Warm-Up Time Equity, and Excessive Requests
Each Wednesday, this site tackles a topic related to the rules of tennis. For the past few weeks, we have been systematically breaking down eachRead More
1 responseResistance Loops: Best of Bag Check With Christina McHale
Every Tuesday, this site publishes a post exploring a tennis technology or training technique. Today, we are returning to exploring vintage Bag Check promotional videosRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: December 22, 2025
Drama over balls, new champions, policy shifts, coaching dynamics, and major deals highlight a busy off-season week in tennis. Australian Open Tennis Balls Are AlreadyRead More
Due Process Is Not Optional
This post is part of an ongoing series examining the rules, regulations, communication practices, and governance breakdowns that culminated in the recent suspension of twoRead More
Selective Enforcement Is Unacceptable
This post continues a series examining how USTA League rules are developed, communicated, and enforced, using the recent suspensions of two Dallas-area players as aRead More
Configuration Management is Essential for Rules and Regulations
This post is part of a short series examining how rules are made, communicated, and enforced in USTA League play, using a recent suspension ofRead More
1 responseI’ll Take the Sunny Side
At its core, I’ll Take the Sunny Side is a book about storytelling, the importance of social connection, and the search for purpose later in life. TennisRead More
Warming Up With Your Doubles Partner
We are continuing our meticulous, and admittedly overthought, breakdown of The Code, one principle at a time. This is the fourth consecutive week focused on PrincipleRead More
2 responsesVolleys Against a Wall and a Lesson Learned
Sometimes I sit down to write a “Training Tuesday” post with a specific topic in mind, only to discover that it winds up being aboutRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: December 15, 2025
Burnout, betting, bans, branding, and bears. (Oh my!) It was an unusually active week for off-season tennis news. Also, the NCAA prize money lawsuit entersRead More