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Antonio Mora wrote a piece for my ParentingAces blog comparing the 2014 changes to the New Coke debacle. Would love to know y'all's thoughts . . . http://parentingaces.com/2013/02/18/new-coke-2014/

http://parentingaces.com/2013/02/13/notes-from-8th-listening-meeting-in-los-angeles/ the link to my post on the LA Listening Meeting

girls or boys? if boys, please be realistic about the college scholarship opportunities available!

call Torrey Hawkins at Windward Academy. also, call Bill Ozaki at USTA Southern - he knows all the top coaches and will be able to point you in the right direction.

"but if not i'm fine with her playing college tennis" wish more parents would view playing college tennis as an honorable and desirable goal for juniors instead of a cop-out for those who couldn't make it on the tour. just sayin' . . .

http://americantennisjournal.com/looking-for-feedback-on-usta-changes/ please take a look at the new site, American Tennis Journal, at the link above and consider completing the online survey. ATJ is trying to gather some independent data from players, parents, coaches and others regarding...

sorry, non-coach attendees who register through an ITA coach can get in for $155.

taken directly from the convention's website: Youth Tennis Town Hall & Luncheon, presented by the USTA (Sunday, Dec. 16th, 12:15 - 2:00 pm) An overview of the 10 and Under Tennis efforts for coaches and opinion leaders registered for the Convention. registration now costs $280 since it is...

you have to pay $280 to attend this "listening meeting"???? seriously???? USTA, please fix this - you are just feeding the argument that tennis is only for the wealthy. these meetings should be open to all, free of charge.

sorry! it's the article posted on july 11, 2012, and is under the Tournaments category on the blog.

http://parentingaces.com/2012/07/11/********-sports-adidas-all-in-junior-tennis-challenge/ for those of you looking for an alternative to the same-old-same-old junior tournament, please check out the ******** Sports-Adidas event being held in Baltimore in late August (see link above for more...

going to try on several pair now - will report back! thanks for the advice!

thanks for the input, chas. i'll let you know if i find out anything. i'm a women's size 7-8, depending on the brand, so my feet are about avg, i guess.

after dealing with pain in the outside edge of my left foot for several weeks, i'm ready to try new shoes to see if that solves the problem. i'm currently wearing asics - never really thought they were all that comfy but they came highly recommended - but am in the market for something...

http://parentingaces.com/2012/02/20/wayne-bryan-vs-usta/ i have compiled a summary list of all the back-and-forth between wayne bryan, usta, and others on the link above - hope it's helpful!

my point was that, just as there are good coaches and bad, there are also good parents and bad. i just get tired of reading articles or forum posts from coaches who are constantly complaining about the parents. honestly, for me, it all boils down to communication. coaches, please tell us...

i guess i'm being provincial and looking only at where i live - we have multiple tournaments close by pretty much every week of the year - sorry! :oops:

tennishacker, i agree with you. tennis parents often get a very bad rap. there are many coaches out there who, even when the parent ASKS the coach to take control, devise the tournament schedule, devise the training schedule, devise the eating and workout schedule, AND hold the kid...

what i'm gleaning from this discussion is that there are so many factors involved - size, mental toughness, etc. - in deciding whether or not your child should play up. i think the decision gets easier as they move through the age groups - depending on their birthday (and, of course, what their...

Tennis5, i totally agree with you. but, the way the USTA ranking and points system works, it's tough NOT to play up and still have the opportunity to compete in the bigger tourneys as you age up. i'm not sure what the correct answer is here. all i know is that, given my son's goal to play the...

oftentimes, back pain is a result of tightness elsewhere in the body. be sure you do some dynamic stretching of all the major muscle groups BEFORE you play then do some deeper stretching afterward. using a foam roller on your back, obliques, hamstrings, IT band, and quads can help as well...

http://parentingaces.com/2012/02/09/playing-up/ i would love to hear others' thoughts and experiences regarding playing up in the juniors. this has been an issue my son has struggled with since he's on the smaller side, physically, and has a mid-summer birthday.

http://parentingaces.com/2012/02/07/doubles-doubles-toils-troubles/ how much doubles are your kids playing? with all the tournaments we have in the atlanta area, there are still very few opportunities to play dubs on a regular basis unless you play in a league. would love to hear the story...

even top-notch sports psychologists get stressed out when watching their kids play! read Dr. Allen Fox's confessions and see if you can relate . . . http://parentingaces.com/2012/02/02/confessions-of-a-tennis-parent/

i think the point dr. fox is making is that the act of having the ritual or superstition or quirk provides the sense of control necessary in a sport where so much is out of the player's own control but rather dependent on the opponent and playing conditions. the ritual provides stress relief so...

http://parentingaces.com/2012/01/31/rituals-superstitions-quirks-oh-my/ i really enjoyed hearing dr. fox's POV on why tennis players develop superstitions and rituals. hope it's useful info for the rest of you, too!

thank you! feel free to share with other tennis parents. :)

the 16s had no 3rd set either. and, once the rain started, the matches were changed to start at 2-2. of course, the rain ended up canceling the entire event in atlanta, so too bad for those point-chasing or new-opponent-chasing folks who traveled from across the country to play. a lose-lose...

http://parentingaces.com/2012/01/27/a-matter-of-fitness/ your thoughts on whether our kids are being short-changed in terms of the way tournaments are structured here???

TennisCoachFLA, great post above! i would love to talk to you more about your thoughts - please see my profile for my contact info. i think the ParentingAces readers would be very interested in reading your comment.