USPTA e-Newsletter - Volume 4 • Issue 9  October 2010 In this issue... Know your benefits –Accredited Professional Coach designation Pay your 2011 dues on time to maintain your benefits! World Conference wrap-up USPTA forms new China Division Plan ahead with a USPTA planner Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month with Rally for the Cure pins New episodes of On Court with USPTA coming in December Tennisresources.com Search The best SET you'll ever play! ADDvantage update Proof: Agassi needs no special effects New content at tennis-health.com McCollom and Walsh win titles at USPTA Grass Court Championships Order $4 USPTA T-shirts for your event! Members win third annual personal website contest CourtsideUSA tournament package now available! USPTA Technology Tools Join USPTA on Facebook and Twitter Find the right health plan for you – with help from USPTA Get rental car discounts through Avis and Enterprise Promote your charitable giving No-risk sunglasses program Know your benefits –Accredited Professional Coach designation Get this new credential through USPTA's mandatory education program. Read the details here. Back to top Pay your 2011 dues on time to maintain your benefits! Look for your dues invoice in the mail by the end of October. Or, click the "MY USPTA" button to the left to pay dues online by Dec. 31. Back to top World Conference wrap-up Read about the conference award winners and other happenings. Highlights include: Randy Snow induction into USPTA Hall of Fame Professional of the Year Ron Woods New Master Professionals Education awards USTA/USPTA Community Service Award International Championships action Silent auction money raised for Lessons for Life For a photo recap of the conference, click here. Back to top USPTA forms new China Division USPTA showed its commitment to grow tennis internationally with the announcement of its new USPTA China Division. The announcement of the new division was made during the USPTA's World Conference on Tennis, held Sept. 27-Oct. 2 in La Quinta, Calif. more Back to top Plan ahead with a USPTA planner Order your 2011 USPTA Planners now. Only $9. Order here. Back to top Celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness month with Rally for the Cure pins The U.S. Pro Tennis Shop is selling Rally for the Cure pins. All proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. $3 each for up to 24 pins, and discounts for larger quantities. Contact the Pro Shop at 800-877-8248. Back to top New episodes of "On Court with USPTA" coming in December Look for new episodes of "On Court with USPTA" beginning in December. They include: Learn footwork solutions for play at the baseline and net, instructed by USPTA Master Professional Lorenzo Beltrame. See how to do Rick Macci's Top Ten Favorite Drills (Closed Captioning available) New to DVD Footwork Solutions Part 1 – Side to Side with Lorenzo Beltrame Visit www.usprotennisshop.com for details Check the Tennis Channel for listings of "On Court with USPTA" in your area. Visit USPTA.TV for promos on upcoming episodes and more Back to top Use your iPhone or any Smartphone to search for video tips on court using TennisResources.com. Back to top The best SET you'll ever play! The Six General Performance Components – the newest educational resource – is now packaged in a convenient six-DVD set. For more details and to order, visit www.usprotennisshop.com. Back to top ADDvantage update October's online ADDvantage features information on a four-day player development conference in Naples, Fla. November's issue will be a World Conference wrap-up edition and will include a new player development insert. Click the link above to browse ADDvantage online. Back to top Proof: Agassi needs no special effects Andre Agassi impressively proves that he’s still on top of his game.  No tricks, no special effects, just one of the best tennis players ever at his best. In this video, Agassi is playing with the HEAD YouTek Six Star. Back to top New content at tennis-health.com Visit tennis-health.com to see the video featuring core strengthening with Bob Donatelli, Ph.D. He explains how you can play better tennis while protecting your back. This month's new video is courtesy of TennisMD. New videos and articles are added frequently, so check them out. Back to top McCollom and Walsh win titles at USPTA Grass Court Championships Read more here. » Marina McCollom (left) and Henry Walsh Back to top Order $4 USPTA T-shirts for your event! Click on the T-shirts to the right to order. Back to top Members win third annual personal website contest Grand-prize winner – Inga Chilingaryan Runners-up are: Kamis Ahmad Dalton Hutchins Shareen Lai Back to top CourtsideUSA tournament package now available! Visit the new www.CourtsideUSA.com. Other features include community page, league tools, social networking, videos and more. Take charge of tennis in your area and earn more money! Back to top USPTA Technology Tools Visit this interactive map for career-enhancing resources, including fun and informative websites. Back to top Join USPTA on Facebook and Twitter Read the latest news and get tips and inspiration from peers, consumers and USPTA. Join us on Facebook and Twitter. Back to top Find the right health plan for you – with help from USPTA Search available major medical and discount dental plans online. Receive discounts on prescriptions with the RX card. Start your search at the following link: Insurance For assistance, call toll free 877-236-7444, Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time. Back to top Get rental car discounts through Avis and Enterprise Visit Avis and enter the USPTA Corporate Awards AWD No. U353920 or call 800-831-8000. Visit Enterprise and enter USPTA account number L060268 and password USP. Back to top Promote your charitable giving Register any fundraising events you host with USPTA's Lessons for Life by Dec. 31. Register all events here. Back to top No-risk sunglasses program Pop-A-Shop is offered by SportStarProSales, in conjunction with Bollé and Serengeti brands. It is designed for small and seasonal retailers. Click here for details. Order your own sunglasses here Shop at http://sportstarprosales.com. User group is USPTA and passcode is 20085250. Back to top FREE USPTA resources We have developed many USPTA resources that you can download and use free of charge. Please click on the links below to download these resources. Teaching tools PR tools Lessons online Another free resource – USPTA Career Center Also, remember to go to www.uspta.com, log in to the members-only section and check out the USPTA Career Center. We have incorporated a large assortment of job search and PR tools to enhance the success of your job search or daily operations. Please let us know how you like these benefits and what else we can do to assist you in your career. Free online lesson planner Go to planner.uspta.com, log in and start planning your next lesson or team practice. First-time users will need to register. You may also access this benefit in the members-only area through "Career center," and then "Teaching tools." Back to top  Coachesresource.uspta.com Look here for tips, drills, articles and more. Click the yellow USPTA button to go to the member login page. After logging in, click on "What's new" in the menu to see new items. Tennisresources.com Educational and instructional videos, articles, audio instruction, drill diagrams, interviews, chart templates and more in one site. It's a great resource for tennis-teaching pros, coaches and tennis players of all levels. Basic access is free to USPTA members. Premium subscriptions are available to members at a reduced rate. Nonmembers may also subscribe. Tennis-health.com Interactive website that details the health benefits of tennis. Users are encouraged to track their tennis exercise and weight. Sign up and encourage your members to do the same. Back to top Copyright© 2010 by United States Professional Tennis Association, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this newsletter or website may be duplicated, redistributed, or manipulated in any form.