Court Monitor

At the June 16, 2007 meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to cease publication of the Court Monitor, our association newsletter. Instead, communication will be offered via the Internet (this web site) and mass e-mail. The main reasoning for this decision is that any information that might be in the Newsletter is already available on MHSTeCA's web site.

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December 2006
August 2006
Winter 2006
Summer 2005

Listed below are items that were posted on the main page of MHSTeCA's web page.

Dear High School Tennis Coaches,

This year we are providing the opportunity for tennis enthusiasts, USTA League Players, and High School Tennis Team members to attend the 22nd Annual Professional Tennis Management workshops and ancillary activities and take advantage of the wonderful lineup of speakers and information we are offering.

Our headline speaker, Bill Tym, former Vanderbilt University Head Tennis Coach and tennis legend, will be presenting a seminar on Strategy & Tactics that is absolutely wonderful.  On Saturday, April 11th , tennis enthusiasts can participate in the Head Demo Day at 11 am, have lunch at 12 noon, and attend the Bill Tym’s seminar from 1-2:30 pm, all for a $15 registration fee!

The Ferris State University Professional Tennis Management program is the top program of its kind throughout the country and each year we host a flagship event that includes seminars and an awards’ banquet.  We would like to invite the tennis playing public to attend.

We would appreciate you distributing the brochure to several of your active USTA Team Captains and/High School Tennis Team Players, and would be happy to reciprocate delivering any club or tournament information that you send us, to our membership.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best regards,

Tom Daglis, PTM Director

USPTA First Vice President

click here for copy of brochure

3/17/08

ATTENTION ALL COACHES:
The USTA is holding a Recreational Coaches Workshop on March 8, 2008 at the Minges Creek Athletic Club in Battle Creek. It will be held from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. This workshop is for High School Varsity and JV coaches - or anyone interested in updating skill, learning what's new, etc. To register, contact: Linda Spam, linda@mingescreek.com or 269-979-1111

2/4/08

Get a jump on your high school competition by attending an USTA Recreational Coach Workshop on Saturday, March 1, 2008. 

Our office won the National RCW Host of the Year Award!!
Come see what all the fuss is about!
If you're not interested, please pass this on to someone who could benefit from a great training by a couple of entertaining and informative instructors.

This interactive, on-court training program will be specificially designed for high school coaches. Taught by Mike Woody (Midland Community Tennis Center), and Jorge Capestany (Hope College), this active 6-hour session will include topics on:

  • Teaching large groups
  • The games-based approach to coaching
  • Running effective team practices
  • Top 10 Games Every Coach Should Know
  • QuickStart Format and Much, Much, More!

These workshops are an excellent primer for new coaches as well as a valuable refresher course for those with teaching experience but who seek more current methods and effective tools.

Upon completion, attendees will:

  • Become eligible for membership as a PTR Recreational Coach and in USPTA as a Developmental Coach
  • Be able to effectively run entry level groups and team
  • Receive many coaching resource hand-outs, a drills cd and samples of the latest in transition ball technology

FREE Lunch provided!

Saturday, March 1. 2008
Noon-6:30pm at the Dearborn Racquet & Health Club

Call the District Office (734) 421-1025 to sign up today!
FREE to High School Coaches ($10 deposit required to reserve your spot)
Katrina Walker
Community Development and USTA Jr. Team Tennis Coordinator
United States Tennis Association
Southeastern Michigan District
15195 Farmington Road, A-1
Livonia, Michigan 48154
(734) 421-1025
visit our website: www.semich.usta.com
The difficult I can do right now, the impossible will take a little time...Ira Gershwin

2/11/08

The All State, Coach of the Year, Regional Coach of the Year, and All Academic lists for the Fall 2007 season have been posted. Please check the 'directory' in the left column for links to each list.

Congratulations to all.

11/18/2007

The 2008 Class for the Hall of Fame has been selected. Click here to see list.

Congratulations to inductees.

9/9/2007

Posted Summer 2007

Dear Coach,
 
We would like to invite you to our upcoming Recreational Coach Workshop scheduled for Sat., Oct. 20th from 12:30-6:30pm in Farmington, MI.

A Recreational Coach Workshop is an interactive, on-court training program designed for parents, tennis teachers and coaches working with players at the recreational level.

Taught by Mike Woody and Jorge Capestany, these specially trained, certified teaching professionals will cover the following in this six-hour active format:
• Teaching large groups
• The games-based approach to coaching
• Running effective team practices
• The Top 10 Games Every Coach Should Know

These workshops are an excellent primer for coaches as well as a valuable refresher course for those with teaching experience but who seek more current methods and effective tools. 

Upon completion, attendees will:
• Become eligible for membership as a PTR Recreational Coach and in USPTA as a Developmental Coach.
• Be able to effectively run entry level groups and teams
• Receive many coaching resource hand-outs and samples of the latest in transition ball technology.

I am attaching a flyer (click here to see flyer).  If you have any questions, or would like to sign up, call our office at (734) 421-1025.  Cost is $40.

Katrina Walker
Community Development
and USA Team Tennis Coordinator
United States Tennis Association
Southeastern Michigan District
15195 Farmington Road, A-1
Livonia, Michigan 48154
(734) 421-1025
visit our website: www.semich.usta.com

The difficult I can do right now, the impossible will take a little time...Ira Gershwin

Posted Summer 2007

The United States Professional Tennis Association launched a new Web site that offers extensive resources to high school tennis coaches and others who work with high school tennis teams and players.

USPTA developed the new Web site to assist high school and other coaches who shape thousands of young tennis players each year. Its main goal is to provide resources that enable coaches to organize effective team practices for large groups. One of the most important elements is a practice template with a large library of drills and games that can be copied and pasted into the template to create a high school practice session of any length or complexity. Like many of the resources, the drills and games are time-tested by the finest tennis-teaching professionals in the world.

The resource center is the ideal tool to help promote the idea of “no-cut tennis” for high school teams by benefiting both new and experienced players, according to Jane Brown Grimes, president of the United States Tennis Association.

“High school tennis plays a critical role in growing the game. We need to do all we can to provide high school coaches with the tools they need to run effective programs. The USPTA's High School Coaches Resource Center will do just that. We are particularly excited about how this can help develop more ‘no-cut’ high school teams,” said Grimes.

The site, highschoolcoaches.uspta.com, represents possibly the largest collection of resources on teaching and playing tennis. The information comes from many sources, including almost four years worth of TV show productions for “On Court with USPTA™,” video recordings of both specialty courses and seminars from past USPTA World Conferences, audio seminars from past World Conferences, DVD productions from special events, including the USPTA Competitive Player Development Conferences, drills, games and more. The site is free to USPTA members and available free for 90 days to anyone else who registers and provides a valid e-mail address and password.

The high school resource site is one of seven independent sites hosted by USPTA. It will continue to evolve as new resources are added.

Posted - July 2007

NOTICE!
Judge Enslen has issued his opinion on the switching of the boys and girls seasons back to what it has been for years. Basically he denied the appeal because it happened too late. This means that the boys will play in the fall and the girls in the spring.

Click here to read the entire opinion.

Posted - July 2007

NOTICE! The National High School Athletic Coaches Association has chosen Tom Pullen of Ann Arbor Pioneer as their National High School Coach of the Year (Tennis). Congratulations to Tom.

Posted - June 25, 2007

Dear High School Coaches,

As part of the 65th Anniversary Celebration of the USTA Boys' 18 & 16 National Championships at Kalamazoo College we are hosting high school team tennis days on August 4th and 5th. As part of the celebration, students K-12 will receive free admission.

We would like to invite all area high school tennis teams and their coaches to participate in this celebration. Come out and watch some exciting tennis. Have your individual team picture taken at historic Stowe Stadium. All High School boys and girls are welcome.

Encourage your players to arrive at 11am and sign in at the ticket booth with their coach or chaperone. After the noon match on court 1 is completed, there will be a group photo taken. Other activities may follow after the team picture.

We ask that all coaches forward this information to their players and we look forward to your participation in supporting this 65th Anniversary Event. More information will be available on our website ustaboys.com.

If your team plans to attend, we encourage you to pre-register by either calling Tim Hubbard at (269) 337-7343 or by e-mailing boysusta@aol.com.

Thanks,

Tim Hubbard

High School Team Day Coordinator