People making news using the sport monopod.

By Cameron

Southern Calif.:

Phil Dent - Taylor Dent

Father - son who were both highly ranked players in their day, have started their own tennis academy in Orange County. Phil is known for coaching top Pros, like Maria Sharipova, who under his instruction, had a serve that took her to slam wins in Australia and Wimbledon. No shoulder problem when Phil had her working with him.

Taylor Dent moved from a promising Junior in the USTA, to a world class pro ranked in the top 20 in the world before back problems beset him. After undergoing surgeries to remedy the various problems brought on by a physically demanding style of play, he made a comeback with near miss losses to top ten players in various tournaments. Although he rose in world ranking again, he never returned to the form of play that carried him to the top.

You to can learn from two of the best teaching pros in the world now at their academy. They use the monopod to video form and practice sessions when teaching stroke production and the mental side of the game. On that side of things, very few know more about the mental side than these two. find them at: www.denttennisacademy.com or call

Mickey Yelverson - Seal Beach Racket center..

Mickey is a former WTA Player turned teaching pro and is one of the best at teaching the mental side of the game. She has a slew of former students with scholarships to major schools in the USA.

All earned from having successful junior play in the SCTA Tournaments. Many coaches come here to recruit while watching the So Cal Junior sectionals and other national events held here. Mickey's students can always be found near the top ranks of their age division.

She uses the monopod to video match play and practice sessions also. A picture is worth a thousand words and the way you can capture play is unequaled she says. All good when you are trying to communicate with Juniors who are visual oriented.

You can reach her via phone at: 562-533-4997

Gordon Zawtun at PVCC Palm Springs

Gordon runs one of the best junior programs anywhere. He is a hands on guy and he also shuttles the players around to tournaments all over socal. the training and conditioning are top notch, and many of the players from his program have attained top rankings in socal and gone onto receive scholarships to college for themselves. Very kid driven and affordable. Reach the program by calling PVCC @ 760-345-2745

Peter Smith Tennis academy in Long Beach, Ca.

Peter is the head coach at USC and has many NCAA championships to his name and is going for a 3rd straight this year. Obviously he can coach, and knows how to get the most from his players. The same can be said about his academy. He and his staff get great results in a short period of time by total attention to all aspects of the game, from conditioning, to stoke production, to the mental side of the game. If you live in the area, this is the place to go They also use the monopod to shoot stroke production and practice play.

Marc McCampbell at the MCademy in Oxnard, Ca.

Marc is one supervising coach for the CTC program in the area and runs a quality program at the mcademy. Many of the players that have gone through his programs have gone onto achieve major acalaides in tennis. One has been on two NCAA national championship teams at USC for starters. The Bryant bros are personal friends and drop by now and then to encourage players in the program and do fund raisers for the vcjta. Call Oxnard tennis center @ 805-483-2600

Jack Newman's Austin Tennis Academy, Austin, Texas

If you want to become a top Junior in the USTA then this is a place to go. Their program is one of the best in the nation and produces top nationally ranked juniors in several age divisions. The Brain behind the program is and he has surrounded himself with a top professional staff that gets results. They also use the monopod at the academy and away at many of the events they attend. For more information go to: www.austintennisacademy.com

More info coming.