Tag: 18s

Dec 11 2012

Quota Insanity

More unintended consequences? Thank you to Antonio Mora, Emmy-winning journalist and tennis parent, for sharing the following information with all...

May 15 2012

Junior Tournaments & Rankings, Sports Parenting
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3 minutes

Breaking the Streak

My son went into this past weekend's tournament on a 7-match losing streak. He had been "rounded" in singles in...

Feb 13 2012

Junior Tournaments & Rankings, Sports Parenting, The Mental Game
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6 minutes

Pardon My Gushing, But . . .

When I first decided to write this blog, I made a promise to myself that I would steer clear of...

Feb 09 2012

High Performance, Junior Coaching & Development, Junior Tournaments & Rankings, New to Jr Tennis?, Red, Orange, Green Ball
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3 minutes

Playing Up

Playing up is one of those controversial topics in junior tennis. Should my child play up? If so, when should...

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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.