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Sweetwater
Tennis Pro Named GPTA 'Professional of the Year'
Eddie
Gomez,
Head Teaching Professional at Sweetwater
Tennis Center, has been named Georgia
Professional Tennis Association's 'Head Professional
of the Year' for small facilities. He
was selected from a large group of his fellow peers
as having made a significant difference in tennis in
2007. Eddie is a certified professional through
the United States Professional Tennis Association where
he has a P-2 professional level. Eddie has been at Sweetwater
Tennis Center for a year and a half and has introduced
many new exciting programs, including Cardio Tennis,
youth and adult drills and the Friday night mixers.
Congratulations
Eddie!!!!!!
New
Area Community Tennis Association Forming
Sweetwater
Tennis Center is becoming a hub for a new Community
Tennis Association (CTA). If you have some time to help
grow the wonderful game of tennis in OUR area, please
read the attached
memo. Emily Roberts has agreed
to spearhead this effort, but we need as many as possible
to make it a success. This is a chance to provide a
real difference in our kids long term growth and development,
both as a tennis player and in life. For more information
on the Sweetwater Tennis Association, contact Charlie
McCoy at (770) 819-3221.
Sweetwater Tennis Center Joins NJTL
Sweetwater Tennis Center has also registered as a NJTL-
National Junior Tennis League member. The USTA/National
Junior Tennis League (NJTL) is a nation-wide network
of community tennis organizations seeking to develop
the character of young people through tennis and education.
Founded in 1969 by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, and
Sheridan Snyder, this growing network of tennis providers
share similar values, ideals, and goals by:
1. reaching out to those who may not otherwise have
the opportunity to play the sport
2. instilling in youngsters the values of leadership
and academic excellence
3. giving all kids (regardless of income, race, gender)
the opportunity to fully develop their tennis skills
so they can derive a life time of enjoyment from the
sport. The NJTL is a great way for kids to get
exercise, make friends, and have fun in a team-oriented
and safe environment. NJTLs offer a variety of
on and off-court programming, emphasizing educational
and life-skill components to enhance overall development.
Many of the costs associated with running a program
are decentralized by in-kind and monetary support from
the USTA, allowing for local chapters/programs to provide
high-quality programming for their constituents.
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