Lucky Dog Speaks

As we approach the fall tennis season, now is the time to start thinking about attending one of the upcoming tennis conferences:

2010 USTA Tennis Teachers Conference, August 28 – 31
2010 USPTA World Conference, September 27 – October 2
2010 Professional Development Weekend, October 7 – 10

Tennis conferences provide wonderful continuing education and networking opportunities. There is [...]

Sunday, I went to the club to give a lesson to one of my regular clients who just so happened to turn 92 yesterday. I have been hitting with him weekly for the past 4.5 years and I must confess it is one of the highlights of my week (and I believe his). While he [...]

Ever since my good friend Doug Eng attended the first Etcheberry Experience course, I have always wanted to attend myself. Unfortunately I could never align my schedule to make it work until this past February. I was really excited that I could finally attend and become an “Etcheberry Certified” instructor. The Etcheberry Experience is a [...]

The PTR Symposium is fast approaching with plenty of Cardio Tennis activities!
Cardio Tennis Morning Workouts will be held on:

Sunday February 14th, 7:15am – 8:30am
Monday February 15th, 7:45am – 9:00am
Wednesday February 17th, 7:45am – 9:00am
Thursday February 18th, 7:45am – 9:00am

The Cardio Tennis Feeding Shootout will be held Tuesday February 16th at10:00am.

The debut of the the Cardio [...]

As the year starts to wind down, it is time to start thinking about finalizing my travel plans to the PTR International Tennis Symposium, which runs February 13-18 2010.
If you have never been to the Symposium, plan to make this the year for your first appearance. The event is held on Hilton Head Island at [...]

Kim Clijsters deserves huge kudos for her amazing run all the way to becoming the 2009 US Open Women’s Champion. It could not have happened to a nicer person or role model for the sport that we all love. The last time a mother won a major was Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
While Serena is [...]

The USPTA New England section held their annual Spring conference May 16-18 at Stratton Mountain Vermont. There were two sessions featuring Cardio Tennis.
Friday the Cardio Tennis Feeding Shootout competition was held. We had 16 participants. Congratulations go out to Brian Morissette who won with a score of 32 and runner-up Spritely Roche [...]

Have you ever played a USTA tournament or have thought about playing but just never got around to it?
I am reaching out to see if you have any input on what would be required to get more of you to participate regularly in USTA adult tournaments. As you may or may not be aware, [...]

To borrow from the late Vitas Gerulitas, “Listen smart guy, nobody beats Andy Roddick 12 times in a row”.
Andy finally was able to stop his slide against Roger with the 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 quarterfinal win on Thursday night at the Sony Ericsson Open. Andy played well and served big when [...]

As Tennis teaching professionals, it is extremely important that we are aware of court safety for our clients. This includes making sure loose tennis balls are picked up or moved out of the way for our clients.
Well, note to self, make sure you do the same on your side of the court. [...]