Breakpoint for USTA Adult League

[rotterback]

‪Breakpoint is great entertainment. In the spirit of that show, I recommend that USTA sponsors an adult league version of Breakpoint, following a few adult league teams through the spring season. The teams could do their own filming and interviews with smartphones, maybe just using some guidelines and recommendations from USTA (eg what to film, things to talk about). I believe that this more human aspect of leagues could really generate some more interest. What do you all think?

 

[loosegroove]

I think that would kinda be like someone’s vacation slide show. The subjects would love viewing it, while everyone else would be bored off their arses.

 

[FuzzyYellowBalls]

Yes, I've thought of this idea but it has to be Fowkes out of Utah and his teams, maybe the psychologist too that works in New York but recruits players from across the country to play on his team out of Kansas City. Regular "normal" captains arent that interesting and maybe, just maybe, the egos on these guys would accept the opportunity to be filmed. The interesting angle is Fowkes already produces commercials, so he has the equipment and manpower to do it for Netflix. There's a decent chance it ends up being more like Spinal Tap than reality/serious without intentionally being a spoof lol.

 

[Chairman3]

The USTA would not allow video evidence of the rampant ratings manipulation and blatant sandbagging to be created.

 

[Roforot]

I would like it as a semi parody… think of house of cards except its a frank underwood as a captain. We could see him recruit players, manipulate the system to get enemy players dq’d, slips some laxatives nto an opposing players waterbottle, and pays off a stringer to notch some string setups…

 

[loveallcats]

Would be fun! I'd watch for sure

 

[TennisOTM]

A tennis pro once told me that the ladies 2.5 leagues playing out of his facility would make fantastic reality TV. The absolute lowest level of competitive tennis, generating enough drama to raise the eyebrows of at least one observer. Definitely has entertainment potential.

 

[Purestriker]

‪Breakpoint is great entertainment. In the spirit of that show, I recommend that USTA sponsors an adult league version of Breakpoint, following a few adult league teams through the spring season. The teams could do their own filming and interviews with smartphones, maybe just using some guidelines and recommendations from USTA (eg what to film, things to talk about). I believe that this more human aspect of leagues could really generate some more interest. What do you all think?

Real Tennis and Mark Sansait does this on YT for both tournaments and when they went to sectionals. It is entertaining, but to really get a really story you need multiple crews, editors and producers and that costs a lot of money.

 

[Purestriker]

A tennis pro once told me that the ladies 2.5 leagues playing out of his facility would make fantastic reality TV. The absolute lowest level of competitive tennis, generating enough drama to raise the eyebrows of at least one observer. Definitely has entertainment potential.

Women's tennis is a drama filled mess and it's not just 2.5's. Our pro's have disclaimers they send out every spring season that any abuse directed to them via text, in person or otherwise about lineups, pairings etc. will end their coaching support at state and sectionals. Every year at state we all sit back and enjoy the show.

 

[Moon Shooter]

Yes, I've thought of this idea but it has to be Fowkes out of Utah and his teams, maybe the psychologist too that works in New York but recruits players from across the country to play on his team out of Kansas City. Regular "normal" captains arent that interesting and maybe, just maybe, the egos on these guys would accept the opportunity to be filmed. The interesting angle is Fowkes already produces commercials, so he has the equipment and manpower to do it for Netflix. There's a decent chance it ends up being more like Spinal Tap than reality/serious without intentionally being a spoof lol.

My mind goes to the movie “Best in Show”

 

[treo]

I have a DVD of The Journeymen which is an entertaining documentary following two unknowns on the ATP tour.

 

[kevin qmto]

I have a DVD of The Journeymen which is an entertaining documentary following two unknowns on the ATP tour.

Can you capture it and post it anywhere online? You literally cannot watch that movie anywhere legitimately. The site is gone and dvd copies are nearly nonexistent.