By Dale Petrie We’ve long talked about the battle between clubs wanting year-round golf, tennis, fitness and food and beverage staff while attempting to hire
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Silver Spring Country Club – It’s Family
by John Flaherty My parents joined the club in 1979 when I was 10 years. It wasn’t an easy transition for me as I had
Tee Times Are Here To Stay
by Ed Shanaphy, CMAA Golfers, both professional and amateur, are accustomed to tee times. A driver is swung and a tee is sunk into the
Keeping Up With The Joneses
By Dale Petrie Real estate prices are soaring. Americans are migrating South to find the outdoors, stay healthy, and avoid higher state taxes. There’s a
Reeling From Reels: Two Women’s Travels Through Tennis and Being Social With Social
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by Ed Shanaphy, USPTA, CMAA Kate Cole and Laura Fox are the Instagram influencers creating a social media storm for women tennis players. Kate’s Instagram
The Perception of “Coach”
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by Jennifer Gelhaus, USPTA and Director of Tennis In our sports-hungry culture, we watch the NHL, MLB, NFL, the ATP. Finally, we are receiving coverage
When Was The Last Time You Saw A Golf Pro Sweep A Bunker?
by Ed Shanaphy, CMAA, USPTA There’s a schism. In the religion that is country club life, golf and tennis have co-existed, but almost always on
Programming Will Be 75% Of All Tennis and Fitness Usage By 2023
by Ed Shanaphy, USPTA, PTR, CMAA It’s the world of here and now. Social media allows us all to show and share a life at
Are Tennis And Fitness Just Amenities?
by Dale Petrie Amenity. I dislike the word. It comes to English from my native French: aménité. I looked it up again today in my
This Holiday Season Let’s Be Thankful For What We Still Have
I’ve Always Wanted To Learn How To Play Tennis by Ed Shanaphy, USPTA, PTR My father, a professional piano player, continuously relates to us how
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