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It Just Seems Rude to Me To Tell or Not To Tell Another National Championship? My Serve Volleying

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Volume 7 Issue 3 March 2010
	Where Are All The National Advertisers & Sponsors? By David Kjeldsen
	Suppose Wayne Dollard Interviewed Me By Charles Vasoll
	Another National Championship? By David Kjeldsen
	Update and Upgrade of Platform Tennis Hall of Fame Websites By Charles Vasoll
	My Serve AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles Vasoll
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 7 Issue 2 February 2010
	Interim Editor By Charles Vasoll
	Court Abuse By David Kjeldsen
	Manhold Visit By Charles Vasoll
	Whats Happening at the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame By Charles Vasoll
	My ServeACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 7 Issue 1 November 2009
	Footfaults, Again By David Kjeldsen
	Warm Ups By David Kjeldsen
	Why? Because By David Kjeldsen
	My Serve ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 6 April 2009
	Term Limits APTA Directors By David Kjeldsen
	The Back Draw By Chuck Vasoll
	Term Limits APTA President By David Kjeldsen
	Looking Foward By David Kjeldsen
	Shorts & Tees By David Kjeldsen
	My Serve ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 5 March 2009
	Sr. Nationals By David Kjeldsen
	The Glass Half Full By David Kjeldsen
	My Serve ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 4 December 2008
	$5 Memberships By David Kjeldsen
	Websites By David Kjeldsen
	My Serve ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 3 November 2008
	Share the Wealth By David Kjeldsen
	Hippy Dippy By David Kjeldsen
	My Serve ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT (-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 2 October 2008
	Dreaming is for Free By David Kjeldsen
	Footfaults - More Questions Than Answers !! By David Kjeldsen
	MY SERVE ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT(-) By David Kjeldsen
	Volleying By PTN Readers

Volume 6 Issue 1 September 2008
	I'M CONFUSED By David Kjeldsen
	BRANDING DOES NOT MEAN PROPRIETARY By David Kjeldsen
	MY SERVE ACE (+) DEUCE (=) FAULT(-) By David Kjeldsen
	Serve & Return By David Kjeldsen, Marjorie Hodson, Bob Considine

Volume 5 Issue 8
April 2008

	A FINAL BLAST By Charles E. Vasoll
	A FINAL WORD By Thomas "Tim" Kent, Jr.
	NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 5 Issue 7
March 2008

	HEY, THE NEW APTA WEB SITE IS UP By Charles E. Vasoll
	THE DRAW – IT’S NOT “PARTY TIME” By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	FOUR FORMER PRESIDENTS - A PHOTO OP

Volume 5 Issue 6
February 2008

	TOO MANY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS? HOW ABOUT JUST ONE MORE! By Charles E. Vasoll
	A CASE FOR SUPPORTING PLATFORM TENNIS AT EPISCOPAL By Thomas "Tim" Kent, Jr.
	VOLLEYING - Chris Kelley
	VOLLEYING - David Kjeldsen
	RARE PLATFORM TENNIS SWEATERS FOR SALE

Volume 5 Issue 5
January 2008

	LET’S MAKE IT A TRUE “NATIONAL” JUNIOR By Charles E. Vasoll
	FOUR NOMINEES APPROVED BY APTA BOARD FOR INDUCTION INTO THE PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME By Charles E. Vasoll
	UMPIRE “UNSEATED” By Charles E. Vasoll
	WEB SITES, BLOGS, E-MAIL…WHATEVER By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 5 Issue 4
December 2007

	IT’S SERIOUS BUSINESS By Charles E. Vasoll
	VOLLEYING - Bob Callaway
	VOLLEYING - John F. Stoffel
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 5 Issue 3
November 2007

	LET’S CONSIDER PADDLE DECORATION By Charles E. Vasoll
	WHICH COLOR DECK? By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 5 Issue 2
October 2007

“IT’S A SHAME”
By Charles E. Vasoll

ANN W. SHEEDY	A Visit with the Executive Director of the
By Charles E. Vasoll	American Platform Tennis Association

THIRD LESSON – PLATFORM TENNIS 301
By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 5 Issue 1
September 2007

	BASICS – ABOUT PLATFORM TENNIS By Charles E. Vasoll
	FIRST LESSON – PLATFORM TENNIS 101 By Charles E. Vasoll
	SECOND LESSON – PLATFORM TENNIS 201 By Charles E. Vasoll
	BACK TOGETHER! By Charles E. Vasoll
	NEWS FLASH - George Douaire Resigns as Executive Director

Volume 4 Issue 8
April 2007

	WHAT SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS YEAR’S MEETING OF THE APTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS? By Charles E. Vasoll
	PAT BUTTERFIELD INDUCTED INTO PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	WHAT A MESS. I AM AGHAST! By Charles E. Vasoll
	‘BYE FOR NOW’ By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 4 Issue 7
March 2007

	A TRULY MEMORABLE OCCASION By Molly Blanchard Ware
	Platform Tennis Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Photos
	GROW THE SPORT, YES - BUT NOT THIS WAY By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	VOLLEYING - WEB SITE VISITOR RESPONSES

Volume 4 Issue 6
February 2007

	“FORMAT” SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON TOURNAMENT ENTRY By Charles E. Vasoll
	UMPIRES: WE NEED THEM By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 4 Issue 5
January 2007

	PLATFORM TENNIS MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION WHAT IS HAPPENING? By Charles E. Vasoll
	PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 4 Issue 4
December 2006

	VIKING JUNIOR TOUR A REAL WINNER By Charles E. Vasoll
	CAN YOU BELIEVE IT - FOOTFAULTS ARE IN THE NEWS AGAIN By Charles E. Vasoll
	TOURNAMENT PARTICIPATION WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? By Charles E. Vasoll
	STILL LOOKING FOR A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT?

Volume 4 Issue 3
November 2006

	AN “OPEN LETTER” TO MEMBERS OF THE PLATFORM TENNIS ASSOCIATIONS By Charles E. Vasoll
	ANOTHER “SENIOR MOMENT” By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	LOOKING FOR A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT?

Volume 4 Issue 2
October 2006

	IT’S NOT ONLY KIDS THAT SAY THE FUNNIEST THINGS By Charles E. Vasoll
	CLUB MEMBERSHIP – BACK ON THE FRONT PAGE By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) A Review of Platform Tennis Magazine Vol. 8 Issue 1 By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE II: AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) Miscellanous Topics By Charles E. Vasoll
	Rare Platform Tennis Sweaters for Sale

Volume 4 Issue 1
September 2006

	A CONVERSATION WITH MARK FISCHL, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN PLATFORM TENNIS ASSOCIATION By Charles E. Vasoll
	AGENDA ITEMS FOR BOARD MEETING OF APTA DIRECTORS – WHAT HAPPENED? By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	APTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
	Rare Platform Tennis Sweaters for Sale

Volume 3 Issue 8
April 2006

	A SENIOR MOMENT By Charles E. Vasoll
	AGENDA ITEMS SUGGESTIONS FOR THE APTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS By Charles E. Vasoll
	I GUESS I MISSED IT. DID YOU? By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	MAY DAY, MAY DAY By Charles E. Vasoll
	Rare Platform Tennis Sweaters for Sale
	“FAREWELL” FOR THIS SEASON ENDING ISSUE By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 3 Issue 7
March 2006

	IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY? By Charles E. Vasoll
	A SECOND LESSON LEARNED FROM THE SENIOR MEN’S NATIONALS By Charles E. Vasoll
	Senior Men’s National Championships for 50+, 60+ and 70+ Photos
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	VOLLEYING - WEB SITE VISITOR RESPONSES

Volume 3 Issue 6
February 2006

	FANTASTIC, JUST FANTASTIC. BUT… By Charles E. Vasoll
	“WOULDN’T IT BE NICE IF THE PADDLE COMMUNITY FOLLOWED THIS LEAD?” By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	125+ Tournament Photos @ Round Hill

Volume 3 Issue 5
January 2006

	VIKING JUNIOR TOUR ON LONG ISLAND IT WAS A CLASSIC (AND CLASSY) EVENT By Charles E. Vasoll
	Remembering G. Eastabrook Kindred By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 3 Issue 4
December 2005

	The 125+ Experience By Charles E. Vasoll
	The 125+ Tournament Photos By Charles E. Vasoll
	The “JOY” of Platform Tennis By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 3 Issue 3
November 2005

	SENIOR MEN’S TOURNAMENTS GO TO THREE DIGITS By Charles E. Vasoll
	HOW ABOUT A COMBINED AGE 125 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEN By Charles E. Vasoll
	A FINAL WORD ABOUT SENIOR MEN’S COMBINED AGE TOURNAMENTS By Charles E. Vasoll
	SOME SENIOR MOMENTS
	VOLLEYING - WEB SITE VISITOR RESPONSES

Volume 3 Issue 2
October 2005

	BRINGING OUR SPORT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC By Charles E. Vasoll
	LICENSE PLATE MYSTERY SOLVED By Charles E. Vasoll
	MY SERVE AD IN (+) DEUCE (=) AD OUT (-) By Charles E. Vasoll
	DOES CHANGING MY MIND MAKE ME A ‘WISE MAN’? By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 3 Issue 1
September 2005

	NEW REGULATIONS FOR THE APTA HALLOF FAME COMMITTEE By Charles E. Vasoll
	A NEW YORK STATE AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE PUZZLE By Charles E. Vasoll

Volume 2 Issue 8
April 2005

	A FINAL WORD FOR THIS SEASON ENDING ISSUE By Charles E. Vasoll
	FOOT FAULTS: THE PROBLEM THAT JUST WILL NOT GO AWAY By Charles E. Vasoll
	APTA IS PLANNING AHEAD – GREAT! By Charles E. Vasoll
	PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS DAVID L. CHILDS, WILLIAM P. CHILDS AND CHARLES E. VASOLL
	TO TELL OR NOT TO TELL? THAT IS THE QUESTION
	WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID IF I HAD KNOWN
	MARCH's Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 7
March 2005

	WHAT CAN THE “PROMOTIONAL COMMITTEE” DO TO “GROW THE GAME” By Charles E. Vasoll
	WELCOME TO THE PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME By Charles E. Vasoll
	GOLF IS NOT THE ONLY “ISLAND OF SANITY” By Charles E. Vasoll
	VOLLEYING - WEB SITE VISITOR RESPONSES
	MARCH'S Puzzle
	FEBRUARY's Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 6
February 2005

	JUST WHAT WE NEED – A BUMPER STICKER By Charles E. Vasoll
	A REUNION AT “THE OFFICE” By Charles E. Vasoll
	FEBRUARY'S Puzzle
	JANUARY Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 5
January 2005

	DO DOLLARS MAKE SENSE? By Charles E. Vasoll
	BACKDRAW WITNESS By Charles E. Vasoll
	THE STATE OF PLATFORM TENNIS By Charles E. Vasoll
	JANUARY's Puzzle
	DECEMBER Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 4
December 2004

	LET’S VISIT SOME WEB SITES By Charles E. Vasoll
	SOMETIMES SURFING THE WEB PAYS OFF By Charles E. Vasoll
	TOO, TOO LONG ! By Charles E. Vasoll
	THE TRUSTEES OF THE PLATFORM TENNIS MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FOX MEADOW TENNIS CLUB
	DECEMBER's Puzzle
	NOVEMBER Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 3
November 2004

	PLATFORM TENNIS MAGAZINE - SHOULD IT BE “ARTSY” OR “READABLE” By Charles E. Vasoll
	HOLY SMOKES, I AGREE WITH WAYNE DOLLARD By Charles E. Vasoll
	LET’S LOOK AT A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND THE HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE By Charles E. Vasoll
	NOVEMBER's Puzzle
	OCTOBER Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 2
October 2004

	FIVE YEARS OF “PLATFORM TENNIS MAGAZINE” By Charles E. Vasoll
	CLUB MEMBERSHIP IN THE APTA By Charles E. Vasoll
	APTA TREASURER UNVEILS A DEFICIT BUDGET By Charles E. Vasoll
	OCTOBER's Puzzle SEPTEMBER Puzzle Answers

Volume 2 Issue 1
September 2004

	A MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME FOR PLATFORM TENNIS - LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN! By Charles E. Vasoll
	IT’S TIME TO GRADE THE PRESIDENCY By Charles E. Vasoll
	VIKING ATHLETICS’ PLATFORM TENNIS BALL NAMED “OFFICIAL BALL” OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS THROUGH THE 2009 NATIONALS By Charles E. Vasoll
	LOOK WHO WAS AT THE AMERICAN PLATFORM TENNIS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING IN SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY ON APRIL 30, 2004
	SEPTEMBER's Puzzle

Volume 1 Issue 8
April 2004

	30 DAYS HAS SEPTEMBER, APRIL, JUNE AND NOVEMBER... EXCEPT IF YOU ARE THE APTA By Charles E. Vasoll
	AN "OPEN LETTER" TO THE INCOMING APTA PRESIDENT By Charles E. Vasoll
	LOOKING BACK CAN HELP US LOOK FORWARD By Charles E. Vasoll
	GERALD MANHOLD INDUCTED INTO PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME
	AT WOMEN’S SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, DIANE TUCKER INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME
	APRIL's Puzzle MARCH's Puzzle Answers APRIL's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 7
March 2004

	LIFE MEMBERSHIP IN THE APTA By Charles E. Vasoll
	IT’S CALLED "THE PLATFORM TENNIS MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME FOUNDATION" By Charles E. Vasoll
	WALT PECKINPAUGH INDUCTED INTO PLATFORM TENNIS HALL OF FAME By Charles E. Vasoll
	MARCH's Puzzle FEBRUARY's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 6
February 2004

	LONG ISLAND VIKING JUNIOR TOUR IS A SMASH HIT...WITH ME By Charles E. Vasoll
	ANOTHER TOURNAMENT DESTROYED By Charles E. Vasoll
	PLATFORM TENNIS, PLAYED PROPERLY, CAN BENEFIT YOUR HEALTH By Charles E. Vasoll
	VOLLEYING - Web Site Visitor Responses
	FEBRUARY's Puzzle JANUARY's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 5
January 2004

	An Interview with Mark Fischl, Vice President of the APTA By Charles E. Vasoll
	Christi Hays is Right On Regarding Footfaults By Charles E. Vasoll
	"The Hell with Footfaults… Let's Tackle the Basics First" By Charles E. Vasoll
	January's Puzzle December's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 4
December 2003

	It's Official - The APTA has a New Director By Charles E. Vasoll
	Platform Tennis in the New York Times By Charles E. Vasoll
	Lifetime Memberships, Good or Bad? By Charles E. Vasoll
	Volleying - Web Site Visitor Responses
	December's Puzzle November's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 3
November 2003

	Does Wayne Dollard Understand What He Is Doing? By Charles E. Vasoll
	Same Old…Same Old By Charles E. Vasoll
	Numbers, Numbers, Numbers By Charles E. Vasoll
	Volleying - Web Site Visitor Responses
	November's Puzzle October's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 2
October 2003

	Lucky or Skillful? By Charles E. Vasoll
	Putting Competition Aside By David C. Kjeldsen
	Why Can't We Get It Right? By Charles E. Vasoll
	October's Puzzle September's Puzzle Answers

Volume 1 Issue 1
September 2003

	New Logo for APTA By Charles E. Vasoll
	Is There An Advantage To Serving? By Robert A. Brown
	Where Oh Where Are You, Platform Tennis Hall of Fame? By Charles E. Vasoll
	September's Puzzle