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 responsesDo 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
Resilient Recovery in Tennis
This post concludes the March installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. The first entry this weekend introduced the concept of the recovery curve and examined how resilienceRead More
Why Sunscreen Is the Smartest Item in a Tennis Bag: Best of Bag Check
This week we are heading back into the vault of vintage Tennis Channel “Bag Check” features for inspiration. Today’s tennis tech and training topic featuresRead More
1 responseWhen Governance Loses the Plot: Playoffs? Are you kidding me?
Today’s post diverges from the content I had originally planned. It is because one of my local leagues issued a novel ruling this week thatRead More
2 responsesThe Davis Cup: Not Quite the World Cup of Tennis
The Davis Cup markets itself as the “World Cup of Tennis.” The problem is, if you have to tell people that you are the worldRead More
2 responsesWinning (Or Possibly Losing) a Match in the Warm-Up
There is an adage in tennis that says you can’t win a match in the warm-up. However, occasionally things happen during that time that canRead More
Overhead Dynamic Warmup for Tennis
Australian professional tennis player Storm Sanders made a brief appearance in the new Netflix documentary, “Break Point.” At approximately 9:40 into S1E2, Sanders is brieflyRead More
The Naughty List: Reinvention
I am continually amazed and inspired by people who reinvent themselves to make profound changes in their lives. There is absolutely nothing wrong with thatRead More
4 responsesTennis News: November 28, 2022
Rajeev Ram’s U.S. Davis Cup snub generates drama. A cautionary tale on the addictive nature of gambling on tennis. A retrospective examination of Djokovic’s crazyRead More