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SwingVision: Importing Video

On By Teresa Merklin

The SwingVision artificial intelligence tennis training application is primarily designed to work directly on a smart phone. That implementation puts tremendous analysis power directly into the hands of the players and enables immediate feedback. However, the use of a smart phone during a USTA sanctioned match is prohibited. Additionally, many players may be reluctant to drain their phone’s battery in a tournament setting. Fortunately, SwingVision can import data captured from an alternate device. I recently tested out that functionality and was very pleased with the results.

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12 “Gifts” To Improve Your Tennis Life (Part 1)

On By Teresa Merklin

In December of 2020 I gave a Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) webinar on 12 “Gifts” to jumpstart a career in cybersecurity. Each item in that list is a practice or habit that I regard as a career success factor. I was recently reviewing my own performance against those items over the past year had the sudden realization that the same core concepts would be equally effective if framed out in terms of tennis. This weekend I am launching into a whirlwind tour of those twelve items focusing on how each of those can advance and improve your tennis life.

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A (Non-Tennis) Book Recommendation to Round Out 2021

On By Teresa Merklin

I am expected to regularly deliver “talks” and conference presentations as a part of my day job. This year in those settings, I have consistently issued a strong recommendation for people to read Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers. In some cases, my language is couched as an imperative. If I could I would wave a magic wand and get everybody in the United States to read this particular book, I would do it.

USTA League Partial Round Robin Rules

On By Teresa Merklin

Since formation of USTA League teams for 2022 is already in high swing, now is the perfect time to take an advance look at new rules which are expected to come into effect. The 2022 USTA League Regulations (apparently) have yet to be officially released. However, a draft document was circulated for review last June that is probably close enough for our purposes.

SwingVision and the Cone Game

On By Teresa Merklin

The “Cone Game” is one of my favorite tennis practice drills. It is a great development tool because it gets the players into an Zen-like focus that is still layered with the pressure of competition. I recently used the SwingVision during a practice session that included the Cone Game and was very happy with the results. I continue to be completely enamored with the SwingVision application and service.

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Adult and Junior Tournaments: Distant Cousins in the USTA Family Tree

On By Teresa Merklin

USTA is a massive non-profit organization with a certain number of full time paid staff. However, most of the the work is largely performed by a cadre of volunteers grouped into numerous committees. Yesterday I wrote about differences between the Adult and Junior tennis tournament Regulations and Ranking procedures. The origins for that divergence can be traced directly to the USTA organization structure for the committees that own those documents.