My son has dreamed of playing college tennis since he was 9 years old. That’s the summer he first went to tennis camp at the University of Georgia. That’s the summer he got to be on the court with not only the head coach and assistant coach but, more importantly for him at that age, the guys who [...]
What Are College Coaches Really Looking For?
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Mom’s Weekend Off
This past weekend, my husband took my son to his tourney, and I took the weekend off. It’s not the first time my son and his dad have gone without me to an out-of-town tournament, but it IS the first time they’ve gone without me when I had no commitments other than to catch up on some much-needed [...]
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Are Junior Rankings Truly An Indicator of Future Success?
I read a very interesting post this morning on ZooTennis.com showing the top 10 men and women currently playing on the pro tour with their highest junior ITF rankings. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Now it would be interesting to see a study on how many Top 10 ATP/WTA players over the past [...]
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Forever Friends
This week, I’m visiting my parents in Shreveport, Louisiana, where I grew up. Yesterday, I had the chance to go watch my 74-year-old dad play tennis against his long-time friend and rival in what has become a once- or twice-weekly ritual. These two guys have been competitors since childhood. [...]
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Quick Guide to the USTA Website
Even the Higher-Ups at USTA will admit that their website is difficult to navigate. Well, really, that’s an understatement. USTA has gone to great lengths to put some very helpful information on their site – the problem is that the average visitor can’t find it! So, in the name of [...]
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How ITF Junior Tournaments Work
Just when I thought I had the USTA tournament thing finally figured out, my kid decided he wanted to try playing some ITF events. And, after reading the current ITF Junior Regulations and searching all over the Web for information and coming up pretty much empty-handed, I started asking questions [...]
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Now What?
The 2014 changes to the junior competition calendar are all but a done deal. The Powers That Be at USTA, despite our best efforts, have decided they (not parents, not coaches, not the players themselves) know what’s best for our young players and have slashed competitive opportunities at the [...]
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New Rules in GA for U10s & U12s
Why, you might ask, is there a French magazine cover pictured at the top of this post? Well, 2 reasons . . . first of all, because I want everyone to notice that it features French pro, Richard Gasquet, at the age of 9, playing tennis using a yellow ball. Second of all, because in just a few [...]
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“If You Don’t Like Us, Find A Way To Get Rid Of Us!”
“If you don’t like us, find a way to get rid of us!” That was Patrick McEnroe’s response to a parent’s question regarding the 2014 Junior Competition Changes at last summer’s Girls 12 Nationals in Atlanta, and it was really the beginning of my extensive coverage of the new calendar that USTA [...]
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More Slashing of Opportunities
In case you haven’t heard (!), USTA changed the national junior competition schedule, effective January 1, 2014. A big reason for the change, according to USTA, is to drive competition back to the sections instead of having so many big national tournaments requiring travel all over the [...]
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Let’s See How This Is Playing Out
About a year ago, I published an article titled Quota Insanity written by well-known journalist/broadcaster Antonio Mora. In that piece, Antonio predicted that the quota-only system of entry into national tournaments would lead to meaningless events with meaningless outcomes because the draws would [...]
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Recovery Rule for 2015 Tournaments
Parents, players, and coaches . . .
Please familiarize yourself with the updated Recovery Rule for junior tournaments. With the summer season getting underway, it is important that we know and understand the rule for how much time a player is entitled to between matches.
As is true with many USTA [...]
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Life in Limbo
As a precursor to this post, you might want to go back and read my …
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The Alternate List Redux
I wrote in an earlier post about life on the tournament alternate list. Now, let’s …
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Doubles, Doubles, Toils, & Troubles
When I was a kid playing junior tennis, everyone I knew had a set doubles …
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Playing Up
Playing up is one of those controversial topics in junior tennis. Should my child play …
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Pardon My Gushing, But . . .
When I first decided to write this blog, I made a promise to myself that …
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Wayne Bryan vs. USTA
For those of you trying to follow the extensive back-and-forth between Wayne Bryan, father of …
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Another Week on the Alternate List
Another week, another local Southern Level 3 tourney, another alternate list. But, this time there’s …
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What Is Sportsmanship?
Parents and coaches, please watch this short clip from Dr. Jim Loehr on the importance …
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