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Conference Call Series: The ITA Mentoring Program's monthly conference call series began in the spring of 2010. The program is open to 30 coaches on a first come first serve basis. A veteran coach serves as the call moderator and leads the discussion about the predetermined topic. Coaches can register to participate on a conference call by signing up through the ITA website. (All calls will take place at 11:30am EST)
Objective: To create and develop a multifaceted program that allows younger, less experienced college tennis coaches to interact with and learn from veteran college coaches through a variety of settings and learning environments. An effective Mentoring Program will pass on skills, traditions, sport ethics, and pride in the game and our organization.
Target Group: ITA members who have been approximately 5 years or less head coaching experience and all assistant coaches who are ITA members. There are currently about 180 head coaches, 280 Division I assistant coaches and 75 Small College assistant coaches who meet this criteria.
Program Components: The Conference Call component of this program will begin in March. And once each component that will be included in the Mentoring Program has been better formed, a timeline for building out that area will be discussed and finalized.
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| Conference Call History | |
| Jan. 2012 | "Creating Successful Doubles Teams" - Alison Swain (Williams) |
| Nov. 2011 | "ABCs of Building a Program" - Brian Boland (Virginia) |
| Oct. 2011 | "Running a Tournament as a Successful Fundraising Tool for Your Program" - Peter Wright (Cal-Berkeley) |
| June 2011 | "Setting a Schedule to Maximize Your Team's Potential" - Tony Bresky (Cornell) |
| May 2011 | "Building Community Involvement to Develop a Fanbase and Fundraising Opportunities" - Kent DeMars (South Carolina) |
| April 2011 | "Practice Plans: Tips for Making Practice More Effective" - Claire Pollard (Northwestern) |
| March 2011 | "Personality Management" - Brian Kalbas (North Carolina) |
| Feb 2011 | "Building Relationships" – Steve Wilkinson (Gustavus Adolphus) |
| Nov. 2010 | "Coaching the Soul and Body/Team Building” - Greg Patton (Boise State) |
| Oct. 2010 | "Balancing Act: Coaching Both Men's and Women's Programs" - Simon Earnshaw (Armstrong Atlantic State) |
| Sept. 2010 | "Player/Coach Relationships" – Peter Smith (Southern California) |
| Aug 2010 | "The Anecdote on How to Effectively Promote" – Tim Cass (New Mexico) |
| June 2010 | "College Coaching as a Career - Navigating your opportunities and building your resume." -- Billy Pate (Alabama) |
| May 2010 | "Ethics in Tennis" – Bobby Bayliss (Notre Dame) |
| April 2010 | "Coaching Philosophy: What is the Message I Want to Send?" – Ann Lebedeff (Pomona-Pitzer) |
| March 2010 | “As you sow, so shall you reap, or Karmic Koaching” – Dave Fish (Harvard) |
