Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Suppliers
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PTR, PPR to Relocate Headquarters to Saddlebrook Resort
Posted: January 17, 2024 in Suppliers
WESLEY CHAPEL, FL - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR), serving more than 20,000 memberships, is relocating its headquarters from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida. This strategic move represents a significant milestone in both organization’s growth and commitment to providing unparalleled service to those they serve, the PTR/PPR says. Read More...
PTR Partners With Major Tennis Club Groups Life Time, Midtown, Sportime
Posted: February 20, 2023 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals and USTA’s only accredited certification organization, has signed formal partnership agreements with three of the largest tennis club groups in the U.S. to enhance the education of tennis teaching pros and coaches. Agreements with Life Time, Midtown Athletic Clubs and Sportime were recently announced by PTR President and CEO Dan Santorum at the PTR Annual Meeting, which was held during the PTR International Tennis Symposium in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Read More...
Milena Stephens Named PTR Director of Education and Diversity
Posted: June 21, 2021 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Milena Stephens has been promoted to Director of Education and Diversity at PTR Headquarters. In her new position, Milena will design, implement and manage PTR’s education for Level One, Level Two and specialty courses. To continue to expand tennis’ reach, Milena will work with PTR’s successful diversity programs suchas the PTR ACE Program, Wheelchair and Adaptive Programs and the Junior Apprentice Program set to release this fall. Read More...
PTR International Tennis Symposium to be Virtual Event
Posted: November 30, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will host its premier coach education event, the PTR International Tennis Symposium, February 9 - 11 as a virtual event. The virtual Symposium is slated to have over 15 hours of live and pre-recorded presentations with topics ranging from tennis business and sport science to teaching tactics and techniques. Though the Symposium may look a little different than in years past, the virtual conference platform provides multiple avenues for attendees to network and interact with speakers, tradeshow vendors and other attendees like never before. Read More...
Professional Tennis Registry Expands Member Career Services
Posted: October 27, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) has partnered with the nation's leading hospitality search and consulting firm, Kopplin, Keubler & Wallace (KK&W). The partnership will give PTR members, their clubs and employers the opportunity to be the most polished and connected in the industry. Read More...
PPTR to be the Official Education and Certification Partner of the American Platform Tennis Association
Posted: July 22, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Platform Tennis Registry (PPTR), the newly formed subsidiary of Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), has announced it has signed a partnership agreement with the American Platform Tennis Association (APTA) to become the Official Education and Certification Partner of the APTA. The multi-year agreement will be a tremendous benefit to hundreds of racquets professionals who want to add or enhance their coaching skills and become certified in platform tennis. Read More...
USTA Awards PTR with Full Accreditation to Improve Tennis Delivery Across the United States
Posted: May 28, 2020 in Suppliers
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announces that the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) has received full accreditation under the USTA’s accreditation program for organizations and institutions that certify U.S. tennis teaching professionals. The goal of the program is to elevate professional tennis coaching standards by implementing mandatory pre-certification standards for those seeking to become a certified teaching pro and to provide an improved and consistent continuing education program for all current certified professionals who are members of accredited organizations. Read More...
PTR and iTPA Sign Partnership Agreement
Posted: January 2, 2020 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is proud to announce a new partnership with International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA). The partnership provides PTR members around the world access to the most comprehensive tennis-specific fitness, education and certification. With the accelerated advancement of PTR’s coach education offerings and requirements, partnering with iTPA offers an ideal enhancement to PTR Certification. Read More...
PTR International Tennis Symposium 2020 Dates Announced
Posted: December 12, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) will host its premier coaching event - the International Tennis Symposium - February 10-13, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. More than 45 industry experts will conduct classroom and on court presentations at the PTR Symposium. Read More...
PTR Launches New Level I Certification Pathway
Posted: July 15, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) has announced the launch of an enhanced Level I certification pathway. This marks another major addition to PTR’s education pathway since the current highly-acclaimed Coach Education was drastically improved in 2009. Coaches can expect the same internationally recognized/externally accredited education while experiencing a more robust foundational framework for coaches. Read More...
PTR Launches Coach Development Days
Posted: May 22, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced the launch of Coach Development Days. These highly interactive one- to two-day workshops with industry leaders covering topics in the fields of Junior Development, Adult Development, Performance, Club Programming and Business are being held at PTR’s new Regional Education Centers. The first Coach Development Day is set for June 1-2, at Fremont Tennis Center in Fremont, California. Read More...
PTR Celebrates 30 Years of Wheelchair Tennis
Posted: May 9, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is pleased to announce it has been hosting the Wheelchair Tennis Championships on Hilton Head Island for 30 years! The world’s top players and Paralympics winners, as well as all levels, including first time players, compete in this event, which is part of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association (USTA Fall Southern Championship) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Read More...
PickTEN Program to Benefit Pickleball and Tennis
Posted: March 20, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) and Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) is pleased to announce the creation of PickTEN, a revolutionary program aimed at growing both pickleball and tennis. PickTEN gives clubs a resource for attracting new players to their facilities by providing a fun, social and engaging program, and it creates an environment that allows players to learn two sports by using pickleball as an introduction of basic skills (striking and tracking the ball) and tennis to further develop those skills. Read More...
PTR & Universal Tennis Launch New Benefits Exclusively For PTR Members
Posted: February 28, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and Universal Tennis announced exciting new offerings for all PTR member professionals at the 2019 PTR International Tennis Symposium to drive engagement and revenue in PTR Clubs in the United States. The new offering will give PTR coaches access to Universal Tennis’ industry-leading tools and technology, including its Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) Powered by Oracle global rating system and the UTR engagement platform. Read More...
PTR Opens Nine Regional Education Centers
Posted: February 19, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announces that it is partnering with nine premiere tennis facilities across the United States for its new PTR Regional Education Centers. The centers have been established to serve as hubs for PTR education and to provide coaches a convenient place to go to pursue education and mentoring. Read More...
Women in Tennis Forum to Be Held During PTR International Tennis Symposium
Posted: January 3, 2019 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced that it will hold a Women in Tennis Forum during the PTR International Tennis Symposium - February 12 - 15, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The Forum will be on Thursday, February 14. Sarah Stone will moderate a panel of experts, including former World #1 Gigi Fernandez, Andy Murray’s coach Judy Murray, Tennis Australia’s Emma Doyle and Leizel Huber’s coach Tony Huber. Read More...
USPTA Offers Equivalency Pathway for Current and Former PTR Members
Posted: October 19, 2018 in Suppliers
LAKE NONA, FL - The United States Professional Tennis Association Board of Directors has approved an equivalency pathway to membership for current and former certified Professional Tennis Registry Members. The program, which will run through 2019, allows PTR certified tennis professionals an expediated process that will consider their current and former certified membership status. Read More...
Longest Partnership in Tennis History Continues
Posted: August 30, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) signed a 3-year contract with HEAD Penn, extending its longstanding partnership to a history making 38 years! The relationship between PTR and HEAD began in January 1983, when Dennis Van der Meer signed the first agreement with HEAD racquets. Now, HEAD is the official racquet, bag, ball, string, grip and youth equipment of PTR in the United States through December 2021. Read More...
TennisPro Magazine Editor Receives Award
Posted: August 7, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) announced that Peggy Edwards, Director of Communications and Editor of TennisPro Magazine, was presented a 2018 APEX Award (Awards for Publishing Excellence). The APEX award category ‘Magazines, Journals & Tabloids - Print’ was for the November/December issue of TennisPro. TennisPro is the official publication of PTR tennis teachers and coaches. Edwards, who has been with PTR since 1998, has been the recipient of 23 APEX awards for TennisPro. Read More...
HEAD Penn to Sponsor Professional Pickleball Registry
Posted: August 2, 2018 in Suppliers
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) announces a three-year sponsorship agreement with HEAD Penn. HEAD is the Official Paddle and Bag of PPR. PPR members are already receiving benefits from preferred pricing on HEAD Extreme and Radical series paddles, Supercombi bags and backpacks, as well as other pickleball equipment, including nets and eyewear. Read More...
