New APTA President Mark Fischl reports on the financial state of the APTA and new initiatives

On behalf of the Board of the American Platform Tennis Association, I am pleased to welcome you to another season of fun and competition.

I am very excited to be starting my first year as your President.Your Board and I have been working hard on establishing a strategic vision that builds upon recent successes and help take the APTA and our sport forward with a clear sense of purpose and a renewed sense of vigor.

As for the short term, we are pleased to announce a number of initiatives for the upcoming season designed to improve member services. Look for a redesigned Platform Tennis Magazine and a greatly enhanced APTA website. In addition, we have begun a new effort to share learning from across the country that will help build better players and programs.

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