WHSTCA Clinic Booklet 15

Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association ​
2015 Clinic
Saturday, November 7th, 2015 Pleasant Valley Tennis and Fitness Club Jackson, Wisconsin www.whstca.wikispaces.com Dedicated in fond memory to coach and 15 year clinic planner Sherry Nutt Table of Contents
Schedule
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Feisal Hassan intro
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Business meeting: issues and coaches feedback
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Business meeting: agenda
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Business meeting: last year’s minutes
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WHSTCA financial disclosure
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Coach of the year awards, milestones
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Erika Wentz-Russell intro
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Steve Rodecap intro
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Dan Oliver intro
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Denny Schackter intro
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Mike Stibor intro
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Scott Ficks intro
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Awards criteria
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WHSTCA All-Academic team
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1 Welcome
On behalf of the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association Executive Board and Board of Directors,
we would like to welcome you to the annual tennis coaches clinic. We are thrilled to have USPTA professionals
and coaches sharing their knowledge, expertise and experiences with us. Take advantage of this great
opportunity by participating, asking questions and most of all, having fun! We are very fortunate to have a variety of talented individuals involved in making this clinic an educational and
productive day. Thank you to... ...the presenters who have taken time out of their schedules to present to our group. The opportunity to learn from industry experts makes our sport stronger by sharing knowledge with coaches and
players ...Pleasant Valley Tennis and Fitness Club owner John Gambucci and staff for their flexibility and willingness to consistently host our clinic ...Carol L. Anderson, Executive Director, USPTA Midwest Division ...Mike Haber, Wilson Racquet Sports ...the WHSTCA committee that has taken a single season coaching commitment and turned it into a year round venture. The clinic planning committee met regularly the entire offseason to bring together
today’s group, and without everyone’s contributions the clinic would not be possible. Executive Board President: Russ Trimble (University School of Milwaukee) Vice-President: Jon Vogt (Brookfield Central) Second-Vice-President: Dan Schreier & Jordan Van Riper (Waukesha South) Past President: Linda Lied (Brookfield East) Secretary: Rose Dolatowski (Burlington) Treasurer: David Frank (Marquette University High School) Committee Chairs Clinic planning: Trude Mihalovich (South Milwaukee), Russ Trimble (University School), Linda Lied (Brookfield East),
David Frank (Marquette), Jon Vogt (Brookfield Central), Ryan Reischel (Stoughton), Rose Dolatowski (Burlington) Awards: Dave Kalscheur (Beaver Dam), Dave Lindow (East Troy), Glen Slonac (Wauwatosa East), Dan Schreier
(Waukesha South), Jordan Van Riper (Waukesha South), Ruth McGuire (Marquette) Website: Jon Vogt (Brookfield Central) Nominations: Russ Trimble (University School of Milwaukee) Coaches Poll: Jon Vogt (Brookfield Central) Current Issues: Linda Lied (Brookfield East) Scholar-Athlete: Ryan Reischel (Stoughton)
Raffle Donations: Rose Dolatowski (Burlington), Ruth McGuire (Marquette)
2 Clinic Schedule Time Event 7:30-8:30am
Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-10:30am
Feisal Hassan: “Creative Drill Design” (Court 3)
10:30-11:15am
Business meeting and coach of the year awards (Court 3)
11:30am-12:30pm
Feisal Hassan: “Creative Drill Design” (Court 3)
12:30-1:15pm
Lunch (upstairs)
1:30-1:45pm
1:45-2:00pm
Erika Wentz-Russell (USTA): “USTA School Tennis and the High School Tennis App”
Steve Matuszewski (BayPort): score reporting website (tennisreporting.com)
2:00-3:00pm
Steve Rodecap (Marquette University): “Growing the Game of Tennis; the High
School Coach's Role”
3:15-4:00pm
Concurrent sessions #1-2 (45 minutes each, choose two)
Mike Stibor: “Health Issues and Cramping” (upstairs)
Dan Oliver (USPTA): “Singles and Doubles drills” (Ct 3)
Denny Schackter: “Current Issues” (Ct 1)
4:00-4:45pm Concurrent sessions #1-2 (45 minutes each, choose two)
Mike Stibor: Health Issues and Cramping (upstairs)
Dan Oliver (USPTA): Singles and Doubles drills (Ct 3)
Denny Schackter: Current Issues (Ct 1) 5:00-6:00pm Scott Ficks (USPTA): Pickleball 6:00-8:00pm Open tennis and pizza 3 Feisal Hassan
Feisal, a USPTA Master Professional, is a member of the Head/Penn Racquet Sports National Advisory Board and
National Speaker’s Bureau and holds USPTA specialist degrees in Competitive Player Development, Facility Management,
Sports Science and Little Tennis. He is on the USTA National Faculty for Youth Coaching, a TIA Cardio Tennis Trainer
and co-chairs the USPTA National Education Committee. He is also on the USPTA Testing Committee, the USPTA Sport
Science Committee and USTA National Youth Education Committee. Feisal also co-chairs for the USPTA National College
Curriculum and USPTA National Diversity Committees. He was also the Director of Certification & Testing for the USPTA
Middle States division and was co-chair of the USPTA National Diversity Committee.
Feisal was also the Director of Coaches’ Education and Junior Davis Cup Team. Feisal was also voted in Tennis Industry
magazine’s prestigious “40 Under 40” list for being one of the top 40 men under 40 years old who has and will continue to
have a strong influence in the sport and in the business of tennis; both nationally and internationally.
Feisal serves as an instructional clinician for the “On Court with USPTA” series featured on the Tennis Channel and sold
on DVD. Series episodes are titled: “Playing the Front Court” and “Decision Making in Tennis” Hassan writes and
conducts seminars, workshops and clinics for sectional, national and international organizations and events. He has also
written the book, “How to Handle Difficult Players and Conditions”.
Feisal is currently working on his second book, “Doubles: Phases & Situations”. In 2011, he was awarded the USPTA's
most prestigious award, the Alex Gordon National Professional of the Year as well as the 2011 Racquet Sports Industry
Champions of Tennis Award. This award is the Racquet Sports Industry’s (RSI) most prestigious awards recognizing and
honoring the people, businesses and organizations that are making a difference in the tennis industry. He was also a
recipient for the USPTA Mid-Atlantic Hall of Fame Inaugural Class of 2012 and the 2012 USPTA George Bacso National
Tester of the Year.
Previous accolades include the USPTA Industry Excellence Award in 1999, 5-time Division Tester of the Year, 12-time
USPTA Division/State Pro of the Year, and 9-time national Top-10 point holder in the USPTA’s Career Development
Program.
4 Business Meeting Issues Issue #1: Seed team state (passed 67-16 in 2014) Bullet point reminders -Seeding team state would ensure the best chance for the two best teams to meet in the championship -To seed, a committee could start with the WHSTCA rankings, which would reflect the top 10 teams in the state -Coaches could submit their justification for a seed, just as they do with individual state -The arguments against seeding (seeding can’t happen because all the teams don’t play each other) is addressed
because seeding 16 flights at individual state is widely accepted, yet all those players don’t play each other
during the regular season. The committee seeds individual singles players and doubles teams just as they could
seed team state Coaches feedback ● Since tennis seeds everything during the season as well as the individual tournament, it is LONG
OVERDUE to seed team state. For the coach of the fifth best team that qualifies, to hope the four best
teams to be placed in the other half of the draw, makes the Runner-up Trophy a joke. If you don’t seed,
do not recognize the Runner-up team.
● Seeding teams has other issues but is also consistent with the regular season invitationals and WIAA
tournaments so I think we should seriously consider it. Jerry Gillespie, De Pere, HS
● Makes sense to seed it. The goal of a tournament is to have the best teams play for the final. It is not
right to have the second best team knocked out in the quarterfinals by the eventual champion
(especially when their is a Runner-up recognition). Andrew Andress, Hartford Union High School
● It is crazy not to seed team state. The coaches would get it right. I cannot remember the last time the
two best teams met for the title - it only happens on a fluke in the current system. It would also help
attendance for the finals.
● It is bad enough that the best 8 teams are not at team state. In 2014 boys, two of the best teams,
Homestead and Nicolet were out because they were in subs or sections with Brookfield East and
Marquette. At least seed those that are there and ensure that the four best teams are likely to be in the
semis. This is not hard.
● Makes a lot of sense to seed team state + it would not be a short, easy process. - Beef, Fond du Lac
● Sorry, do not agree - it is an easy process - the coaches know and would get it right. We have another
example right now with the girls team state where the two best teams according to the coaches rankings
are playing each other in the first round. Do we really want our state championship to be played in the
quarterfinals?
5 Issue #2: play team state out to 8th place (passed 59-20 in
2014) Bullet point reminders -Qualifying for state is one of the highlights of a high school athlete’s career -Playing out to 8th place would extend the state experience for at least 80 players who do not make the
championship -The entire consolation (first round losers) could be played outdoors at a local high school -Third place matches could be played on the extra four courts at the Nielsen that are not used during the
championship matches -Coaches and players have extensive experience running/participating in 8 team tournaments, so the format
would be smooth and familiar -Any inclement weather that prevents backdraw matches to be completed outdoors will not be lost as those
matches are not being completed under the current format Coaches feedback ● I would not want to play out to 8th place. perhaps a back draw to 5th but not 7&8.
That could be pretty humiliating. Getting to team state is an accomplishment. ● There are two issues. One, get the best teams to team state, there would be more even teams that way.
But if my team ever got there, I would not want to drive to madison only to lose in one hour and then go
home. Tennis is such a great experience that way the guys or girls can extend their season and have fun
for one more weekend.
● I agree with playing a back draw to 5th place and with the comment about driving to Madison and
playing once. It has happened and is no fun for the kids. Jerry Gillespie, De Pere HS
● I agree with playing for 5th, but not 7th & 8th.
● In an 8 team invite, we play for 7th, why not in the state tournament?
● It’s a great accomplishment for the players who get there (very memorable), the whole thing should be
played out. - Beef, Fond du Lac
● Play it out to allow more experience - BUT, play it at Nielsen even if it means at night, or No Ad, or
8-game pro-sets or 1 full set. The real experience and atmosphere is to play indoors at Nielsen on the
UW Campus. -Jerry B
6 Issue #3: advisory council elections Bullet point reminders -Allow the coaches association to select representatives that will advocate for issues that are voted on by the
majority of members at the coaches clinic
-Ensure issues that are of high importance to the coaches association are explained and advocated for to the
WIAA members at the advisory council meeting
Coaches feedback
This is a new issue that was added since electing subsectional representatives was overwhelmingly defeated at
last year’s meeting.
Issue #4: sectional playoff Summary: after sectionals are over, the second place team would play the first place team in the opposing
section. If section #2 and section #5 are matched up for team state, then the winner of section #2 would host
the runner up of section #5, and the winner of section #5 would host the runner up of section #2.
Arguments for a playoff
-Allows for a better chance for the best teams to make team state (ex: Nicolet was the third best team this year,
and again did not qualify for team state since multiple state champion Marquette is in their section...Nicolet
boys have been the second or third best team in the state for many years, yet have not competed at team state
since 2006.
-The higher team would host (ex: if a team won their section, no matter how highly the 2nd place team was
ranked, they would host the first round of the state tournament)
-Schools could advertise that the first round of the state tournament was taking place at their home courts
-This plan would likely allow for more fans to watch their matches since they would host the match on their
home courts
Counter arguments
-A playoff will leave teams out of the tournament: similar to the argument against seeding team state, it won’t
eliminate a team going to Madison, it will just allow one more team with a chance to make it to Madison. In
effect, eight more teams are added to the first round of the state tournament, and eight teams would have a
chance to advertise to local media, fans and community members that they are hosting the first round of the
state tournament at their facility
7 Issue #5: state tournament adjustment (more time) 1. Allow an additional 30 seconds on changeovers to account for the time it takes for coaches to get from
upstairs to a corner court (individual and team state): at the Nielsen Center, it can take a while to get from an
upstairs vantage point or from a viewable location downstairs to the actual court. This play would alleviate
losing coaching time to the time it takes to get to the players on the court.
Issue #6: state tournament adjustment (order of play) 1. Order of play: 4s, 3d, 3s, 2d, 2s, 1d, 1s (team state only): sending the lineups out in this order would place the
focus of the dual match at the top of both lineups, not just the singles lineup. As the setup presently allows, a #1
doubles team that might be state champion many times completes their match early in the process. The most
focus with this plan, would be where it should be; the top of the singles and doubles lineups.
Issue #7: state tournament adjustments (officials) Increase amount of officials at subsectionals and sectionals in order to more effectively cover issues in all
matches at the site. Many of the matches have significant ramifications and more officials will allow for more
coverage of matches.
8 Business meeting agenda
1. Call to order 2. Secretary’s report and approval of minutes 3. Treasurer’s report 4. Election of Officers (2nd Vice President) Russ in charge of nominations. 5. Business items for discussion #1: Team state (seed the teams) #2: Team state (play out to 8th place) #3: Advisory council elections #4: Sectional playoff #5: State tournament adjustments (more time)
#6: State tournament adjustments (more time) (order of play at team state)
#7: State tournament adjustments (more officials at subs and sectionals)
6. Vote Rules for the Meeting: (1) To address the President the coach must state: name, school, if they are for or
against the motion on the floor, or that they have a question. (2) Time limit per speaker is 3 minutes. (3) Total discussion time on a singular topic will be limited to 10 minutes total. (3) If the general voting
delegation wants to discuss it further the general assembly must vote to extend an additional 10 minutes
total. 9 WHSTCA ANNUAL MEETING November 7, 2014 Pleasant Valley Tennis Club President­Russ Trimble, Arrowhead st​
1​ Vice President – Jon Vogt, Brookfield Central nd​
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Vice President – Ryan Reischel, Stoughton Treasurer – Dave Frank, Marquette Secretary – Rosemary Dolatowski, Burlington Both the President and 1st
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Vice President were unable to attend the workshop. Therefore Linda Lied, Brookfield East (Past President) and Dave Frank, Marquette jointly conducted the meeting. Linda Lied, Brookfield Central, called the meeting to order at 10:55am. . 1.) Secretary’s Report Sherry Nutt, Arrowhead moved to accept the secretary’s report, as presented in the program. Second ­Joe Sagen, Fond du Lac VOTE Unanimous Motion Passed 2.) Treasurer’s Report Dave Frank, Marquette, presented the Treasurer’s report as documented in the program. WHSTCA is solvent with $15,034. These monies defray the cost of the workshop and awards. Trude Mihalovich­Pletcher, South Milwaukee moved to accept the Treasurer’s report. Second­ Jerry Gillespie, De Pere. VOTE Unanimous Motion Passed 3.) Election of Officers No formal nomination slate was presented but Dan Schreier, Waukesha South was mentioned as a nd​
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VP. 4.) Seed Team State Steve Burns, Green Bay Notre Dame, moved to seed team state Second­ Mike Stivor, Homestead. Discussion: Points of discussion against the motion; ∙​
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Geographical representation is intended by WIAA. ∙​
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Seeding would not foster this. ∙​
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Presently 29/30 sports are NOT seeded 10 Points of discussion in favor of the motion; ∙​
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The intent is to have the best teams reach the finals VOTE 67 For 16 Against Motion Passed 5.) Playing out Team State th​
Jordan Van Riper, Fond du Lac, moved to play Team state out to 8​
place. Second­ Jerry Gillespie, De Pere Discussion: Points of discussion against the motion; ∙​
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Increased time ∙​
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Weather conditions Points of discussion in favor of the motion; ∙​
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Allowing players to play at least twice at state. VOTE 59 For 20 Against Motion Passed 6.) Changing Line­up at State Joe Saagen, Fond du Lac, moved to allow line up changes from sectional to team state and between matches at team state. Second­ Dave Kalscheur, Beaver Dam Discussion: Points of discussion against the motion; ∙​
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Seeding difficulties due to unknown quantities/qualities ∙​
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Present system eliminates stacking Points of discussion in favor of the motion; ∙​
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Allows alternate to play at state ∙​
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Would this allow an injured player, who did not participate in subs /sectionals, to play at state VOTE 14 For 68 Against Motion Defeated 7.) Changing line­up at Team State Dave Kalsheur, Beaver Dam, moved to allow line­up changes only at the 4Singles and 3Doubles flights or in the case of injury or illness. Second­ Richard Hayes, Muskego AMENDMENT Mark Picard, Tosa West, moved to only allow line up change at 4Singles and 3 Doubles at Team state 11 Second – Bob Feller, Manitowoc VOTE 30 For 37 Against Motion Defeated 8.) Score reporting Judd Stevenson, Neenah, moved for coaches to report all individual & team scores all season to a central location. Second – Dave Reinardy, De Pere Discussion: Steve Maniszcewski, Bay Port, presented information on a website he has developed for score reporting. Both coaches would have to report their respective scores, to validate scores. At the end of the season the information could be recorded as a PSR for each player. The initial cost for the use of this website would be $25.00. VOTE 79 For 2 Against Motion Passed 9.) Sectional Representative Jordan Van Riper, Fon duLac, moved to allow coaches to select the sectional representative who is also a member of the seeding committee. Second – Tim Smith, Milwaukee King Discussion: Points of discussion against the motion; ∙​
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Term limits would be necessary ∙​
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Presently Tom Shafranski does a good job in appointing coaches VOTE 4 For 60 Against Motion Defeated 10.) Increase Seeding committee membership Jordan Van Riper, Fond du Lac, moved to increase seeding committee to 16 for Division 1 and 8 for Division 2. The motion died for lack of a second. 11.) Transparency of PSRs Tim Smith, Rufus King, moved to make PSRs public after the conclusion of the state­seeding meeting. 12 Second­ Richard Hayes, Muskego VOTE 64 For 7 Against Motion Passed 12.) Umpires at State Randy Nelson, Green Bay Southwest, moved to have a chair umpire at every match at individual and team state. Second ­ Jordan Van Riper, Fon duLac Discussion: Points of discussion against the motion; ∙​
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Prohibitive cost ∙​
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Availability of personnel VOTE 64 For 8 Against Motion Passed 13.) Adjournment Jordan Van Riper, Fond du Lac moved to adjourn the meeting. Second­ Aaron Sperduto, Pulaski VOTE Unanimous Motion Passed The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon. Respectfully submitted, Rosemary P. Dolatowski Secretary, WHSTCA Macintosh HD:Users:rdolatowski:Documents:WHSTCA ANNUAL MEETING 2014.docx 13 TREASURER’S REPORT INCOME AND EXPENSES ­ 2014 WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS COACHES ASSOCIATION Date
Description
Income
Expense
01/01/14 Balance Brought Forward 01/15/14 Check #2026 – Dynamic Awards & Apparel 360.00 14,674.11 05/12/14 Check #2027 – Healy Awards 43.89 14,630.22 10/20/14 Check #2028 – Dept. of Administration – Gaming – Raffle License 25.00 14,605.22 10/24/14 Check #2029 – Capital Locks, Inc. – Change lock at Nielsen 82.00 14,523.22 11/06/14 Deposits from November 3rd​
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11/07/14 Check #2030 – Andrew Johnson – Clinic Refund 75.00 20,188.22 11/07/14 Check #2031 – Chuck Werve – Clinic Refund 45.00 20,143.22 11/07/14 Check #2032 – Dave Lindow – State Tennis Awards 72.34 20,070.88 11/07/14 Check #2033 – Pleasant Valley Tennis Club – Facilities Rental 1,500.00 18,570.88 11/07/14 Check #2034 – Equipment Rentals Inc. – Chairs/Tables 292.50 18,278.38 11/07/14 Check #2035 – Trude Pletcher – Food & Printing 1,013.23 17,265.15 11/07/14 Check #2037 – Gary Schlei – Photos 125.00 17,140.15 11/07/14 Check #2038 – Presto Italiano – Food 1,309.00 15,831.15 11/07/14 Check #2039 – Sherry Nutt – Hotel Rooms 415.76 15,415.39 11/07/14 Check #2040 – Ajay Pant – Speaker 100.00 15,315.39 11/07/14 Check #2041 – Dan Oliver – Speaker 200.00 15,115.39 11/07/14 Check #2042 – John Frausto – Speaker 200.00 14,915.39 11/07/14 Check #2043 – David Rossman – Speaker 75.00 14,840.39 11/07/14 Check #2044 – Randy Nelson – Speaker 75.00 14,765.39 11/07/14 Check #2045 – Scott Ficks – Speaker 75.00 14,690.39 11/07/14 Check #2046 – Jeff Mrochinski – Speaker 75.00 14,615.39 5,740.00 14 Balance
15,034.11 20,263.22 11/07/14 Check #2047 – Pizza Station – Food 212.94 14,402.45 11/07/14 Check #2048 – Pleasant Valley Tennis Club – Bar Tab 20.00 14,382.45 11/07/14 Check #2049 – Jon Vogt – Clinic Facilitator 500.00 13,882.45 11/07/14 Check #2050 – USPTA – Speaker Fees 920.00 12,962.45 11/09/14 Department of Financial Institutions – Annual Report 10.00 12,952.45 11/09/14 Deposit 1,275.00 14,227.45 11/10/14 Deposit 2,363.00 16,590.45 11/10/14 Check #2051 – Custom Trophies 345.15 16,245.30 11/10/14 Country Inn & Suites 754.30 15,491.00 12/21/14 Check #2052 – Custom Trophies 169.60 15,321.40 12/22/14 Deposit 12/31/14 Interest Income TOTAL 350.00 15,671.40 2.53 15,673.93 9,730.53 9,090.71 15,673.93 In 2014, the WHSTCA was $639.82 cash flow positive, which increased our reserves by 4%. This also represents a 7% gain on the clinic last year. 15 Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association Awards Milestones Coach School # of wins Dave Steinbach
Brookfield Central
1,000
David R. Frank
Marquette University
200
Don Tellefsen
Oak Creek
200
Jim Rumpel
Baldwin-Woodville
200
Bob Nelson
Manitowoc Roncalli
200
Paul Kollmorgen
Greendale Martin Luther
100
Andy Andress
Hartford
100
Kevin Roop
La Crosse Aquinas
100
Coaches of the year Award
Coach
School
Division I
Brett Roecker
Kettle Moraine
Division II
Russ Trimble
University School
Boys (Spring of 2015)
Girls (Fall of 2015)
Division I
Kelly Van Handel (Neenah)
Division II
Tod Lacey (Madison Edgewood)
16 Hall of Fame Inductions Bob Feller (Manitowoc Lincoln)
For over 30 years, the name Bob Feller has been synonymous with tennis not only in the Manitowoc area, but
throughout the state of Wisconsin. My first experience with Bob was as the Physical Director at the Manitowoc
Two Rivers YMCA. I met him as men’s volleyball coach. He was big, tall, and a member of the Antigo State
Champion volleyball team.
We became fast friends and he helped me run Saturday morning youth tennis lessons where we attracted as
many as 100+ youth players in a 3 hour period. Bob was already coaching the Manitowoc Lincoln Boys Tennis
Team when I was approached by Roncalli to become their coach. He strongly encouraged me to accept the
position and I very much appreciated his endorsement. Bob’s dedication to his boys’ team is nothing short of
phenomenal. He constantly talks about “next” season and the best way to have a successful season. He is all
about the boys.
Bob also taught at a boys camp in northern Wisconsin until we started our own camp; Nelson-Feller Tennis
Camp (NFTC). NFTC is only named NFTC because when we started it I was the Tennis Pro at the YMCA. The
camp was really all about his leadership. He truly looked forward to it each of the 20+ years that we ran it.
Bob was President of the WHSTCA during the change in the individual and team state format that we currently
have and was instrumental (along with Dave Steinbach) in getting it passed through the WIAA. Bob never says
“no” to anything related to youth tennis. Bob Feller is a great choice for the WHSTCA Hall of Fame.
Al Carrier (West Bend East) (nominated by Cindy Stys)
Al Carrier served as the West Bend East Boys Tennis Coach for 45 years from 1971 to 2015, and is the only
tennis coach the West Bend East boys team has ever had. During his time as coach Al’s teams have won 14
conference championships as well as over 400 dual match wins. His 1998 team qualified for WIAA Team State.
He has had 50 individual state qualifiers. Al was also involved with the West Bend East girls tennis team for 16
years, including seven years as varsity coach. During that time he won three conference championships. Al
continues to stay actively involved in the West Bend community.
Jackie Mueller Egelhoff (Homestead) (nominated by Rick Vetter) Jackie has been the Girls Varsity Tennis coach at Homestead High School since 1980 (35 years) and Boys
Varsity Coach since 1982 (33 years). During that time, Jackie has accumulated over 300 wins for both the girls
and boys teams, and has won 20 conference championships (10 girls and 10 boys titles). She has also won 20
sectional championships, nine with the girls and 11 with the boys. Jackie’s teams have qualified for state team
tournament 20 times, nine with the girls and 11 with the boys. She has won five state championships and two
runner-up finishes with the girls, and five runner-up finishes with the boys. Individually, Jackie has coached 12
individual state champions and 13 runners-up. Jackie is active in the tennis community serving as the General
Manager/Tennis Director River Tennis Club since 1984, and serves on the Wisconsin Tennis Association Board
and Committee Member. She is also the Wisconsin Tennis Association Wheelchair Adaptive and Special Needs
Tennis Chair and Coach since 1989. She was WHSTCA Coach of the Year three times (2008, 2009, 2010) and
2010 National Federation of State High School Association’s Coach of the Year. The USPTA 2011 National
Coach of the Year, 2010 Midwest Coach of the Year, USTA Midwest Cap Leighton and Family of the Year
Recipient, and USTA Wisconsin 1991 Bill Letwin and 1997 Rollie Mueller Recipient are also part of Jackie’s
many accomplishments.
17 Erika Wentz-Russell
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Erika Wentz-Russell will soon enter her tenth year as the ​
Tennis Service Representative for Wisconsin and
Northern Chicago​
. During her tenure, Erika has worked with local organizations and facilities to create
awareness about tennis and to increase participation. She has assiste​
d in creating numerous new community tennis
associations in that time frame which range in focus from advocacy for tennis courts to providing children’s programming
using 10 and under tennis. In addition, she has worked with facilities to form new USTA Junior Team Tennis Leagues and
also assisted schools in incorporating tennis in their physical education curriculum, training instructors and forming Kids’
Tennis Clubs. Prior to working with the USTA, Erika spent eight years at Elite Fitness and Racquet Clubs in Brookfield where she served
as a USPTA Tennis Professional and was the Director of Special Events. During her time in Brookfield, she has coached a
number of elite players, including those who were ranked at the state, section and nationally levels. She has been selected
as a USTA Midwest Section Zonal coach five times and has also been appointed to the USTA Midwest Junior Competition
committee, collegiate committee and the Wisconsin District Sanctioning and Scheduling Committee. Erika was
also the ​
2008 and 2015 USPTA Midwest Nancy Mickler Award winner.
Wentz-Russell starred at the University of Texas El-Paso where she was named All Western Athletic Conference in both
1996 and 1998. Wentz was ranked as high as fifth in the ITA Southwest Region in doubles and 30th in singles.
Wentz-Russell collected 68 wins in her doubles career at UTEP, the most in school history. She also tallied 68 singles wins
which ranks second in school history. Erika’s school record of 136 combined wins was broken in 2000. A native of Brookfield, Wisconsin, Erika graduated from Brookfield Central High School where she also starred.
Wentz-Russell had tremendous individual and team success at Central that included an individual doubles championship
and several top three team finishes. She finished her career 129-12 and was named first team all-state four times. 18 Erika Wentz-Russell USTA School Tennis and the High
School Tennis App”
Notes __________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 19 20 21 Steve Matuszewski (BayPort): score reporting website
(tennisreporting.com)
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Hailing from Anderson, Indiana, Steve Rodecap attended Ball State University, where he helped his team win
three Mid-American Conference Championships. Rodecap stayed on as a graduate assistant, yet the result was
the same; two more conference championships. Rodecap was an assistant for Texas Christian, which advanced
to the second round of the NCAA Regional Championships, with their #1 player winning the 1998 clay court
championship and a quarterfinal finish in the NCAA Championships. Rodecap then spent four years at
Northern Illinois University, where he guided the Huskies on the court and off. NIU players earned a spot on
the All-Mid-American Conference team while also posting a 3.48 grade point average. Rodecap joined as
Marquette head coach in 2001. During that time, Rodecap’s team have enjoyed success on and of the court as
well. Six members of the 2006 team were named Big East Academic All-Stars, while Marquette teams finished
with double digit wins in eight consecutive seasons; including seasons in the Big East Conference. 2012-13 saw
Marquette finish fourth in conference, while the 2013-14 team advanced to the Big East semifinals and earned
a school record national ranking of 59. In 2014-15, Marquette advanced to the Big East Championship match
for the first time in school history. Rodecap is second all-time at Marquette with 169 dual victories and has
helped the Golden Eagles finish above .500 in nine of the past 10 years.
23 Marquette Men’s Tennis Schedule
24 Steve Rodecap: “Growing the game of tennis; the high
school coach's role”
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Dan Oliver has held a variety of important positions that have significantly contributed to tennis in Wisconsin.
Currently, he is a tennis professional at Fox Cities Racquet Club. Formerly, he coached men’s college tennis at
the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. He was also Wisconsin Midwest Cup boys’ 18s coach as well as CTC 14s
coach. Dan is currently the USPTA President of Wisconsin as he helps to advance tennis instruction all over
our state.
Helping Dan with this presentation are the following Tennis Professionals:
● Rick Vetter ( Town Club and Elite )
● Tony Daharsh ( Fox Cities Racquet Club)
● Paul Lauterbach ( Lake Geneva Tennis )
● Tate Whitlinger (Fox Cities Racquet Club )
● Andrew Carlos ( Green Bay Tennis Center )
● Manolito Kehoss ( Lake Country Racquet and Athletic Club )
● Dan Bickett (UW-Green Bay Head Coach)
● Scott Anjay (USPTA Midwest Regional Vice President)
● Steve Francour (Lawrence University Head Coach )
● Byron Balkin ( UW-Whitewater Assistant Coach )
26 Dan Oliver: “Singles and Doubles Drills” 27 28 Denny Schackter
Denny has served as president of the Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin tennis associations. Currently, Denny
serves on the Chicago District’s Tennis on Campus Committee. As a USTA Midwest Section volunteer, Denny
has served on Adult Recreation, Delegates at Large, and both served and chaired the Nominating Committee.
Currently, he co-chairs the section’s Tennis on and After Campus Committee. In addition, Schackter served as
President of the Illinois USPTA District in 2014-2015. Nationally, he serves on the Tennis on Campus
Committee. Denny has spoken at a variety of tennis conferences, written articles for Tennis Industry Magazine,
PTR’s “Tennis Pro”, and the USPTA Midwest Connection. Denny volunteers for a job placement program for
the Salvation Army in Chicagoland and is an active volunteer for the University of Wisconsin Alumni Club of
Chicago.
In 2008, Schackter was inducted into the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame, and in 2009,
was appointed to the USTA’s National Committee for “Tennis on Campus” and reappointed for 2011-12.
Possible items to discuss
-Fundraising
-How to design a doubles team
-How much parental influence do you allow?
-Putting together a great schedule
-Putting together a great practice
-Team building/getting the most out of your decision to join a tennis team
-Tennis losing popularity...how to increase #s
29 Denny Schackter: Current Issues
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Mike is a Lecturer of Exercise Science and the Director of the Human Performance Lab at UW-Whitewater. He
has taught at the college level for the past five years. Prior to that position, he was a physical education and
health teacher in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, teaching the elementary, middle and high school
levels. Mike has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and
Conditioning Association since 1994 and has spent many years working in the fitness industry. He holds a
Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from UW-Milwaukee. Mike has been coaching both girls and boys tennis since
spring of 1994, and is currently an assistant coach at Homestead High School in Mequon, where he has been
since the fall of 2002.
31 Mike Stibor: “Health Issues and Cramping”
Mike’s notes will be emailed to membership if you cannot attend his session
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Scott is a USPTA Elite Professional and has served as the Tennis Director at the Moorland Park
Tennis Center in New Berlin since 2003. Scott was named the 2008 and 2010 Wisconsin State Pro of
the Year and was the Faye Tooley Award recipient for his service to the Midwest tennis community in
2006. He has been a USTA Zonal coach for the Midwest team and coached boys’ high school tennis
for five seasons at New Berlin West High School. He has been a USPTA P-1 since 1996 and has spoken
at the 2011 and 2012 USPTA World Conference, 2011 and 2012 Midwest Convention, the 2011 USPTA
Illinois/Wisconsin convention and the 2011 Wisconsin High School Coaches Convention. Scott is also
a member of Team Babolat. 33 Scott Ficks: Pickleball
34 Awards criteria Milestones Any coach who has achieved 100, 200, 300, etc...dual wins will be recognized at the WHSTCA Clinic in the fall. When such milestones have been achieved, the following information should be sent in: • Your athletic director needs to send in your overall record which is broken down into each year that you have
coached to verify your coaching milestone. • You need to make sure that all wins came from a dual format, not a team tournament format. Your team must
play that team in all seven flights to be considered a dual meet. • You need to send in the date that the dual victory occurred, your opponent and score of that match. Please send all of this information to: Dave Lindow 2087 Lenck Avenue East Troy, WI 53120 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 262-893-8912 Hall of Fame Please complete information for the following categories and return to Glen Slonac at:
[email protected]
Nominee must have been a member of the WHSTCA for a minimum of 10 years 1. Name of nominee, school(s) coached at, years of coaching 2. Record (dual, conference, sectional, state qualifiers) 3. Contributions to profession 4. Contributions to tennis 5. Contributions to community 6. Awards or recognition in any of the above 7. Other comments 8. Submitted by: (please provide contact information) 35 WHSTCA Academic Team Process The nominator must be a current member of the WHSTCA The nominator must complete the WHSTCA Academic All State Nomination Form Deadline for girls: March 15th, deadline for boys: May 15th Criteria To be named to the team the tennis player must meet the following qualifications: Cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4 point scale) Must be 10th-12th grade Must have played 75% of the year on Varsity Nominee’s Name: School: Gender: Year in School: GPA (on a 4 point scale): Address: City: Nominee’s Coach: Coach’s email: WIAA Division: Local Newspaper: Local Newspaper’s email contact: 36 We would like to thank
YOU!!...for coming to the clinic. We would not have a clinic if you did not
take time out of your schedule to attend. All the presenters...we would not grow as coaches if we did not have talented
and knowledgeable professionals sharing their expertise with us. John Gambucci and the staff at Pleasant Valley Tennis and Fitness Club...for
providing a welcoming and productive location for our clinic. Everyone who worked behind the scenes to provide transportation and hotel
arrangements so that our clinic was as professional as it could be.
37 WHSTCA Hall of Fame Members
Ben Peacock
Jeff Krumrich
Jerry Brinkman
Milton “Ike” Ruehl
Jeff Siedler
Bob Neja
Ivy Williams
Chuck Schlitz
Burt Wethe
Dick Arnold
David Stimpson
Charles Chatman
Leo Kenney
Gary Koehler
Bob Johnson
Cary Bachman
Ron Sandven
Larry E. Johnson
Bob Duebler
Jim Laing
Mary Tuchscherer
Wes Holman
Bob Erickson
Denny Schackter
Gordon Kotinek
T.W. Sievert
Jim Bartholf
Donald Kuhnke
John Stevenson
Bill Van Lieshout
Ken Wasserman
Norm “Coach” Tebo
Ron Nelson
Stan Hillestad
Bob Renslo
Tom Berven
Harold Swanson
Mike Donovan
Bill Zigmund
Jim Litscher
Dave Steinbach
Trude Mihalovich-Pletcher
Sherry Nutt
Bob Feller
Jackie Egelhoff
Al Carrier
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