March 2010 Monthly Archive

Sowing Seeds at the Grassroots

I just returned from San Diego and am all fired up. I was at the 2010 USTA Community Tennis Development Workshop (CTDW), undoubtedly one of the best things the USTA does for recreational tennis. Volunteers and USTA staff from... (Click here to read more...)

Industry News

USTA Creates US Open National Playoffs The USTA is launching the US Open National Playoffs, which will provide the opportunity for all players 14 years of age and older to earn a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying... (Click here to read more...)

Tennis Memorabilia

Trading Cards Hope to Raise Tennis’ Profile (Click here to read more...)

Pioneers In Tennis

Sheldon Westervelt: At the forefront of facility design (Click here to read more...)

Fashion Forming

Fitting your customers with the right clothing. (Click here to read more...)

The Changing Tennis Landscape

Our upcoming series will take a hard look at what’s good and bad in this industry, and how we can make things better for everyone. In the coming months, RSI will be running a series of articles on the... (Click here to read more...)

Is Your Facility a Tennis Hangout?

It may not take much to make sure your courts appeal to your clientele. (Click here to read more...)

Public Enemies

Easy-access municipal courts are a key to growing tennis. But how can you deal with vandalism and abuse? (Click here to read more...)

What You Need to Know about Windscreen

Windscreen, also known as background curtain, has a variety of uses in addition to its original and primary purpose of reducing or deflecting wind on outdoor courts. Ask any court builder, equipment supplier, facility manager or player, and they... (Click here to read more...)

Find What You Need at ASBA Website

The old commercial for the Yellow Pages used to advise would-be shoppers, “Let your fingers do the walking.” The new way of commerce is, of course, e-shopping, which gives your fingers a break and lets the mouse do all... (Click here to read more...)

Posting Time

Largely unnoticed until there are problems, net posts are important for play, and for aesthetics. (Click here to read more...)

Playtest: Pacific Poly Power Pro

Poly Power Pro is a high modulus polyester string manufactured in Germany exclusively by Pacific. In construction, it is essentially a double-coated monofilament. Pacific tells us that the high modulus polymers combined with two layers of a special coating... (Click here to read more...)

Retailer’s Bill of Rights

A longtime tennis shop owner says there must be changes in the way retailers are treated in this industry. (Click here to read more...)