Yearly Archives: 2017

Teaching Professionals to Become Certified

Teaching Professionals to Become Certified
By June 2018 all Kickingbird teaching professionals will become USPTA certified.  "It is extremely important to me that our teaching staff is USPTA certified.  I believe continuing education is a huge component to our staff.  We need to stay up to date with the latest teaching styles and equipment to ensure that we are providing…
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McKibbin to Attend Cardio Tennis Training

McKibbin to Attend Cardio Tennis Training
Kickingbird teaching professional Trevor McKibbin, USPTA will be attending the Cardio Tennis Training Course coming to Nichols Hills, January 12, 2018.  This 7-hour course teaches the fundamentals of Cardio Tennis and everything you need to know to make it a success at your facility. "Cardio Tennis is something that we will be offering sometime in…
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Edmond tennis center proposal moves forward; process draws complaints

Edmond tennis center proposal moves forward; process draws complaints
By Steve Gust For The Oklahoman EDMOND — A proposed new tennis center project isn't proceeding as fast as one Edmond School Board member would prefer. During its regular meeting Monday the five-member board gave its approval to preliminary plans for the multimillion-dollar project. Yet, board member Kathleen Duncan expressed her frustration, claiming the project…
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Edmond approves tennis center management agreement

Edmond approves tennis center management agreement
By Eriech Tapia For The Oklahoman EDMOND — A new Kickingbird Tennis Center management agreement was approved this week after revisions were requested, paving the way to a groundbreaking on a new tennis center. New changes were included in the agreement passed by the Edmond City Council, including changes to the hours of operation. “We…
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The Process of Making the Draw

The Process of Making the Draw
By David Minihan, USPTA Master Professional Questions, concerns and comments from parents, players and coaches are typically my topics when writing blogs. Recently, I have noticed there seems to be a lot of people that don't understand how a draw is actually constructed. I fielded a call about a week ago from a parent that…
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All Classes are a GO! today February 19th