1 Grand Tennis Club General Meeting March 10 th , 2016
2 Treasurer’s Report (Ron Wagner) • To-date we have a total of 481 members • 2016 Dues Status : • Members paid : 427 • Members unpaid : 54 • Account Balances: Savings - $10,028 and Checking - $5,703
3 Men’s Representative’s Report (Bob Richman) • Current Drop-in times: • 2.5/3.0 Level on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Thursdays from 8:00 to 10:00 (Adobe) • 3.5 Level on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 10:00 and on Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00 (Adobe) • 4.0 Level on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 to 12:00 (Cimarron) • All new members who wish to play 3.5 or higher drop-in and Saturday Mixed Doubles must be rated during our monthly Rating Session held on the last Friday of every month unless they have a USTA rating
4 Women’s Representative Report (Diane Vick) • Current drop-in times : • 2.5/3.0 Level on Mondays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Wednesdays 8:00 to 10:00 • 3.5 Level on Mondays from 8:00 to 10:00 and on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 12:00 • 4.0 Level on Mondays and Wednesdays at Cimarron from 9:00 to 11:00 • All new members who wish to play 3.5 or higher drop-in and Saturday Mixed Doubles must be rated during our monthly Rating Session held on the last Friday of every month unless they have a USTA rating
5 Tennis Instruction Committee (Skip Pavitt) • We no longer offer the 4-Week Tennis Clinics : • Too difficult to gather compatible level players • We are going to try to assist our USPTA instructors form specially compatible groups • Members interested in joining a tennis clinic group should send Skip Pavitt an email , so you can be added to a list of interested players • Skip Pavitt will work with the instructors to form clinics based on a person’s skill and compatibility with a group
6 Rating System Revisions (Bob Richman) • New Club members must be rated to play 3.5 or higher • New members can play at the 3.5 level until the next rating session subject to Player Representative approval • Rating sessions are held the last Friday of each month • Exact details of the new system are still a “work in progress”
7 Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 Level ? (Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost) • Are you using your body properly to hit shots? • Shoulders back? • Using hips? • Are you pushing the ball or hitting it? • Leading with the butt of the racquet? • Following through with the hit? • Are you able to hit the ball hard or are you afraid of hitting the ball out? • Are you positioning yourself in the correct place to cover your part of the court? • Are you moving around for each shot or staying in one location? • Are you in the best position to return the ball?
8 Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 or 3.5 Level? (Continued - Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost) • Are you serving correctly for your level of play? • Correct ball toss (i.e. location, height)? • Can you serve to different locations? • Can you put spin on the ball? • Are you playing correctly for baseline play? • Are you staying behind the baseline and moving forward when needed? • Are you hitting the ball deep into the opponents court? • Are you playing the net correctly? • Are you in the center of the service box when the ball is in play? • Are you watching your opponent’s eyes at the net to determine and position yourself for their return?
9 Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 or 3.5 Level? (Continued - Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost) • Best way to utilize our instructors: • Form a group of peers that want to learn the same skills • Arrange a 90 minute instruction session for a particular skill • Practice what you have learned for several weeks • Arrange another 90 minute instruction session for the same skill • If you see improvement in your game: • Keep repeating the sessions and practices for another skill • Then, spread the word that it is possible to improve your game
10 Shine-In-The-Sun Tennis Tournament Update (Ray Yost) • Tournament Director: Ray Yost • Dates: November 9 th through 13 th , 2016 • Volunteers will be appreciated • Will have an organizational meeting on April 7 th at 3:00 pm in the Sports Building • We are open to suggestions for improving the tournament
11 Recap of Valentine’s Day Social (Linda Campanelli) • 47 members participated in the tennis portion • 67 participated in the potluck portion: • Great weather • Great variety of foods and desserts • Great time was had by all •
12 Next Event – Ice Cream Social – Relay for Life - American Cancer Society (Linda Campanelli) • Location : Adobe Sport Building • Cost : $5.00 for all you can eat ice cream • Tennis Demonstrations by young players from the Surprise Tennis Center • Date : Sunday, March 13th, 2016 • Time : 1:00 - 4:00 pm • Volunteers Needed
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14 Next Social Event – Spring Fling Party (Linda Campanelli) • Location : Adobe Courts & Pavilion (next to Angela’s) • Tennis games and dinner at Pavilion • Cost : $5.00 • Date : Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 • Time : 12:30 - 5:00 Sign up sheets are posted on the Adobe bulletin (in front of courts 3 & 4)
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16 Court Utilization (Bob Richman)
17 "LOVE OF THE GAME” AWARDS 2015
18 Love of The Game (continued) • Mixed Doubles: • Linsay Lohan Award • Dean Martin Award • All Levels Afternoon Drop-In: • Martina Navratilova Award • John McEnroe Award • Men’s and Women’s Drop-In: • Serena Williams Award • Roger Federer Award • Over-All: • Maria Sharapova Award • Bill Tilden Award
19 Men’s 3.0 Tourney Group Results – 3 rd Place
20 Men’s 3.5 Tourney Group Results – 1 st Place Tie • Gary Hansen • Dan Hofeditz • Jim Palmer • Doug Dawson • Rick Hofeditz • Lowell Frederick • Gary Neely • Ron Wagner • Bill Wong • Jerry Minor • Jay Goldsmith
21 Men’s 4.0 Tourney Group Results – 3 rd Place • Lynn Blumi • Rick Hofeditz • Lynn Bell • Gary Neely • Leroy Smith • Ron Wagner • Steve Struck • Jerry Minor • Curt Greaves • Bill Spranger • Lyod Newlands • Jay Gense • Ray Yost • Tom Thomson
22 Court Maintenance (Skip Pavitt) • Mike King has resigned as our “Handy Man” (he has too much work to do outside of the club) • We are requesting volunteers to help fill this position (one person has volunteered to-date) • We have c reated a “Maintenance Blog” on our website to record and monitor maintenance issues • Send email to Skip Pavitt to ask him to post a maintenance issue on the “Maintenance Blog” • When issues are resolved, send email to Skip Pavitt to close the issue
23 Court Leaf/Sand Blowing (Skip Pavitt) • We have purchased four (4) electric leaf blowers • They are stored in a tool box under the eastside court bench between the courts • Blowers can be plugged into an outlet , leafs blown off of the courts, and the blower returned to the tool box • For extremely dirty courts , please contact Skip Pavitt to report the problem
24 Website Addition (Skip Pavitt) • We have added a new section called “Grand Tennis Club Charter Club Policy and Rules”: • Sun City Grand Charter Club Policy (link to SCG website) • Grand Tennis Club Charter Club Exceptions • Grand Tennis Club Board Meeting approved ruling policies
25 Cimarron Courts Pickleball Issue (Skip Pavitt) • We are keeping detailed court usage analysis for the months of February and March 2016 • We do not expect anything to happen with the SCG Board until April 2016 • The Lifestyles Activities Committee is waiting for the Strategic Planning Committee’s report to make their recommendations
26 Other Items • Announcements? • Adjourn
27 Questions?
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