Old Business: In the Matter of Dr. Ray Brown vs. United States Tennis Association

Dr. Brown failed to exhaust his administrative remedies as a member of the USTA making a complaint. That was basis #1 for the USOC dismissing the complaint. There was no need for USOC to go any further. Other court cases said, don't allow skipping adminstrative remedies because it "preserves the administrative process and discourages disregard of the NGB’s grievance procedures."

IF, he was before USTA, USOC, ITF or IOC he would have lost on the merits as his argument was that the USTA should not or was improperly following ITF global rules changes. It is fine and dandy to be fundementally against ROGY for kids 10 and under, but if you truly intend to enlighten people on the issue USTA wrongheadness then sell Dr. Brown's tennis neurology based arguments to teach non tennis playing parents that the former status quo of teaching kids is the still preferred and better option for joy and ultimate competitiveness. It's possible but inefficient and perhaps preferred for the tennis knowledgable family, but for future teaching pros and kids who are receptive it's just not the future.

For those interested I encourage you to read all of Dr. Brown's statements of beleive regarding the fundemental nature of the USTA as well as his coaching belief system regarding use of modified equipment and courts for kids 10 and under playing tennis. I fundementally disagree with Dr. Brown regarding the efficacy of the 10 and under competitive changes that have occurred globally. I also believe that Dr. Brown deserves to be treated with a high degree of respect for his teaching options and should be fully engaged in debating the merits of his beliefs regarding ROGY or ten and under 10.

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Post by Martennis Jr & Parent Centered Competitive Resource Center.

My comment on Barry Buss college tennis essay: WHEN COLLEGE SPORTS START ACTING LIKE A REAL BUSINESS

My comment on Barry Buss essay: WHEN COLLEGE SPORTS START ACTING LIKE A REAL BUSINESS
I've been contemplating structure.  The landscape is going to be varied as to the structural change to come.  A lot of well endowed small colleges and universities are going to maintain tennis programs and a lot of big schools with no financial safety net or structure are going to be hostile to their men's tennis programs.  Super conferences with tennis have an interest in advocating for smaller programs that are in their region and these AD's and coaches should be having a beer and brainstorming how to support each other.

The American College Experience with John Roddick 04/02 by UR10s | Sports Podcasts

The American College Experience with John Roddick 04/02 by UR10s | Sports Podcasts



You gotta take your enthusiasm and channel it away from cynical solutions, ie, let take official X salary or title and redirect funds.  Rather the more understandable and persuasive argument is to seek allocation of funds for Community College tennis.  That involves growing USTA bureaucracy, but is worthy advocacy. Or you can use ur10s to organize and then seek actual power within USTA.  I see top community college tennis as a alternative pathway to the pros for the very saavy, think Bryce Harper.  I hope CC tennis survives and thrives.