EVENTS
2022 PTR International Tennis Symposium
PRESENTED BY HEAD Penn
Indian Wells, CA // November 10-13, 2022
Leadership Conference Thursday, November 10 & PPR Pickleball Conference November 13-14
Symposium Schedule & Agenda
Non members please call PTR Headquarters to register – 843-785-7244.
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Thursday, Nov. 10
Friday, Nov. 11
Saturday, Nov. 12
Sunday, Nov. 13
Monday, Nov. 14
Master Classes begin
Symposium begins – Leadership Day
6pm | Awards Banquet
Symposium Continues
Tennis Trade Show
Job Fair
Symposium Continues
Recognition Breakfast
CITI Taste of Tennis Dinner
PPR Certification Course
Symposium Continues
Pickleball Conference Begins
Pickleball Tradeshow
PPR Social & Round Robin
Pickleball Conference Continues
Pickleball Awards Breakfast
Master Classes
Symposium Schedule & Agenda
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Master Classes Begin
Thursday, Nov. 10
Symposium Begins
6pm | Awards Banquet
Friday, Nov. 11
Symposium Continues
Tennis Trade Show
Job Fair
Saturday, Nov. 12
Symposium Continues
Recognition Breakfast
Taste of Tennis Dinner
PPR Certification Course
Sunday, Nov. 13
Symposium Continues
Pickleball Conference Begins
Pickleball Tradeshow
PPR Social & Round Robin
Monday, Nov. 14
Pickleball Conference Continues
Pickleball Awards Breakfast
Master Classes
Location & Accommodations
$195 per night (+13%)
Master Classes
Wednesday, Nov. 9
8:30am – 5:00pm
Adaptive Tennis Level 1 Certification with Gary Cimaglia and Nancy Hoekstra, Special Olympics Intl.
This comprehensive course is both in the classroom and on the court with athletes. Led by Special Olympics North America Sr Manager of Coach and Sport Education Gary Cimaglia and Special Olympics Global Tennis Sport Advisor and PTR Coach Nancy Hoekstra, the course will focus on adapting general tennis lesson plans to meet the needs of the adaptive athlete and the strategies needed to work successfully with this population. Includes lunch and many resources. $125
Wednesday, Nov. 9
12 – 2pm
How to be a Pro at Business Too – Boosting your Coaching Earnings with Guy Vidal
At the end of Vidal’s simple 3-part business seminar, the tennis pro is equipped with basic business principles critical to making money! Vidal teaches how to create SUPER SIMPLE and powerful spreadsheets so tennis pros can make a budget, track revenues and expenses and set aside money to save. $75
Wednesday, Nov. 9
3 – 5pm
High Impact Leadership with Kim Bastable
Whether you are at the stage of your career where you lead a few people, through private and/ or group lessons or lead an entire club’s tennis or racquets program, you need to be intentional about honing your leadership skills. This course will address the challenges of being a leader within the racquets industry and how to ensure you and your family will thrive as you positively impact those around you. We’ll use interactive group discussions, real-world scenarios, and mix in some fun as we discuss and develop purposeful, impactful leadership. $75
Wednesday, Nov. 9
6 – 9pm
What Makes a Great Coach with Emma Doyle
- Learn new and practical coaching strategies to empower your staff off-court
- Practice coaching tools utilized by the best coaches in the world
- Grow your leadership and management skills to advance your career $75
Friday, Nov. 11
9am – Noon
Building Performance Doubles Competencies with Mark Fairchilds
This is a great course for coaches on understanding how to build a great doubles foundation with the proper progressions for your students/players!
Some of the learning outcomes include:
- which doubles competencies to teach when
- how important analytics have become in doubles
- the importance of team building off court for a doubles team
You’ll enjoy a very interactive course on with a Doubles Guru! $75
Friday, Nov. 11
6-9pm
Helping your Players Succeed, a Holistic Approach with Edgar Giffenig
This course will provide you with a practical guide to improve every aspect of your players’s games. The course approaches the game by identifying 10 performance determining factors that determine the players level at any given point in time. Improving any of these factors will in turn improve overall performance. These performance determining factors are: consistency, precision, footwork, perception and anticipation, variation, spin, ball speed, camouflage, mental skills and decision making. After the course you will have all the practical tools you need to improve each specific factor, thus improving each of your players’ level of play. $75
Tradeshow
Friday, Nov. 11
9am-3pm
Demo Courts 3-5:30pm
Each year, over 45 industry vendors gather at the PTR Symposium for the tradeshow to show their latest products and services. Attendees have the opportunity to network AND get out on the court to try out products.
