upgrade to a P-1 before Jan. 1, you will become an Elite Professional in 2014. • Membership pricing will be the same for Elite Professional and Professional. • All changes take effect January 1.
This invitation to upgrade is only for people who wish to upgrade before the changes take effect.
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Fond Farewell to Tim Heckler/
A special ceremony to unveil a brick in honor of Tim Heckler in the Legends Walk at the International Tennis Hall of Fame took place on Tuesday, July 9 during the ATP Hall of Fame tennis tournament in Newport RI. A fine tribute to Tim from the USPTA New England Division.
The Legends Walk
A Fine Tribute to Tim Heckler
Among those who took part in the ceremony were from L-R: International Tennis Hall of Fame CEO Mark Stenning, long time friend of Tim Heckler Sean Sloane, USPTA New England Division president Chris Stevens, Past President Jacques Faulise, Past President Steve O’Connell and Anne Schwartz, Assistant Coordinator of one of the most successful USPTA/Tennis Across America Free Lesson Days that takes place on the first two days of the tournament
Photos by Steve O’Connell
New England DivisionP. O. Box 126West Kingston, RI 02892
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