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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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Listed below are items that were posted on the main page of MHSTeCA's web page.
Dear MHSTeCA: I work for the USTA/Midwest Section in Indianapolis, and we are looking for avenues to help spread the word about available scholarships to high school seniors who play tennis around the Section. We promote, develop and service tennis in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and portions of West Virginia/Kentucky. The USTA Serves Scholarships are provided through our national office in New York. The MYTEF Gullikson/Van Horn Scholarships are provided through our USTA/Midwest Section's Foundation in Indianapolis. I am not sure of your policy for posting content from other non-profit sports organizations on your website and/or e-mailing to your high school tennis coaches. We would appreciate anything you can do regarding the posting and/or distribution/e-mail of the following scholarship information to give junior tennis players in Michigan the best opportunity to learn about these scholarships. In case you need additional information on our Foundation, please visit www.midwest.usta.com/mytef. Please let me know if you have any questions. USTA Serves Scholarships MYTEF Gullikson and Van Horn Scholarships January 2010 |
ATTENTION!!!!!! The brochure for the 2010 Detroit Tennis Workshop is in the mail. However, it is on MHSTeCA's web site. Click on the links below: 2010 Workshop Registration Form Please note that there is a new remittance address. It is: December 2009 |
MR TENNIS AWARD The Mr Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player by the Detroit Free Press in conjunction with the MHSTeCA. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Mr Tennis. The following four players were nominated for Mr Tennis for the Fall 2009. Mr Tennis for 2009 is Aaron Pfister of Grand Blanc. November 2009 |
ATTENTION! The 2010 Hall of Fame has been chosen by the MHSTeCA's Hall of Fame Selection Committee at their annual meeting on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Congratulations to Jerry Murphy of Rochester, Al Must of Rochester Adams, Al Pollard of Kalamazoo Loy Norrix and Bonnie Wall of Lowell. The induction will occur at the Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday night, February 5, 2010 in Troy, MI. Again, congratulations to Jerry, Al, Al and Bonnie. September 2009 |
MISS TENNIS AWARD The Miss Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player by the Detroit Free Press in conjunction with the MHSTeCA. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Miss Tennis. The following four players were nominated for Miss Tennis for the Spring 2009. Miss Tennis for 2009 is Maggie Remynse of Battle Creek Lakeview. Miss Tennis for 2008 was Shannon Mathews of Cranbrook Kingswood. June 2009 |
NOTICE!
June 2009 |
MHSAA's Coaches Advancement Program registration form (please complete form on computer, print out and send to MHSAA)
June 2009 |
ATTENTION COACHES - "HOT OFF THE PRESSES" Player record sheets for Regionals will NOT be done online this Spring. Player record sheets will have to be done as in the past (that is, legibly written or typed) and sent to the Regional Director by the deadline. The plan is to have the sheets done online beginning with the 2009 Fall Season. March 2009 |
Coaches, you can now preorder merchandise for the 2009 Girls Regionals. The form must be submitted with payment to Lighthouse Sportswear by April 28. Click here to get more information and the form. April 2009 |
The 2009 Raffle at the Tennis Workshop received $875 from those who participated in the drawings. This money will be deposited in the Hall of Fame Account. The Raffle was led by David Schwartz of the Tennis and Golf Co. with ample assistance from Jennifer Aldrich of Allegan, Alva Morgan of Allegan, and Beth Van Dyke of Holland. The Tennis Coaches Association thanks them for their efforts and thanks those who purchased chances on the many prizes donated by the Tennis And Golf Co. and by Gatorade. Submitted by Tiger Teusink February 2009 |
COACHES: Below are a number of important items that we would like your help with.
NOTICE: At the Fall Board of Directors meeting, it was decided that the Summer and Fall meetings of the Board of Directors will be held two weeks after the LP Finals Tournament. November 2008 |
ATTENTION! Listed below are some changes that are upcoming for tennis (note the dates for the changes)
June 2008 |
MR TENNIS AWARD The Mr Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player by the Detroit Free Press in conjunction with the MHSTeCA. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Mr Tennis. The following four players were nominated for Mr Tennis for the Fall 2008. Mr Tennis for 2008 Michael Sukenik of East Grand Rapids. December 2008 |
NOTICE! The Spring 2008 All State list did not include UP's All State players when it was posted in June. We regret any inconvience that this may have caused anyone. Below are the players that have been added to the 2008 Spring All State list. Congratulations to these playes. Brian Tresedder (12) - Kingsford November 2008 |
Coaches: Check out Wilson's 2008 Fall Edition Coaches for Life Newsletter. (Click on title to see the Newsletter.) September 2008 |
Master Professional Jorge Capestany has launched a new video based website that has more than 600 videos of tennis drills and tips. To see more, visit: www.tennisdrills.tv 3/17/08 |
ATTENTION! The 2009 Hall of Fame has been chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee of the MHSTeCA at their annual meeting on Sunday, September 7, 2008. Congratulations to Tom Berschback of Grosse Pointe South, Jan Gottlin of Riverview and Ken Hofmeyer of Comstock Park. These coaches will be inducted at MHSTeCA's Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday night, February 6, 2009. Again, congratulations to Tom, Jan & Ken. September 2008 |
ATTENTION! Doug Adams has resigned from the Historian position and Karen Langs has resigned as the All-Academic coordinator. Bill Riggs of Allen Park has agreed to accept the Historian position and Jan Gottlin of Riverview has accepted the All-Academic position. The MHSTeCA thanks both Doug and Karen for all of their hard work over the past years. And congratulations to Bill and Jan for taking on these positions. July 2008 |
MISS TENNIS AWARD The Miss Tennis award is given to a Number One Senior Singles player by the Detroit Free Press in conjunction with the MHSTeCA. Each Division nominates one player from their Division and one of those four is chosen Miss Tennis. The following four players were nominated for Miss Tennis for the Spring 2008. Miss Tennis for 2008 is Shannon Mathews of Cranbrook Kingswood. Congratulations Shannon. June 2008 |
ATTENTION COACHES! 2/12/08 |
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: 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!! 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:
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:
FREE Lunch provided! Saturday, March 1. 2008 Call the District Office (734) 421-1025 to sign up today! 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, 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: 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: 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 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! |
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 |