When Local Rules Stop Being Local
In the first two posts of this weekend’s series, I explored the myth of the “primary team” and the reality that playoff loyalties are oftenRead More
Playoff Season and the Politics of Availability
In yesterday’s post, I explored the myth of the “primary team,” the widespread belief that playoff loyalties in USTA League tennis are more clearly definedRead More
The Myth of the Primary Team in USTA League Tennis
In the publishing rhythm of this site, the weekend Unplugged posts are where I usually allow myself to wander into whatever topic happens to beRead More
When 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
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
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
1 responseUSTA League Playoffs, A Framework Based on Season Structure
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