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Princes Georges' County (Mid-Atlantic) is hosting its first college educational meeting, November 14. Contact Tim Harvey or Brenda Gilmore for more information.
A summer in review
May 26 - Memorial Day weekend Dede started the summer with a presentation at the kick-off Prince Plugged In Challenge Cup. This was a Prince sponsored training weekend held at Texas A & M University during the Men's Division I NCAA Championships.
June 8 - On to Minneapolis for a day to present at the State High School Tennis Championships - the college talk was open to all who wanted to come and sponsored by the Northern Tennis Association.
June 10 - as sponsor of the USA Tennis FL College website - Dede traveled down to Daytona for the FL State Closed - sectional championships
June 18 - a weekend trip to Richmond, VA - sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Section for their sectional championships
June 28 - back to Orlando, FL for the day to present at the National High School Coaches Association Annual Convention - tennis coaches meeting
Keeping up with her work with the Florida Section as a Community Consultant, Dede stayed in town until July 15.
July 16 and 17 Dede presented at the Boys' 18 and 16 National Clay Court Championships in DC.
July 21 - Dede once again drove over to Orlando for the day to present at a National Junior Tennis League Leadership camp.
Dede was asked by the USTA - High Performance Department to not only develop the presentation for the parent seminars but also to speak to the parents at Boys' and Girls' 16 Zone Team Championships
July 27 - 31 - Dede presented at the Zonals held in Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest University) as well as Zonals held on the University of Texas - Austin campus.
Boys' 18 and 16 Clay Court - DC
For the third year in a row Dede will bring her presentation to the Boys' 18 and 16 Clay Court National Championships. She will present her talk 3 times in DC - check out www.ustaclay.com to confirm the times.
Dede to speak at the Mid-Atlantic Sectionals
Dede will head up north to speak to the Boys' and Girls' 16 and 18 Mid-Atlantic Tennis Championships on Saturday, June 18 in Richmond, VA. For more information contact Marlene Dorfman at the sectional office.
Multicultural Invitation Training Camp
USA Tennis Florida is hosting a Multicultural Invitational Training Camp in Daytona on June 17. Dede will be speaking to the young athletes regarding the tools needed for college tennis. Win4Life Skills topics include Parenting My Champion: Developing the Talent; Networking; Fundraising
Florida State Closed
For the second year in a row, Dede will present at the Florida State Closed. The lecture will be held on Friday evening at 6:30 on-site.
Dede to speak at the Minnesota State Boys' Tennis Championship
On June 8 at 6:00 pm, Dede will speak about college recruiting at the State High Boys' Championships. The workshop is open to all. Contact the Northern Section for more information.
Prince Plugged In
Prince hosted its first-ever PPI Challenge Cup during the Men's NCAA Tennis Championships (Texas A&M). Dede spoke to a group of about 70 boys' and girls' - age 11 - 18.
Dede Adds the ITA Annual Convention to her Showcase Dates
Dede joins with USA Tennis Florida, Prince and CollegeTennisConnect.com to present a Junior Tennis Showcase Workshop at the ITA Annual Coaches Convention - December 10. Contact her for more information.
Dede will be presenting a seminar for Middle States Tennis Association on November 20, 2004 in Philadelphia at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center. Contact Michael Kennedy for more information - 610-935-5000.
She will be at the USTA National Tennis Center with USTA/Eastern Section on November 21, 2004. Contact Julie Bliss for more information - 914-698-0414 ext 21.
Dede has been added to the USTA Adjunct Faculty in the area of Community Tennis. Contact her if you are interested in developing a Community Tennis Association.
National HS Coaches - Tennis meeting
High School coaches from across the country will gather in Orlando for their Annual Convention. Dede is scheduled to speak to the tennis coaches on June 28.
Player Article
Handout: Reading, 'Riting, and Recruiting
DDA Sports teams up -
DDA Sports is now the official sponsor of the USA Tennis Florida College Information link.
We have officially joined forces with CollegeTennisConnect.com
