2018 general meeting presentation 3-12-2018...¡ you can take single lessons or a series of lessons...

Grand Tennis Club General Meeting March 12, 2018

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Start of Meeting Formalities (Dave) 2

�  Establish quorum: ¡  Present: Dave Cowles, Bob Richman, Ron Beran,, Ron Wagner

and Sally Orr ¡  Absent: Linda Campanelli, Women’s Rep (open) ¡  Quorum reached

�  Approve January 11, 2018 General Meeting minutes: ¡  Motion to approve? ¡  Seconded? ¡  All GTC members who approve raise your hand

Treasurer’s Report (Ron Wagner)

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� To-date we have a total of 466members � 2017 Dues Status:

¡ Members paid: 429 ¡ Members unpaid: 26

� Account Balances: Savings - $10,001 and Checking - $2,532.19

New Members Since January 11,2018 (Dave)

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�  Terry and Sue Martell �  Ron and Anita Martin �  Michael and Roberta Keelan �  Steve Schraufnagel �  Dave Bagwell �  Jan Gillespie �  Steve Schraufnagel

�  Terry Thompson �  Kevin Hughes �  Jan Gillespie �  Kathy Young �  Scott Hopson

Women’s Representative Election 5

�  Candidates

�  Donna Gropp

Men’s Drop-In (Bob Richman) 6

�  Current Men’s Drop In Times �  1st Session remains at 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM �  2nd Session remains at 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM

�  Tuesday 1st session 3.5/4.0 � 2nd session 2.5/3.0

�  Thursday 1st session 2.5/3.0 �  2nd session 3.5/4.0

Women’s Representative Report (Open) 7

¡ Women’s Drop-In Times: Mondays 4.0 8:00 10:00

2.5/3.0/3.5 10:00 12:00

Wednesdays 4.0 10:00 12:002.5/3.0/3.5 8:00 10:00

Other Mixed Doubles Drop-in Times (Bob Richman)

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�  Saturday Open Mixed Doubles: ¡  Session #1: 8:00 am to 10:00 am ¡  Session #2: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm ¡  Sign up at bulletin board (outside courts 2&3)

�  Saturday 3.5 Mixed Doubles: ¡  10:00 am to 12:00 pm ¡  Sign up at bulletin board (outside courts 2 & 3) ¡  Contact Dave Schaum

�  Afternoon All-Levels Mixed Doubles: ¡  1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Monday through Friday) ¡  Contact Tom Parris ¡  Sign up on day of play at Sports Building (12:45)

Changes to Court Assignments West Valley League Play (Bob Richman)

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�  Men & Women play will be supported on SCG courts �  Court times will be scheduled at 11:00 for Women on

Fridays for 2 hours. �  Men’s time might be made available at noon vs 1 PM

due to conflict with Drop in on Monday and Tuesday. �  No practice court time will be reserved by the tennis

club �  West Valley play is limited to 1 or 2 teams per day

West Valley Play (con’t) 10

�  Our Requirements for Play at Grand �  Maximum of 2 Teams requiring 6 courts. Limited to

5 times per season for men and women. �  League officials must provide entire detailed

schedules for the season to monitor home and away compliance.

�  Our teams must consist of only GTC members for both home and away matches.

�  Serving of alcoholic beverages at home events is a violation on CAM regulations and is highly discouraged.

West Valley Play Results for Women 11

�  Women’s 3.0 Team �  Captain: Jane Warren �  Co-Captain: Pam Reed

¡  Earlene Crocker ¡  Victoria Cannard

¡  D.L. Handler Placed 4th only 1 win behind 3rd place team ¡  Nancy Herr ¡  Sharon Hofeditz ¡  Carol Hopman ¡  Yolanda Naedler ¡  Judy Naef ¡  Judy Palzer ¡  Sandy Meyer ¡  Deb Clark


�  Women’s 3.5 Team �  Captain: Susan Farnell

¡  Mary Ortmann * ¡  Lois Brechner Experienced great fun, competitive matches ¡  Julie Courtney and wonderful camaraderie. ¡  Doris Quinn ¡  Patti Bush Team has been together since 2011 ¡  Louise Merring * ¡  Ellen Young ¡  Sherry Shandalove ¡  Nancy Bowen ¡  Terry Wells * Captains for 2018-2019 season


�  Women’s 4.0 Team �  Captain: Judy Beran

¡  Cindy Bluml ¡  Judy Davi Finished in 2nd place out of 8 teams ¡  Marilyn Gense ¡  Lola Greaves ¡  Jill Kirkpatrick ¡  Nobuko Noko) Lee/Straub ¡  Sally Orr ¡  Charlene Thomas ¡  Gayle Wegner

Men’s West Valley Play 14

�  Men’s 3.0 Team �  Captains: Don Pocock and Howard Berg

¡  Gerry Leonard ¡  Bob Manuelian ¡  Gerry Gibbons Team finished in 2nd place ¡  Warren Knowles ¡  Ron Thompson ¡  Bob Zemore ¡  Bob Richman ¡  Mike Jamison ¡  John Smith


�  Men’s 3.5 Team �  Captain: Dan Hofeditz

¡  Rick Hofeditz ¡  Jim Palmer ¡  Jerry Minor Team finished in 2nd place ¡  Doug Dawson ¡  Bill Wong ¡  Rich Flanagan ¡  Skip Pavitt ¡  Rich Dillon ¡  Ron Wagner


�  Men’s 4.0 Teams �  Team 1

�  Captain: Lynn Bluml ¡  Chris Cox ¡  Lloyd Newlands Finished 3rd in regular season. ¡  Dick Neeley ¡  Tom Thompson Lost 5 to 4 in semi finals to the eventual ¡  Lynn Bell champions. ¡  Curtis Greaves ¡  Bill Liss


�  Men’s 4.0 Team 2 �  Captain: Leroy Smith

¡  Dick Garthwaite ¡  Charles Vines ¡  Bob Rowland ¡  Jack Josse ¡  Bil Spranger Subs: ¡  Handler Handler Tom Gaebe ¡  Chuck Golden Bob Adler ¡  Wes Laing Alan Lorene ¡  Ron Beran Mike Anderson

Social Events (Dave)

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�  Social Chairperson Position Expansion for 2018: ÷ New Year’s Day Party (01-01-18) Chairperson (Donna

Gropp) ÷ Valentine Day Party (02-11-18)Chairperson (Gail Jones and

Virginia Dillow) ÷ Ladies Luncheon (03-21-18) ÷ Spring Fling Party (04-08-18) Chairperson (Sally Orr) ÷ Fall Gala Party (10-28-18) Chairperson (Linda C.) ÷ Holiday Party (12-3-18) Chairperson (Judy Palzer &

Yolanda Naedler)

�  The Social Chairperson will supervisor/oversee each event

�  We can always use VOLUNTEERS for these events!!!

Valentine’s Day 19

�  Recap of Valentine’s Day Party �  A virtual sellout, 140+ tickets sold. �  Excellent food and entertainment. �  Outstanding decorations and atmosphere.

� Amazing job of organizing and promoting by Gail and Bob Jones and their team.

Valentine’s Day 20

A special thanks to Gail Jones and her committee: Lynn Gallagher, LaRayne Hutchins, Virginia Dillow, Catherine Barton, Donna Gropp Our tickets sellers Bob Richman, Tom Dillow, Barb Drummond. Our servers Phyliss Olson, Aleta Basso, Cindy Nemet. Everyone seemed fascinated by the beautiful cake made by Polly Easton. All and all what a fun day

Valentine’s Day (con’t) 21

�  SPONSORS FOR THE VALENTINES PARTY �  THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTED US , SO LETS SUPPORT THEM �  PLATINUM ( $70.00 & up ) �  + Firestone Automotive – Rheems & Grand �  + Thunderbird Automotive – Rheems & Grand �  GOLD ( $ 50.00 & up ) �  + Tennis Cabana – Bell & 99 th �  + South West Golf Carts – CLUB carts All repairs �  15609 W. Camino del sol, Sun City West �  + Richi’s Diner – 15609 W Bell Ste 100 �  SILVER ( $ 20.00 & up )

�  + Texas Road House – Grand Ave surprise �  + Longhorn Steak House – Bell Ave surprise �  + Angela’s Kitchen – SCG �  + Tailgaters Bar and Restaurant – Bell & Rheems �  + CoCo’s Restaurant – SCG �  + Ron and Catherine BARTON- Great realtors �  [email protected] �  BRONZE ( $ 10.00 ) �  + Little Sicily. + Village Inn- Rheems and Grand � 

Upcoming Events 22

�  Ladies Luncheon, Business Meeting, Fashion Show, Get Together, Say Bye Bye, etc.

¡  March 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Aqua Fria Room

¡  Lead Coordinators: Sue Sabo & Donna Gropp

¡  Cost: $ 5.00

Spring Fling (Sally Orr) 23

�  Spring Fling, Bon Voyage, aka Going Away Party ¡  April 8, 2018 ¡  Tennis at 12:30 ¡  Food, drinking, entertainment, dancing, joke telling, raffle

prizes, photo ops and more at 3:00 PM in the Pavilion. ¡  Ron Barton doing his Jonathan Winters impression at 5:00 ¡  Event Coordinator: Linda Campanelli ¡  Cost: $10.00 ¡  Sign up on bulletin board for tennis and/or dinner

Ladder Update (Ron Beran/Rowlands)

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�  The Ladies have 27 players signed up. The ladder has run on Thursdays from 4PM to 6PM for the past three weeks with 2 courts each week.

�  The Men have 29 players signed up. The ladder has run on Fridays from 4PM to 6PM for the past three weeks with 4 courts each week.

�  Feedback has been positive, but more courts would provide better competition.

Development of Ladder System 25

�  Introduction ¡  Doubles

÷  Men’s/Women’s/Mixed(?)

�  Benefits Skill Level Play Pre assigned courts No changing courts

�  Format ÷  4 players per court ÷  24 games per round (8 with each player) ÷  2 hour time slot ÷  Flexible scheduling time

Ladder System (con’t) 26

• Results

• Enter wins on Trackit Hub

• Tracks winning percentage

• Move up or down based on results

Rating Sessions (Dave)

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� Rating Sessions are held the second Thursday of the month

� Rating Session Statistics:

¡  Rated 9 players in January 2018 ¡  Rated 7 players in February 2018 ¡  Rated 7 players in March 2018

Tennis Instruction at Sun City Grand (Ray)

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¡ March classes are full ¡ April and May classes offered on

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 AM through 1 PM

¡ Foursomes can book dates and times directly with Ray

¡ For registration and more info go to https://rayyost.weebly.com/

Clinic Drills (Ray Yost) 29

�  For those interested in working on their strokes: ¡  Classes by ability levels ¡  Ball machine and live ball drills and instruction ¡  Perfect 4 basic fundamentals:

÷ Forehand ÷ Backhand ÷ Serve ÷ Net game

¡  And work on doubles skills ¡  Cost per class: 1 = $15, 2= $25, 3= $35, 4= $46, 5= $55, 6=

$65, 7= $75, 8 $85 ¡  No more than 4 students per class

Contact Our Instructors For Lessons (Dave) 30

�  We have three (3) qualified USPTA instructors

�  Contact them by phone or email and tell them what you would like to learn: ¡  They can give you private instruction or help put together a group of

like players wanting the same skills improved ¡  You can take single lessons or a series of lessons

�  It is recommended that you: ¡  Take a lesson ¡  Take the time to practice what you have been taught ¡  Then, take another lesson to review and fine tune what you have

been taught

Grand Tennis Club USPTA Instructors (Dave) 31

�  Ray Yost: ¡  Phone No. 814-450-0157 ¡  Email Address: [email protected]

�  JR Lampley: ¡  Phone No. 602-769-2192 ¡  Email Address: [email protected]

�  Vince LaRocca: ¡  Phone No. 623-377-1870 ¡  Email Address: [email protected]

Communication Committee (Jerry Leonard)

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�  We will always encourage posting of fun (or embarrassing) pictures of our members enjoying the game we all love. Continue to add them to either side of our bulletin board next to the stadium court.

�  Board content is an ongoing activity. Please feel free to read new material and make suggestions on how we can improve the appearance.

Recycling and Trash Collection (Dave) 33

�  A combination of 13 and 30 gallon trash bags have been placed in the bins containing the blowers on courts 1 through 10 to facilitate the removal of recyclables, trash and tennis balls.

�  Large collection containers are located at the Sports building (2 recycle, several trash and 1 ball bin)

�  Recycle also available next to the Parks and Sons trash dumpster in the parking lot.

�  When playing with your groups please inform the uninformed of the above and encourage them to participate whenever they see an overflow.

Membership 34

� Questions ?

Adjourn 35

� Adjourn meeting: ¡ Motion to adjourn? ¡ Second the motion? ¡ All those in favor of adjourning raise your

hand � Meeting is adjourned

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