Grand Tennis Club General Meeting March 10th, 2016

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Treasurer’s Report (Ron Wagner)

• To-date we have a total of 481 members

• 2016 Dues Status: • Members paid: 427 • Members unpaid: 54

• Account Balances: Savings - $10,028 and Checking - $5,703

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Men’s Representative’s Report (Bob Richman) • Current Drop-in times:

•  2.5/3.0 Level on Tuesdays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Thursdays from 8:00 to 10:00 (Adobe)

•  3.5 Level on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 10:00 and on Thursdays from 10:00 to 12:00 (Adobe)

•  4.0 Level on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 to 12:00 (Cimarron)

• All new members who wish to play 3.5 or higher drop-in and Saturday Mixed Doubles must be rated during our monthly Rating Session held on the last Friday of every month unless they have a USTA rating

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Women’s Representative Report (Diane Vick) • Current drop-in times:

•  2.5/3.0 Level on Mondays from 10:00 to 12:00 and on Wednesdays 8:00 to 10:00

•  3.5 Level on Mondays from 8:00 to 10:00 and on Wednesdays from 10:00 to 12:00

•  4.0 Level on Mondays and Wednesdays at Cimarron from 9:00 to 11:00

• All new members who wish to play 3.5 or higher drop-in and Saturday Mixed Doubles must be rated during our monthly Rating Session held on the last Friday of every month unless they have a USTA rating

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Tennis Instruction Committee (Skip Pavitt) •  We no longer offer the 4-Week Tennis Clinics:

•  Too difficult to gather compatible level players

•  We are going to try to assist our USPTA instructors form specially compatible groups

•  Members interested in joining a tennis clinic group should

send Skip Pavitt an email, so you can be added to a list of interested players

•  Skip Pavitt will work with the instructors to form clinics

based on a person’s skill and compatibility with a group

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Rating System Revisions (Bob Richman)

• New Club members must be rated to play 3.5 or higher

• New members can play at the 3.5 level until the next rating session subject to Player Representative approval

• Rating sessions are held the last Friday of each month

• Exact details of the new system are still a “work in progress”

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Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 Level ? (Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost)

• Are you using your body properly to hit shots? •  Shoulders back? •  Using hips?

•  Are you pushing the ball or hitting it? •  Leading with the butt of the racquet? •  Following through with the hit? •  Are you able to hit the ball hard or are you afraid of hitting the ball

out?

• Are you positioning yourself in the correct place to cover your part of the court? •  Are you moving around for each shot or staying in one location? •  Are you in the best position to return the ball?

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Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 or 3.5 Level? (Continued - Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost)

• Are you serving correctly for your level of play? •  Correct ball toss (i.e. location, height)? •  Can you serve to different locations? •  Can you put spin on the ball?

•  Are you playing correctly for baseline play? •  Are you staying behind the baseline and moving forward when

needed? •  Are you hitting the ball deep into the opponents court?

• Are you playing the net correctly? •  Are you in the center of the service box when the ball is in play? •  Are you watching your opponent’s eyes at the net to determine and

position yourself for their return?

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Why Do I Need Tennis Instruction At 2.5/3.0 or 3.5 Level? (Continued - Skip Pavitt/Ray Yost)

•  Best way to utilize our instructors: •  Form a group of peers that want to learn the same skills •  Arrange a 90 minute instruction session for a particular skill •  Practice what you have learned for several weeks •  Arrange another 90 minute instruction session for the same

skill

•  If you see improvement in your game: •  Keep repeating the sessions and practices for another skill •  Then, spread the word that it is possible to improve your

game

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Shine-In-The-Sun Tennis Tournament Update (Ray Yost)

• Tournament Director: Ray Yost

• Dates: November 9th through 13th, 2016 • Volunteers will be appreciated

• Will have an organizational meeting on April 7th at 3:00 pm in the Sports Building

• We are open to suggestions for improving the tournament

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Recap of Valentine’s Day Social (Linda Campanelli)

• 47 members participated in the tennis portion

• 67 participated in the potluck portion: •  Great weather •  Great variety of foods and desserts •  Great time was had by all • 

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Next Event – Ice Cream Social – Relay for Life - American Cancer Society (Linda Campanelli) • Location: Adobe Sport Building • Cost: $5.00 for all you can eat ice cream

• Tennis Demonstrations by young players from the Surprise Tennis Center

• Date: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 • Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

• Volunteers Needed

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Next Social Event – Spring Fling Party (Linda Campanelli)

• Location: Adobe Courts & Pavilion (next to Angela’s)

•  Tennis games and dinner at Pavilion • Cost: $5.00 • Date: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 • Time: 12:30 - 5:00 Sign up sheets are posted on the Adobe bulletin (in front of courts 3 & 4)

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Court Utilization (Bob Richman)

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"LOVE OF THE GAME” AWARDS 2015

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Love of The Game (continued)

• Mixed Doubles: •  Linsay Lohan Award •  Dean Martin Award

• All Levels Afternoon Drop-In: •  Martina Navratilova Award •  John McEnroe Award

• Men’s and Women’s Drop-In: •  Serena Williams Award •  Roger Federer Award

• Over-All: •  Maria Sharapova Award •  Bill Tilden Award

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Men’s 3.0 Tourney Group Results – 3rd Place

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Men’s 3.5 Tourney Group Results – 1st Place Tie

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• Gary Hansen • Jim Palmer • Rick Hofeditz • Gary Neely • Ron Wagner • Bill Wong • Jerry Minor • Jay Goldsmith

• Dan Hofeditz • Doug Dawson • Lowell Frederick

Men’s 4.0 Tourney Group Results – 3rd Place

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• Lynn Blumi • Lynn Bell • Leroy Smith • Steve Struck • Curt Greaves • Lyod Newlands • Ray Yost • Tom Thomson

• Rick Hofeditz • Gary Neely • Ron Wagner • Jerry Minor • Bill Spranger • Jay Gense

Court Maintenance (Skip Pavitt)

•  Mike King has resigned as our “Handy Man” (he has too much work to do outside of the club)

•  We are requesting volunteers to help fill this position (one

person has volunteered to-date) •  We have created a “Maintenance Blog” on our website to

record and monitor maintenance issues •  Send email to Skip Pavitt to ask him to post a maintenance

issue on the “Maintenance Blog” •  When issues are resolved, send email to Skip Pavitt to close

the issue

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Court Leaf/Sand Blowing (Skip Pavitt)

• We have purchased four (4) electric leaf blowers •  They are stored in a tool box under the eastside court

bench between the courts

• Blowers can be plugged into an outlet, leafs blown off of the courts, and the blower returned to the tool box

•  For extremely dirty courts, please contact Skip Pavitt

to report the problem

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Website Addition (Skip Pavitt)

• We have added a new section called “Grand Tennis Club Charter Club Policy and Rules”:

• Sun City Grand Charter Club Policy (link to SCG

website)

• Grand Tennis Club Charter Club Exceptions

• Grand Tennis Club Board Meeting approved ruling policies

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Cimarron Courts Pickleball Issue (Skip Pavitt)

• We are keeping detailed court usage analysis for the months of February and March 2016

• We do not expect anything to happen with the SCG Board until April 2016

• The Lifestyles Activities Committee is waiting for the Strategic Planning Committee’s report to make their recommendations

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Other Items • Announcements?

• Adjourn

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Questions?

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