How USTA Texas League Sectionals Wild Cards Are Awarded
Yesterday, I admitted to an error in a post I had previously published. Today’s mistake is a little harder to pin down because I cannotRead More
Mistakes Were Made: 2027 Fort Worth USTA League Regulation Analysis
A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed updates to the Greater Fort Worth Tennis Coalition League Regulations for 2027. I compared the new document againstRead More
The Inner Game Meets AI: My First Week With a Mental-Performance Coach
I have been spending some time recently with an AI coach targeted at the mental game. The Inner Game app attempts to take the ideasRead More
1 responseTennis Line Calls: What Does “Promptly” Actually Mean?
A couple of weeks ago, our sequential walkthrough of The Code reached Principle 15, which requires tennis players to make prompt audible or visible calls. At theRead More
Bala Bands: Luxury Resistance Loops Worth the Splurge
Every Tuesday, this site examines a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. This week, we are focusing on a specific pieceRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: October 5, 2026
WTA 1000 prize money “parity,” Alcaraz defends five-set tennis, the ATP/WTA antitrust lawsuit moves forward, and The Inner Game goes digital. WTA announces 2027 calendar, equal prizeRead More
Playing the Long Game in Tennis
This post concludes the October installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Friday introduced patience as continued purposeful action without requiring immediate evidence that the work is payingRead More
Why Constant Tinkering Can Slow Tennis Improvement
Yesterday’s post introduced patience as something considerably more active than waiting. We can continue practicing, training, and making deliberate choices while accepting that the benefitsRead More
What Patience Really Means in Tennis
This post opens the October installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Throughout 2026, we have been dedicating the first full weekend of each month to intentional improvementRead More
Does Tennis Really Need the Laver Cup?
I did not watch a single minute of the Laver Cup this year. That isn’t particularly unusual. Despite consuming an arguably unhealthy amount of tennis,Read More
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