Babolat Challenge Cup “New Years Mixer” January 4th, 2014

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NBTC NEWS2014

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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better ~Wawrinka’s tatooed quote

Febuary

Rob Hinkel/Kori SchillereffNicole Campbell/Larry Miller

Denise Taylor/Bud Edmonson

Krysia Leason/John Draper

Michael Chafitz/Christy Coffey

Don Brown/Laura Roytman

Sandra & Jeff Andrews

Jayne Rhee/Chris Martin

We kicked off 2014 with the New Year’s Babo-lat Challenge Cup Event on Saturday, January 4th! Thirty-two mixed doubles teams came out to play hard and compete in their respec-tive divisions, with each top winning team earning 500 points in this cumulative Babolat series. NBTC saw some amazing tennis when Rob Hinkel and Kori Schillereff changed the tides and end-ed up winning 8-5 against Ivan Moad and Whitney Mc-Govern in the Pro Hurricane Division. Meanwhile, Don Brown, who is back from a recent injury, and Laura Roytman, swept in the Mag-ic Force Division. Watch out for this pair! And who could forget when several teams from the Pro Pulse Division, including the Ugartecheas, the Carmans, and Ken Brod-hagen, enjoyed some drinks on the patio afterwards and suggested pushing around a Gatorade cart to the courts in the next event! We will see if the winners stay in the lead or

if a new pair will dethrone them after the second Super Bowl Babolat Chal-lenge Cup Event coming up on Saturday, February 2nd! Congratulations go out to all of the first-place finishers, and a big thank you to everyone who participated!

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February 2ndSuper Bowl Mixer and Party*Mixer Starts at 11:00*Party starts at 2:30February 14thValentine’s DinnerFebruary 15thVASSS Wood Racquet Tournament*Pub Party After w/DJ TiceMarch 1-2Singles Club ChampionshipMarch 2ndThe Oscar’s PartyMarch 7thPub Party w/DJ TiceMarch 22Babolat Challenge Cup #3GRAND PRIX SCHEDULE (thru March)Feb 9,16,23 Mar. 9,16,30

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UPCOMING EVENTSNBTC Tennis events are heating up, headlined by our 2014 Babolat Challenge Cup Mixer Series! Heather Schriber and Steve Joyce ran the January 4th event to overwhelming success and are gearing up for the Su-per Bowl Mixer! Based on feedback from the member-ship, we decided to switch up the formats for the 2014 season. The Babolat Challenge Series will be “mixed doubles” and “stay with partner”. However, if you need to change partners for different events, that is your choice. Points are cummulative so Good Luck to all members! For those new members, the Babolat Mixer

Series comprises 3 mixers with the dates of January 4th, February 2nd and March 22nd. At the culmination of March’s event, the Babolat Male and fe-male champ will be crowned, and will be awarded Babolat

Gear and have their name engraved on our perpetual Trophy. The beauty of the Babolat Challenge Cup is that ANY level player has the opportunity to become the season Champion. Please view the standings on this page. We have 16 players after our first event that are currently in the pole position. The player(s)/teams with the most points (1500 max season points) will be crowned Babolat Challenge Cup Champion. In the event of a tie (and there very well could be one) we will add up the total games won to determine the winner(s). Our previous 2013 Babolat Cup Champs were Matt Tsou (rated 4.0), and Juliette Ugartechea (rated 4.0), and Mike Graham (rated 4.5) with Mary Ann Strout (rated 3.5, now 4.0) in the Spring 2013 season. After the 2014 winter/spring series, a NEW mixer series starts up on July 4th with another three exciting mixer events for summertime/fall competition Charging ahead into the 2014 tennis season, NBTC offers many more events to satiate your tennis cravings! We invite you to spend Valentine weekend with us. On Friday February 14th, avoid the crowds and bring your sweetheart for Valentine’s Dinner starting at 5:30pm. The next day on February 15th, NBTC hosts the VASSS Wooden Raquet Tournament followed by Karaoke entertainment by DJ Tice. The matches will begin promptly at 11am and the tourna-ment format is open to pairs of men and women in any combination. If you don’t have a Wood racquet, the club will supply a limited number for you to use. This is a handicapped tournament, so any level mem-ber and combination is encouraged to play! SAVE THE DATES: NBTC Singles Club Championships is March 1-2 As always, to sign up for any event, contact Heather Schriber by emailing her at heathernbtc@gmail.com.

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NBTC TENNIS NEWS AND STANDINGS

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The NBTC has switched to NON AUTO GRAUTUITY for all dining room and bar charges. This also includes mem-ber charges. Please tip accordingly.

Rob Hinkel Kori Schillereff Pro Hurricane 500John Draper Krysia Leason Excell Power 500Jeff Andrews Sandra Andrews Storm 500Don Brown Laura Roytman Magic Force 500Bud Edmondson Denise Taylor Pure Drive 500Larry Miller Nicole Campbell Addiction 500Chris Martin Jayne Rhee ProPulse 500Michael Chafitz Christy Coffey Aero Pro 500Ivan Moad Whitney McGovern Pro Hurricane 400Ken Mingus Valerie Grady Excell Power 400Tim White Karen Comstock Storm 400Paul King Mary King Magic Force 400Andrew Miller Carole Selby Pure Drive 400Thomas Traylor Gemma Snell Addiction 400Chris Carmen Leigh Carman Propulse 400Bob McCaffrey Marta Alexander Aero Pro 400Mike Graham Christy Akin Pro Hurricane 300Mike Boesch Romy Reichl Excell Power 300Mike Hamrock Linda Huber Storm 300Eddie Prommahachi Donna Cox Magic Force 300Robert Prendergast Kelly Hogan Pure Drive 300Jeremy Huelsman Mary Ann Strout Addiction 300Mike Fox Jennifer Broderick ProPulse 300Todd Fox Minako Shinohara Aero Pro 300Shawn Spears Kathy White Pro Hurricane 200Eric Crook April Reddin Excell Power 200Ken Winegarner Deborah Winegarner Storm 200Mark Hybskmann Kari Fjugstad Magic Force 200Eric Tobiessen Christina Patakay Pure Drive 200Frank Martell Donna Martell Addiction 200Michael Ugartechea Juliette Ugartechea ProPulse 200Ron Levin Laura Feddema Aero Pro 200

Any kind of pain, whether it forms as a pesky headache, an aching back, tennis elbow, rotator cuff tear, or chronic sharp-needle-pain in the foot such as with peripheral neuropathy, ALWAYS has a source (reason) and cause (specific injury) behind it! Identify the source…correct the cause…and the body will heal with ease! Many NBTC members are constantly surprised how quickly debilitating pain can be re-versed. How can a knee that is bone on bone become pain free without joint replacement surgery? How is this possible? The difference is Corrective Therapy (CT)!

What is CT? CT is a whole new therapy model for healing pain syndromes. It was created on the heels of my own neck & spinal injury that ended my professional football career in 1984. Due to the severe challenges I faced with pain and a questionable future, I dedicated my life to looking beyond the superficial approaches of “managing” pain and into the actual healing pro-cesses that the body is capable of. CT is neither massage nor physical therapy. It is not chiropractic or anything like all other therapies. While massage, physical therapy, acupuncture, medicine, surgery, etc., can help relieve symptoms of pain, CT

addresses the real reasons behind pain AND corrects the actual causes (injury and weakness creating the pain) to help the body heal fast and with ease! CT helps the body heal! Corrective Therapy helps you understand why you have pain, the real causes creating pain and, what corrective steps are required to get your health, energy and strength back so you can live a pain free life! To Your Health & Pain Free Living, Vic Rakhshani, LMT 714.906.6513

Pain Always Has a Source!TENNIS INJURY & PREVENTION REPORT Vic Rakhshani, LMT | NBTC Injury Prevention & Rehab Coach

BABOLAT CHALLENGE CUP#1 - ACTION SHOTS

Good luck to all players in the Super Bowl Babolat Challenge Cup on Feb. 2nd!

Mike Graham out 5 monthsWe wish Mike Graham a speedy recov-ery as he is temporarily out with an elbow injury. Good luck Mikey, we’ll miss ya. Don’t be drinking too many Foster’s while you’re out :)

Farewell Jennifer Fay... Good Luck! Long time member Jen Fay has of-ficially retired from the club. Jennifer married and moved away from the local area. An adventure seeker, Jen was always active at the club, partici-pating in most events. We wish you all the best in your next adventures.

Kate Casey SightingNBTC member and “The Queen of Kararoke” was recently seen at the club after a more than 2 year hiatus. Word has it, she might make her triumphant Karaoke return on February 15th. We hope to see Kate busting her Karaeoke rhymes, but only time will tell if she does come back. We certainly hope so! :)

BABOLAT CHALLENGE CUP#1 - ACTION SHOTS

Good luck to all players in the Super Bowl Babolat Challenge Cup on Feb. 2nd!

SPRING LAMB DINNER: JAN. 15

Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray. They call them the “Big Four”. It’s pretty easy to determine why they have been given this moniker over the past nine years. They have dominated men’s professional tennis. They have won 34 of the last 36 Grand Slams ( exception Del Potro 2009 US Open and Wawrinka Australian 2014) since 2005! This is an incredible statistic. Have you ever asked yourself why this is so? Surely it has to be something. Perhaps it’s just simple

confidence? Or mental toughness? Or maybe pure shot making ability? Yes, these attributes contribute to their success, but the reason I believe they are confident, mentally tough, and can hit ridiculous shots from anywhere in the court is simple... they have a better strength of eye at contact. What does that mean you ask? Well, you’ve seen the still shots of Federer hit-ting his beautiful one-handed backhand or Nadal stretching for that patented two-handed backhand. If you look at their eyes you’ll notice that they are fixated at the contact point well after the ball has left their strings. They do this better than anyone else on tour. They keep their eyes behind the ball. The slight-est peak early will cause even the best players to miss hit their shots. To me this is the difference. This is why they are equipped with such incredible shot making. They are balanced. And it starts with their focus at contact. Focusing improperly causes errors and a loss of balance. The “Big Four” rarely make unforced errors are seen off-balance. The beautiful thing about this is the fact that this not only applies to the top of men’s or women’s professional tennis. It can apply to the recreational level player as well. This is a great tip for all of you. Implement this into your play at the club. Keep you eyes behind the ball. Guaranteed you will see the difference with your consistency, balance, and overall play (Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach is the perfect training tool that can help you retrain your eye for proper focus-come to the Eye Coach clinic Wednesday mornings at 9:00am and see for yourself!)

VIEWPOINT BY CRAIG JOHNSON HEARD AROUND THE CLUB

Professional photographer and NBTC tennis pro Cari Garfield and pro photog Alan Mahood recently shot some members in Black and White. Here are a few examples of their photography. Some of these images will make it up to the dining room and bar in a small scale re-decoration effort slated for February. (www.cartgalleryonline.com)

SUPER BOWLPARTY

BAR SPECIALSMURPHYS IRISH STOUT CANS: $3.50ESTRELLA DAMM PITCHERS: $8.00

JOSE CUERVO CINNAMON SHOTS: $4.00CINNAMON SCHNAPPS SHOTS: $3.00

FOOD SPECIALSSUPER BSUPER BOWL BUFFET: $8

HOT DOGS & SUPER BOWL CHILIBEEF AND CHICKEN TACO BAR

CHIPS AND SALSA

ALL DAY PARTY!

The Newport Beach Tennis Club fields ten Pac Sun League teams, three USTA Teams, two Hill and Canyon teams, and one Sundown-er team. There is a tremendous opportunity for any level member to participate and play in any of these leagues. In the next few months, look for updates on our teams, with articles by Jeannine Sandling, new Tennis League Coor-dinator. If you have any questions regarding league tennis, please email Jeannine at jean-ninesandling@hotmail.com

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CARI GARFIELD’S PHOTO SHOOT

LADIES LEAGUE UPDATE

John was lured into show business at the age of 12 when his younger sister, Jennifer, was named the photo double and stand-in for Drew Barrymore in Stephen King’s Firestarter (1984), which was shot in his native Wilmington, North Carolina This gave him the acting bug, leading to several small acting roles over the years. In 1998 he made his directorial debut with Enchanted (1998), a film he also wrote, produced and starred in. It went on to achieve cult status on ca-ble, still airing to this day. From there, he continued

to write and direct feature films, with 11 to date. In 2013, he wrote, produced and directed Heart of the Country (2013) based upon Ward’s 2012 novel. He serves as President of Bay Ridge Films, Inc, a corporation that creates and produces theatrical feature films, speciality DVD’s, and fictional litera-ture. John’s next shoot is called Romeo and Julie and is scheduled to shoot this spring in NYC! As for tennis, John is well known for his Calcutta exploits,

always coming through in the clutch, amassing an incredible record of Cal-cutta victories. Though he has battled injuries of late, John looks forward to the upcoming tourna-ment season ahead, as he eyes our Fall Calutta for his triumphant return!

We spotlight Film Producer, Director, Writer, Actor and Calcutta Hero John WardThis month, we feature the man, the myth, and the legend John Ward. John and his wife Christy have 2 beautiful kids and have been members since 2008.

Heading into 2014 our club Singles Challenge Ladder has seen more activity than it has in years, all due to the Monday Night Challenge Series that we started last year. Through the course of 2013 we had

over 300 challenge matches played! Let’s make 400 matches the goal for this year! After all, singles is really where the tire meets the road, so be a gladia-tor and play!

Speaking of Monday nights, Paul Kincaid will resume the Monday Night Series beginning Feb. 10. Paul will have between 7 and 10 courts available for singles each Monday night. If you were on his invite list

before you need do nothing to be included. If you wish to start receiving the invites for Monday night, please notify me at bbaker@nbtennisclub.com Also, at the end of 2013, any person on the Singles Ladder who had not played a match in the last 3 months was automatically dropped to the bottom of their division. If you no longer wish to be on the ladder please notify me via the email ad-dress above. Remember, any member is welcome to join the ladder by emailing me at bbaker@nbtennisclub.com. After you are put on the ladder, you can challenge someone by emailing them via our password protected ladder website at www.nbtennisclub.com/ladder. Don’t worry! When you sign up, I’ll give you the password! Good on ya!

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT SINGLES LADDER

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Paul Kincaid

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LADIES LEAGUE UPDATE

JUST A REMINDER...-Access the member directory online at www.nbtennisclub.com/directory and follow the directions to sign up. -Questions? We are here to help!Email nbtcproshop@gmail.com

KAROKE - JAN 10TH NEXT PUB PARTY: FEB 15

We all know who they are. You hit an amazing winner cross court, or hit a nice serve out wide thinking it was a clear ace, only to have your opponents finger shoot skyward and defiantly proclaim “Out!”. You, my friend, have just been hooked. Let’s examine the 4 different types of hookers out there and the tactics to keep the playing field level!

GARETH’S CORNER: IDENTIFYING “HOOKERS”

Type Traits Tactic

CHEETAHMakes dubious calls on critical points and defends their position like a honey badger on amphet-amine. “Win at all costs” is their strategy.

Hook back with extreme prejudice! Cau-tion: You stoop down to the level of the hooker, but you win the match.

MOLEAs blind as their namesake, they call balls “out” that were inches inside the line. Usually unsure of their own calls, because they didn’t actually see where the ball landed. “I didn’t see it” will be their defense if questioned.

Question Immediately, “Are you sure?” or state, “The ball was in!” Try the Mr. Nice Guy approach first, but resort to the Iron Fist if needed.

HAWKMust have 1000/20 vision. Makes “out” calls from the opposite side of the court with no clear view of the line in question.

Ask their partner “Did you see it in?” If there is any delay, claim the point. TIP: Intimidate your opponent by bulking up in the gym

TORTOISEDoesn’t actually say “out”, but may just raise a fin-ger briefly before dawdling to their next position on court. When you call the score prior to serving, you will be surprised that the point you thought you won three points ago was called out. Turns your 40-30 into 30-40. Ouch!

No remedy. Call your score loudly before every point. That way you can argue the immediate prior point if needed. Bo-nus Tip: consider using your phone to secretly record the match

The Bryan Brothers use these techniques to great success

DOUBLES TIPS FOR THE RECEIVER!We offer two invaluable doubles tips to use in your next match here at NBTC. Let us know how they work for you!

TIP #1Dare the server to hit to your strong side by standing way over on your weak side. The most common example is to stand almost in the alley on the ad side if you have a strong inside-out forehand. The server will see what looks like a big opening up the middle, but their serve will angle toward you, and you should be able to step over and hit your favorite shot. Alternatively, the server might miss a lot of serves trying to find the tiny slot still open to make you hit a backhand.

TIP #2If the server comes in and the server’s partner is aggressive, use one of these returns: “Short and Wide” will force the server to volley or half-volley up, where your partner will often have a chance to put away a volley. While down the line is often a difficult shot, it’s also a clean winner if the server’s partner has poached or isn’t alert. Lastly, lobbing over the server’s partner is an excellent play, especially on the deuce side, where whoever retrieves the lob will probably have to hit a high backhand.

We hope these two tips help you! Stay tuned in the coming months for event more tips!

Aquatics EventsWater Exercise

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Swim TeamJanuary 24th-March 15th

M,W,F 330PM to 530PM (6 lanes of pool)Saturdays 11-1230 (3 lanes of the pool)

CPR/First Aid Classes/ScubaWeekends from 12-3PM

3 Lanes of the pool

Swim MeetsFriday March 7th 5-7PMFriday May 23rd 4-6PMFriday June 27th 4-6PMFriday July 11th 4-6PMFriday July 18th 4-6PMFriday July 25th 4-6PM

“DOUBLES” TIPS HEALTH NO PAIN...kNOW GAIN- by dr. mitch hopkins

Whether a client is a professional athlete training for the Olympics, or someone struggling with chronic or debilitating pain – the powerful principal of Pain Free Move-ment is at the core of maximizing health

and performance! Life is Movement. Yet, without Energy, there can be no Movement. Energy fuels human life, and Move-ment is its expression. One way to increase your energy in a healthy fashion is to replace those energy drinks with medium chain triglycerides. MCT’s are a energy-dense food like: butter and coconut oil or coconut milk. MCT’s have twice the energy as your typical carbohydrate like: breads or cereals or sugar drinks. We view all performance enhancement and injury or illness recovery through this lens of Movement and energy. For example, athletes often over-train certain muscles, losing flexibility and muscle group interdependence. Over-training can actually result in injury, with research finding it as the #1 cause within several disciplines! On the other hand, when in-jured, treatments like drugs often only mask the symptoms of an underlying condition, still undiagnosed and un-treated. Undiagnosed and untreated conditions can result in chronic disease or pain, with even more breakdowns in the body to follow! When you correct your injury and boost your energy this will allow the body to experience Pain Free Movement and see the Gains you have always wanted. No Pain Know Gain is a great 2014 resolution! If you would like to experience Pain Free Move-ment and see a dramatic increase in your energy, stop in and see me. I would love to help you discover how.Dr Mitch 714.335.0881

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USTA Junior Team Tennis At NBTC

Spring Season: Feb 28 - May 17 Teams: 10’s/12’s/14’s Adv/Int/Nov Practices: Fridays 4:30 - 6:00 PM Matches: Saturdays (Times TBD) Tentative Start Mar 1 Match Format: 6 singles, 3 doubles Coaches: John Michael George Tate Sunil Sipaeya Registration: Open Jan 27, Closes Feb 14 Cost*: $425 Non-Members $375 Members *Includes 10 team practices, league fees, on-site coaching services at home/away matches, T-shirt

Spring Season Kick Off Party

Sat, Feb 9 2:30 - 4:30 PM

Complementary for ALL Rippers and Interested JTT Players

!2:30 to 4:00 PM JTT Workout - Games - Competitions !4:00 - 4:30 PM Pizza and seminar by Craig Johnson educating parents and players about the upcoming season !RSVP: craigjohnson88@hotmail.com

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USTA Junior Team Tennis At NBTC

Spring Season: Feb 28 - May 17 Teams: 10’s/12’s/14’s Adv/Int/Nov Practices: Fridays 4:30 - 6:00 PM Matches: Saturdays (Times TBD) Tentative Start Mar 1 Match Format: 6 singles, 3 doubles Coaches: John Michael George Tate Sunil Sipaeya Registration: Open Jan 27, Closes Feb 14 Cost*: $425 Non-Members $375 Members *Includes 10 team practices, league fees, on-site coaching services at home/away matches, T-shirt

Spring Season Kick Off Party

Sat, Feb 9 2:30 - 4:30 PM

Complementary for ALL Rippers and Interested JTT Players

!2:30 to 4:00 PM JTT Workout - Games - Competitions !4:00 - 4:30 PM Pizza and seminar by Craig Johnson educating parents and players about the upcoming season !RSVP: craigjohnson88@hotmail.com

Sign-up:!

Online at www.gripnripjuniortennis.com!

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Shaya Northrup using Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach Trainer

5 min/day, 5 days/week, 5 weeks=5,000 hits

Friday, February 14th

Local Wild Caught Salmonor

Certified Angus NY Steak

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Fresh Asparagus and Baby Carrots

Choice of Chocolate/Cheesecake

CofCoffee/Tea

Menu

$35/pp

It has been a great experience once again to see all of our Grippers & Rippers in action! The winter ses-sion of the Gripper

Developmental Program (GDP) is packed with enthusiastic kids which is great to see. We are equipping all of our Grippers with the skill set that will allow them to rally. In just three weeks I can see a noticeable change with all the kids. I am also very encour-aged about the new direction of the Ripper Tennis Academy (RTA). Coaches have now been assigned to the same group of Rippers each week they attend. This allows for more consistency with teaching and the learning! I love the fact that all our Rippers have the op-purtunity to compete in singles/doubles matchplay during the week as well as on Sundays in our Jr Grand Prix. Keep up the hard work (and fun!) for the remainder of the session!

director of Junior tennis

Grab a Partner and Save the Date...

53rd Annual Roy Emerson Adoption Guild Tennis Classic

A USTA Sponsored Event

May 24th, 25th, 26th & May 30th, 31st and June 1stFamous Kick Off Party Saturday, May 24th 6 p.m.

All Food, Wine and Beer donated by Local Restaurants and SponsorsNo charge to Tournament Players or $30.00 at the door

(must be 21 to attend)

Host Site: Newport Beach Tennis Club Enter Online: Adoptionguild.org

Registration opens March 1stEnter in March and receive 2 FREE guest entries Kick Off PartyEnter in April and receive 1 FREE guest entry to the Kick Off Party

You Are Invited...Join N.B.T.C. and The Adoption Guild

Friday evening, May 2nd for an exciting Pro Exhibition Match.

Enjoy Food, Beverage Service and Court Side SeatingReserved VIP court side seating for Sponsors of

the Adoption Guild Tournament

Sponsorship opportunities: laurieaug20@aol.commake your reservations at the front desk

Friday, February 14th

Local Wild Caught Salmonor

Certified Angus NY Steak

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Fresh Asparagus and Baby Carrots

Choice of Chocolate/Cheesecake

CofCoffee/Tea

Menu

$35/pp

Ian Andrews of the RIPPER Academy shows perfect balance

JR. TENNIS NEWS

Our beautiful Coral Tree, “Erythrina “ in bloom recently at the NBTC

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