The USTA Food and Wine Festival
Lew Sherr, the new USTA CEO, was recently interviewed on “Here to Serve,” a podcast produced by USTA Florida. In the true spirit of FiendRead More
1 responseYou want to be a baller!
Play gets underway at the US Open on Monday. That means that it is time to stock up on all the ingredients and equipment necessaryRead More
2 responsesFair Question
A comment left against the post “Three Day Weekend Tournament Survey” on Friday asked a fair question. To paraphrase, Jack was wondering if there wasRead More
1 responseBaring Our Souls
I have the distinct impression that there is trepidation in some corners of the USTA regarding surveys. In a large organization, any data collection initiativeRead More
Three Day Weekend Tournament Survey
A couple of weeks ago this site shot out a survey to capture player preferences about scheduling three day tennis tournaments. That initiative was motivatedRead More
2 responsesTennis Volunteer Pipeline
“Tribal Knowledge” is the phrase that I have adopted to describe how volunteers within USTA Texas learn about the organization. It would not surprise meRead More
USTA Volunteer Pathway
Volunteers are the lifeblood of the USTA. As discussed yesterday, attracting and retaining the people who step forward to help is an absolute imperative forRead More
Volunteers are the Backbone of the USTA
The organization structure of the USTA at every level relies on a small number of paid staff supplemented by a much larger cadre of volunteers.Read More
1 responseI Know Absolutely Nothing About Tennis
Once upon a time, the publisher Harper Collins launched a series of books with titles starting with “I know absolutely nothing about…” If amazon isRead More
A WTA Rankings Incentive Example
Lindsay Davenport made an offhand comment during a Tennis Channel match broadcast last week that stopped me cold. It was about how the culture onRead More