LUDDITE LITERATURE
LUDDITE LITERATURE I resisted the email, technology world that cropped up at the end of my coaching, teaching career. We moved to the beach just before winter. I had never cut on my college issued computer. High school typing class was in 1956. Health issues, injuries, age, weather chipped away at my physicality. I began…
GUEST COMMENT
This clipped from James Haslam Is The Foreign Student College Tennis Debate Really About Player Development? Players recruited from outside The US dominate D1 college tennis . This might mean that American tennis is doing something wrong in developing the best players … Or it might mean that in the US, fewer families choose to…
AMERICAN
Tom Parham: “ In the 70’s a lawyer opined that the then ITCA could limit international college tennis players . The membership voted to do so. The “big boys” threatened to withdraw their membership. Others advised a quota would be found illegal. There was no litigation. Given the current conservative bent , would now be…
GOOD GUESS ?
The round of 16 in Men’s NCAA Division I tennis, play today. A quick survey of the team’s starting lineups, excepting Ohio State, feature about 90% international players. Assuming the ones who are starters get the scholarsips, they also get 90% of the grants. And NIL/Portal cash.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL IN NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOLS
This announcement from THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION : Boys’ volleyball, like girls’ flag football, is rapidly increasing in popularity in some parts of the state. The board voted 10-7 to add the sport in the spring of 2027. Tyson said Queen’s University in Charlotte has been reserved by the N.C. Volleyball Coaches…
Statement from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regarding the State of College Athletics, Recent Program Eliminations, & International Student-Athletes
This is the link to the ITA Statement https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MWiaejUXfubelwdH2JQD4bzwSrVJ3_MxWhQq8Qa-OWM/edit?tab=t.0 Author’s comments on specific points are in RED One topic that has received increased attention is the role of international student-athletes in college tennis. This is a complex matter and requires more nuanced public discourse. This is not a new problem, nor is it limited to…
“…you gotta know when to fold em. “
Last week more colleges and universities announced dropping varsity tennis teams than anytime in memory. Several reasons were: Years back I realized this– “I wonder how many Athletic Directors silently came to a conclusion similar to this? 1. All sports are counted in the standings for our ‘Conference Cup’? 2. We are in a conference…
SLIPOVERS
World’s Top Producer of Condoms Raises Prices as Iran War Rattles Supply Chain ( From today’s New York Times ). THINGS ARE GETTING SERIOUS !
FINALLY
FINALLY The link below recognizes the issue International player’s dominance of American college tennis: https://www.ncaascholarshipguide.com/blog/ncaa-tennis-scholarships-for-international-vs-u-s-recruits **************** This week also featured similar observations issued from the John McEnroe Tennis Academy. ( 90% of players are international, i.e. scholarship recipients’) ******************* EARLIER ****************** What Coaches Are Doing (Tennis-Specific) Recruiting shift: ******************* 2024 Earlier I have described how…
HOMER OF THE SEA
Homer Homer Hewitt, late and legendary resident of our community, is remembered fondly and often with amusement. A retired Philadelphia lawyer, he was “of the sea”. And perhaps best known locally for his ocean swims, he amazed us all at the tough times and weathers he dipped in to. He lived into his 90’s- mischievous…
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