P.O. BOX ***, MIDDLEBURY, VT *****

802-***-**** abpird@r.postjobfree.com

Franz Collas

OBJECTIVE

To offer experiences and developmental opportunities in the sport of tennis

and enhance and promote the growth of tennis.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2000 - current, Owner, SoJo Tennis, LLC, Inc.

2000 - current, Tennis Director

Middlebury Indoor Tennis, Middlebury, Vt.

Tennis lessons and programming

Junior and Adult tennis development

Direct summer tennis camps for children

Coached 8 USTA teams to qualify for District championship play

Awarded 2004 USTA Facility of the year

2005 - current, Tennis Director

Middlebury Parks and Recreation Summer Tennis Program VT

1997- 2011 Tennis Director

Basin Harbor Resort, Vergennes, VT

Brought resort tennis program from marginal to viable profit center

Tennis Professional:

1994-2000 Twin Oaks Sports & Fitness, So. Burlington, VT

1994 Smuggler s Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, VT (seasonal)

1982-1983 The Gant, Aspen, CO (seasonal)

1981-1982 Shadow Mountain Resort and Silver Sands, Palm Desert, CA

1981 Top Notch, Stowe, VT (seasonal)

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2009 - current Boys Tennis Coach

Middlebury Union High School, Middlebury, VT

1997-1999 Girls Tennis Coach

Rice Memorial High School, South Burlington, VT

Developed a high school program to foster success over a sustained

period of years. Led girls team to 1997 Metro Divisional championship,

12-1 record.

Emphasis on conditioning, mental toughness, and sportsmanship.

1994-1995 USTA Area Training Coach for elite players in VT.

EMPHASIS ON

Physical conditioning

Advanced tennis drills

Court presence

Strategy

Mental toughness

EDUCATION

1982 Canada Jr. College, Redwood City, CA

General Education/Computer Science

Played 12 singles and alternate doubles

Division 1 State Tennis Champions, 1982

Also attended the College of the Desert, Palm Desert, Ca.

CERTIFICATIONS

USPTR certified since 2000

EMT 1A certified, State of California

Brown Belt Isshinryu Karate

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

SoJoTennis.com

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