PTR Week 2013 - Professional Development Courses

The Symposium includes some of the best educational opportunities available in the industry. Symposium Registration includes over 40 on-court and classroom presentations on a wide variety topics, including topics of all courses/workshops offered. If you would like more specialized training in an area, we offer professional development workshops. You will earn 5 MAP points for each one you complete. If you are interested in attending any listed, register early as space is limited and they fill up fast.

All courses are $50 unless otherwise noted.

Teaching Advanced Techniques with Leo Alonso Tennis is changing and clearly the pro players are using new techniques. In this course, you'll analyze those new strokes, new footwork and balance, to understand how they work and how to optimize them for your players' game. As we've experienced the advantages of teaching using progressions, the course will discuss the progressions for teaching the new techniques. Technical and tactical concepts will be discussed as well as how to handle the evolution of a young player. From Leo's work with ATP/WTA players, he will share his knowledge of the new techniques to make you a better teaching professional. Wednesday, May 1, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Player Development with Sasha Frljanic and TennisLMS Join us in this one of a kind session on the future of coaching, powered by TennisLMS teaching platform. In this course, you will learn how to provide advanced coaching training, how to use the TennisLMS platform to maximize your coaching impact, and how to increase your profits as a coach or a club. This is a hands on session in which you will learn how to use Video Analysis, Match Analysis, Fitness Analysis, Annual Planning, and how to assess players in all aspects of the game: Technical, Tactical, Physical, Mental and Strategy. Register early as there is limited space available. Each participant will receive 5 one year subscription licenses for TennisLMS/PTR Edition (value of $1,999). Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Technology Fast-lane: Getting Started Creating Your On-Line Presence with John MacDonald Have you always wanted to create an online presence?  If so, join us for this hands-on workshop where you will learn how to create your own website using Wordpress. We will also introduce you to online tools to help make you more productive.  You will need to bring your pc or macbook as this is a hands-on session.  Space is limited, so please register early. Please see www.techfortennis.com for additional information Friday, May 3, 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Instructing Wheelchair Tennis with Harlon Matthews This course is for tennis teachers and coaches to augment their existing PTR certification with a certification to teach wheelchair tennis. Workshop participants actually use wheelchairs in order to understand the special skills required to maneuver the wheelchair and to hit from a modified elevation. Mobility, stroke production and general wheelchair basics are all covered in the curriculum. Attendees will understand the components of chair construction, as well as learn that the degree of disability will vary with each wheelchair athlete. All attendees receive the course manual and additional resources for teaching wheelchair tennis. $75 includes course materials Wednesday, May 1, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Beginner/Intermediate Racquet Stringing with Eric Burke Hands-on course to learn all the basics of stringing and regripping racquets. Inspecting racquets before stringing and troubleshooting problems that may arise will also be addressed. Friday, May 3, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Manage Your Department for Success with Doug Cash The most direct observation of a club's performance is its statistics. Doug will show you how to know exactly how your tennis department or your club is performing at all times. With his years of experience, he will also show you how to manage your club so that it is always improving --- and if it is not, he'll show you what to do about it. This course is especially beneficial for club managers, tennis directors and pros who want to get into management. Friday, May 3, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Using Tactical Video Communication for all Levels of Play with Oivind Sorvald This basic course for coaches teaches them how to work with and better communicate with their players through videoclips the coach has taken from their matches. Coaches will learn the optimal ways to use video and how to import images, and make video presentation for your players. Coaches will understand how to capture, select and then upload the clips to their players' devices. Participants should bring their laptop or ipads to the class as it will be hands-on. LIMITED TO FIRST 20 SIGNUPS Friday, May 3, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Advanced Racquet Stringing & Racquet Customization with Eric Burke ($60) Advanced racquet stringing techniques and trouble shooting. In depth discussion on racquet and string construction. And how it benefits or hinders performance. Racquet building and customization techniques. Saturday, May 4, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Directors of Tennis with Doug Cash The purpose of this course is to foster the skills to make you a better Director of Tennis. These skills include hiring staff, launching, coaching and motivating your pros to success. Additional topics covered are Budgets, Evaluating Staff, Increasing Memberships, and Conflicts and Problem Solving. Doug has successfully launched the careers of more than 1,000 Directors of Tennis. And he will share the keys to enhance your career. Saturday, May 4, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

How to Train the USTA's 4 Player Types for Maximum Performance with Pat Etcheberry This 3-hour workshop incorporates the fitness and movement expertise of legendary trainer Pat Etcheberry to teach you how to identify and train each of the four USTA player-types: serve & volley players, baseline players, all around players, and counter-punchers. Saturday, May 4, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Best Drills From Around the World with Jorge Capestany See the Best Drills & Games from Around the World demonstrated and explained in detail. Learn how to design drills and effective rotations that can turn ordinary drills into fun and exciting drills that members love. The course will mainly cover drills that can be used by club players (not only high performance). Each attendee will receive a booklet containing a diagram of all the drills covered in the course.  Monday, May 6, 9:00 AM - 12:00 NOON

Etcheberry Experience - Strength & Conditioning Certification with Pat Etcheberry ($470) With Pat Etcheberry's certification program for fitness, strength and conditioning philosophy and techniques, you can teach gifted athletes to become champions. You will be given the tools to promote your new Etcheberry Certified status and possess the training secrets that have been instrumental in making so many Grand Slam champions. This is a two day, hands-on clinic that includes classroom presentations and on-court workout sessions. You will be given an Etcheberry Certification manual prior to your arrival to help you prepare for the clinic. Register in advance at www.etcheberryexperience.com. The clinic will be held at Van der Meer Shipyard Racquet Club. Sunday, May 5, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM & Monday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Human Performance Institute Mental Toughness Certification with Lorenzo Beltrame ($575) Based on the life's work of world-renowned performance psychologist Dr. Jim Loehr, the Human Performance Institute has developed a proven system to support coaches in teaching their players to become better competitors under pressure. A must-have certification for any ambitious coach, the Mental Toughness Certification Program provides an easy-to-follow, step-by-step effective method to acquire specific training techniques to help students perform at their personal best in competition. Chosen as the official Mental Toughness program of the USTA, the Institute's practical, science-based Mental Toughness Certification Program is the most highly acclaimed mental training solution in today's tennis world. Coaches can implement this field-tested training system into any competitive program. Attendees earn 10 MAP points. For full information and registration, go to http://www.ptrtennis.org/temp/HPI.pdf Monday, May 6, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM & Tuesday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Cardio Tennis and TRX Cardio Tennis Training Courses with Michele Krause and Dorian Adam Monday May 6 9:00-4:00 Cardio Tennis Training  This course teaches the fundamentals of Cardio Tennis and everything you need to know to make it a sucess at your facility. Upon completion of this course you will understand: • What is Cardio Tennis, purpose and benefits • six components of Cardio Tennis • Key ingredients of a healthy curriculum • heart rate monitors and how to use them • Proper warm-up activities, Cardio games and drills, cool down activities and cardio blasts • Drill based vs play based exercises • How to market and make money with Cardio Tennis Those who complete the Cardio Tennis Training Course are a Licensed Cardio Tennis Professional. Tuesday May 7 9:00-5:00 TRX Cardio Tennis Training Upon completion of this course you will be able to: • Correctly set up and use the TRX Suspension Trainer in the tennis environment • Demonstrate and cue TRX Cardio Tennis exercises • Progress and regress exercises for all fitness levels • Teach a TRX Cardio Tennis class from the four TRX Cardio Tennis Lesson Plans • Join the official TRX Directory of trainers and facilities To register visit www.cardiotennis.com/courses. For more information please email michele@cardiotennis.com for details. 10% off for PTR Members Monday, May 6 & Tuesday, May 7