Officiating Responsibility and Authority at USTA Championships
Fun fact: The USTA League National Regulations don’t outline any responsibilities or authority for the Referee at any level of competition. Yesterday, in our ongoingRead More
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Fun fact: The USTA League National Regulations don’t outline any responsibilities or authority for the Referee at any level of competition. Yesterday, in our ongoingRead More
Plot twist! Today, we are taking a look at something I am pretty sure did not happen at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational ChampionshipsRead More
We are finally moving past micro-examination of the rules applicable to an incident that occurred earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National InvitationalRead More
In a self-referential meta moment, the first episode of Season 2 of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point” opened with the red-carpet premiere of Season 1.Read More
1 responseThis week’s dominant tennis news story was the release of the movie Challengers, starring Zendaya. Maybe we’ll get back to real tennis next week. RafaelRead More
This weekend, we are exploring how people sometimes get “stuck” in tennis. Yesterday, the concept of a performance “plateau” in the sport was introduced. ItRead More
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
It occurs to me that I am wholly unqualified to write movie reviews. Before last weekend, the last film I saw in a theater wasRead More
Events that transpired earlier this year at the Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational Championships have led us through a lengthy examination of USTA Rules andRead More
For the past couple of weeks, we have been examining the rules surrounding retiring from tennis matches. Throughout that examination, I have been alluding toRead More
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