Recent USTA Info All in One Place
I know I've posted quite a bit recently about USTA's 2021 tournament and ranking platform, and it may be challenging to keep up with everything. So, here it is...
Interview on 2021 Junior Competition & Ranking Structure with Dan Holman
As promised in this week's update, I had the opportunity to chat with Dan Holman, USTA's National Manager for Youth Tournaments, about the new...
Summer 2013 Version: The Ins & Outs of TennisRecruiting.Net
Below is a re-print of my June 13, 2012, article on TennisRecruiting.net. Twice a year, TennisRecruiting.net updates its
“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...
New Rules in GA for U10s & U12s
Why, you might ask, is there a French magazine cover pictured at the top of this post? Well, 2 reasons ....
A National Schedule & Ranking System That Makes Sense
There have been several comments on this blog asking what parents, players, and coaches want to see in terms of a...
New National Seeding Rules
A couple of days ago, I saw a post on my Facebook newsfeed from USTA's Junior Competition folks announcing seeding changes for National tournaments. Apparently, I'm...
Quota Insanity
More unintended consequences? Thank you to Antonio Mora, Emmy-winning journalist and tennis parent, for sharing the following information with all...
It’s Signing Week
This is the week when high school tennis players (and all high school athletes for that matter) can first sign...
How ITF Junior Tournaments Work
Just when I thought I had the USTA tournament thing finally figured out, my kid decided he wanted...
