Cardio Tennis Update

CARDIO TENNIS NEWS and EVENTS

Dear Cardio Tennis Enthusiast

Welcome to news from Michele ... I will be sending this to you every month to share the latest happenings in Cardio Tennis, along with tips and ideas to help keep your program fresh.

Big News, Partners.CardioTennis.com has been updated with a new fresh look. If you have not visited this website in awhile now is a great time to take a look. Some sections of the website are now under passcode. For offical Cardio Tennis sites that passcode is GROWINGTENNIS.

Cardio Tennis continues to grow globally. The LTA (Lawn Tennis Association) sponsored a 2-day Cardio Tennis workshop in London at the their new National Tennis Center. Forty LTA coaches were hand picked to attend the workhop. It turned out to be an amazing group of coaches who have the potential to make a huge impact with Cardio Tennis in the UK.

The Tracy Austin Cardio Tennis Tour visits Kansas and Missouri. Tracy spent three days promoting Cardio Tennis with consumer events at Midtown Tennis Club, the Plaza Tennis Center and the Cooper Tennis Center as well as two World Team Tennis events where she particpated in the stadium court Cardio Tennis demo.

Demos at pro events

Cardio Tennis continues to be a big presence at professional tournaments such as the Cambells Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Countrywide classic in Los Angeles, RCA championships in Indianapolis, Western and Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinatti, the East West Bank Classic in Los Angeles and WTT in Philadelphia and Delaware. A big thanks to those Cardio Tennis coaches who ran those stadium court demos such as Chris Ojakian, Larry Hampton, Elizabeth Tassone and Scott Moreland.

2007 USPTA National Cardio Tennis Feeding Shootout Competition will be held at the World Conference at Saddlebrook Resort on Friday September 21st at 12:00, first place prize money is $1,000. There will be a qualifying competition on Thursday the 20th. To be eligible for the qualifying competition you must be a current member of the USPTA and did not compete at your division convention. The following winners will represent their divisions in the final:

Division	1st place
Middle States	Jenni Goodling
California	Mike Gennette
Midwest	Bryan Smith
Northern Cal	Rosie Baries
Texas	Trevor Salton
Missouri Valley	Craig Gansen
Mid-Atlantic	Drew Robinson
Intermountain	Steve Graves
Southwest	Glenn Gerbino
Hawaii	Scott Lechuga Disalvo
Florida	Jeff Cohen
New England	Pam Dodman
Southern	Sophie Woorons
Eastern	Danny Casesa

Better your Business workshop featuring Cardio Tennis Oct 1st at Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago. For more information and to register visit www.GrowingTennis.com.

Cardio Tennis USPTA Specialty Course

Sept 22nd at Saddlebrook resort, please call Kathy Buchanan at (800) 877-8248 to register.

CARDIO CURRICULUM: Drill based vs Play based

How much time should be spent in your Cardio segment on drills and how much on games/play based exercises? This question is asked frequently and I encourage all of you to spend as much time as possible playing games. Why, because games are FUN and that is what Cardio Tennis is all about! Today I will discuss the pros and cons of both drill and play based and in the next few issues I will talk about how to be successful playing games with mixed abilities and how to avoid 2 players dominating the point.

Drills are great for Cardio Tennis because:

Drills work well with players of mixed ability level
The pro has more control as to what's happening on the court
May be preferred by those who do not want to compete (fitness classes and machines have no competition)

However, the pro must be a great feeder so everyone is being challenged according to their fitness and ability level and the pro needs a great variety of drills to keep players engaged.

Play based exercises are great for Cardio Tennis because:

THEY ARE FUN!!
It gets people "playing" tennis more quickly
"Live ball" action preferred by existing players
Creates competitive points and rallies with good energy
Prepares player for real situations

However, it is critical to keep all players involved and it tends to work better with players of similar ability level.

As a general rule I recommend spending about 10-15 minutes on drills and then 15-20 minutes on games. I like the drill segment because this will allow my players to practice all their shots before being put into a "game" situation.

Ultimately it depends on your customer and your style. Ask your customers after class which drills they liked and which they didn't. Remember we have a great product and one of the things which sets it apart from other fitness programs is VARIETY, there are thousands of drills out there which can be used for Cardio Tennis. It is up to you as the coach to be CREATIVE AND MAKE IT FUN.

NEW EXERCISE GUIDELINES FROM THE ACSM

More than 10 years after they were first published the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have updated their recommendations regarding physical activity for adults. They are now recommending a minimum of 150 mins/week at moderate or 60 mins/week high intensity exercise. Another reason to do Cardio Tennis as Cardio Tennis twice per week would amply fulfill that requirement!

NEW CARDIO DRILLS DVD, POWERMUSIC and OTHER PRODUCT OFFERS!

Cardio Tennis drills DVD featuring 22 new drills

POWERMUSIC: receive $3.00 off the purchase of any music CD

CLUB AND RESORT TENNIS SERVICES OFFER:

Now you can access www.JobEasier.com with a 33% discount! Here's some of what you will find:

Lesson Plans for Cardio Tennis classes with linked drills
Use the drill search to find over 75 cardio drills (there are more than 400 drills on the site)
Watch over 100 video clips of drills
New information added every month

Visit Partners.CardioTennis.com and login with your new passcode for more information and to purchase.

If you have any questions or feedback please email me at Michele@CardioTennis.com.

Happy Cardio,

Michele Krause
National Cardio Tennis Program Manager and Speakers Team Director