Official Statement from USTA
I just received the following via email from Lew Brewer: The Junior Competition & Sportsmanship Committee of the USTA had a positive and productive meeting in Dallas from February 26 to February 28...
View ArticleMarch 6th Official Statement from USTA
Today is March 6th, the day USTA said we would hear something from the work done by the Junior Competition & Sportsmanship Committee last week in Dallas. I emailed Lew Brewer this morning for an...
View ArticleAmended 2014 Changes – Just A Proposal At This Point
Please refer to my post from earlier today to understand how the process will work going forward. In the meantime, here’s the 28-page document outlining the changes to the 2014 Junior Competition...
View ArticleQuota Comparison Between 2012 & 2014
The link below is to an Excel spreadsheet comparing Boys 18 entries by section between the actual 2012 Winter Nationals tournament and what the numbers will look like if the proposed 2014 changes are...
View Article2014: What Are Our Options?
There seems to be some (a lot!) confusion about USTA’s governance procedure as it relates to the 2014 changes. After reading through the USTA by-laws in their entirety, I can tell you that I’m not any...
View ArticleApproved Changes Still Need Board Okay
The following is the official announcement I received just a few minutes ago from LetUsKnow.com. Given that I’m going on the air in less than 15 minutes, I haven’t had a chance to read through...
View ArticleNow 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleWhen Facebook and Real Life Collide
Those of you who know me personally know that I’m kind of a Facebook addict. Well, not “kind of” . . . I am a Facebook addict. I don’t try to hide my addiction. I embrace it. It has led me to some...
View ArticleMy First Major As Media
In case you missed my announcement several weeks ago, I was approved as Media for the upcoming US Open. This is a HUGE DEAL! I am beyond excited! And just a little nervous. I’ve never had media...
View ArticleFacilitating Match Play
Ever since my son arrived home from his stint in SoCal, he’s been arranging hitting sessions and practice matches for himself. He’s built up a nice network of hitting partners around Atlanta, and they...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on Hannity vs. USTA
I’m guessing you’ve all read Sean Hannity’s blog post regarding the changes to the national junior comp schedule that will become effective in 2014. I’m guessing you’ve all read Patrick McEnroe’s and...
View ArticleParentingAces Hits the Airwaves
If you’ve been following ParentingAces on Facebook and/or Twitter, you already know that I’ve got a new internet radio show airing on Sunday evenings 6:30-7:30pm ET. Well, here are the particulars . ....
View ArticleWe’re in Good Hands!
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. – George Orwell Last week was quite a whirlwind in the tennis world....
View ArticleUSTA Follow-Up
The rules have changed all right, and it’s not just for the 10-and-under crowd. I recently reported on the Q&A sessions that USTA hosted at various national hardcourt championships earlier this...
View ArticleHolabird-Adidas Recap
I know I say this a lot, and please indulge my gushy-ness here, but sometimes it’s about so much more than just the tennis. My son and I spent this past weekend in Baltimore at the Holabird...
View ArticleUSTA 2014 Jr Comp Update
Yesterday afternoon, I received a link from the folks at TennisRecruiting.net to the following article on their website: This week, a group of people concerned with junior tennis – Steve Bellamy,...
View ArticleUSTA 2014 Jr Comp Update, Part 2
ZooTennis.com posted the following email sent from the outgoing and incoming USTA presidents to Tim Russell and others involved in the Junior Competition Committee and Player Development – it confirms...
View ArticleComplain, Complain, Complain . . . Do!
There is a lot of complaining going on in the Tennis World – from players, from coaches, from parents, from tournament directors, from journalists – I hear it all the time! And blame – WOW! – every...
View ArticleWayne Bryan Hits the Nail on the Head
I urge you all to read Steve Bellamy’s Open Letter to the US Tennis Industry published online at http://tennisinsiders.com/?post_type=featured_story&p=1323 Below is Wayne Bryan’s comment on the...
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