Fail Faster: The Critical Skill of Tennis
This weekend, we have been exploring how failure can be a valuable tool for growth in tennis and how finding the sweet spot of failureRead More
Finding the Sweet Spot of Failure
Failure is an inevitable part of the journey toward tennis mastery. As discussed in the previous post, sometimes failure is the best option because itRead More
Failure is (Sometimes) the Best Option
Throughout 2024, I am dedicating the first full weekend of every month to exploring the application of design-oriented thinking to improve our tennis lives. ThisRead More
Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness
During one of my USTA League matches this weekend, I kept hearing an unusual squeaking noise. It was eerily familiar, yet elusive to identify. ItRead More
The Psychology of Rules Versus Requests
Last Wednesday, I did a rules-oriented deep dive on a restriction imposed on USTA League teams in a recent local City Championship event. After thatRead More
Child’s Pose
Another excellent yoga move that can benefit tennis players made a cameo appearance during Season 2 of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point” which was releasedRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: September 30, 2024
Billie Jean King’s groundbreaking Congressional Gold Medal and the All England Club are approved for a massive Wimbledon expansion. Coco Gauff sends the opening salvoRead More
Why is it (almost) always the Singles?
One of the more annoying aspects of the situation I have been writing about over the past couple of weekends was more evidence of theRead More
1 responseEvaluating the Alternatives of Shortened Formats for USTA League Championships
Yesterday, I detailed an unconventional method recently used to shorten play during local USTA League playoffs. That post highlighted the apparent competitive inequities created whenRead More
An Unusual Solution for Shortening USTA League Playoffs
USTA League coordinators often face difficult decisions when rain disrupts local league playoffs. There is rarely a perfect solution in these moments as they tryRead More