Sandbagging SOBs
A cultural tradition during USTA League playoffs is to stand around and grouse about teams and individuals performing above their current NTRP rating. Yesterday’s postRead More
1 responseSandbagging: Perception and Perspectives
The Second Serve Podcast ran an episode that shared “solutions” to NTRP Ratings sandbagging last August. From comments that the hosts made subsequently, I knowRead More
3 responsesEgregious Foot Faults
I received a comment a couple of weeks ago from a high school coach. She recently had a player lose a very close match againstRead More
1 responseThe Physics and Geometry Racquet Sport Etiquette
Outside of the competition for scarce court space, the primary source of tension between the tennis and pickleball communities revolves around questions of etiquette. TheRead More
Blended Lines: Sharing Court Space
As pickleball surges in popularity, the conversion of existing tennis courts for pickleball use will inevitably be considered. Today I am sharing my thoughts fromRead More
Court Battles: Tennis and Pickleball
The exponential rise in the popularity of pickleball has created significant demand for court space. Late last summer, tensions in San Diego boiled over toRead More
2 responsesMore Tennis Elevator Pitches
Adult tennis is dominated by league play. Historically, tournaments were the dominant form of tennis competition when the USTA pioneered sanctioned league play back inRead More
Promoting Tennis in an Elevator (Speech)
The fact that I play tennis frequently comes up when I interact with the rest of the world. I literally wear my enthusiasm for tennisRead More
(Tennis) Love in an Elevator
This is the first Friday in October, which means that it is once again time to deep dive into a “gift” to improve your tennisRead More
When the Compass Points at FICQ
When I first heard that the Texas Masters was planning on using the compass draw format for 2022, I was simultaneously delighted and also profoundlyRead More
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