Annual Tennis Seminar
For Professional Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Parents
16th Annual OCCTA Tennis Seminar
In Memory of Dave Borelli
Sunday, June 27th, 2027, 8am-5pm
Great Park Tennis Center
8242 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618
Qualifies for Continuing Education points with the RSPA and PTR
Over $5,000 in raffle prizes including Travel Carts, Cases of Tennis Balls, Teaching Tools, String Reels
Steve Riggs, Director
Karen Ronney, Assistant Director
Kevin Finkleberg, Event Assistant
Matt Previdi, Emcee
This annual seminar is geared towards showing and teaching coaches, assistant coaches and parents on how to train kids and develop junior players. This all-day event packs quite a punch with teaching demonstrations as well as audience participation.
Reasons to Attend the Orange County Community Tennis Association Seminar
This is a one-day event, and there will be presentations on a variety of tennis topics from knowledgeable and respected speakers. In 2026 over 188 attendees learned, networked, and enjoyed eight 50-minute on-court presentations, a half-hour round table discussion, and a tasty lunch. The day also includes ceremonies for the Dave Borelli Leadership Award as well as gifting equipment to area high school tennis teams.
Renowned speakers for this venerable event include Alan Iverson, Amanda Fink Moore, Dave Hagler, Greg Prudhomme, Issac McBroom, Johnny Lee, Karen Ronney, Ken DeHart, Matt Previdi, Matt Simons, and Randy Houston
Countdown to the 2027 OCCTA Tennis Seminar
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Agenda from the 2026 Tennis Seminar
7:30am | Check-in
8:00am | Isaac McBroom: “Skill vs Technique – What is the Difference? Why Does It Matter?”
8:45am | Allan Iverson: “Match Level Focus”
9:30am | Dave Hagler: “What Matters and What Doesn’t”
10:15am | Ken DeHart: “Making a Lasting Impression – a 10 Step Approach”
11:00am | Dean Hollingworth: “Developing On-Court Movement and Explosiveness for High School Tennis”
11:40am | Group Picture, Lunch, Raffle, High School Support, Dave Borelli Leadership Award
1:00pm | Amanda Fink Moore: “Why Players Choose and Keep Their Coaches”
1:45pm | Matt Simons: “The Mentally Tough Tennis Player: Turning Chaos into Clarity”
2:30pm | Johnny Lee: “Different Ways to Warm-up Players”
3:15pm | Greg Prudhomme: “Applying Mental Skills Coaching to On-Court Practice?”
4:00pm | Randy Houston: “The Current State of Teaching Tennis”
4:45pm | Raffle
Why should you attend? Here are just a few reasons, and there are many, many more.
If you’re an experienced professional and/or manage a facility you may see ways to:
- Potentially expand your business
- Coach and communicate with your students and staff more effectively
- Implement program development and teaching ideas that benefit you, your staff and students
If you’re a less experienced teacher, you will benefit from:
- Seeing new and old teaching techniques / methods
- Networking with presenters and other attendees
- Learning how to be more efficient, effective and productive on court
If you’re a parent, this can help:
- Ascertain if your child is on the “right path” for them and you
- Better understand and learn about different play and developmental options for players
- Assess their present coach and/or program
- Learn to effectively work with your child to augment what a professional coach can do
Attendees Gifts* for first 225 Attendees
Tote Bag, Lifeguard Hat, Shirt, 103rd National Public Parks Tennis Championship Players Towel, Solinco String, and Dunlop Key Ring
Raffle Prizes*
Over $5,000 in Prizes: Travel Carts, Cases of Tennis Balls, Teaching Tools, String Reels, and grand prizes including Four Passes for Palos Verdes Golf Course at Terranea Resort (Sponsored by the Peninsula Racquet Club), and Two Tickets to the 2027 BNP (Sponsored by Dunlop)
*Subject to change
Registration Fee
$75 per person includes lunch and one raffle ticket.
Payment made to Steve Riggs via PayPal or Venmo @Steve-Riggs-11
For Group discount rate please email riggstwins@outlook.com or call 949-232-9200
To be included in the lunch, please RSVP by Friday, June 25th. Vegans please send notice in advance.
Qualifies for Continuing Education Points (8 Hours of CEU’s) PTR and RSPA
Hosted by the City of Irvine at the Great Park Tennis Center, 8242 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618
Sponsors
OCCTA, PTR, USTA Southern California, Dreams Beyond The Net, USTA Coaching, All 4 Tennis Foundation, IART, OnCourt OffCourt, Dunlop, Babolat, Solinco, Wilson, Zico, Spindrift, 4Gen Digital, Prime Time International, Peninsula Racquet Club
Official Seminar Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Irvine Spectrum
90 Pacifica, Irvine, Ca. 92618
949-471-8511 Click here for room reservations
*Book early, limited amount of rooms available at discounted rate
For more information please email riggstwins@outlook.com or call 949-232-9200
Photo from 2025 Tennis Seminar:
Renowned past speakers for this event have included:
- Amanda Fink
- Beau Treyz
- Bill Patton
- Bill Tym
- Bonnie Lee
- Brandon Fallon
- Brett Hensen-Dent
- Brian Parkkonen
- Brooke Ronney
- Chris Lewis
- Chris Watase
- Chuck Brymer
- Dan Santorum
- Dave Borelli
- Dave Hagler
- Dianne Matias
- Dina McBride
- Don Henson
- Evan Parry
- Frank Giampaolo
- George Wang
- Hans Romer
- Jeff Benito
- Jimmy Johnson
- John Michael Chamakoon
- Josh Jorgensen
- Julian Li
- Karen Ronney
- Ken DeHart
- Ken Grassel
- Kevin Garrett
- Kyle Pham
- Marc Stingley
- Martin Parkes
- Matt Previdi
- Mike Gennette
- Nic Izumi
- Nigel Pugh
- Peter Smith
- Rajeev Datt
- Randy Houston
- Rhonda Rabanal
- Rich Neher
- Sanad Rashed
- Dr Sean Drake
- Simon Paek
- Sonja Anerson-Struzzo
- Spencer Wayman
- Stella Sampras
- Steve Curtis
- Steve Keller
- Steve Paredes
- Steve Riggs
- Tiffany Mai
- Tim Ludeke
- Trevor Kronemann
- Tristan Pham
- Veronica Badon
- Victor Ranches
- Walid Fattah
- Walter Preidikman
Past Sponsors
- 4Gen Digital
- Babolat
- City of Mission Viejo
- DoubleTree
- Dunlop
- Eye Coach
- Gamma
- Head Penn
- Kourts
- L&L Hawaiian BBQ
- OCCTA
- OnCourt OffCourt
- Prime Time
- PTR
- Sense Arena
- SoCal Tennis Association Foundation
- Solinco
- Thorla
- USPTA
- USTA So Cal
- UTR
- Wilson