An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Several years ago, the Dallas Tennis Association adopted a local USTA League rule requiring players on teams that won their playoffs to represent Dallas atRead More
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Depending on the direction it is coming from, a two-team USTA league is either a sign of failure or a spark of hope. When aRead More
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Yesterday’s post focused on configuration management as the discipline that gives players and captains a fair chance to understand which rules apply to their leagueRead More
A common complaint from the organizational side of tennis is that many people can’t be bothered to read the rules. In fact, I share thatRead More
Throughout the history of this blog, I have often expressed views that later evolved as I thought more deeply about the topic. It is alsoRead More
Last Sunday, I played a practice match with the captain and some players from my Dallas 55+ and metro teams. It was relaxed, competitive, fun,Read More
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Yesterday’s post examined what happens when reconsideration is removed from the governance process. Today’s topic focuses on one of the most tangible downstream effects ofRead More
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Today’s post is an update to last Sunday’s discussion of the Fort Worth USTA League governance issues. It is also a case study in whatRead More
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This post revisits an earlier piece I wrote in June of 2022. It examines USTA League playoff eligibility rules in the Houston area. At theRead More
One of my biggest regrets from the recent series of posts that wrapped up just before the new year is that I failed to coinRead More
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