Racquet Buddy

02/26/2020

Middle and high schools have been adding courses about how to spot fake news. Older adults also struggle to sort disinformation online, but there are fewer resources tackling the problem.

09/13/2018

For my friends in Arcadia area

After the incident, the victim called authorities while the man fled on his bicycle

07/03/2015

Win as though you are used to it. Lose as though you liked it!

06/25/2015

This is why we love tennis! It teaches our kids the basic principles needed to succeed in life: independence, self reliance, decision making, hard work, determination, disappointment and joy, they will experience winning and the sacrifices needed to get there, they will learn from losing and having to get up from it and understand that losing is only feedback!

I want my kids to play tennis, because I feel that there is no other sport that will prepare them for a life where they need to practice everyday, compete every other weekend, win and lose, laugh and cry,

06/08/2015

06/08/2015

Very insightful.

How to train young talented kids. The reality is, 70% of all kids quit organized sports by the age of 13, and the number one reason they cite is that it is not fun anymore.

06/08/2015

Very true!

06/07/2015

Southern California junior team tennis sectional

06/06/2015

Excellent!

1 word: Hi. Greet your child when they get in the car with "Hi" before you ask about practice, the score of the game or homework. 2 words: Have fun. In all likelihood you've heard this statisti...

05/31/2015

Very interesting blog post.

Here’s one area that comes up quite a bit in my field. It’s a question I get asked especially from the parents of ‘star’ kids. This usually comes from parents of kids around the ages of 9-12 years. “Should my … Continue reading →

05/18/2015

Very thoughtful letter. After all Tennis is a very unfair sport!

Last Sunday, I sat next to tennis parents who made me imagine, what if the kid could speak back to them in a way that he could make his or her points? What would he say? So, this is what I imagined...

05/17/2015