George Bacso Lifetime Achievement Award United States Professional Tennis Association 2017 Awards Program George Bacso Lifetime Achievement Award 1. Divisions are asked to nominate at least one person each year for this award. A division or a certified member may submit nominations. Self-nominations are acceptable. All information is held in strict confidence. Nominees must be USPTA-certified members (Master Pro, Elite Pro or Professional Level) in good standing. This award is from the beginning of your tennis career to current. 2. The following forms must be completed in detail (please type). Newspaper clippings, interviews or highlights of the applicant’s career are very important. Please include sufficient back-up material in terms of letters, fliers, pictures, certificates, newspaper articles, etc. via electronic only. Please use PDF format and attach separately. 3. Please include a color photograph and biographical information. 4. The Lifetime Achievement is judged in seven areas: ● Contributions to USPTA ● Contributions to USTA ● As a teaching professional ● As a player ● As a coach ● Education, research, publications ● Organizational affiliations, special achievements, contributions to the community 5. Layout/organization – If the nominee is not submitting his/her application through the online form, then please put the application in front of any supporting PDFs and highlight the seven areas above through the use of headers and detailed backup materials (for example, each of the seven areas above Revised 10/16 Page M 1
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George Bacso Lifetime Achievement AwardUnited States Professional Tennis Association
2017 Awards Program
George Bacso Lifetime Achievement Award1. Divisions are asked to nominate at least one person each year for this award. A division or a
certified member may submit nominations. Self-nominations are acceptable. All information is held in strict confidence. Nominees must be USPTA-certified members (Master Pro, Elite Pro or Professional Level) in good standing. This award is from the beginning of your tennis career to current.
2. The following forms must be completed in detail (please type). Newspaper clippings, interviews or highlights of the applicant’s career are very important. Please include sufficient back-up material in terms of letters, fliers, pictures, certificates, newspaper articles, etc. via electronic only. Please use PDF format and attach separately.
3. Please include a color photograph and biographical information.
4. The Lifetime Achievement is judged in seven areas:
● Contributions to USPTA
● Contributions to USTA
● As a teaching professional
● As a player
● As a coach
● Education, research, publications
● Organizational affiliations, special achievements, contributions to the community
5. Layout/organization – If the nominee is not submitting his/her application through the online form, then please put the application in front of any supporting PDFs and highlight the seven areas above through the use of headers and detailed backup materials (for example, each of the seven areas above begins on a different page). Organization counts in your PDF/Word version.
6. ALL applications must be submitted via the online form or by email. To submit by email, download the application (Word document), fill it out electronically, and save it as a PDF. Applicants who complete the downloaded application should take care to keep all questions in their original format. Applicants should upload the application and supporting materials to www.dropbox.com, Google Drive, or a similar electronic service and email the link to [email protected]. Please indicate in the subject line which award is being applied for.
The deadline for the USPTA World Headquarters to receive all 2017 award applications is April 10, 2017. Applications submitted via email must be emailed by April 10, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time. The entire application and ALL supporting materials must be received on or before the deadline date to be considered by the Awards Committee. The Awards Committee will not accept applications received after the deadline. Only electronic applications will be accepted.
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7. The Awards Committee not only judges the award nominations, but also is available to answer questions throughout the year. If you have any questions, please direct them to Fred Viancos at the USPTA World Headquarters at 800-877-8248, ext. 128, or [email protected].
8. Some USPTA awards may or may not be given each year, at the committee’s discretion. Recipients will be announced/recognized during the 2017 USPTA World Conference in Orlando, FL. Award recipients are encouraged to attend the conference to receive their awards, however, not all awards will be presented at the conference.
9. Individuals may submit this application. To receive credit for the nomination, a division must include the completed application electronically as well.
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2017 George Bacso Lifetime Achievement AwardName
Home address
City/state/ZIP
Phone (H)
Email
Facility/business name Job title
Address
City/state/ZIP
Member No. Member since
References (All must be USPTA members)
Name
Address
City/state/ZIPPhone (H) (W)
Email:
Name
Address
City/state/ZIPPhone (H) (W)
Email:
Name
Address
City/state/ZIPPhone (H) (W)
Email:
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Contributions to USPTA1. Which certification level do you currently hold with USPTA?
Master Professional
Elite Professional
Professional
2. List no more than five state or district offices you’ve held in a USPTA division.
Date Office
3. List no more than five USPTA divisional offices you’ve held.
Date Office
4. List no more than five USPTA national offices you’ve held.
Date Office
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5. List no more than five USPTA divisional committees on which you’ve served.
Date Committee
6. List no more than five USPTA national committees on which you’ve served.
Date Committee
7. List the dates when you’ve served as a USPTA divisional, regional or national tester.
Divisional
Regional
National
8. Describe your contribution(s) to any part of the USPTA divisional or national manuals or bylaws.
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9. List no more than five times when you’ve served as your USPTA state, district or divisional convention director.
Date Convention
10. List no more than five instances when you’ve served as your USPTA state, district or divisional workshop director.
Date Workshop
11. List the instances when you’ve been a speaker at a state, district or divisional workshop or convention.
Date Event
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12. List no more than five instances when you have served as director of a USPTA World Conference or national workshop.
Date Conference
13. List no more than five World Conferences at which you have spoken.
Date Conference (location)
14. List no more than five local or national USPTA tournaments at which you’ve officiated.
Date Tournament (location)
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15. List any USPTA tournaments you’ve hosted at your club/facility.
Date Tournament
16. How many new members have you sponsored into USPTA?
17. Approximately how many USPTA divisional conventions have you attended?
18. List any World Conferences you have attended (up to 15).
19. List any instances when you’ve been honored as an outstanding USPTA member in your state/division.
Date Honor
20. List any years you’ve served as a member of the USPTA Executive Committee.
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Contributions to USTA1. List any USTA local, state or national committees on which you’ve served.
Date Committee
2. List any instances when you’ve served as a USTA officer.Date Office
3. List any instances in which you’ve served as a USTA clinician (local, state, national or international).Date Type/Level
4. List any instances when you’ve been a speaker at the USTA Tennis Teachers Conference. Date Type/Level
5. List any instances when you’ve been a speaker at a regional/national USTA workshop. Date Location
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6. List any USTA tournaments you’ve hosted.
Date Location
7. List any USTA special events you’ve hosted or sponsored.
Date Event
8. List any USTA Tennis Teachers Conference regional/national workshops you’ve attended. Date Location
9. Are you an active member of the USTA?
If so, how many years?
10. Are you a certified USTA referee/umpire/linesman?List any national events at which you’ve officiated.
Date Event
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11. Describe any junior development tennis programs in your area to which you’ve donated time.
As a Teaching Professional
1. Are you currently a teaching professional at a club or facility?
If so, how many years have you been at your current location?
Facility name
Address
Phone number
2. How many total years have you been a tennis professional?
3. How many years have you been a USPTA-certified Professional?
List the year you joined.
4. At what type of facility are you currently the professional?
5. What is the total number of courts under your control?
Outdoor: Indoor:
6. Are you the only teaching professional at your facility?
7. Are you responsible for the pro shop?
If yes, as the owner or manager?
8. Approximately how much inventory (at cost) is in your pro shop?
9. Do you give private lessons?10. Do you give group lessons?
Clinics?11. Do you supervise league play?
12. Do you coach any teams in intercity league play?
If so, how many teams?
13. Do you conduct interclub matches at your facility?
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14. Approximately how many tournaments do you host at your facility each year?
15. As the host professional, describe any professional tournaments or pro matches hosted at your facility.
16. As a teaching professional, approximately how many sectionally ranked players have you worked with?
17. List any nationally ranked players with whom you have worked as a teaching professional.
Date Name Ranking
18. As a tennis professional, are you responsible for purchasing court equipment for your club?
19. Other than your current facility, list any other facilities where you have worked as a tennis professional.
Date Name City Years of Service
20. Name any teaching academy, tennis college or tennis instruction facility that you own.
21. List the five most accomplished players you have worked with. Indicate whether they were sectionally or nationally ranked.
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As a Player1. List any state/divisional ranking you’ve received from USPTA.
Years Ranking
2. List any sectional ranking you’ve received from the USTA.
Years Ranking
3. List any state ranking you received in high school or college.
Years Ranking
4. List any national ranking you’ve received from USPTA.
Years Ranking
5. List any national ranking you’ve received from USTA.Years Ranking
6. List any national ranking you received as a high school or college player.Years Ranking
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7. List any international ranking you’ve received (singles or doubles). Years Ranking
8. List any ATP or WTA Tour ranking you’ve received.Years Ranking
9. List any ATA rating you’ve received. Years Ranking
10. List no more than five tournaments in which you’ve played outside of the United States. Years Location
11. List any instances when you’ve qualified to play in the main draw of a Grand Slam. Years Tournament
12. List any other major tournaments in which you played. Years Tournament
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13. List USPTA national tournaments in which you have played, beginning with the most recent. (List no more than five.)
Singles DoublesDate Location Results Date Location Results
14. List USTA tournaments in which you have played, beginning with the most recent. (List no more than five.)
Singles DoublesDate Location Results Date Location Results
15. List any collegiate playing experience. Years College/University
16. List your collegiate team’s conference finishes while you were a player. List years in order by date.
Years Conference rank
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17. List the position you played on your college team.
FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior
18. List any years you were selected to an all-conference or all-American team while in college.
19. Did you ever have an NCAA or NAIA ranking? If so, list year and number of ranking.
NCAA NAIAYear Number Year Number
20. If you attended college on a scholarship, please indicate whether it was full or partial and for how many years you received the scholarship.
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Full Partial Years
21. List any year and number of ranking that you played on a Davis or Fed/Wightman Cup team. Year Ranking
22. Please indicate if you are actively competing in tournaments.
Statewide Sectionwide Nationally
As a Coach1. If you are employed as a coach of a high school, college or professional team, name the school
and city. School or pro team: City:
2. Do you coach boys, girls or both?
3. In which conference/district do you now participate? (If independent, state so.)
4. List your most recent team win/loss record and the year.
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Year Win/Loss
5. What place did you finish in conference/district?
6. If your team has achieved a national ranking, list the year and ranking.
Year Ranking
7. If not coaching now, list any experience coaching a high school, college or professional team.Year School/Team
8. List any year your team won district or conference.
Year District/Conference
9. List number of years as team coach.
High school: College: Professional team:
10. Give your lifetime win/loss record as a coach. Include high school, college and professional team combined.
11. List any instances when you’ve had teams compete outside the United States.
Year Location
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12. List any nationally ranked players you’ve ever had as a high school/collegiate coach. Give number of ranking and date of ranking.
Name Date Ranking
13. As a high school coach, how many of your students continued to play tennis on a college team?
14. As a college coach, list any students who were NCAA, NAIA or national junior college champions. Name the student and date he/she was champion.
Date Name
15. As a professional team coach, list no more than five pros with whom you have worked.
16. List any special teams you’ve coached (e.g., Davis Cup, Fed/Wightman Cup, Junior Davis, Junior Fed/Wightman Cup).
Date Name
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17. If coaching at this time, please submit most recent team schedule.
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Education – Research – Publications
1. List the name and location of high school attended. Give graduation date.
Attended/Graduated
Name Location
2. List the name and location of college or university attended.
Name Location
3. List any college degrees you’ve earned.
Year Type of degree
4. Have you taken any continuing education courses that contribute to your profession (i.e., college extension courses, computer classes, public speaking courses, CPR)?
5. Please explain any type of tennis equipment that you have developed that is now used widely in the tennis industry.
6. Please explain any special teaching techniques or playing strategies you have developed that are now used widely in this industry.
7. If you have ever had any United States patents issued for any type of tennis equipment or ideas, list the equipment/ideas and dates issued.
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8. If you have ever published a tennis-related book, please list title and date published.
9. List no more than five articles you have had published in any local or regional publications.
Date Title of Article Publication
10. List any articles you have had published in ADDvantage magazine or other USPTA publications, including the nature of the article and date published.
Date Title of Article Publication/Subject
11. List any articles you’ve had published in any other national tennis magazines.
Date Title of Article Publication
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12. List no more than five tennis “tips” you’ve had published in any publication, locally or nationally.
Date Title of Article Publication
Organizational affiliations - special achievements - contributions to community
1. Of which organizations are you a member, other than tennis, (i.e. vocational, religious, social)? List the organizations and the year you became a member.
Year Organization
2. Please list any instances when you have been recognized for any contributions to your community, church or social organization.
3. List no more than five instances when any company or organization has used your picture and/or name in its promotional ventures. If so, list name and date.
Date Company/Organization
4. List any recognition you have received for contributions to any athletic association, such as
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AAHPERD interscholastic leagues, USRSA, NTA, etc.
5. Please list your current membership in any other related sports association, such as PSA, USRSA, ATI, AAHPERD, TFNA.
6. List no more than five manufacturers for which you are an advisory staff member.
Date Company Name
7. If you were in the armed forces of your country, list the branch, years and accomplishments.
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