The Price of Success In Senior Women’s Tennis
I am a member of a task force chartered by the National Women’s Tennis Organization (NWTO) to examine how we can improve the USTA’s supportRead More
1 responseThe Wild West of USTA Local League Rules and Regulations
Recently, the USTA Texas League Committee passed a new rule that if a player is suspended from any local League, they will also be suspendedRead 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
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
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
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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
Extraordinary Tennis for the Ordinary Player
Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Simon Ramo was the chief scientist for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) when the Atlas rocket was developed. He alsoRead More
A Novel Rule in a USTA League Local Playoff Captain’s Letter
Last Sunday, I shared weather contingency provisions detailed in the “Captain’s Letter” from a recent Dallas USTA League Local playoff. In that post, I expressedRead More
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