Aces and Faults #12: Why You Need To Go Slow To Go Fast
ISSUE #12| July 17th, 2025 At the Baseline Tennis Center, we’re fortunate to have high-tech radar guns installed on all six front courts. These are fantastic tools for tracking improvements …
Aces and Faults #11: The Most Important Part of a Match Happens When You’re Not Playing
ISSUE #11| July 10th, 2025 Did you know that 70% of professional tennis rallies last between 0–4 shots, with an average duration of just 10 seconds? Yet the time allowed …
Aces and Faults #10: The Hidden Lessons From Pushers That Shouldn’t Be Pushed Away
ISSUE #10| July 3rd, 2025 Last week, I shared some lessons on losing like a winner after attending our semi-annual junior Level 3 Northern Section Championships. This event always offers …
Aces and Faults #9: How To Lose Like A Winner
ISSUE #9| June 26th, 2025 This past weekend was a great one for junior tennis, as the annual Level 3 USTA Northern Section Championships were held in Elk River, Minnesota. …
Aces and Faults #8: How To Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
ISSUE #8| June 19th, 2025 This month we’ve had more rain and rapid weather changes than I can remember. And with 50+ high-performance competitive tennis players eager to train outside …
Aces and Faults #7: Why The End Can Be The Best Place To Start
ISSUE #7| June 12th, 2025 Have you ever hit a roadblock in your tennis training and, despite your best efforts, just not improved? This is a comment I hear from …
Aces and Faults #6: Why Your Groundstrokes Don’t Work (And How to Fix Them)
ISSUE #6| June 5th, 2025 Have you ever worked hard to perfect your groundstrokes in practice, only to have them fall apart during a rally in competition? This is the …
Aces and Faults #5: The Surprising Solution to the New No-Ad Rule (That Most People Ignore)
ISSUE #5| May 29th, 2025 There’s been a major rule change in USTA Northern Section junior competition recently: the switch from traditional deuce scoring to no-ad scoring. This is a …
Aces and Faults #4: The Secret to How I’ve Never Been Cheated in a Tennis Match
ISSUE #4| May 22nd, 2025 Today, I want to explore and dissect one of the most unsavory aspects of competitive tennis: the world of the cheater. One of the most …
Aces and Faults #3: Why Practicing Your Weakness Might Be the Biggest Weakness of All (And What to Do Instead)
ISSUE #3| May 15th, 2025 There was a period of time in my tennis life where I considered my backhand to be a huge problem. Even though I was an …