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Brian Ruffner Etcheberry Certified since February 2008 |
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Lake Oswego
, OR
, United States
Brian D. Ruffner’s passion for tennis and love for teaching made a career as tennis professional “a natural fit.” “I truly enjoy meeting new people and helping them learn a sport they will enjoy for a lifetime,” says Brian, who started teaching in 1982. “I am passionate about working with juniors, both beginners and ranked players.” He develops and implements tennis periodization programs, teaches fearless performance skills and Tennis Fitness as well as Cardio Tennis classes. My philosophy is “Athlete First, Winning Second” and strives to help each student become motivated internally while having fun with the process. I believe that being a “winner” has nothing to do with the score but everything to do with how you prepare and the level of effort you give before and during competition. He is the Director and High Performance Coach for Live Wire Tennis, LLC, in Lake Oswego, OR. His tennis background includes: Bachelor of Science Degree – Physical and Health Education | Warner Pacific College Masters Degree in Education | Warner Pacific College USPTA Certified Tennis Professional – P1 PTR Certified Tennis Professional – 5A | one of first 20 members internationally to receive this rating of over 14,000 members USRSA Certified Stringer and Master Racquet Technician (MRT) | the only MRT in State of OR; Certification Tester for OR Member of Team Prince National Advisory Staff Etcheberry Certified in Tennis for Strength, Conditioning and Movement. Trained with Pat Etcheberry in the philosophy and training methods comprising The Etcheberry Experience training system. Pat has trained Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Jim Courier, Marty Fish and many others tennis professionals and ranked juniors. I am first person in Portland, OR to receive this certification. USTA Sport Science Certification – Level 1, 2-A, 2-B and 2-C NESTA Certified Speed, Agility and Quickness Trainer Graduate of Vic Braden’s Pro College and Dennis Van der Meer’s Tennis University Certified USTA Official Lifetime member of USTA Certified Standard First Aid with CPR/AED (Red Cross) Over 25 years tennis teaching experience with 6 years as 6A High School Boys Tennis Coach Level 1 / Bronze Certified USTA Coaching Youth Tennis and Coaching Principles – ASEP (American Sports Education Program) Owner of full service tennis pro shop specializing in racquet customization, stringing, Prince equipment and clothing USPTA Top-10 point holder out of over 14,500 members in world for their Career Development Program – 2007 In 2006, Brian was ranked No. 1 in Men’s Senior Doubles, 40-year-old division, in the Pacific Northwest Section of the USTA, and as high as No. 11 nationally, with partner Rob Camper. |
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