News and Articles

On a rare occasion…

Apr 10, 2007

By Jeff Brack
April 2007
Unfortunately, the contributions of pioneers are usually recognized long after they have left us. Due credit is rarely received in their own time.
That very rare occasion occurred this past March at the 2007 National …

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That pesky serve…

Jan 10, 2007

By Jeff Brack
January 2007
Let’s not fool ourselves, tennis is hard. The problem with this reality is that most of us tennis enthusiasts have a hard time seeing from the perspective of the new player.
When someone …

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Public Tennis Facilities, is USTA really helping them?

Jan 10, 2007

By Jim Reffkin
January 2007
Jane Brown Grimes, our new USTA President, has set forth her goals for the next two years and one of them is to continue Past President, Franklin Johnson’s initiative to, “invigorate tennis in the Public …

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Where are we going?

Sep 10, 2006

By Jeff Brack
September 2006
I’d like to think we’re headed for the USTA’s goal of 30 million players by 2010. And I’d like to think that it’s because of the new focus on making tennis more accessible. Tennis is …

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Tennis – New York style!

Sep 01, 2006

By Jim Reffkin
September 2006
It’s September, it’s New York and it’s the US Open. Every year at this time, I am fortunate to be in the “Big Apple” to attend USTA Semi-Annual National Meetings and at the …

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This is why…

Jun 10, 2006

By Jeff Brack
June 2006
In my last two columns, I covered some tough subjects relating to tennis parenting and line call disputes. I received very positive feedback, and while people were grateful for having these subjects discussed, I also …

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Four years later… An update to USA Today

Jun 01, 2006

By Jim Reffkin
June 2006
In March of 2002, your newspaper, USA Today, did a feature story on the innovations we had been introducing to help grow tennis participation and spectator interest. The title of this March 6th article “Changes …

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Are you sure about that?

Mar 15, 2006

By Jeff Brack
March 2006
We’ve all heard it a million times. You make a call that was close, but clearly out and the inevitable question comes accusingly across the net, “Are you sure?” It’s the civil way of saying …

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McEnroe finally took the foot out of his mouth!

Mar 01, 2006

By Jim Reffkin
March 2006
John McEnroe, one of the great doubles players in tennis history, hasn’t played in a Professional doubles or singles event since 1994. On the Tennis Channel, live from San Jose, I recently watched John McEnroe …

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Do you really want THE TRUTH?

Dec 20, 2005

By Jeff Brack
December 2005
Tennis is fun. And kids like having fun. So parents, how do we keep our kids playing tennis?
Answer: Let them enjoy it.
It seems very simple, however, it often doesn’t works out that way. …

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