Blackman Sports Inc.
1822 East-West Hwy  Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301) 495-5966  Fax: (301) 495-4115  BlackmanTennis@aol.com
February 26, 2002
Dear Parent,
It is our pleasure to inform you of the third annual American University
summer Tennis Camp! This years’ camp will again be run by Head Men’s Tennis
Coach, Martin Blackman. The camp will consist of three one-week sessions July 8 – 26,
2002. The camp will run from 9:00am – 3:00pm, with optional aftercare from 3:00pm –
5:00pm.
The title of our camp, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME reflects our approach
to tennis. We invite intermediate to advanced juniors to come and experience a complete
athletic experience. Martin Blackman brings 20+ years of tennis experience to this
summer’s event:
His experience includes a diverse range of training, competition and coaching. From
the juniors to the pros, from coaching at the national junior level, to coaching at the Div. I
NCAA Collegiate level. Martin will be able to share his experiences with your daughter
or son. They will benefit from his understanding of competition and discipline which he
learned from his mentors in the juniors, during his time on two Stanford NCAA
Championship Teams, and on the ATP TOUR.
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Winner of 4 National Junior Titles, including Kalamazoo, The National Boys’ 16 and
under singles and doubles (with Michael Chang)
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Member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup Team from 1986-1989
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Trained with Jim Courier, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi at the Nick Bollettieri
Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida.(1983-1987)
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Member of 1988 and 1989 NCAA Championship Teams at Stanford University.
Was MVP of the 1988 team.
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Was a top 153 ranked ATP Tour professional, competed in the Grand Slam events
and winner of 3 ATP events.
Trained and played doubles with Andre Agassi (currently ATP No.1 in the world)
and Nicolas Keifer.(currently ATP No14 in the world)
Blackman Sports Inc.
1822 East-West Hwy  Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel: (301) 495-5966  Fax: (301) 495-4115  BlackmanTennis@aol.com
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Volunteer coach and tutor at the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation at the
Washington Tennis Center (16th and Kennedy) 1996-1999.
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Has trained with world renowned coaches: Nick Bollettieri, Pancho Segura, Tom
Gorman, Nick Saviano, Tim Gullickson and Dick Gould.
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Coach of the Men’s Tennis Team at American University
2001 COACH OF THE YEAR in CAA conference
Coach Blackman brings an ‘old school’ back to basics approach to coaching, but
enhances it with the latest and most effective techniques in drilling, match play, mental
toughness training and conditioning. Coach Blackman will be supported by a staff of
expert coaches including a footwork and conditioning expert. Plyo-metrics, interval
training, footwork drilling, flexibility training, cross training, competitive seminars, and
a college tennis workshop for juniors and seniors (to inform and advise juniors
concerning tennis scholarship oppurtunities and NCAA regulations.) will all be
incorporated to make the camp the most comprehensive tennis training event your
youngster has ever experienced. The idea is to expose your child to the type of training
that young tennis prodigies all over the world experience, while balancing the week with
the fun sports should provide.
Working with Coach Blackman will be two expert coaches. Bear Schofield, the
Assistant Men’s Tennis coach was an excellent junior player tennis (no.1 in MATAboys’ 18) and soccer competition. He had an outstanding college career at University of
Virginia, where he gained All-Conference honors twice and played no.1 in his senior
year. . He has vast experience in developing junior talent, and is considered one of the
premiere junior coaches in the DC Metro area. Bobbi Lee, Graduate Assistant for the
Women’s Tennis team at AU will also join us. Lee is a four-time letter-winner and twotime captain for George Mason University’s tennis team. Both Bear and Bobbi bring a
fresh perspective to junior development, one which emphasizes establishing sound
footwork and stroke production at a young age – choosing the development of a strong
foundation over short-term goals. Our complete staff will be listed and profiled in our
camp brochure.
Thank you for your consideration, if you are interested please call 202 885 3017 or email
BlackmanTennis@aol.com for brochures and applications. Please leave your telephone
number and mailing address.