Are Sit-Ups Obsolete for Tennis? Stability Ball Core Training Explained
Every Tuesday, this site takes a look at a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. This week’s post is a continuationRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: March 30, 2026
Tennis news featuring the Miami Open spectacle, tech innovation, grassroots growth, coaching changes, and the business of modern tennis. Why the Miami Open’s tennis courtRead More
USTA League Playoffs, When Structure and Reality Collide
Over the past two days, we have been exploring what the USTA League National Regulations say about local playoffs. The framework can be reduced toRead More
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Yesterday’s post discussed the idea that the USTA League National Regulations say more about local league playoffs than most people probably assume. Today, we areRead More
USTA League Playoffs, What the Rules Actually Say
Playoffs are one of those things most USTA League tennis players seem to take for granted. The idea that a season ends with a secondaryRead More
The Evolution of Complete Conditioning for Tennis
Last Tuesday, I published a post confessing my aversion to performing traditional sit-ups and crunches. It was inspired by the fact that the “Behind theRead More
Electronic Line Calling in Player-Officiated Matches
The 2026 USTA Friend at Court was released earlier this month. As is typically the case, the updates are modest, and the core rules of tennis remainRead More
Do Tennis Players Still Do Sit-Ups and Crunches?
Every Tuesday, this site takes a look at a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. This week’s inspiration comes from anRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: March 23, 2026
Intro Tennis handshakes, controversy and the spectacle of elite sport: ‘Notice the frost on the fingers’: The sport feels designed to cause irritation and aggravationRead More
Understanding Tennis as a System: Strategy, Tactics, and Problem Solving
One of the things I love most about tennis is that every match is essentially a puzzle to solve. Sometimes a solution is obvious fromRead More