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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 a possible out – DOUBLES! Even though my son registered for both the B16 and B18 singles for this...

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What Is Sportsmanship?

Parents and coaches, please watch this short clip from Dr. Jim Loehr on the importance of sportsmanship. Dr. Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist, CEO of the Human Performance Institute,...

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What Are College Coaches Really Looking For?

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...

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Why Tennis?

In recent years, there’s been a lot of talk about the demise of American tennis.  We haven’t had a Major champion on the men’s side since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003.  Of course, we’ve seen...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Who’s Really #1?

USTA rankings vs. Tennis Recruiting star ratings vs. Universal Tennis levels . . . is anyone else confused here?  I don’t know about the rest of you, but this obsessed Tennis Momma spends an...

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New National Seeding Rules

A couple of days ago, I saw a post on my Facebook newsfeed from USTA’s Junior Competition folks announcing seeding changes for National tournaments.  Apparently, I’m one of only a few people who saw...

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A National Schedule & Ranking System That Makes Sense

There have been several comments on this blog asking what parents, players, and coaches want to see in terms of a junior competition structure – USTA has asked all of us to email them at...

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Bonus Points Update

After all the confusion over the Bonus Points awarded during the first new 2014 L3 event in January, I contacted the TennisLink division of Active.com to try to find out what was going on. USTA told us...

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Rankings Anyone?

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Reflections from a tournament . . .

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New Rules for the New Year

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New Rules for the New Year, Part 2

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Life in Limbo

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The Alternate List Redux

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Doubles, Doubles, Toils, & Troubles

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Playing Up

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Pardon My Gushing, But . . .

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