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    <title>Racquet Sports Industry</title>
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   <updated>2010-02-22T18:50:54Z</updated>
    <subtitle>RacquetSportsIndustry.com is the official web site for Racquet Sports Industry magazine</subtitle>
 

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    <title>Sowing Seeds at the Grassroots</title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3788</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T07:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-02-22T18:50:54Z</updated>
    
    <summary> I just returned from San Diego and am all fired up. I was at the 2010 USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW), undoubtedly one of the best things the USTA does for recreational tennis. Volunteers and USTA staff from...</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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         I just returned from San Diego and am all fired up. I was at the 2010 USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW), undoubtedly one of the best things the USTA does for recreational tennis. Volunteers and USTA staff from...
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<entry>
    <title>Industry News</title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3787</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T06:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:16:26Z</updated>
    
    <summary>USTA Creates US Open National Playoffs The USTA is launching the US Open National Playoffs, which will provide the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying...</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
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        <category term="Industry News" />
    
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        USTA Creates US Open National Playoffs The USTA is launching the US Open National Playoffs, which will provide the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying...
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<entry>
    <title>Tennis Memorabilia</title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3819</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T05:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:49:41Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[Trading Cards Hope to Raise Tennis&rsquo; Profile]]></summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Miscellaneous" />
    
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        <![CDATA[Trading Cards Hope to Raise Tennis&rsquo; Profile]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Pioneers In Tennis</title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3820</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T04:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:44:10Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Sheldon Westervelt: At the forefront of facility design</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Courts/Lighting" />
    
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        Sheldon Westervelt: At the forefront of facility design
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<entry>
    <title>Fashion Forming</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/19_fashion_forming.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3821</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T03:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:43:19Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Fitting your customers with the right clothing.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Clothing" />
    
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        Fitting your customers with the right clothing.
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<entry>
    <title>The Changing Tennis Landscape</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/18_the_changing_tennis_landsca.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3822</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T02:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:42:31Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[ Our upcoming series will take a hard look at what&rsquo;s good and bad in this industry, and how we can make things better for everyone. In the coming months, RSI will be running a series of articles on the...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Business/Marketing" />
    
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        <![CDATA[ Our upcoming series will take a hard look at what&rsquo;s good and bad in this industry, and how we can make things better for everyone. In the coming months, RSI will be running a series of articles on the...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Is Your Facility a Tennis Hangout?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/17_is_your_facility_a_tennis_h.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3823</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T01:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:41:35Z</updated>
    
    <summary>It may not take much to make sure your courts appeal to your clientele.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Business/Marketing" />
    
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        It may not take much to make sure your courts appeal to your clientele.
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<entry>
    <title>Public Enemies</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/16_public_enemies.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3824</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-02T00:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:40:36Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Easy-access municipal courts are a key to growing tennis. But how can you deal with vandalism and abuse?</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Courts/Lighting" />
    
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        Easy-access municipal courts are a key to growing tennis. But how can you deal with vandalism and abuse?
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    <title>What You Need to Know about Windscreen</title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3825</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-01T23:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:39:35Z</updated>
    
    <summary> Windscreen, also known as background curtain, has a variety of uses in addition to its original and primary purpose of reducing or deflecting wind on outdoor courts. Ask any court builder, equipment supplier, facility manager or player, and they...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Courts/Lighting" />
    
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         Windscreen, also known as background curtain, has a variety of uses in addition to its original and primary purpose of reducing or deflecting wind on outdoor courts. Ask any court builder, equipment supplier, facility manager or player, and they...
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<entry>
    <title>Find What You Need at ASBA Website</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/14_find_what_you_need_at_asba.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3826</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-01T22:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:38:28Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[ The old commercial for the Yellow Pages used to advise would-be shoppers, &ldquo;Let your fingers do the walking.&rdquo; The new way of commerce is, of course, e-shopping, which gives your fingers a break and lets the mouse do all...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Courts/Lighting" />
    
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/">
        <![CDATA[ The old commercial for the Yellow Pages used to advise would-be shoppers, &ldquo;Let your fingers do the walking.&rdquo; The new way of commerce is, of course, e-shopping, which gives your fingers a break and lets the mouse do all...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Posting Time</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/13_posting_time.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3827</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-01T21:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:37:42Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Largely unnoticed until there are problems, net posts are important for play, and for aesthetics.</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Courts/Lighting" />
    
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        Largely unnoticed until there are problems, net posts are important for play, and for aesthetics.
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    <title>Pacific Poly Power Pro</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/03/pacific_poly_power_pro.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3786</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-01T20:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:36:30Z</updated>
    
    <summary> Poly Power Pro is a high modulus polyester string manufactured in Germany exclusively by Pacific. In construction, it is essentially a double-coated monofilament. Pacific tells us that the high modulus polymers combined with two layers of a special coating...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Playtests" />
    
        <category term="Strings" />
    
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         Poly Power Pro is a high modulus polyester string manufactured in Germany exclusively by Pacific. In construction, it is essentially a double-coated monofilament. Pacific tells us that the high modulus polymers combined with two layers of a special coating...
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<entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Retailer&rsquo;s Bill of Rights]]></title>
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    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3785</id>
    
    <published>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-06T13:46:14Z</updated>
    
    <summary>A longtime tennis shop owner says there must be changes in the way retailers are treated in this industry.</summary>
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        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        A longtime tennis shop owner says there must be changes in the way retailers are treated in this industry.
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    <title>Industry News</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/02/22_industry_news_6.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3701</id>
    
    <published>2010-02-02T06:00:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-01-21T00:07:40Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Kempin Named CEO/President of Head USA Kevin Kempin has been named the CEO and president of Head USA, with responsibility for the Racquet Sport and Winter Sport divisions. Kempin previously was president of HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports, a position he was...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        Kempin Named CEO/President of Head USA Kevin Kempin has been named the CEO and president of Head USA, with responsibility for the Racquet Sport and Winter Sport divisions. Kempin previously was president of HEAD/Penn Racquet Sports, a position he was...
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<entry>
    <title>Outlook 2010: Racquets</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/02/2148_outlook_2010_racquets.html" />
    <id>tag:www.racquetsportsindustry.com,2010://1.3702</id>
    
    <published>2010-02-02T05:48:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-01-21T00:13:45Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Despite the tough economy, manufacturers are fired up about their racquet offerings.</summary>
    <author>
        <name>RSI</name>
        <uri>http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/</uri>
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        <category term="Frames" />
    
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        Despite the tough economy, manufacturers are fired up about their racquet offerings.
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