Coaching and Training

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Teaching Tennis Essentials  Workshop

Alaska Club East, Anchorage
May 31 - June 1

The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), an international tennis teaching organization with about 13,000 members, will be sending one of its certified trainers to Anchorage to hold a tennis teaching workshop at the Alaska Club East in Anchorage on May 31 and June 1. The workshop runs 9am–6pm on Saturday and 9-11am on Saturday, with an optional certification testing starting at 11 AM on Sunday. You can find more information and register at the PTR website at: http://www.ptrtennis.org/index.htm .

Joining the PTR and taking this workshop is a great opportunity not only for current and future tennis coaches, but also for juniors wanting to work in the summer Parks and Rec tennis program, and for junior and adult tennis players who want to understand the game better and improve their own games. High school coaches and assistant coaches who have not taken the course should seriously consider doing so. The last PTR workshop in Alaska was about 10 years ago.

Workshop Description from PTR Website:

Teaching Essentials Certification (10 hours)
$95 for members

Understanding fundamental group teaching techniques. Details of the serve, forehand and backhand group lessons are demonstrated. Emphasis is placed on the development of biomechanically sound strokes. The often overlooked fundamentals of teaching a group lesson will be presented. This workshop prepares PTR members for the five-part certification exam. Primarily conducted on-court, participants have the opportunity to practice teaching the strokes. This workshop is the industry leader in group instruction. At the conclusion of the workshop, PTR certification testing is offered.

Fundamentals of the Teaching Essentials Certification Workshop

1. To demonstrate and actively learn the PTR method for group lessons for the serve, forehand and backhand strokes.
2. To display and discuss successful corrective techniques which can be applied to common stroke problems found in the serve, volley, forehand and backhand.
3. To demonstrate specialty shot teaching progressions for the volley, spin serve, half volley, topspin lob and drop shot.

For more information, contact:
Bill Cotton
2054 Saratoga Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99517
907-677-0727
907-440-1392 (cell)
wcotton@gci.net