Between The Lines

Between The Lines

Tennis is played between the lines. Keep the ball within the lines and you are in pretty good shape (except for hitting the net!). Think of tennis as a game of boundaries.  “Between the lines” is also an interesting framework with which to compare the Old and New...
The Joy Of The Game

The Joy Of The Game

I enjoy tennis and the people I play with so much that I can never have a bad day on the courts. I may lose, be frustrated—even discouraged—but this does not make for a bad day. This, however, is not about joy. It is happiness. Happiness is transitory and the result...
Match Point

Match Point

The tennis match is over when match point is scored. You either win or lose. You don’t want to lose but sometimes you do.There is a match point in life and losing is not an option because what is at stake is eternity. And unlike the option of losing, which you...
Good At Doubles?

Good At Doubles?

Doubles is not two players playing independently.Effective doubles is two players matched as one. They know each other’s game, skills, weaknesses, and strengths. They have a strategy they execute together: they move together, anticipate each other’s moves,...
Win Or Lose?

Win Or Lose?

Some games we want to win. Others we want to lose.I play recreational tennis with a group of guys at the 3.0-3.5 level. This means we are good enough to have a challenging game but not so good that winning is everything. Sure, we want to win, but we also want to...