The program leader is coach education expert Anne Pankhurst, who previously worked in this capacity

In a victory for physical education funding, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has followed the recommendation of the Labor, Health win u2 vertigo tour tickets and Education Subcommittee and included $78 million in funding for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) for the 2012-2013 school year. The vote took place September 21.
This is good news given the current budget environment and the uncertainty of PEP funding in the House of Representatives. The House Education and Labor Committee proposed elimination of PEP citing duplication on PE in other physical activity programs. The House Appropriations Committee has yet to take up Education funding. In recent years, the Senate and the House have approved similar funding win u2 vertigo tour tickets levels for PEP and compromised on the final funding figure.
The quality physical education provided with the PEP grant is critical to the physical well-being, academic achievement and social win u2 vertigo tour tickets development win u2 vertigo tour tickets of young people. Without dedicated PE funding, schools will not have the resources necessary to train teachers win u2 vertigo tour tickets and purchase equipment needed for quality PE, said Bill Sells, SGMA s vice president of government relations. The Senate s inclusion of PEP funding is a huge victory for the physical win u2 vertigo tour tickets education win u2 vertigo tour tickets community and a crucial step forward in securing 2012-2013 PE funds.
First Lady Michelle Obama, in New York to participate in a 10 and Under Tennis clinic at the US Open, applauded the USTA for engaging millions of children in tennis, introducing tennis into thousands of elementary schools throughout the country, and building more than 2,000 right-sized courts that provide a place for young people to play tennis.
I am grateful to the USTA, said the First Lady (shown with USTA President and Chairman of the Board Jon Vegosen). The courts you build, these kids sized courts, are just amazing. They will break that barrier; they will make tennis accessible to kids. Mrs. Obama visited the interactive SmashZone at the US Open, playing with kids on the smaller courts.
The USTA s efforts were part of its partnership with both the President s Council on Physical Fitness win u2 vertigo tour tickets and the First Lady s Let s Move! initiative to encourage more children to become active and lead healthier lifestyles. She was joined by several current and former champions including Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, John McEnroe, James Blake, MaliVai Washington and Katrina Adams, as she thanked children from the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program for participating in her Let s Move! initiative.
The five vice presidents win u2 vertigo tour tickets on the new board are: Nancy Cox, Gary Trost, Jeff Hawes, Dan Moster and Tom McGraw. They join USPTA President Tom Daglis and First Vice President Randy Mattingley. The USPTA bylaws do not allow additional nominations for the positions of president and first vice president, so the choices of the Nominating Committee for those two offices were final prior to the election.
The USPTA board manages the association s affairs between meetings of the larger USPTA Executive Committee, which includes the board, three past national presidents, and two elected leaders from each of the USPTA s 17 domestic divisions.
When Hurricane Irene blew into New York the weekend before the US Open, it delayed many things, including the work of the Wilson US Open Stringing Team. But on Monday, Aug. 29, the first day of the tournament, the Wilson team set things back on track by stringing a record 490 racquets. The previous one-day record, win u2 vertigo tour tickets said Ron Rocchi, Wilson s global tour equipment manager, was 370 racquets strung at the 2011 Australian Open.
Dunlop s newest win u2 vertigo tour tickets frame is the Biomimetic 700, which the company says uses all of Dunlop s Biomimetic technologies, plus an advanced grommet system. Overall, this is the most advanced frame we ve ever created. It s absolutely loaded with technology win u2 vertigo tour tickets aimed directly at providing players a very powerful, yet comfortable and maneuverable frame, says Hunter Hines, Tennis Product Manager for Dunlop Sports Group Americas.
Among the technologies is the 3Dom grommet system a set of green pods made of material that is softer than regular grommet material. The pods encase Anti-Friction Grommets and Dunlop says they perform a similar function to cartilage surrounding joints: provide padding while allowing greater freedom of movement for the strings, which creates more recoil and gives shots more power, in addition to dampening string vibration. For more info, visit dunlopsports.com or call 800-768-4727.
Don t miss the 2012 USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop, the largest annual gathering of CTA/NJTL win u2 vertigo tour tickets and community tennis leaders in the country. The CTDW will be Jan. 13-15 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
USTA officials expect more than 600 grassroots community tennis leaders to attend. Programming includes sessions by experts in the non-profit sector and the tennis industry. For more information, visit usta.com/ctdw.
The Corpus Christi Tennis Association in Texas put up this billboard win u2 vertigo tour tickets in early August as part of its marketing plan for 10 and Under Tennis. The billboard is located on the Crosstown Expressway, one of the busiest thoroughfares in the city, where it will be up for six months, then may be moved to another location. Helping to make the advertisement possible was one of CCTA s members, who is a part owner of Cooper Advertising, the firm that is displaying the sign.
Former world No. 1 tennis player and past US Open and Wimbledon champion Stan Smith has been named president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum. Smith, who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1987, will succeed legendary tennis player and 1970 Hall of Famer Tony Trabert, who has served as Hall of Fame president since 2001. Trabert has been named a Life Trustee of the HOF.
Former members of the board of directors who are returning to the board are: Jefferson T. Barnes, who is Of Counsel at the law firm of Watts, win u2 vertigo tour tickets Tice and Skowronek; Alan Hassenfeld, chairman of the executive committee of Hasbro, Inc.; Kay Koplovitz, founder of USA Network and Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz Co. LLC; and Thomas A. James, win u2 vertigo tour tickets chairman of Raymond James Financial.
Newly elected board members are: Claudio Del Vecchio, chairman and CEO of Brooks Brothers; Guillaume de Ramel, director of FH Prince Co.; Michael F. Goss, managing director and COO of Bain Capital LLC; Frew McMillan, a 10-time Grand Slam champion in doubles and mixed doubles, who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1992; Tim Phillips, former win u2 vertigo tour tickets chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis Club; John J. Ross II, managing partner of Fidus Partners; Todd Traina, founder of Red Rover Films; and Gene Yoon, chairman and CEO Fila Korea Ltd.
In addition to the new board members and the election of Smith as president, the following officers were re-elected: Christopher E. Clouser as chairman, Donald L. Dell as vice chairman, Barbara A. Georgescu as vice chairman, Mark L. Stenning as CEO, Nancy von Auersperg as treasurer and Peggy H. Woolard as secretary.
The program s qualification will match the National Standards for Sports Coaches (NSSC) at Level 5, the highest level. The NSSC levels are used by many other sports and education bodies in the U.S. and endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
I am excited win u2 vertigo tour tickets to announce the next phase of the PTR Education and Certification Pathway program, said PTR CEO Dan Santorum. It is based on a number win u2 vertigo tour tickets of courses in a unique mixture of online learning and home study, as well as practical on-court learning in small groups of fellow professionals. The program can be completed in as few as nine months or can take as long as two years, and the schedule takes into consideration that most participants work full time.
The program leader win u2 vertigo tour tickets is coach education expert Anne Pankhurst, who previously worked in this capacity for both the USTA and LTA. For the on-court sections of the course, PTR has arranged a number of programs around the country Orlando, San Diego, New York and Hilton Head Island. The Master of Tennis Junior Development program is open to PTR members who hold a Professional rating, and is for those who are working with juniors age 4-16. Visit ptrtennis.org for more information.
David Benjamin, the executive director of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and the retired Princeton University men s tennis coach, received the 2011 USTA President s Award during the USTA Semiannual meeting in New York City during the US Open.
David has had a remarkable impact on the game of tennis and has been a major contributor in our efforts to grow the game, said USTA Chairman of the Board and President Jon Vegosen. win u2 vertigo tour tickets Not only collegiate varsity tennis, but also the entire tennis community has benefitted win u2 vertigo tour tickets from his incredible passion, dedication and commitment. The President s Award honors an individual who has given unusual and extraordinary service to the sport in the public s interest.
Jennifer Capriati, one of America s most dominant tennis players in the 1990s and early 2000s; win u2 vertigo tour tickets Russia s first world No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov; and Brazilian tennis superstar Gustavo Guga Kuerten have been nominated to receive the highest honor available in the sport of tennis, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. All three are nominated for the induction Class of 2012 in the Recent Player Category.
Also in the Recent Player Category, Wheelchair Tennis superstar and three-time Paralympic medalist Randy Snow has been nominated posthumously for induction. In the Master Player Category, Thelma Coyne Long of Australia, who captured win u2 vertigo tour tickets 19 Grand Slam titles between the 1930s and 1950s, and 1975 US Open champion Manuel Orantes, a Spanish star of the 1970s-1980s have been nominated.
win u2 vertigo tour tickets Three individuals win u2 vertigo tour tickets have been nominated for their contributions to the sport. Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri, who has guided 10 ATP and WTA stars to world No. 1 status; influential tennis promoter and administrator Mike Davies; and Eiichi Kawatei, who has played a vital role in the growth of tennis in Asia have all been nomin