Tips Vol 1, No. 3

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Tips Vol 1, No. 3

Posted by Pat Whitworth on Monday, March 16, 2009

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QUOTES:

After losing to Ivan Lendl in under an hour- Sure, on a given day I could beat him. But it would have to be a day he had food poisoning. Mel Purcell

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. John Wooden

When you get in trouble, hit a winner. Phil Blackwelder's high school coach

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. Henry Ford

TRIVIA

thanks to Bob Love, KY, for sending the tennis trivia

1) In which of Shakespeare's plays is tennis mentioned?

2) Only two lines on a tennis court must be a set width. What are they?

3) What is the most amount of times a piece of paper can be folded?

4) In a deck of cards, which king does not have a mustache?

5) What was the first CD pressed in the US?

TIPS

Employee Evaluations and Program Planning

At the first of every year I submit to my General Manager, a 3 ring binder with every event that we have attempted to run this year in monthly order with tabs.
I include all sign up sheets as well as the flyers – this also helps with the events that did not work or need to be shifted for the following year when we set the new calendar of events.

All of my employees have a yearly evaluation, copies of their evaluations, and a report of my goals accomplished are in the front as well. Of course I take the evaluations out when it is returned to me.

My GM loves this and was amazed at the amount of programs that we do at tennis. It also serves as a history of the Tennis department.
Gary Trost Oklahoma City, OK

Is My Child the Next Tennis Star

excerpt from TennisWeek

Parents come into my office on a weekly basis. Their main questions: Is my child any good? How good? Is the time and money I’m spending on tennis worth it? Competing is a race. If you have the information on what it takes to be good, you can move faster. As a former world ranked player and a Ph.D. in sport pedagogy, I have gathered research and personal experience to help you expedite the path to success for your child/student.

First, how do we define success?

1. In some instances, players want the affirmation that their time, emotional and financial commitment will some day pay off exponentially in the form of a Grand Slam win.
2. What about playing college tennis, how proud would you be to watch your son play for his team!?
3. How about if your daughter gets accepted in an Ivy League school because the tennis coach finds her valuable to the school?
4. What if we manage to give your child the love of the game for a lifetime and upon his arrival in college, he joins the intramural team, makes instant friends, stays out of trouble and lives a healthy lifestyle?

My philosophy is . . . . . . . . . . see the rest of the excellent article http://www.tennisweek.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=6621485

Dr. Sophie Woorons-Johnston and Emily Jones Brookstone, SC

How Ready Are You?

Doubles players have their racquet extended for a volley when they are at the net. That is great. The problem is many have it in front of their eyes or hold the racquet so high the head of the racquet is higher than their head. I've seen some that had to look around the racquet to see the opponents. The racquet should be extended but lowered so it is not in the way of their vision. They should be able to see over the tip of the racquet. The picture shows the correct volley ready position arms extended looking over the tip of the racquet.