A Year Later: Cancer, Comeback, and Finding Normal Through Tennis
Tennis has a strong bearing on how I mark time. One prominent example of that is habitually reporting my age in “USTA Years.” For example,Read More
3 responsesWhen No One Says Anything, Nothing Gets Fixed
Yesterday, I shared a rules situation that arose at the HTA RBC Wealth Management Houston Open Level 4 tournament last weekend, where something was justRead More
A Net Adjustment, a Quick Check, and a Simple Lesson
When you spend as much time as I do thinking about rules, process, and how things are supposed to work, it becomes difficult not toRead More
Robert Lansdorp’s Building a Champion
Robert Lansdorp’s Building a Champion is best understood as the legendary coach’s own words, partially shaped and organized by Bill Patton. Even so, the word “organized”Read More
Red, Orange, and Green Ball Tennis Expands to Para-Standing
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
3-Player Doubles Warm-Up Drill, USTA Coaching Rotation Explained
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 aRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: April 6, 2026
A tennis news roundup covering NCAA rule changes, Swiatek’s new coach, record viewership, ATP Fantasy launch, and tennis culture trends. How Reese Brantmeier’s college tennis lawsuitRead More
Sustaining Focus in Tennis: How to Stay Sharp Without Burnout
This post concludes the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Friday introduced focus as a filtering function, the ability to direct attention toward what matters andRead More
Decision-Making in Tennis: How Focus Shapes Every Point (Tennis Glow-Up Series)
This post is the second entry in the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Yesterday’s discussion introduced focus as a filtering function. The central idea isRead More
Focus in Tennis: Reduce Unforced Errors by Filtering What Matters (Tennis Glow-Up Series)
This post opens the April installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Over the first full weekend of each month in 2026, this series has been exploring howRead More