Newsletter - reBounces

Winter 2013
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President’s Message - 1
Northern Conference - 1,3,5
Award Nominations Due - 5
2014-16 Slate of Officers - 5
A Message From Our President
I hope everyone enjoyed their
Thanksgiving celebrations. Winter in
the Northern Division means two
things - indoor tennis and the
Northern Division Convention.
This year’s convention will again
be held at Life Time Fitness - Fridley.
Education will begin at noon on
Friday, Jan. 17, and will run through
Saturday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m.
New to this year’s convention is
the post convention dinner and party USPTA Northern Division
following Saturday’s education. This President John Schollmeier
event will be held at the Shorewood Bar & Grill. Keep an eye
out for emails with speakers and specific times.
The end of 2013 also means my two-year presidency is
ending. Being a part of the Northern Division Board the past
four years has been a great experience. To truly learn how the
USPTA operates on a national level and to understand how
each member can be a part of this organization is extremely
valuable in the tennis industry. I would also like to personally
thank Bruce Gullikson and Brian McCoy for not only the
introduction to the USPTA Board, but for everything they do for
the USPTA in the Northern Division.
Last but not least, thanks to Christin Thurston. For those
who don’t know how the USPTA Northern Division operates,
Christin makes it operate. The amount of organizing and
planning Christin does for our division is outstanding. When
you run into one of these three at the 2014 Convention, be sure
to thank them for their service!
It is an exciting time to be a part of the USPTA, and with the
new leadership of John Embree, the value and worth of our
membership is continuing to grow and become more and more
important to what we all do as professionals within the tennis
industry. John, and the national staff, have done an incredible
amount of work on our behalf and what he has already
accomplished in his first year as CEO is amazing! The future
of the USPTA is in good hands, and I look forward to seeing the
continued growth of our association.
As always, if you would like to get more involved with the
USPTA Northern Division we would love to have more input
from our membership. The key to any good organization and
professional is the sharing of new ideas.
Thank you,
John Schollmeier
Northern Conference January 17-18 at LTF - Fridley
Make plans now to attend the 2014 USPTA Northern Division
Convention January 17-18 at Life Time Fitness - Fridley.
Admission is free for all USPTA and PTR members. High School
coaches can attend for $10. Time on January 17 is noon - 9
p.m., while January 18 is 12-5 p.m., with dinner at Shorewood
Bar & Grill to folllow. To register, please contact Christin Thurston
at [email protected].
This year’s convention features an action-packed lineup of
the nation’s best speakers including Daniel McCain, Stan
Oley and Richard Woodroof and local pros Luciano
Battaglini, Neal Hagberg and Fred Viancos. Learn more
about our 2014 speakers:
Daniel McCain - The son of a
former Director of Tennis at
Saddlebrook, Daniel McCain is a
writer and coach from Virginia
Beach, Va. A University of Michigan
alum, his graduate work was at
Illinois State and the American
Board of Sport Psychology.
Certified as a USTA High Performance & Sport Science Coach,
he is also a graduate of the ITF Junior Tennis School and a
PTR Professional. He served as a Division I college coach for
seven years after working as the co-Director of Tennis at the
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Higueras-Gorin Tennis Academy under
the well-known Jose Higueras. McCain
later served as the Manager of Player
Development for the USTA, where he
worked with elite juniors and contributed
to coaching and parent education. He
has been a speaker at USTA Training
Camps, USTA Coaches Workshops and
recently held a webinar for the UK
magazine Tennis Works. Both he and
the players he has worked with have won gold balls in junior
tennis. He is the author of three books, including the 2013
released work, Momentum.
Stan Oley - Stan Oley is employed
by Playmate Ball Machines as their
Product Marketing Specialist. Since
1995, Stan has owned Stan Oley’s
Tennis Equipment Sales and
Service Inc., whose primary
business is distributing Playmate
Ball Machines, tennis nets,
windscreens and clay court
products. Stan Oley’s Tennis
Equipment Sales and Service Inc.
is the exclusive Playmate Authorized Sales and Service Center
for Florida.
Stan is Founder of FBT60 (Fit By Tennis in 60 Days). FBT60
is a new tennis/fitness program combining nutrition and a series
of ball machine drills.
He is a member of the USPTA, PTR and USTA. He was the
USPTA District 15 President from 2007-12 and the Florida
USPTA District President of the Year in 2007. His District was
District of the Year in 2008.
During his 27 years as a teaching professional (25 years
certified), he was a teaching professional at John’s Island Club
in Vero Beach, Fla., the Head Tennis Professional at the
International Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Fla. (Home of the
Nasdaq Championships), the director of tennis at Orange Lake
Country Club in Orlando, Fla., as well as a teaching professional
at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla.
Richard Woodroof - Richard
Woodroof is the owner and director of
training for RAW Tennis Performance
in Boca Raton, Fla. He is a ITPAcertified Tennis Performance Trainer;
Speed, Agility & Quickness (SAQ)
coach; a 20-year member of the USPTA
and is USTA Sport Science Level-1
certified. Richard worked with ATP 2011
Most Improved Player Alex Bogomolov,
Jr. and other ATP players including
Jesse Levine, as well as WTA players Anna Tatishvili and Heidi
El-Tabakh. He also works with several Challenger and Futures
pros. Richard trains some of the top junior players in the USTA
and ITF players from Italy, Monte Carlo, Brazil, Canada,
Kazakhstan, Trinidad and Mexico.
Richard played tennis at the University of North Carolina and
spent 18 years as a High Performance coach. Working in the
tennis hotbed of Southern California, he worked with dozens of
junior players who earned scholarships in every major NCAA
conference. He spent time coaching on the WTA Tour and was
also a college coach. Richard’s philosophy for training is
“movement, not muscles” and he is a specialist in tennis
movement.
To find out more about Richard, to sign up for newsletter
updates and to read his training blog, please visit
www.RAWTennisPerformance.com. You can also follow Richard
on Twitter @RAW10sPerform and like his Facebook page.
Richard is presented by Impact Sports Performance, a stateof-the-art training facility in Boca Raton, Fla.
Luciano Battaglini - Luciano
Battaglini took over as Carleton’s
head women’s tennis coach prior
to the 2007-08 season and has built
the Knights into one of the top
programs in the Midwest. His
squads have been nationally-ranked
each of the last four seasons,
helping earn Battaglini recognition
as the 2011 ITA Division III National
Women’s Coach of the Year, as well
as 2011 Regional Coach of the
Year.
A native of Brazil, he garnered MIAC Coach of the Year honors
after guiding Carleton to both the MIAC’s regular-season and
postseason titles in 2012. The squad successfully defended
its MIAC Playoff title in 2013 and earned a return trip to the
NCAA Championships, the Knights’ fifth trip overall to the
national tournament. Battaglini has coached players to a
combined six All-American citations, 39 All-MIAC awards, 23
ITA Scholar-Athlete awards, and five individual appearances at
the NCAA Championships.
Prior to coming to Carleton, Battaglini worked one season
as the assistant women’s tennis coach at Oklahoma State
University and four seasons as the assistant women’s tennis
coach at the University of Minnesota.
Battaglini is a member of the USPTA and has completed the
USTA High Performance Coaching seminar.
Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, he received his
bachelor of science degree in psychology from Oklahoma
Christian University, where he played tennis from 1996-2000.
He was a 2000 ITA All-American and ITA Scholar-Athlete.
Battaglini earned his master’s degree in family science from
Oklahoma State University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in
sports psychology at the University of Minnesota.
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Neal Hagberg - Neal Hagberg is the
Director of Tennis & Life Camps at
Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint
Peter, Minn. He has taught tennis, led
music and entertainment, directed
counseling and headed the “life”
portion of TLC since 1981, and has
served as Director since 2011. Neal and
his wife, Leandra, are nationally
acclaimed singers and songwriters
who have been awarded two McKnight
Foundation Fellowships. He has also earned the USPTA’s Elite
Pro Certification. Neal’s unique combination of inspiring talks,
motivating music, perceptive tennis teaching, and leadership
skills have been crucial for the camp’s success.
Fred Viancos - Fred Viancos is the
Director of Professional Development
for the USPTA. He played collegiately
at Texas Christian University from
1983-85 where he was a team captain
his senior year and played with future
ATP Tour players Neil Broad and Tom
Mercer. He earned the Charles P.
Ludwig Memorial Award as a senior at
TCU, given each year to the player who
best exemplifies sportsmanship,
leadership, dedication and scholastic ability. He went on to
play professionally where he teamed with Jim Courier in Vina
del Mar in 1988 to reach the semifinals.
2013 USPTA Northern Award Nominations
It is once again time to nominate our fellow professionals for
the 2013 USPTA Northern Division Awards! The awards for
2013 are:
* Professional of the Year
* Male & Female Player of the Year
* High School/College Coach of the Year
* Northern Division Service Award
If you would like to nominate someone please email John
Schollmeier at [email protected] or Christin
Thurston at [email protected].
2014-16 USPTA Northern Proposed Slate
The following is the proposed slate of officers for 2014-16
President - Bruce Gullikson
Regional Vice President - Jacque Doll
Vice President - Tim Burke
Vice President - Brian McCoy
Vice President - Brandon Heath
Vice President - Brian Christensen
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