The Trophy Husband: Father’s Day 2026
It has become something of a tradition for me to write about the Trophy Husband each Father’s Day. Over the years, those posts have typicallyRead More
2 responsesGood Eye: A New Addition to the Tennis Dad Joke Canon
This weekend we are celebrating Father’s Day. Yesterday’s post kicked off the festivities by recapping tennis Dad jokes previously described on this site. Those postsRead More
5 responsesThe Unwritten Rules of Tennis Dad Jokes
Over the past several years, I have written about a small collection of behaviors that I characterize as tennis dad jokes. Those past posts includedRead More
When Ambiguous Rules Meet Real Players
In systems engineering, periodic reviews are not always planned. Sometimes they are triggered by a new event, an unexpected failure, or the realization that aRead More
You Can Play a Grass Court Tournament in 2026
In systems engineering, periodic maintenance is not limited to fixing broken things. Sometimes the purpose of an inspection is simply as an annual reminder. ThisRead More
What the Tennis Channel (and ESPN) Can Learn from HBO Max
In systems engineering, the maintenance cycle is often underappreciated or misunderstood. The goal is not simply to fix things that are broken. Effective systems requireRead More
1 responseStewardship in Tennis: Giving Back to the Communities That Sustain Us
This post concludes the June installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Friday introduced connection as one of the most important outcomes of tennis participation. Yesterday’s discussion expandedRead More
The Hidden Value of Tennis Communities
This post is the second entry in the June installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Yesterday’s discussion introduced connection as one of the most important outcomes ofRead More
2 responsesConnection in Tennis: Why Relationships Matter More Than Results
This post opens the June installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Over the first full weekend of each month in 2026, we have explored different ways toRead More
The Hidden Value of Tournament Tennis
Many of the most valuable experiences in tennis are difficult to replicate outside tournament environments. That reality becomes increasingly obvious the longer a player spendsRead More