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Life Time Fitness Acquires Atlanta-Based Racquet Club of the South
Posted: February 8, 2012 at 5:24 am
CHANHASSEN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM - News), The Healthy Way of Life Company, announced that it has acquired Atlanta, Georgia-based Racquet Club of the South (RCS). The Company’s acquisition of RCS expands its tennis operations to 158 courts and 211 Certified Tennis Professionals nationwide. Tennis programming now is offered at 16 Life Time locations in seven states. Additionally, the Company becomes the largest national operator of indoor tennis courts with 104.
To be rebranded ‘Life Time Tennis Atlanta,’ RCS currently features eight indoor and 28 outdoor tennis courts, the RCS Tennis Academy, a United States Tennis Association regional training center, a 25-meter outdoor pool, classroom and locker room facilities. As the result of an extensive renovation planned in 2012, additional features and amenities will include a remodeled exterior, lobby and locker rooms, fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment and massage facilities, club house with restaurant, pro shop and a stadium court that hosts 4,000+ spectators. Life Time Tennis Atlanta also will serve as the Company’s southeast hub for junior tennis champion training, coaching and development, tournaments and recreational play and instruction.
“With its tradition of developing internationally ranked juniors as well as hosting national and international professional tournaments, exhibitions and amateur events, RCS is the perfect complement to our existing, national tennis programming portfolio,” said Jeff Zwiefel, Life Time Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations. “In addition to upholding RCS’ rich tennis heritage, we look forward to completing our planned renovation and serving both existing and new members at what will be a world-class tennis destination.”
Life Time Tennis Atlanta continues to offer a full complement of programs for all ages and skill levels, supported by an unmatched team of tennis professionals. This includes an after-school Junior Program for ages 4-18 and a full-time Tennis Academy program led by renowned senior United States Tennis Association Regional Training Center coach, Grant Stafford. Adult leagues, lessons, drills and social events also will be offered.
Life Time expects to provide members with uninterrupted tennis court access during the 2012 renovation project. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
As The Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM - News) helps organizations, communities and individuals achieve their total health objectives, athletic aspirations and fitness goals by engaging in their areas of interest — or discovering new passions — both inside and outside of Life Time’s distinctive and large sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations, most of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Company’s Healthy Way of Life approach enables customers to achieve this by providing the best programs, people and places of uncompromising quality and value. As of February 7, 2012, the Company operated 93 centers under the LIFE TIME FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETICSM brands, along with eight former Lifestyle Family Fitness centers, in 21 states and 26 major markets. Additional information about Life Time centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.
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Posted: February 7, 2012 at 3:03 am
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Global Coaching Study Released During International Coaching Week 5th-11th February 2012
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The International Coach Federation (ICF)’s Global Coaching Study, released today during International Coaching Week, highlights the phenomenal growth of the business and life coaching industry worldwide.
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 6 February 2012
“Membership of the ICF has grown from 11,000 when the last survey took place in 2006, to almost 19,000 members now, despite a global recession,” said Hilary Oliver, President of the UK ICF. “The Study shows that people are turning to professional coaching for the positive difference it can make to their businesses and personal lives.”
The majority of coaches (67%) in the UK are female. Male and female coaches are generally over 45 years old, and educated to second degree level. They have been coaching for more than five years, (two-thirds for over ten years), and leadership is the subject most coaches regard as their main occupation. The coaching relationship usually lasts from four months to a year.
Although the findings for the UK are largely in line with those in North America and Western Europe, the area of greatest diversity is apparently in earnings. Coaches in Western Europe can expect to earn more than their American colleagues, although this may be due to fluctuations in currency exchange. Most respondents anticipate that their earnings will continue to increase over the next 12 months.
Many coaches believe that confusion by the public about the benefits of coaching is the biggest obstacle for coaching, and that professional organisations are best-placed for greater regulation of the coaching industry.
Findings are largely similar to the first Study, published in 2007, although the number of active clients per coach has doubled, from five to ten. In the UK specifically, face-to-face contact, rather than by telephone, has increased by over 20%, up to 77%.
While 64% of the respondents in the Study were members of the International Coaching Federation, other coaching organisations embraced the survey. “Nearly 750 coaches in the UK participated,” observed Hilary, “and we were particularly pleased that all the professional bodies collaborated and encouraged their members to respond.”
The survey was launched online in June 2011, and the questions were available in nine languages, and could be completed on mobile ‘phones and on tablet devices.
More information can be viewed on http://www.coachfederation.org/coachingstudy2012
Editorial Notes
1. Interviews:
This year’s President, Hilary Oliver, and last year’s President, Deborah Price, are available for interview. Please telephone 0845 5272 801 to arrange a time.
2. About the International Coach Federation (ICF)
The ICF is the largest worldwide resource for professional coaches, and the source for those who are seeking a coach. It’s a non-profit organisation formed by individual members - professionals who practise coaching, including Executive Coaches, Leadership Coaches, Life Coaches and many more, from around the world. Formed in 1995, the ICF has nearly 19,000 members, dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high professional standards, providing independent certification, and building a network of credentialed coaches.
Hilary.oliver@coachfederation.org.uk tel. 01922 660088
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3. Global Coaching Study:
Over 12,000 respondents from 117 countries took part in the survey commissioned by the International Coach Federation (ICF) from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Belfast. It followed the first survey in 2007 when 5,415 respondents from 76 countries gave an insight into the coaching industry, in one of the largest pieces of research at that time.
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Spiritual Life Coaching And Guidance – Video
Posted: February 6, 2012 at 7:41 am
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A Life Coach Or Not A Life Coach – That Is The Question – Video
Posted: February 5, 2012 at 9:47 am
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My Love Letter To Myself – A Life Coach Antony Birks Video Affirmation – Life Coaching – Video
Posted: February 4, 2012 at 5:17 pm
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COMMENTARY — MIKE LOWE: Coaching is in his blood
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Posted: February 4
Updated: Today at 9:42 PM
Kennebec Journal Staff
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jack Bicknell Jr., admits that there is much that he misses about college football.
As a college football coach, he said, "you probably have a bigger impact on a young kid's life."
But he wouldn't trade what he's doing now for anything in the world.
Bicknell is an assistant offensive line coach with the New York Giants. Sunday he will be on the field when the Giants take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium.
And if the Bicknell name seems familiar, well, it should.
His father, Jack Bicknell Sr., coached the University of Maine's football team from 1976-80, compiling an 18-35-1 record before moving on to Boston College. Young Bicknell was also part of one of the state's great high school football dynasties at Orono High School.
"Thirty-eight and oh," said Bicknell, without prompting when asked about the Red Riots. "Never lost a game."
He says that with great pride, noting that the winning streak eventually hit 48. He remembers those days fondly, especially the friendships he formed and keeps to this day.
"I loved it," he said. "The people up there are just beyond explanation as far as how great they are. Fantastic people. It's such a tight-knit community. Life-long friendships.
"You know how it is in Maine, small-town living. The wildest thing we did was go play Trivial Pursuit at the Cobbs' house."
Among his best friends was, and is, Steve Abbott, the athletic director at UMaine.
"We had a great time together," Abbott said on Thursday. "Jack was just one of those guys who had such a great attitude about everything. He loved sports, but as much as he loved sports, he just loved being with his friends."
The two would work out with Abbott's father, Walt, the former Maine head coach who became, sort of, their personal trainer. He would have them run around the track, run through the woods, lift weights.
"He nearly killed us," said Bicknell, who will turn 50 two days after the Super Bowl.
But he also prepared Bicknell for life beyond Orono. He followed his father to Boston College and played there for four years. When people talk about the miracle pass from Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan to beat Miami in 1984, they sometimes forget that it was Bicknell who started the play by snapping the ball to Flutie.
"I went there to play linebacker," said Bicknell. "But I couldn't catch the running backs, so they switched me to offense."
He followed his father's career path -- Jack Bicknell, 74, is now retired and living in Florida -- and has been coaching since he graduated from BC in 1985.
"He had a huge influence on me," said Bicknell, of his father. "And it wasn't just my dad but all his assistants and the people I was around who were coaches. All of the men I really looked up to and respected, they were coaches."
Mostly he's coached the offensive line. But for eight years, he led Louisiana Tech, compiling a 43-52 record as one of the nation's youngest college head coaches. During that time his Bulldogs defeated Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma State.
He returned to Boston College in 2007 as an assistant head coach/offensive line coach. And then, when Tom Coughlin approached him about joining the Giants in 2009, he jumped at the chance.
"Tom Coughlin was the No. 1 reason I was interested in coming here," he said. "He worked with my dad at BC. I've always followed him and respected him and you were talking about the opportunity to learn from one of the greats in the game."
And that's what intrigued him the most. As a head coach, he said, you sometimes lose touch with the fundamental base, the details, of football. As an assistant, you can get right back in there and work on the things that make a difference.
"I think Jack has proven himself everywhere he has gone," said Steve Abbott. "First as a player at BC, then as a coach, first at UNH (where he was a line coach), then at Louisiana Tech and now with this opportunity.
"Every place he has gone, he's done a great job. And I'll tell you why he is a great coach. It's because he has a great way with people. He has a love of the game, but he also has a great love of life and it's that human touch that makes him a great coach."
Bicknell thinks about Maine often. He considers Maine head coach Jack Cosgrove -- who was his father's quarterback for the Black Bears -- one of his best friends and an exceptional coach noting, "that's going to be a tough act to follow."
The respect, said Cosgrove, is mutual.
"I can't say enough about Jack and his family and what they represent," said Cosgrove. "He's just a guy I think the world of. He's grounded deep in the substance of Orono, Maine."
Whether he ever becomes a head coach again remains to be seen. It's not something Bicknell is seeking. He loves what he's doing now. And what he's doing this week, amidst the chaotic build-up to the Super Bowl, is a whole new learning experience.
"They talk about how you have to stay focused and all that, but that's a big part of it. You look what's going on around here," he said, waving his arms at the hundreds of interviews being conducted. "Then you've got to get right back into the biggest game of your life."
And when the game starts, there'll be some fans with mixed emotions back in Maine.
"I love Jack, I really do," said Abbott. "But I've got to cheer for the Patriots."
School ties only go so far.
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