Coaching and Training
FTA offers training opportunities through the year. Watch this
space for upcoming events.
USTA Quickstart Training Workshop
Alaska Club South, FairbanksSeptember 21
Tennis coaches, parent volunteers, recreational coaches: a clinic
for you is coming to Fairbanks. A “QuickStart” Tennis Clinic will
be held Sunday, September 21 from 1-5pm at the Alaska Club
South, 747 Old Richardson Hwy. Quick Start Tennis is a 3
hour interactive on-court workshop for beginning tennis teachers,
recreational coaches, parent coaches and volunteers willing to work
with 10 & under beginners, especially in a team tennis
setting. Techniques are introduced for helping children learn and
develop the skills necessary to play tennis. Both
experienced and beginning coaches are urged to attend.
Anne Davis, a Quick Start Specialist from the United States
Tennis Association, will be coming to Fairbanks to conduct this
workshop. Each participant will receive a Quick Start Training
Manual. “We are especially excited to bring this clinic to
Fairbanks and to share these new and effective techniques for teaching
children,” stated Anne.
The clinic is hosted by the Alaska Club and co-sponsored by the Fairbanks Tennis Association and the United States Tennis Association (USTA). To sign up call The Alaska Club,
452-6801 ext 0. Call 455-4301 for more information. There is no charge for the clinic.
Teaching Tennis Essentials Workshop
Alaska Club East, AnchorageMay 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.
For more information, contact:
Bill Cotton
2054 Saratoga Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99517
907-677-0727
907-440-1392 (cell)
wcotton@gci.net
