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 one of only a few people who saw...
View ArticleA 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 junior competition structure – USTA has asked all of us to email them at...
View ArticleThe Things That Really Matter
The following was emailed to me by Tom Walker. . . Changes were passed by a small number of misguided bureaucrats to the National Junior Tournament schedule. Unchallenged these will go into effect in...
View ArticleNotes From 7th Listening Meeting in Troy, Michigan
Unfortunately, I don’t have much to report from last night’s “listening” meeting in Troy. The only word I’ve gotten is that there were only a small handful of people there, and that everyone stayed...
View ArticleNotes From 8th Listening Meeting in Los Angeles
USTA Folks in Attendance: Scott Schultz Bill Mountford Lew Brewer Ellen Ehlers Greg Hickey – SoCal President Michael Cooke – NorCal President I’m happy to report that I have heard from several folks...
View ArticleAll 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 equal. Apparently, size DOES matter. That said, and as was suggested by...
View ArticleNotes 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...
View ArticleWhere Do My Tournament Fees Actually Go?
A question was recently posted on Twitter that caught my attention: Approximately what percentage of the entry fee goes to the host site in USTA junior tournaments? It’s a question I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Tournament that Almost Was
Finally, after months of being on alternate lists and finding out last minute whether or not he was going to play that weekend, my son got direct entry into one of our Southern Level 3 tournaments...
View ArticleShare the Love
If you listened to this week’s ParentingAces Radio Show, you may recall Sol Schwartz of Holabird Sports talking about one of his ideas for raising money to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy,...
View ArticleDid You Know . . .
I just found this out this morning! It applies to both USTA and ITF events per Friend At Court. Players may enter two tournaments which occur at the same time if they receive permission in advance...
View ArticleHelp Wanted: Director of Fun
Junior tennis desperately needs a Director of Fun. I reached this startling conclusion after several recent conversations with tournament directors, parents, and players. All were sharing their...
View ArticleMy Wish List for Junior Tournaments
It’s the Friday morning before a Saturday-Monday junior tournament, and my son’s first match times still haven’t been posted. He can’t plan his morning warm-up because he doesn’t know what time he’ll...
View ArticleParentingAces[.com] Award for Tournament Directors
In the wake of all the comments on my last piece on junior tournaments, I figure it’s time for a ParentingAces[.com] Award for Best Tournament Director. To that end, ParentingAces will be collecting...
View ArticleThe Future of Junior Tournament Tennis in America
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend a very interesting session of USTA’s annual Tennis Development Workshop being held in Atlanta. The session was titled “The Future of Junior Tournament Tennis...
View ArticleAnother Week on the Alternate List
Another week, another local Southern Level 3 tourney, another alternate list. But, this time there’s … The post Another Week on the Alternate List appeared first on ParentingAces Tennis.
View ArticleI Dream of Genie
Since my home-base of Atlanta is the next stop on the USTA Listening Meeting Tour … The post I Dream of Genie appeared first on ParentingAces Tennis.
View ArticleNotes From 6th Listening Meeting in Atlanta
It was an interesting day yesterday, to say the least! I had spent the previous … The post Notes From 6th Listening Meeting in Atlanta appeared first on ParentingAces Tennis.
View ArticleSocial Media In Action
Tom Walker (you’ll recognize his name as the one who wrote the Call to Action … The post Social Media In Action appeared first on ParentingAces Tennis.
View ArticleNew National Seeding Rules
A couple of days ago, I saw a post on my Facebook newsfeed from USTA’s … The post New National Seeding Rules appeared first on ParentingAces Tennis.
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