Pre-Tournament Practice Matches
Today’s post is a short tribute to the people that make tennis happen. Heading into the NTRP National Championships a couple of weeks ago, myRead More
Less Tennis… Less Points
I have spent my entire professional career architecting, designing, developing, and (most recently) breaking into systems. That experience has galvanized my belief that good designsRead More
3 responsesBreaking the Round Robin
The format of the USTA NTRP National Championships presumes a field of 32 participants. It is designed to be conducted in two stages. The initialRead More
3 responsesThe Secrets of Spanish Tennis
The recent emergence of Carlos Alcaraz as the heir-apparent to Rafael Nadal is evidence that the tennis player development program in Spain is having aRead More
1 response10 and Under Tennis Competition
I started playing tennis long before my 10th birthday. At the time, special rules for “10 and Under” tennis tournaments wasn’t a thing. We usedRead More
3 responsesBall Focus Drill in Break Point
At the end of February, I launched into a series of “Tennis Training and Technology” posts each featuring a training technique or exercise that madeRead More
Tennis News: April 24, 2023
Jon Wertheim declares the WTA’s return to China as a complete capitulation. A community theater in Colorado takes on the war between pickleball and tennisRead More
Escalating the Tiebreak Issue
Last weekend, I played my first real doubles short-set tiebreak game at the NTRP 18+ Doubles National Championships. After the first two points, my partnerRead More
3 responsesBreaking the Breaker
Ever since I played in the inaugural NTRP 50+ Championships in 2018, I have been lobbying hard for an update to the shortened tie-breaker usedRead More
4 responsesManifest Destiny
Manifestation is a pseudoscientific self-help strategy based on the idea that merely thinking about something causes it to come to fruition. It also frequently hasRead More
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