Know your benefits – USPTA Awards Breakfast
Each year, USPTA celebrates the accomplishments of its members and divisions at its annual World Conference. Nominate yourself or your peers for the many award categories and make plans to attend the Awards Breakfast in Monterery, Calif. Nominations due by July 2. Click here for details.

Gigi Fernandez earns USPTA certification
Former WTA Tour player and 2010 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee, GiGi Fernandez, became a USPTA member recently and received a Professional 1 rating. Read more here.

Photo courtesy of WTAtennis.com

Support the 23rd annual Tennis Across America
For more information on TAA, a free program guide and more, click here. Also, to register a clinic, click here.

Tony Larson is three-time defending champ at USPTA Indoor Championships
For more details on Larson’s final match and other winners, click here.

Register with playtennis.com
Playtennis.com is the new USTA/TIA-sponsored portal for tennis players with a social media component. It will allow players to search for teaching professionals, facilities, programs and partners.

Click here to:

• Register and create your searchable profile
• Determine how much information to provide on yourself, your facility and your programs
• Decide if you want to enable consumers to rate you and your programs, and provide comments
• Update your contact information as necessary
• Decide to opt out at any time (at which time you will be able to deactivate your profile)

Information is being collected for playtennis.com (not USPTA.com or any of USPTA’s websites).

2012 World Conference
Plan to visit this great new destination Sept. 16-21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Spa. Get the latest news on the conference here.

Read the blog here.

And chat with other people attending here.

Lessons for Life supports ThanksUSA
Lessons for Life has been the USPTA’s national charitable program since 1999, and encourages members to use tennis as a vehicle to help others through fundraising activities in their communities. The collaboration with Thanks USA is a new component of the program this year, and one that strives to mobilize USPTA members to raise funds to help families of military personnel, specifically by providing scholarships.

Thanks USA now has templates/tools available on their website for members running an event in support of Thanks USA and Tennis Thanks the Troops. Click this link for more information.

Help USTA celebrate 31 years of outstanding facilities!
Do you know of a facility in your area that has great courts and even better programs? Here’s your chance to nominate it for the 2012 USTA Outstanding Facility Award. For details and nomination forms, visit this link.

Earn education credits online
“USPTA Tennis Professional’s Business Manual” is now available for purchase and for educational credits online through the Learning Management System. It can be accessed and purchased through the U.S. Pro Tennis Shop. Earn continuing education and/or APC credits by successfully completing the review. For more information, and a description of the manual, click here.

Order your T-shirts now for spring and summer programs!

Don't forget about the following benefits and special programs available exclusively to USPTA members!

Stay in touch
Read the latest news and get tips and inspiration from peers, consumers and USPTA. Join us on Facebook and Twitter.

USPTA online education and management resources
Visit this interactive map for career-enhancing resources, including fun and informative websites.

CourtsideUSA
USPTA members! Run ALL your programs – from leagues to tournaments to round robins online – for FREE using CourtsideUSA. Visit www.courtsideusa.com.

Find the right health plan for you
Search available major medical and discount dental plans online. Receive discounts on prescriptions with the RX card. Start your search at the following link: Insurance
For assistance, call toll free 877-236-7444, Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time.

Get rental car discounts through Avis and Enterprise
Visit Avis and enter the USPTA Corporate Awards AWD No. U353920 or call 800-831-8000. Visit Enterprise and enter USPTA account number L060268 and password USP.

FREE USPTA resources
We have developed many USPTA resources that you can download and use free of charge. Please click on the links below to download these resources.

Another free resource – USPTA Career Center
Also, remember to go to www.uspta.com, log in to the members-only section and check out the USPTA Career Center. We have incorporated a large assortment of job search and PR tools to enhance the success of your job search or daily operations. Please let us know how you like these benefits and what else we can do to assist you in your career.

Free online lesson planner
Go to planner.uspta.com, log in and start planning your next lesson or team practice. First-time users will need to register. You may also access this benefit in the members-only area through "Career center," and then "Teaching tools."

Coachesresource.uspta.com
Look here for tips, drills, articles and more. Click the yellow USPTA button to go to the member login page. After logging in, click on "What's new" in the menu to see new items.

Tennisresources.com
Find educational and instructional videos, articles, audio instruction, drill diagrams, interviews, chart templates and more in one site. It's a great resource for tennis-teaching pros, coaches and tennis players of all levels. Basic access is free to USPTA members. Premium subscriptions are available to members at a reduced rate. Nonmembers may also subscribe.

Tennis-health.com
This interactive website details the health benefits of tennis. Users are encouraged to track their tennis exercise and weight. Sign up and encourage your members to do the same.