New Year, New Rules: What Changed in Dallas USTA League Tennis for 2027
In my local area, the arrival of the Fall USTA League season was heralded by messages from the Dallas Tennis Association (DTA) announcing the releaseRead More
Rules Are Better Tested Before They Become Rules
A little over a week ago, I received a draft of a new “Captains’ Quick Guide” for the USTA Women’s Team Intersectionals. This new rulebookRead More
How Better Judgement Leads to Better Decisions in Tennis
Yesterday’s post ended with a problem. Experience helps tennis players develop patterns and defaults that make many decisions easier, but no default works all theRead More
How to Make Better Decisions on the Tennis Court
Yesterday’s post opened our September “Glow-Up” series discussion of decision-making by examining the pitfalls of results-oriented thinking. Winning a point does not necessarily mean we made a goodRead More
Why Good Decisions in Tennis Don’t Always Produce Good Results
This post opens the September installment of the Tennis Glow-Up series. Throughout 2026, we have been dedicating the first full weekend of each month toward intentional improvementRead More
Knowing the Rules: Meet Players Where They Are
Yesterday I noted that the Greater Fort Worth Tennis Coalition USTA League regulations tell captains and players that they should know the local rules alongRead More
1 responseUSTA League Rules: What a Tangled Web We Weave
Yesterday I wrote about two incidents at USTA Texas League Sectionals in which experienced players confidently applied the rules incorrectly. Players have a responsibility toRead More
Knowing the Rules: When Experienced Tennis Players Get Them Wrong
I received a default on my singles line a couple of weeks ago during the opening match of USTA Texas 18+ League Sectionals. When IRead More
Managing NTRP as a Complex System: Patterns, Feedback, and Adaptation
Over the past two days, I have been exploring the NTRP ratings system through the lens of complexity. Friday started with the distinction between complicatedRead More
The Incentive Problem Hidden Inside NTRP Ratings
On a recent Championship Sunday at USTA Texas 18+ League Sectionals, someone passed an interesting observation to me. After a particular team won the firstRead More