Grand Tennis Club General Meeting March 9 th , 2017 1
Start of Meeting Formalities (Skip Pavitt) 2 Establish quorum: ¡ Present: Skip Pavitt, Ron Beran, Ron Wagner, Linda Campanelli, Sally Orr, Bonnie Bjorkman and Bob Richman ¡ All Board members present ¡ Quorum reached Approve January 12th General Meeting minutes: ¡ Motion to approve? ¡ Seconded? ¡ All GTC Board members raise your hand to approve
Treasurer’s Report (Ron Wagner) 3 To-date we have a total of 473 members 2017 Dues Status : ¡ Members paid : 423 ¡ Members unpaid : 50 Account Balances: Savings - $10,000 and Checking - $3,993
10 New Members in Last 30 Days (Ron Wagner) 4 Don Cole Ralph McKeever John Cullen Tom Passarilli Michael Gainey Sylvia Passarilli Eve Kopp Rose Pribyl Lonnie Kopp Jimmy Curran Bill Masters
Men’s Representative’s Report (Bob Richman) 5 Current Drop-in times:
Women’s Representative Report (Bonnie Bjorkman) 6 Adobe Courts: Day Rating Level From To Mondays 3.5 8:00 10:00 2.5/3.0/4.0 10:00 12:00 Wednesdays 2.5/3.0/4.0 8:00 10:00 3.5 10:00 12:00
New Drop-In Agreement (Bob Richman) Temporary Medical/Physical Rehab Program 7 If 3.5 player feels they currently cannot play competitive at their level for physical reasons, they should contact their Representative to request permission to play at the 3.0 level If the Representative feels it is a valid request, they will notify the 3.0 Coordinators or Monitors that Rehab Status has been granted to the player There is no set time limit on the Rehab program. The Player Representative will monitor the individual’s progress and has sole authority to terminate Rehab status While on Rehab, the player will be limited to playing only 3.0 level
Researching Tennis Ladder Program (Ron Beran) 8 Ladder based on results % of wins/games played The idea being you end up playing with others of your own ability. There could be 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 or better
Researching Tennis Ladder Program (Ron Beran) (continued) 9 2 or 3 times per week Participants would be responsible for getting their own subs should they not be able to make their assigned date. Preferred from a list of participants of your level All reporting would be via email.
Researching Tennis Ladder Program (Ron Beran) (continued) 10 Ideas to be considered: ¡ Players would be pre assigned for a three month period. ¡ Pay might be in afternoons or evening depending on court availability ¡ You would play 10 games with each of the other 3 players on your court = 30 total games per session ¡ Resulting Scores would be reported to the league supervisor and each participants winning % would be calculated for the next time you play.
Social Events – (Linda Campanelli) 11 Report Out on 2017 Valentime Day Party– Sunday, February 12th: ¡ 101 people attended the party ¡ Everyone seemed to enjoy the tennis and food ¡ Thanks to the volunteers: Bob and Linda Richman, Dana Day, Diane Kurt, Aleta Basso, Phyllis Olson, Cindy Nemet, Sylvia Watts, and Barbara Drummond
Upcoming Social Event (Linda Campanelli) 12 Save the date: Sunday, April 2 nd , 2017 Going away party for Winter visitors Tennis: 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm Cash Bar and Dinner: 3:00 pm Raffle Prizes Cost: $10 per person Tickets will be available soon
Safety Message (Skip Pavitt) 13 CPR Classes For Drop-in Monitors: ¡ We are making arrangements with CAM to have drop-in Monitors trained in CPR classes ¡ We will have three for the Women and 3 for the Men New CAM Emergency Locator Markers: ¡ CAM has recently installed several Emergency Locator markers in the tennis court area ¡ These are to be used to notify the emergency responders of your location ¡ Each marker has a number that should be reported to the 911 operator
Emergency Locator Markers (Skip Pavitt) 14
Rating Sessions (Skip Pavitt) 15 Currently, holding Rating Sessions the last Thursday of the month Effective in March, we are changing to the second Thursday of the month Rating Session Statistics: ¡ Rated 9 players in January 2017 ¡ Rated 7 players in February 2017 ¡ No one scheduled for March 9th
USPTA Pro Teaching Tips (Ray Yost) 16 Stay Out Of No Man’s Land No Man's Land - the area between the service line and base line. ** About 20% of the points lost in a 3.0 or 3.5 match are when a player or team gets caught in this area. ** 4.0 players don't get caught much in No Man's Land as they are usually coming to net.
Stay Out of No Man’s Land (Ray Yost) 17 ** Ways points are lost: > Hitting balls in the air that are going out. > Getting caught inside the base line by a foot or two on a deep return after serving. ( The need to keep the court in front of you) > Going back to get a lob and then after returning it, standing in No Mans Land. > Hitting a service return and then ( since most services draw a player into no mans land to return) staying in the spot where one hit the serve return.
Stay Out of No Man’s Land (Ray Yost) 18 ** Ways points are lost (continued): > Just generally playing in no man's land, due to lack of net experience, not able to hit overheads, not able to close on floating shots. > When your partner is serving, standing behind the service line. > When your partner is returning, standing behind the service line.
Stay Out of No Man’s Land (Ray Yost) 19 The difficulty of hitting a ball on the rise ( when it has the most speed and spin). ** One then ends up not able to use a proper stroke so they, push, slap or punch the ball over the net. ** If partner is at net, not sure what shots your partner can get, so getting caught in no mans land to get a lob. ** Can't move real well - so almost forced to play in NO MAN'S LAND
Stay Out of No Man’s Land (Ray Yost) 20 SO GET OUT OF NO MAN'S LAND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, GET BACK TO THE BASE LINE OR GET UP TO THE SERVICE LINE!
Tennis Clinics (Ray Yost) 21 All classes will encompass lots of hitting and work on ground strokes, net play, and serve and serve return. With all drills proper doubles movement is worked on. > Each Clinic is for 1 hr. for 3 consecutive weeks. > Cost is $35 for the 3 week session. > I will only take 3 or 4 players per clinic, so as soon as a class is filled, I am sorry but I will then have to offer another time. If you have your own group that you would like to keep together, please let me know. and that may be done. > Whenever possible I will offer a make up class if you need to miss any.
Shine-In-The-Sun Tennis Tournament Update (Ray Yost) 22 Dates: Wednesday November 15 - Sunday, November 19, 2017 Events; Ray to Review Online Entry's and Payments Volunteers needed: ¡ For daily court Maintenance - Contact is Dave Schaum ¡ For Marketing and Fund Rising. i. e. Fall Fest, Sponsorship's, Raffle Baskets and Silent Auction - Contact, Ray Tournament Web site: http://shineinthesun.weebly.com/
APRIL CLINICS ALL START THE LAST WEEK OF MARCH: (Ray Yost) 23 1. TUESDAYS:FROM 10 - 11 am >> STARTING MARCH 28, APRIL 4 & 11 2. TUESDAYS:FROM 11 am - Noon >> STARTING MARCH 28, APRIL 4 & 11 3. WEDNESDAYS: - 10 - 11 am >> STARTING March 29, APRIL 5 & 12. 4. WEDNESDAYS: - 9 am - 10 am >> STARTING March 29, APRIL 5 & 12. 5. WEDNESDAYS: - 1-2 pm >> STARTING March 29, APRIL 5 & 12. 6. THURSDAYS: - 10 - 11AM - MARCH 30, APRIL 6 & 13 7. THURSDAYS: - 11 am -Noon - MARCH 30, APRIL 6 & 13
Contact Our Instructors For Lessons (Skip Pavitt) 24 We have three (3) qualified USPTA instructors Contact them by phone or email and tell them what you would like to learn: ¡ They can give you private instruction or help put together a group of like players wanting the same skills improved ¡ You can take single lessons or a series of lessons It is recommended that you: ¡ Take a lesson ¡ Take the time to practice what you have been taught ¡ Then, take another lesson to review and fine tune what you have been taught
Grand Tennis Club USPTA Instructors (Skip Pavitt) 25 Ray Yost: ¡ Phone No. 814-450-0157 ¡ Email Address: rman50@aol.com JR Lampley: ¡ Phone No. 602-769-2192 ¡ Email Address: jrlampley@q.com Vince LaRocca: ¡ Phone No. 623-377-1870 ¡ Email Address: vinlarocca@live.com
Tennis Court Lighting (Skip Pavitt) 26 All eleven courts have been upgraded to new LED lighting The contractor encountered electrical problems with courts 5,6,7,8,9 and 10, and they will fix this problem as soon as possible, according to CAM The timing for the lighting to go on is set by CAM, and we try to work with them to ensure the lights go on during the proper time If you find the lights are not going on when needed, please call me (Skip Pavitt) 623-210-2756
Grand Tennis Club Volunteers Needed (Sally Orr/Ron Beran) 27 Your Club Needs You! ¡ In order to continue to make our Club AWESOME !, we are in need of some new volunteers. ¡ ¡ You will have mentoring and assistance ¡ In these areas if you can set aside a little time to help out! ¡ You will work with fun people and make new friends.
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