Taylor Townsend Rips Patrick McEnroe
Chances are you missed the drama during the US Open Women’s Doubles award ceremony. It is entirely understandable, if so. After all, while Women’s doublesRead More
Leagues are (Relatively) Easy
From a tennis organizational standpoint, staging league play versus running a tournament requires significantly less labor. Additionally, the structure of leagues under the USTA distributesRead More
1 responseThe Tournament Planning Handbook Exists
One of the ideas shared a couple of weeks ago in “Bad Schedules Happen” was that tournament directors should be trained to run events usingRead More
All In Zinfandel
Teneral Cellars is currently selling a Zinfandel wine called “All In Zinfandel” that features a picture of Billie Jean King on the label. In relatedRead More
How the Open Era Transformed the USTA
League play has irreversibly transformed Adult tennis at the USTA. This weekend we have been exploring how Leagues became the top priority. Community Tennis AssociationsRead More
2 responsesOld Guard Conservatives in Tennis
When the USTA unveiled the NTRP League program in 1980, growth was initially slow. Some of the reasons for that were enumerated in yesterday’s post.Read More
How Leagues Killed Tournaments in Texas
You don’t have to take my word for it. In his memoir “Cattle to Courts,” Ken McAllister, the former Executive Director of USTA Texas, outlinedRead More
2 responsesBad Schedules Happen
Yesterday’s diatribe against player requests for preferential schedule considerations at tournaments apparently struck a nerve with some people. Some of the pushback centered around theRead More
Don’t Even Ask
The director of this weekend’s USTA Texas Adult Sectional Championship tournament sent out a communication to all players shortly before the draws were released. “AsRead More
1 responseThe Gift of Mentorship in Tennis
Mentoring programs are ubiquitous in the corporate environment. It is widely accepted that mentorship is an effective way to facilitate knowledge sharing and encouragement. ResearchRead More
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