Apr 24, 2018
Mark Young started playing tennis as a junior in Australia training under relatively strict conditions. When his dad came home one day and announced he was moving the family to the US, the captain of the local high school team took Mark under his wing and helped him develop into a very proficient college player at...
Apr 19, 2018
With the new recruiting rules announced by the NCAA (click here), making sure your child is properly prepared for the process is crucial to his/her success.
In this week's episode, we talk about how junior players can increase their exposure to college coaches, especially if they are not among the top-ranked players in...
Apr 17, 2018
Last week I published an article on the new partnerships between Universal Tennis Ratings and the two major coaching certification organizations, USPTA and PTR (click here to read the article). And this week UTR announced another new partnership with Chinese Tennis organization Love Sports. Now, you have the opportunity...
Apr 10, 2018
Several months ago, Tennis Parent (and now, Podcaster!), Robert Garrett called and asked me if I would ever consider doing an episode where he could ask questions of a top junior player, parent, and coach. Of course, I said YES, and this week's episode is the outcome of that conversation.
Coach Todd Widom, who y'all...
Apr 5, 2018
You never know where life will lead you!
Several years ago, I started getting Facebook messages from a fellow Tennis Parent in the UK asking me questions about training abroad and college tennis opportunities in the US. As Sharon Gaskin and I began communicating more regularly, we realized we had a lot in common and...