Jak Beardsworth
UMass-Dartmouth Team
Tennis & Ski Center Team, No. Dartmouth, MA, 1978.
Clinic with Chris Evert,
Jimmy Connors Tennis Center
Sannibel, FL '86
Clinic host with Billie Jean King
ITA College Coaches Convention
Sanibel Harbor, FL '87
Clinic with Dr. Jim Loehr 1988,
Mental Toughness
Training Founder
Sanibel Harbor, FL '88
Jr. Clinic with Arthur Ashe
Miami, FL, '91
Clinic with Tom Gorman
Davis Cup Captain
Miami, FL '91
Clinic with Maria Bueno,
Grand Slam Champion
Bonita Beach, FL '93
Jak's Angels Pro Staff at Whiteface Club, Lake Placid, NYIn the 90s - L-R Siri Hauge, Jody Cogar, Jennifer Dupree
With former top tennis player
Bonnie Gadusek at
2019 Vivante Charity
Event Player's Party
Tennis Game Theory book signing at Isles Yacht Club, Punta Gorda, FL 2018
Working with promising
junior JJ Lindau
at Twin Isles CC 2018
In the Chair at Isles Yacht Club 2019 EXO with L-R Rainer Ruhland, Karen Miller, Jen Fiers, Luke Andreae
Tennis Game Theory spotted by Jane Kerstetter at Centro Tennis Club in Marradi, Italy In the Tuscany region 2018.
HEAD Advisory Staff: I am pleased to announce that, after an absence of a few years, I'm officially back with HEAD as an Advisory Staff member, working in conjunction with Wrigley's Tennis (Internet pricing and free stringing on new frames) in Punta Gorda, FL. [read more]
EDUCATION: UMASS-Dartmouth; B.A. History, Minor Psychology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/AWARDS: USPTA Elite Professional, UMASS-Dartmouth Hall of Fame, USPTA 25-Year Service Award, Charlie Scheu Kiwanis Shoes for Kids Award; HEAD Advisory Staff
PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Three-time New England Small College singles champion, Top 5 USPTA – New England Grand Prix Circuit (NEPTA) Singles '78 & '79, 2014 USPTA #3 nationally in Senior Clay Court Singles, Tour Experience
BEST EVENT PLAYED: "Newport Grasscourt Invitational" (now ATP Hall of Fame Classic), a lead-up to U.S. Championships at Forest Hills, now the US Open.
COOLEST CLUBS DIRECTED:
- Jimmy Connors Tennis Center, Sanibel Harbour, FL
- Boca Grande Club, Boca Grande, FL
- Sippican Tennis Club, Marion, MA
MOST INTERESTING CLINIC PRESENTED: Nirvana Club, London, UK
COLLEGE COACHING: UMASS-Dartmouth
JUNIORS/ADULTS COACHED that have had USTA SECTIONAL or NATIONAL RANKINGS: 100+
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHT: Elite junior pilot program with Dr. Jim Loehr, "Mental Toughness Training" innovator
BEST TOUR PLAYER EXPERIENCE: Former WTA #10, Austrian Barbara Paulus and Coach Peter Eipledauer – U.S. representative
EXHIBITIONS AND CLINICS WITH:
- Grand Slam champions: Arthur Ashe, Virginia Wade, Maria Bueno, Jimmy Connors
- U.S.Davis Cup captains: Tom Gullikson and Tom Gorman;
- Dr. Jim Loehr and other notables
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: USPTA divisions throughout the U.S. including most recently:
- New England: Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport, RI
- Northern California: Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, CA
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- Austrian Coaches Convention – Innsbruck, Austria
- Soccer Hall of Fame (Grandfather Fred Beardsworth member)
- ITA (Intercollegiate Coaches Convention)
TOUR EVENT ADMINISTRATION: 1985, 86 ATP Paine Webber Classic at Sanibel Harbour Resort – Management Team
Writings Published:
BOOKS:
- 'More Than Just the Strokes' (2005) – reached the Top 10 list on Amazon in tennis instruction
- 'Tennis Game Theory' (2016)
- 'Next Level Tennis' (2023)
MAGAZINES: HARBOR STYLE – a premier Southwest Florida publication
NEWSPAPER COLUMNS: Lake Placid News, Lake Placid, NY, Standard-Times, New Bedford, MA
ANNUAL CHARITY TOURNAMENTS: Harry Chapin Food Bank Classic / Shoes-For-Kids Shootout (events in Southwest Florida)
Today, Jak Beardsworth continues to make his signature expertise available to players at all levels of play year 'round in Punta Gorda, FL, at Emerald Point Tennis Club.
Tennis Books by Jak Beardsworth
Next Level Tennis: Pathways (2023)
Tennis Game Theory: Dialing in Your A-Game Everyday (2016)
Tennis Game Theory, with praise from some of tennis' top authorities, is the culmination of Beardsworth's writings - magazine, newspaper, internet - over the past few years. The original 100 stand alone pieces have been adapted into a comprehensive work that's collectively aimed at providing motivated players with key core fundamentals to both maximize and improve upon one's on-court performance. Read More
More Than Just the Strokes: Personal Best Tennis in Clubland and Beyond (2005)
A comprehensive, common sense guidebook designed to assist the reader in reaching the apex of his or her tennis game. Based on over 50 years of playing and coaching experience, this book is not simply another "system." Read More
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