tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post1597616247300902951..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Recap of USTA Webinar on Tennis Parenting, Featuring McNally Family; ITA Announces Online College Tennis Panel Next Monday Colette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-56494922249156414512020-04-28T18:21:00.803-04:002020-04-28T18:21:00.803-04:00John McNally sounds like a very wise young man. We...John McNally sounds like a very wise young man. We know many families who paid the bills for kids to play futures and it is just money down a hole. Most of the ones good enough to make money in tennis rise up through the rankings very quickly. <br /><br />I think his sister may have to join him in getting an education. Its not going to be easy to turn a profit in the WTA with less money to go around. She is a very good player but not likely at the level needed to make it a career in the smaller, more competitive tour that will emerge after the virus. Boca Tennis Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-48674059008015652802020-04-28T10:04:48.539-04:002020-04-28T10:04:48.539-04:00That webinar got me to thinking of how many people...That webinar got me to thinking of how many people involved in it would even be able to make a living in tennis in the future. USTA is going to have huge cuts in staffing and players outside the top 100 are going to have to scramble to find money tournaments outside the majors that will still exist. The 40th ranked doubles player is now making ends meet by working in a supermarket in Germany. People need to plan for the new reality, not be stuck in the past.Texas Tennis Insidernoreply@blogger.com