{"id":1146,"date":"2017-08-01T15:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2017-08-01T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:15:13","slug":"making-changes-to-usta-adult-tennis-will-benefit-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulstanley.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/making-changes-to-usta-adult-tennis-will-benefit-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Changes to USTA Adult Tennis Will Benefit Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This article originally appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onesouthernman.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneSouthernMan<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adult tennis programs like those organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usta.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Tennis Association<\/a> provide a fun and competitive outlet for adults 18 and over to compete at local, state, sectional and national levels. Some play purely for fun and fitness while others desire a competitive outlet with a chance to win a national title. There\u2019s room for both and now\u2019s the time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usta.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USTA<\/a> to make major changes to adult league tennis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tennischannel.com\/joel-drucker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joel Drucker<\/a> has been writing professionally about tennis since the early 1980\u2019s and penned two excellent pieces, <a href=\"http:\/\/tennischannel.com\/reporters\/joel-drucker\/joel-drucker-the-poison-inside-league-tennis-07-26-2017\"><em>The Poison Inside League Tennis<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/tennischannel.com\/reporters\/joel-drucker\/joel-drucker-league-tennis-possible-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>League Tennis \u2013 Possible Solutions<\/em><\/a>, on <a href=\"http:\/\/tennischannel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennischannel.com<\/a> earlier this week. Although I don\u2019t agree with all of his suggestions, they were insightful and thought provoking. I caught up with Joel at his California home and drove further into this thoughts on how USTA could improve league play.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27425%27%20height%3D%27220%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20425%20220%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27425%27%20height%3D%27220%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/569eac73c647ad650f3621cc\/t\/57f8b1ce6b8f5bb7f2ad58a4\/1475916241762\/\" width=\"425\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recreational versus Competitive Teams<\/strong><br \/>\nCan USTA leagues be recreational and competitive at the same time? \u201cSure they can,\u201d said Drucker. \u201cI\u2019m a 4.5 and I believe most amateur players want both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to disagree with his comment. After all, no one is getting paid to play in a USTA league and it\u2019s a wonderful sport. When compared to others, tennis is relatively inexpensive and easy to access. Plus, the more people that play tennis the more the sport grows.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/onesouthernman.com\/2017\/08\/01\/usta-adult-league-tennis-separate-competitive-rec-leagues-hold-team-captains-accountable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read the rest of this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article originally appeared on\u00a0OneSouthernMan. Adult tennis programs like those organized by the United States Tennis Association provide a fun and competitive outlet for adults 18 and over to compete at local, state, sectional and national levels. Some play purely for fun and fitness while others desire a competitive outlet with a chance to win a national title. There\u2019s room for both and now\u2019s the time for the USTA to make major changes to adult league tennis. Joel Drucker has been writing professionally about tennis since the early 1980\u2019s and penned two excellent pieces, The Poison Inside League Tennis and League Tennis \u2013 Possible Solutions, on Tennischannel.com earlier this week. Although I don\u2019t agree with all of his suggestions, they were insightful and thought provoking. I caught up with Joel at his California home and drove further into this thoughts on how USTA could improve league play.\u00a0 Recreational versus Competitive Teams Can USTA leagues be recreational and competitive at the same time? \u201cSure they can,\u201d said Drucker. \u201cI\u2019m a 4.5 and I believe most amateur players want both.\u201d It\u2019s hard to disagree with his comment. 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