Forsyth Country Day School
tennis director receives honor
BY ANTHONY HILL
THE CHRONICLE
Denard McClendon. Forsyth
Country Day School director of
tennis and owner of the Maxi
mum Tennis Academy, continues
to do his thing in the world of
tennis.
McClendon was one of only
12 coaches in the country to he
invited to attend a High Perfor
mance Coaching program in
Atlanta for the development of
America's top junior and profes
sional tennis players. He was
given the opportunity to analyze
and review a number of profes
sional players and compare their
play with a few rising tennis
stars.
McClendon was also one of
four coaches selected by the
Southern Tennis Association to
coach in the USTA Boys and
Girls 12-and-under Zone Team
championships a few weeks ago.
"That was big-time right
there." McClendon said. That
was really huge for me. I'm defi
nitely proud about being select
ed. There's probably 200 high
performance coaches in the
country. I'm one of 12 coaches
throughout the United States who
was chosen.
"I went up there to analyze
some of the pros up there, as \yell
as compare notes with some of
the international coaches. I want
ed to see what they were doing
with their top kids. There is great
value as a tennis player in bene
filing from an analysis of your
form and play by more lhan one
coach."
McClendon already is mak
ing hj,s vision for tennis at
Forsyth Country Day School a
reality with the establishment of
the Maxi
mum Ten
nis Acad
e m y ,
where
junior
players of
all ages
can train.
He also
will be
i m p I e -
menting a
McClendon
peewee tennis program for ages
4-8 to introduce young children
to tennis. McClendon also is
working hard with his varsity
tennis teams at Forsyth Country
Day School.
"We've been working hard
out here at Forsyth Country
Day," McClendon.'said. "The
camp has been going well. We're
just finishing up. We're going to
start getting ready for the fall pro
gram next Monday. Things are
going pretty good. The kids are
improving.
"I think we'll have a nice sea
son this year. The boys are going
to be real good. Hopefully, in the
spring we'll be able to compete
for a state championship. Our
guys are going to smash a lot of
people. Teams won't be able to
touch us. especially after we get
this kid from Germany."
The one team who McClen
don views as a real challenge for
his team is l()-time state champi
on Charlotte Country Day.
"Charlotte Country Day will
be our toughest
competition ...But I think we'll
be ready for them this year.
We're going to demolish a lot of
teams. I'm telling you, we're
going for state this year."
Footnote:
McClendon is a graduate of
Delaware State University,
where he played tennis for four
years. He's working toward a
master's degree in education
from Lincoln University. He is
also a member of the U.S. Pro
fessional Tennis Registry and
holds certifications from Van Der
Meer Tennis University in group
and individual teaching, tennis
coaching and teaching children.
McClendon is certified by the
USTA in sports science - level
one.
McClendon. a native of Win
ston-Salem, returned to the city
after coaching at the Arthur Ashe
Tennis Center in Philadelphia,
Pa. He also served as director of
junior development at Frog Hol
low Racquet Club in Worchester,
Pa. He recently coached tennis at
Salem College while developing
his Maximum Tennis Academy
for training junior players to
reach their potential in tennis.
Boxing
from pane BI
The boxing matches at the.
Joel should definitely be great
for fans to watch. Tiwon Taylor
from Las Vegas will take on
New York's Mike Williams in a
an eight-round cruiserweighf
bout. Also appearing will be
Francisco Figueroa against
Lavelle McClurkin. Local fight
ers Derek Edwards and Oliver
McCall were originally on Ihe
card, but injuries forced both
fighters to sit out. A fight featur
ing "Mexican amateur champ
Edson Aguirre-Ortiz has been
added, as well as fights with
local standouts Ladson and Wil
son.
Ladson and Wilson both
seem ready to show what types
of boxers they are in front of
family and friends for the first
time. Both fighters are also hun
gry for a win.
"I'm very hungry." Ladson
said. "I've been here, training
with Will Lowry for nine
months, getting ready. I've
rededicated myself to the sport.
fw ell
I feel like I'm in the best shape
of my life, but there's always
room for improvement. I'm
gonna keep getting better. So all
the heavyweights need to move
out of the way. I believe that I'll
make a name for myself after
Saturday night."
Wilson also feels confident
about his chances of winning
this weekend.
"I'm definitely ready," Wil- ;
son said. "I'm just trying to
keep the energy flowing.
There's going to be a lot of;
energy in that ring. That's what
it's all about. I'm in great shape.
I'm just ready. My family and
friends are going to be there,
and I want to represent to the
fullest. I'm ready to get it on. I !
think that it might be an early
night for my opponent."
Wilson is confident that
he'll not only knock his oppo
nent out. but do him it| early. He
said that there's a good chance
this fight won't go the distance.
"There's a very good
chance," Wilson said. "If he
opens up and lets me in, I'll
catch him with a straight right.
I'm telling you, he won't last
after a few of those."
Tickets lire on sale at the
Coliseum Box Office, Ticket
master centers, including
Hecht's and FYE. To order by
telephone, call 722-6400 or
852-1100. General admission
tickets are $10 in advance and
$15 at the door. Ringside seats
are $25. VIP tables seating eight
are $350 and include light
snacks and drinks. Group dis
counts are available.
For information, call Chris
Semmens at 725-5635, ext. 411,
or call Chuck Webster, market
inx director at the Joel Colise
um Box Office, at 725-5635, ext. .
455. :
Hill
from pane B1
football needs something like
Sammy Sosa versus Mark
McGuire, the home-run race
that got baseball fans over a
nasty players strike.
You have to admit that the
off-season was pretty horrible
in college football. Let's see:
We've seen one major confer
ence (ACC) completely take
apart another. We've seen a
major-college coach (Mike
Price> skip town without so
much as a face-to-face
farewell with his players. He
got his face-to-face with some
stripper in a club in Florida.
We've seen a major-college
coach (Rick Neuheisel) gam
ble his way past his athletics
director's breaking point, and
then lie about it. We've proba
bly seen a Parade All-Ameri
can's major-college career
(Auburn's Lemarcus Rowell)
go up in misdemeanors - this
after he hit the arrest trifecta.
We've also heard that even
the national champion may yet
have a blemish on its unblem
ished record. Ohio State run
ning back Maurice Clarett
received questionable help in
passing a course. They also say
that he's been talking with
NFL scouts about' his projec
tion in next year's draft.
And the NCAA has begun
turning over rocks at Missis
sippi State.
Oh yeah, on the positive
side of things, former FSU
quarterback Adrian McPher
son got away with minimal
scars after his gambling case
was declared a mistrial in
June.
And those are just some of
the scandals I've kept up with
throughout the off-season. I
believe college football needs
a special 2003 season, and it's
not looking good so far. How
does a team (Georgia) finish
the season at No. 3, beat Flori
da Stale in the Sugar Bowl and
get placed at No. 9 in the pre
season poll? Or what about a
team that finished at No. 16
(Auburn) being picked to win
not only the conference, but
the national title by some.
That's crazy. And what about a
top-25 poll without Nebraska?
And the pollsters might as
well simply hand Oklahoma
the national championship at
the beginning of the season.
Oklahoma is one of the top
three teams every year, accord
ing to preseason polls. I guess
pollsters know that someone in
the Big 12 is gonna make a run
at the title and it might as well
be Oklahoma over Texas,
Nebraska or Kansas State. I
don't know. What I do know is
we as fans need some excite
ment. We need something
great to happen. We need a
wonderful year in college foot
ball.
For now, it seems, the best
odds lie on a miracle season,
though.
Anthony Hill is the spotts
editor for The Chronicle. He
can he reached at 722-8624
(ext. HI) or ahill@wschroni
cle.com.
Photo by Anthony Hill
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