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MTM (Modern Tennis Methodology) Certified Coaches - Scroll down for listing by state

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How to become certified as an MTM Academy of Coaches Member (click here)

Message to all coaches or prospective coaches from Oscar Wegner:

Over the years I have received requests from coaches who teach using my techniques to have certification procedures. I have authorized, for that purpose, a coaching organization called Modern Tennis Methodology (MTM) to be administered under the direction of John Carpenter, the current Director of Certification and Testing.

This coaching organization will fill a void at the grassroots level for simple and easy Play Like the Pros tennis instruction.

Coaches already certified by other organizations are welcome as well.

The certification includes an exam that needs to be passed with an 80% minimum, with an instruction on those failed points and a chance to take a new exam if you are below 80%. The annual membership fee, which includes the exam, is $50. This year's membership is valid until December 31st, 2010.

For membership benefits go to www.moderntenniscoaches.com

For those MTM coaches in the USA, liability insurance can be through the US High School Tennis Association (USHSTA) at an additional cost of $20 per calendar year.

Best regards, Oscar Wegner

Listing by state. Details and contacts.

California
Susan Nardi	Manhattan Beach	suznardi@yahoo.com	310-529-4834
Jimmy Gleason	Laguna Beach	gleasontennis@yahoo.com	949-613-1932
John Staph	Costa Mesa	johnstaph@yahoo.com	714-585-7404
Pat Cupo	Sherman Oaks	cupo4@sbcglobal.net	818-421-7135
John Thau	San Bernadino	jkthau@msn.com	909-886-7306
Demian DaCosta	Torrance	demiancabral@hotmail.com	310-617-3757
Conrad Dunn	Sun City	conradddunn@yahoo.com	951-672-3880
Michael Black	Encinitas	mduffyblack@yahoo.com	760-943-8231
Triniti Bhaguandas	Sherman Oaks	trinigirll@hotmail.com	323-369-8746
Mark Dalli	Westlake Village	mdraq@yahoo.com	818-274-9003
Stuart Bramer	Agoura Hills	CoachStu@att.net	310-614-0022
Donald Mittica	San Bernadino	shenoneliby@verizon.net	909-886-3117
Craig Pasqua	Sunnyvale	craigp@harker.org	408-983-5688
Bernie Villadiego	Chatsworth	powerofthesmile@sbcglobal.net	818-974-6748
Lynn Finnell	Carmel	skylo@comcast.net	831-236-6780
Dave Hall	Lincoln	diane-hall@sbcglobal.net	916-543-0536
Diane Hall	Lincoln	diane-hall@sbcglobal.net	916-543-0536
Brian Connaughton	Watsonville	brianconn1@sbcglobal.net	831-435-9368
Lucile Mosier	Encino	tennisangel@me.com	818-510-0426
Paul Dypwick	Alhambra	pauleztennislearnright@yahoo.com	310-600-5639
Ty Metcalf	Los Angeles	ty@latennis.com	310-663-1801
John Carrizosa	Torrance	johncarrizosa@yahoo.com	310-375-1222
Scott Chrichlow	Los Angeles	scottchrichlow@beverlyhillstennis.com	310-652-7555 Ext 346
Stanislaw Sojka	Granite Bay	goral24@yahoo.com	415-710-7503
Brice Pace	Ojai	buddyman@adelphia.net	805-415-9153
James Darstein	Bakersfield	borntoinspire2@hotmail.com	661-862-9640
Chuck Coleman	Danville	chuck@chuckcolemantennis.com	925-362-9118
Adam Blair	Laguna Beach	adamblairtennis@gmail.com	949-616-9737
Rachel Gibson	Hollywood	girlonlaptop@gmail.com	no phone
Mike Gallagher	San Clemente	mike4tennis@sbcglobal.net	949-498-7550
Gage Gallagher	San Clemente	mike4tennis@sbcglobal.net	no phone
Brian "Sparky" Farrell	Piercy	sparky2531@gmail.com	707-247-3303
Alabama
Jennifer Nylen	Auburn	jennifer_nylen@yahoo.com	334-332-9749
Arkansas
Jason Crossno	Paragould	jbcrossno@hotmail.com	870-476-1743
Arizona
Mary Bente	Sedona	mbente595@yahoo.com	928-284-1774
Beverly Coleman	Sedona	wellness@beverlycoleman.com	928-204-9233
Luke Dumyahn	Sedona	lukedumyahn@hotmail.com	no phone
Faye Kelley	Flagstaff	faykelley@earthlink.net	928-600-1733
Connecticut
John J. Barston	Darien	jbarston@msn.com	203-912-1187
Jonathan Stein	Milford	shamus49@yahoo.com	203-882-8538
Darren Lavallee	Greenwich	darrenlavallee@gmail.com	203-257-6137
Katie Tansley	Milford	katieimg@yahoo.com	203-690-8103
Gerald Beals	Griswold	mrsmbeals@yahoo.com	860-376-8818
Florida
Oscar Wegner Pres.	Clearwater	tennisoscar@aol.com	727-735-3293
Randy Ardenfriend	Sarasota	randy.ardenfriend@yahoo.com	941-387-1635
Trey Seibold	Weston	trey261@aol.com	954-907-7365
Eric Carlson	Fort Myers	bigelc@hotmail.com	239-210-8453
Georgia
Bert Bozeman	Perry	bert_bozeman@yahoo.com	478-987-0575
Tony Gottlieb	Savannah	tgsavannah@aol.com	912-224-0482
Tony Johnson	Atlanta	4skating@bellsouth.net	770-888-8290
Kim Brown	Newnan	kimbrown@charter.net	404-784-7688
Judd Sciortino	Roswell	judd9868@yahoo.com	770-778-4927
Illinois
John Carpenter	Glen Carbon	eztennisswing@yahoo.com	618-978-0891
Ryan Cochran	Collinsville	ryancochran112@hotmail.com	618-978-8436
Sean Patterson	Edwardsville	burnrubber101@hotmail.com	618-301-0052
Dennis Bland	Edwardsville	dennis@blandesign.com	618-692-1174
Robert Logan	Alton	rlogan25@yahoo.com	618-610-1688
Kansas
Sam Dien	Overland Park	sd8010@kc.rr.com	913-549-8374
Massachusetts
Spencer Flint	Mashpee	spencerflinttennis@yahoo.com	508-367-8954
Michigan
Warner C. Offord III	Kalamazoo	wotennispro20@hotmail.com	269-873-3732
Richard Huffman	Paw Paw	dadhuffma@aol.com	269-657-2863
Missouri
Jonathan Hertlein	St. Louis	tennisjon@yahoo.com	636-675-1737
James Murphy	St. Louis	topspin27@sbcglobal.net	314-274-4861
Najib Nazari	St. Louis	tennisnn@yahoo.com	314-610-5584
Rick Salas	Kansas City	kcinet@kc.rr.com	816-729-8430
Michael K. Hall	Rogersville	yoda10s4mh@hotmail.com,	417-753-3374
Michael Collins	Branson		417-239-3777
New Hampshire
Dave Stewart	Portsmouth	das682@hotmail.com	no phone
New Jersey
Scott Turner	Sparta	sturner11@mac.com	973-296-2723
New York
Jorge Barrera Aguirre	Monsey	jorge19@mac.com	201-560-0370
Billy Ray Jackson	Ossining	billyrayjackson@earthlink.net	914-923-1614
Lukas Beman	Ossining	lbeman@clubfit.com	914-432-7351
Paul Nielson	Lima	nielsen1@rochester.rr.com	585-624-5562
George Muller	Wilton	tenniswarrior61@yahoo.com	518-584-5368
Douglas Howard	New York City	DouglasHoward4@Gmail.com.	212-533-0656
North Carolina
John Mastro	Concord	Jbm13@ carolina.rr.com	704-701-1177
John Strong	Charlotte	jstrong@strongstennisacademy.com	704-430-2817
Bob Kirchheimier	Cary	hazlett63@yahoo.com	919 303-6693
Ohio
Eugene Brice	Springfield	beugenebrice@aol.com	937-346-4290
Tennessee
Russell Wiehe	Nashville	russellweihe@msn.com	615-428-1833
Texas
Katie Hueske	Brenham	katiehueske@hotmail.com	979-836-4344
Andy Davis	New Braunfels	andydtennis@yahoo.com	1-800-444-6204
Virginia
Jeff Counts	Alexandria	jco872@gmail.com	703-867-9650
Olga Bogatyrenko	Alexandria	chasingmoments@gmail.com	no phone
Mark T. Hildenbrand	Newport News	mark.hildenbrand.ctr@dla.mil	757-879-2650
Washington
Vince Radovesich	Port Orchard	vincentradosevich@yahoo.com	360-876-0294
Amadeo Juachon	Vancouver	junbug300@comcast.net	360-624-4042
Washington D.C.
Tom Meyer	Washington, D.C.	tomhowto@hotmail.com	301-802-6633
Wisconsin
John Frausto	Fond du Lac	topspintennis@yahoo.com	920-929-9150
C. Roger Grantham	Stevens Point	crgantham@yahoo.com	480-218-4252
Puerto Rico
David Rivera	Trujillo Alto	davidriverarivera@hotmail.com	787-638-2802
Australia
Chris Chandler	Melbourne, Victoria	chris@chandlertennis.com
Jasenko Palos	Melbourne, Victoria	picancek@msn.com
Alison Scott	Sydney, NSW	alison@hotshotsactionevents.com
Tadeusz Wlodarczyk	Red Hill South, Victoria	kerritad@pac.com.au	412203959
Austria
Mark Carruthers	Vienna, Singapore	mwgcarruthers@hotmail.com	0065091375426
Belgium Dany Van Der Rieten Brazil	Antwerp, Belgium	tennisdany@aol.com
Tiago Leivas	Caxias do Sul	tleivas@hotmail.com
Fernando Pereira	Itajai, SC	fernandoc.pereira@yahoo.com
Canada
Akiva Lacterman	Vancouver	akivalac@hotmail.com	604-889-5633
China
Leo Wong	Hong Kong, China	leostrut@gmail.com
Czech Republic
Petr Horna	Zlin	petrhorna@volny.cz
Germany
Henning Frey	Niederkassel	henningfrey@web.de
Greece
Fotis Vaseos	Athens, Greece	fotis@fotisvazeostennis.com
Malaysia
Wan Rahman	Petaling Jaya	dhomwan@gmail.com
Serbia
Predrag Simovic	Belgrade, Serbia	predragsim@yahoo.com
Singapore
Andrew Mah Poh Ann	Singapore	coach_andrewmah@hotmail.com

Meet some of our celebrities

(all our pros are celebrities, bringing truth and honesty to the wonderful sport of tennis)

John Carpenter, Director of Certification, with Oscar Wegner

John Carpenter, formerly Encino CA, now at Glen Carbon and O'Fallon, IL.

MTM Pro, PTR Pro Certified. MTM Tester.

John brings a wide body of tennis theory which he experimented with over the last twenty years. Upon converting to MTM and testing it versus other theories, he noticed players using MTM developed much faster, especially when it was not mixed with conventional data. He had such success he was hired by Andy Davis (now at Newcombe’s Academy) to bring MTM to the famous clay courts of Triple A Tennis Club in Forest Park. John and Andy spent countless hours with Oscar on court studying how to teach anyone to Play Like the Pros. He then served as Head Pro at Dwight Davis Tennis Center and was the O’Fallon, IL Parks and Rec Tennis Director where he started the kids off right from the start with MTM. If you don’t see instant results in a lesson, you don’t pay him.

eztennisswing@yahoo.com, cell: 618-978-0891

Lucile Bosche Mosier, Encino, CA, MTM Advisor, MTM PR Executive

Private lessons, specializing in children and introducing adult beginners to Modern Tennis Methodology.

818-510-0426, e mail: tennisangel@me.com, website www.tennisteacher.org

Susan Nardi , Manhattan Beach, PTR Tester/Clinician, USPTA1, MTM Tester/Pro

Susan with Oscar

Manhattan Beach (6 miles south of LAX) and also teaches in Irvine.
Susan has been coaching at every level for 23 years.  Considered an expert on munchkin tennis, she has written articles and speaks nationally on the subject.  Professional accomplishments include:  USPTR national Tester, 2000 USPTA California High School Coach of the Year, assistant women's tennis coach at Virginia Tech, head coach of the Capistrano Valley High School team making CIF quarterfinals each year, and Junior Pee Wee Tennis Instructor at Riviera Country Club.  Susan teaches at Homestead in Irvine, Ca.suznardi@yahoo.com or cell: 310-529-4834.

To Susan Nardi, MTM Pro: "By playing tennis with an open stance I have eliminated all physical pain and improved my overall efficiency on the court.  Before I used to have shoulder, lower back and right knee pain; the “turn-sideways” stance put a lot of pressure on these key body parts and joints.  Now I hit with an open-stance.  This way of playing insures that none of my body parts or joints are supporting an undue amount of stress or pressure.  This is a natural way of moving!  My energy level and efficiency on the tennis court has improved also.  Because this is a more natural way of moving I get to the ball quicker and have better balance which results in a more efficient tennis game.  Before I used to get tired, exerting so much extra energy, now tennis is fun and easy and I play better than I ever have before."  Nicola Mazer, Costa Mesa, CA

Jeanette-Triniti Bhaguandas (known as Triniti)

Scott Crichlow, teaching in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles Metro Area.

Scott Crichlow is originally from the Northeast, living in Boston and then New York City following graduation from Seton Hall University, where he attended on tennis scholarship. His playing prowess enabled him to be hired as a hitting partner for members of the Chinese Federation Cup team at the 2000 U.S. Open, and for former American Davis Cup team member and ATP top 20 ranked Vince Spadea at the 2001 U.S. Open. He has coached at the Division I collegiate level during the completion of a dual-degree physics and electrical engineering program, serving as the interim men’s head coach at his alma mater Seton Hall, and subsequently coached the Fairleigh Dickinson University men’s Team to an NCAA National Championship Tournament berth. He has also coached at the professional level, and has acquired vast experience and success as a teaching professional in various community programs and clubs in Boston, New York, New Jersey, and now California at Beverly Hills Tennis. He has been instrumental in the development of juniors who have gone on to the collegiate and professional ranks and is currently working with numerous regionally and nationally ranked juniors here in the Southern California section.  Crichlow also plays on the professional tennis circuit and has had numerous commercial experiences: two nationally televised commercials with John McEnroe in 2001, a Japanese national Honda commercial with Maria Sharapova in 2004, and the “Tennis Shorts” series currently on the Tennis Channel.

scottcrichlow@beverlyhillstennis.com 310.652.7555  ext. 346

Jimmy Gleason, Laguna Beach , CA

With a heart as big as the great tennis game he plays, Jimmy coaches the Laguna Beach High School girl's team during the fall season and teaches Modern Tennis Methodology full-time for a Laguna Beach program. He offers privates and clinics for all ages and levels in Laguna Beach and teaches in Encino schedule permitting. He can be reached at

gleasontennis@yahoo.com 949 613-1932

Johnny Staph , Costa Mesa Ca and City of Irvine, MTM Pro, PTR Pro

After switching to MTM, Johnny won a 5.0 Signature Series Tournament at age 47. He is the head coach for Calvary Chapel High School Varsity Boys Tennis team and also coaches the Laguna Beach Girls Freshman Team. He teaches at Valley Oak Park for the City of Irvine Tennis and also coaches high performance players. He has also worked extensively with Oscar Wegner on court and his teaching techniques are based on Oscar’s MTM system of learning to play naturally. He holds private & group lessons as well as summer workshops for ages 8 and up. He can be reached at

johnstaph@yahoo.com cell: 714 585-7404

Mark Dalli, Westlake Village , CA , USPTA, MTM

Mark Dalli is a very caring , patient and dedicated Pro known to be a great motivator and role model. His experience is vast as he has coached at high school, college level, and is well known as a coach for over 100 successful USA Junior teams in San Gabriel Valley and Orange County.  This season his teams will compete in Ventura County League. The upcoming season will mark his 38th as a Head Coach. His expertise is well rounded as he is also a custom racquet technician and owned Maddog tennis shop in Diamond Bar, Ca. for over 20 years. Oscars methods just make sense! Mark has used many of his techniques for years, and will continue to develop players with Modern Tennis Methods. He has received awards from Los Angeles Parks & Recreation for his work with children and promoting tennis. From pee wees to Elite level he has tremendous experience. Contact him at (818)-274-9003 or mdraq@yahoo.com. Dallitennis.com coming soon.

John Thau, San Bernadino , CA

John was visiting Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis in 2005 when he noticed a group of high school kids being taught to Play Like the Pros. John Carpenter introduced him to Oscar’s MTM whereupon Thau took it back to San Bernadino with huge success where the high school girls team he helps coach were semifinalists and finalists the last two years. He teaches at Blair Park Tennis Center and Norton Tennis Center.

Email: jkthau@msn.com
Cell: 909-815-6101

He’s been a certified USTA Official since 2001 and in 2002 and 2003, he helped direct twenty thousand kids in the largest school tennis promotion in the nation for Beginners World Tennis but noticed a few years later most of the kids had quit tennis. In 2005, he went to work for Dwight Davis Tennis Center to learn MTM as an instructor where he spent teaching an entire summer under Oscar Wegner. He has worked with Oscar extensively and also attended two US Open Tennis Teaching Conferences as Oscar’s guest. He has taught MTM in the St. Louis area and at O’Fallon Illinois Parks and Rec Program with John Carpenter where they took a small program and exploded it with great success their first year. He taught tennis for a private girls school in St. Louis and helped the school earn a top four state finish in his two years there before leaving to spend a winter in California spreading MTM with Oscar Wegner and John Carpenter. He founded a free Tips 4 Tennis outreach program to get people to take a second look at tennis given MTM proves how easy it is to play well. He keeps it simple and easy to learn to play well.

Najib Nazarri , St. Louis, MO

Nazari has been studying tennis theory since 1996. When he began using the EZ-Tennis method, he quickly discovered the speed at which his own game progressed as well as that of his students. Nazari enjoys coaching beginners as well as players who are considering turning professional. Training and professional coaching is available to players of all levels. Call him at 314-610-5584 to schedule clinics or private lessons. His email is tennisnn@yahoo.com.

Rachel Gibson, Hollywood, California. Contact: www.tennisca.com

Rachel learned to play tennis in her 30's from the Wegner method.  Within the first year she was able to play with people who had been playing since childlhood and was then offered a coaching position at a local high school.  After the first season of coaching, the parents and school were so impressed with the results she has now been asked to be head coach for the 2008 season.  She became certified as a MTM instructor in the summer of 2007 and began giving private lessons.  One of her adult private lesson students says, "I had never played tennis in my life before taking lessons with Rachel.  After just a handful of lessons, I had a strong forehand, backhand, and serve.  I can now play with and beat friends who've been playing for years!"  Rachel teaches private lessons in the Albuquerque, NM area and loves teaching players of all ages  For more information, check out her tennis website at www.tennisabq.com or email her at info@tennisabq.com

Jorge Aguirre , Monsey, NY, MTM Pro, USPTA1

Jorge runs the tennis program at the LifePlex Health and Tennis Club in Monsey, NY. One of Argentina’s top players before going into coaching, he now works closely with Oscar Wegner who calls Jorge an “expert in Modern Tennis.” During the 80's he traveled Europe learning from great instructors like Jose Higueras in Valencia, Spain. During the 90's Jorge taught at the Quest Tennis Academy, the second largest academy in the east coast, then became Director at Pascack Tennis Center before taking over at LifePlex. He coaches actors, actresses and many junior, college and satellite players such as Carl Thorson, Dany Opici, Kristie Ahn, (current #1 USTA ranked girl in 14’s), and developed Jenna Max Hopman, Alsey Globerman, and hundreds of players that today are playing division one college and Varsity Tennis in their high schools. His passion for the game is apparent in his high energy level and his ability to "connect you to the game". Jorge says “I know modern tennis, the way Oscar Wegner described in his books, works. I have been teaching modern tennis for 20 years and no one ever left my court without the experience of their life, and capturing with their body the beautiful game of tennis.” Email: jorge19@mac.com.

Belgium and the European Union:

Dany Van Der Rieten, Antwerp, Belgium

E mail tennisdany@aol.com

As Oscar's personal representative for the European Union Dany has received the highest degree of training by Oscar to bring MTM to his students. He also trains and certifies MTM coaches in Europe. He is Co-founder of Modern Tennis Europe. Says Dany “As a tennis coach I was looking for a better and easier way to make the game I love so much more easy for my pupils, buying a lot of books, traveling around the world, visiting great academies and still there was always one book and one coach who always came back in my mind, Oscar Wegner. After meeting Oscar several times in the U.S.A., U.K. and having him as a guest in my home when he visited Belgium, he became not only a very dear friend but also my mentor.

Brazil (now at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona, Spain)

Já no Brasil o responsável é Tiago Leivas

MTM Pro, Diretor de certificação em Caxias do Sul-RS

Tiago vem trabalhando com a Metodologia de Tênis Moderno(MTM) durante os
últimos seis anos, nos quais utilizou o método com diversos atletas de
diferentes níveis. Veja abaixo um pouco mais sobre o currículo de Tiago
Leivas.
Curso de Treinador Internacional na Academia Sanchez/Casal em
Barcelona-Espanha.
Cursos nível 1, 2 e 3  CBT/ITF
MTM profissional, no qual é também o primeiro diretor de certificação do
Brasil e Tiago estará ajudando os treinadores a alcançar a certificação da
metodologia de tênis moderno no Brasil na região de Caxias do Sul, no estado
do Rio Grande do Sul.
Profissional de Educação Física pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul.
Técnico de Tênis da Equipe de competição do clube Recreio da Juventude, onde
trabalha com alunos de todas as idades. O clube tem aproximadamente 600
jogadores de Tênis.
Tiago faz parte também do  TEAM ELITE HEAD de treinadores.
Seu email é: tleivas@hotmail.com.

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