Young Players & Social Media
The other morning as I was checking the ParentingAces Instagram, I noticed a new "follow." When I clicked on the profile and saw this new...
The other morning as I was checking the ParentingAces Instagram, I noticed a new "follow." When I clicked on the profile and saw this new...
My son leaves in less than two weeks to travel, alone, to Mallorca, Spain. He will be staying there for a month - maybe longer - to live and...
In case you haven't heard (!), USTA changed the national junior competition schedule,...
As if competing in a tennis tournament weren't tough enough, how does a junior player handle the added pressure of playing...
"If you don't like us, find a way to get rid of us!" That was Patrick McEnroe's response to a parent's...
Why, you might ask, is there a French magazine cover pictured at the top of this post? Well, 2 reasons ....
The 2014 changes to the junior competition calendar are all but a done deal. The Powers That Be at USTA, despite our...
This past weekend was another giant step in my Tennis Parent Journey. My son drove himself to a tournament. Out of...
Finally, after months of being on alternate lists and finding out last minute whether or not he was going to play...
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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.