ITA Coach Education Newsletter
Tuesday, June 8th , 2021 | Issue 36
In 2019 Lloyd Bruce Burgess gave up his comfortable, well-paying job as the Director of Tennis for Genesis Health Clubs in order to pursue his dream of becoming a head college tennis coach. He joined the University of South Florida staff as a volunteer assistant where he served for 5 months before being named the Men's Assistant Coach at the University of Iowa in January 2020. He helped the Hawkeyes to a historic season before learning last summer that the program would be eliminated at the end of the 2021 season.

In this podcast, we discuss Lloyd's decision to step away from a successful career to join the college coaching ranks; how his years in management apply to his role as a college coach; and how he is dealing with having his career disrupted once again; this time through no fault of his own.
Be sure to subscribe to the ITA College Tennis Coaches Podcast on iTunes and Spotify.
ITA Webinar Series
(click on the registration link to register & learn more about each webinar)

Making Champions
with Gabe Jaramillo (coach of 11 world # 1 tennis players). Learn from one of the most accomplished tennis coaches in the world.
June 9th, 9 AM PT

Social Media for College Coaches
with Jacob Dye
June 16th, 8 AM PT

Choosing Captains & Leadership Development Within Your Tennis Team
with Bo Hanson
August 4th, 1 PM PT
Coach Masterclass:
Chapter 18 & Chapter 19

The release of Chapter 18 (Camps, Clinics & Community Hubs) of the ITA Coaches Masterclass was slightly delayed but can now be found HERE.

Chapter 19 helps coaches develop their own coaching philosophy and will be available later this week. I believe this is a must-watch episode for new coaches!

Future chapters will include Practice Planning and Building a Positive Relationship with your Sports Supervisor/Athletic Director
Book Recommendation

In the last Podcast with Danielle McNamara, I mentioned I would compile a list of books coaches have recommended on our podcast to help with your summer reading list. Chris Landauer, the Assistant Men's Tennis Coach at Denison University beat me to it and provided me with the list from the first 48 episodes. THANK YOU, Chris!

The most popular recommendations are as follows:
  • The Inner Game of Tennis - Tim Gallwey
  • Atomic Habits - James Clear
  • Mindset - Carol Dweck

You can find the full list of books HERE
New Coach Orientation & Support Group

Were you hired as a head coach, assistant coach, GA, or volunteer at some point during the 2020/2021 Academic Year or were just recently hired for the 2021/2022 season? If so, you might be interested in joining our new coach orientation session on July 28th from 9 am PT - 10:15 am PT.

Participating Coaches are invited to join a new coach support group which includes monthly calls led by ITA Managing Director, Dave Mullins. These calls will commence in September 2021 and run through May 2022.

If you are interested in joining the orientation call please fill out this google form no later than July 25th. You will receive a Zoom link for the call on July 26th.
Quick Links

  • Do you have an on-court presentation that you believe would be of value to your college coaching peers? If so, would you be willing to present at the 2021 ITA Convention in Las Vegas (Dec. 3-6)? Please email me a proposal by July 1st, 2021!
  • After such a crazy year you might want to take a little bit of time for yourself this summer to regroup and take care of yourself. Here is the next in the series of Mental Health of America worksheets - Taking Care of Yourself
Tennis For America

The Tennis for America application period has been extended until JULY 9th with applicants starting no later than September 6th. Please share this opportunity with your current and former student-athletes looking to gain a start in the tennis industry.

We have former student-athletes from St. Edwards, Endicott College and Gustavus Adolphus starting their service in June and July. Click here to learn more!
Intercollegiate Tennis Association