“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...
Notes From 9th and Final Listening Meeting in Texas
USTA Folks in Attendance: Bill Mountford Dave Haggerty Lew Brewer, though he arrived a bit late and stayed mostly at the back of the room.The following information is a conglomeration of several...
All Sections Are NOT Created Equal
Voting within USTA is much like the Electoral College system in the US federal government. All USTA sections are not created...
My Email to USTA
Last night, I sent the following email to USTA President, Dave Haggerty, and copied several other people, including members of...
Social Media In Action
Tom Walker (you'll recognize his name as the one who wrote the Call to Action on...
Notes From 6th Listening Meeting in Atlanta
It was an interesting day yesterday, to say the least! I had spent the previous several days preparing my talking points for Sunday's "listening" meeting as well as...
4th & 5th Listening Meetings at Winter Nationals
Two listening meetings were held over the past two days during the Winter Nationals in Arizona, a tournament that will, ironically, disappear from the schedule if the 2014...
If This Doesn’t Convince You . . .
Spreadsheet Links2014 National comparison with 2009 and 2012 -with teams2014 National comparison with 2009 and 2012 -Individual entries-No TeamsThe two spreadsheets above were created by Robert...
Notes from 2nd USTA Town Hall Listening Meeting Nov 24, 2012
The following information was emailed to me by Jason Lampione - tennis coach, mentor, and writer - who was in attendance at the Rocky Hill, CT,...
Notes from First USTA Town Hall Listening Meeting Nov 17, 2012
The following information was emailed to me by a parent who was in attendance at the Reston, VA, "listening" meeting held by USTA. I am reprinting it exactly as...
