Another Giant Step
This past weekend was another giant step in my Tennis Parent Journey. My son drove himself to a tournament. Out of...
This past weekend was another giant step in my Tennis Parent Journey. My son drove himself to a tournament. Out of...
It's been a very long time since I've been the New Kid on a tennis team.For those of you who don't...
For the past several weeks, my son has decided to become a Full-Fledged Teenager. Those of you who have...
Lately, I've been really torn between covering the 2014 junior competition changes for everyone versus writing about the things that...
This past weekend, we had one of the Regional Segment tournaments in Atlanta. My son didn't play, but one of...
The longer your child plays tennis, the more likely he or she is to face a friend across the net...
On this last day of 2012, I want to wish all of you a very happy New Year! My hope...
Twas the nite before Christmasand out on the courtswas a jolly fat manin red tennis shortsThe sweat socks...
Earlier this week, I received an email from Bill Mountford, currently USTA's Market Development Specialist and one of the...
For my long-time readers, you probably already know that I'm now hosting a weekly call-in radio show on the...
Upcoming Events
Danielle Lao grew up a fierce competitor on the tennis courts of SoCal. She went on to an incredible college career at USC before finding success on the WTA tour. Now, she coaches junior players in the area, including the winner of the 2026 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships 18-and-under Singles Consolations, Natalie Kha. Hear from Danielle why playing the backdraw was important for Natalie in this event and how she made it through 2-3 matches per day for 8 straight days.