Season #24 Episode#:39 Shaun and Bobby talk to the director of racquet sports at the Country Club of Roswell, Marcus Rutsche. This conversation between Shaun Boyce, Bobby Schindler, and Marcus Rutsche discusses various topics related to the tennis industry, including:the state of the sportchallenges faced by tennis playerspotential solutions to improve the gamethe career path of a tennis professionalthe challenges of finding and retaining coachesthe impact of market forces on the industrythe need to make tennis a more appealing and viable career option for young playersthe different types of tennis clubsthe rise of independent contractors in tennis coachingthe impact of market rates on hiring tennis prosthe importance of networking and storytelling in the industrythe need for individuals to take initiative and contribute to the industry in their own unique waysthe role of organizations like the USTA, and the importance of taking action to improve the sport.Marcus grew up playing tennis in Sydney, Australia and was recruited to play at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee as #1 player and MVP. He has worked at esteemed programs such as The John Newcombe Tennis Ranch, and The New Albany Country Club, Marcus spent 8 years as Adult Director at the Windward Lake Club, where he successfully coached club level players and juniors through to national and professional standards. For 3 years Marcus was appointed the position of the Cadillac Tennis Director for the Southeast: planning and running tennis clinics alongside former greats of the game. As Athletics Director at Country Club of Roswell since 2012, Marcus has overseen a large program of Tennis, youth care, swim team and fitness for 10 years. Marcus won the United States Professional Tennis Association’s Southern seminar contest and has been the presenting speaker for the GPTA and USPTA. Certified as a USPTA P-1, Marcus served years as board member and President of the USPTA state chapter board. Accolades include USPTA Southern player of the year in 2018 and Georgia Large Facility Director of the year in 2021. GPTA 2023 Director of the Year. In 2023 Marcus was awarded the Nation USPTA Star Award for his efforts with Country Club of Roswell’s annual Charity Pro-Am. A local Johns Creek resident, Marcus is married to his wife Paige since 2009 and has twin five year olds. YouTube Full Video: coming soon3 things Marcus will do as King of Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwxuMteuQ5I&feature=youtu.beShaun Boyce USPTA: shaun@tennisforchildren.comhttps://tennisforchildren.com/ ?Bobby Schindler USPTA: schindlerb@comcast.nethttps://windermerecommunity.net/ ?Geovanna Boyce: geovy@regeovinate.comhttps://regeovinate.com/ ???️This podcast is powered by GoTennis! Atlanta: Membership has its privileges ?????? https://letsgotennis.com/? https://letsgotennis.com/join/