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by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis First, it’s important to understand […]
Fearless Tennis: Create your ideal intensity level
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis It couldn’t come at a […]
Fearless Tennis: Keep your cool when the bad line call ...
We had so much fun on September 8th at the Party for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center! Nearly […]
Party for Golden Gate Park Tennis Center
Michael W. Skinner is the Executive Director of Youth Tennis Advantage (YTA). For 50 years YTA has served […]
Five Questions For… Mike Skinner, Executive Director of Youth Tennis ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis As I walked out of […]
Fearless Tennis: Talk about skill development, not potential
On Saturday, June 23, San Franciscans for Sports and Recreation hosted a community day at McLaren Park with […]
Tennis Celebration at McLaren Park
Jen Gaarder-Wang, a regular player at GGPTC, and daughter Ellia pose with London Breed, President of the Board […]
SAN FRANCISCO APPROVES $26 MILLION RENOVATION OF GGP TENNIS CENTER
Todd Martin is the CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHOF) in Newport, R.I., a position […]
Five Questions For… Todd Martin
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis It’s natural to assume that […]
Fearless Tennis — Don’t Let Your Emotions Run the Show
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis In virtually every seminar I […]
Fearless Tennis: Develop positive chemistry with your doubles partner
Angela Dorsey grew up playing tennis daily at Golden Gate Park Tennis Center in the 1970s and 80’s. […]
Five Questions For: Angela Dorsey
The San Francisco Arts Commission is working with the SF Recreation and Park Department, the Tennis Coalition of […]
View the Public Art Proposals for the Golden Gate Park ...
On February 15, the full Commission of the San Francisco Recreation & Park Department (SFRPD) unanimously approved the […]
GGPTC Renovation Update: SF Recreation & Park Commission approves ...
Oakland resident Joel Drucker is one of the world’s leading tennis writers. His work spans the worlds of […]
Five Questions For… Joel Drucker
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis “I just couldn’t get a […]
Fearless Tennis: Narrow your focus in the warm-up
The Tennis and Learning Center (TLC) is a San Francisco Recreation and Park Department youth development program that […]
Tennis and Learning Center program to expand to include middle ...
Nearly 200 people gathered at the County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park on Jan. 10 to hear […]
Large turnout for Jan. 10 community meeting on GGPTC renovation ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis After feeling continually disappointed with […]
Fearless Tennis: Face your fears
Kevin Frye is a tennis pro and tournament director at the Bay Club SF Tennis. He recently became […]
Five Questions For… Kevin Frye
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist Reprinted with permission from Fearless Tennis In my sport psychology practice, […]
Fearless Tennis: Broaden Your Definition of Confidence
Linda Glassel spent most of her career as a successful marketing executive at sports equipment companies, including Prince […]
Five Questions For… Linda Glassel, Executive Director of Back on ...
[caption id="attachment_2253" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Photo caption (l to r) Marcus Kawaja, Eric Roberts, Cassia McTamaney, Jack Rende, Katie […]
Two SF Junior Tennis Teams Shine at Nationals in Orlando
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisChange can be difficult. And, usually, it […]
Fearless Tennis: Build Your Game with a Vision
Rob Kinas is a Las Vegas lawyer and avid tennis player who in early 2005 was diagnosed with […]
Five Questions For… Rob Kinas
By Claudia Vlasak Tournament Director, San Francisco Recreation & ParksThis year marked the 116th San Francisco City Open, which […]
116th Annual San Francisco City Championships
It’s all in the family for Bob Kaliski. He, his brother Ray, sister-in-law Linda and nephew Patrick own […]
Five Questions For… Robert Kaliski
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisWorry gets the best of us all […]
Fearless Tennis: Separate Productive Worry from Unproductive Worry
The Battle of the Bay Tennis Tournament, now in its 9th year, is scheduled for Sept 22-24, 2017. […]
Calling All Ball Girls, Boys, Women and Men!
For 38 years (1966-2004) Dick Gould was the head coach of the Men’s tennis team at Stanford. Along […]
Five Questions For… Dick Gould
> See photos from the Tournament By Gary SchoofsI can’t believe that the 10th Dolores Park Tennis Tournament […]
10th Annual Dolores Park Tennis Tournament
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisThere is a big difference between striving […]
Fearless Tennis: Leave Your Expectations Off the Court
By James P. Sutton, Youth Tennis Coalition Co-ChairMembers of the San Francisco tennis community have recently been playing […]
San Francisco tennis players connect with convicts on the court
Mel Mashman is a retiree living in San Francisco and Tucson with his lovely wife Deirdre Harrington. He […]
Five Questions For… Mel Mashman (Pickleball Ambassador)
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisI used to feel a sense of […]
Fearless Tennis: Momentum is with you if you think it ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisSometimes the best way to get yourself […]
Fearless Tennis: Behave Your Way into the Zone
On the afternoon of Friday, May 12, the SF Recreation & Park Department hosted over 50 San Francisco […]
First Annual TLC Play Day at Golden Gate Park Tennis ...
Courtney Lindl is the President of the Board of the Golden Gate Tennis Club. The mission of the […]
Five Questions For… Courtney Lindl
Thanks to Lois Anne Indorf for the photos and recapThe Golden Gate Tennis Club holds three club play […]
Rain stays away for 2017’s first Golden Gate Tennis Club ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisAt the 2005 U.S. Open, Giles Muller, […]
Fearless Tennis: Don’t get too satisfied after a big win
On March 22, the Tennis Coalition SF hosted a screening of the documentary Gold Balls at the Delancey […]
Inspiring and heartwarming GOLD BALLS brings out the SF tennis ...
Linda and her mixed doubles partner, Charlie Hoeveler, after they won the finals of National 70 Mixed in […]
Five Questions For… Linda Bucklin, Gold Ball winner
By San Franciscans for Sports & RecreationHello Fellow SFTC Fans,Lest you think we have been in deep hibernation […]
Update from San Franciscans for Sports and Recreation
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisWith so many players worrying about whether […]
Fearless Tennis: Get comfortable with winning
Jeff Greenwald is an internationally recognized sports psychology consultant and licensed therapist. He is a speaker, author of The […]
Five Questions For…Jeff Greenwald
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Engage in the learning process
[caption id="attachment_1625" align="alignright" width="102"] Channing Hale, TLC program coordinator[/caption]This school year, 53 San Francisco public school students are […]
Tennis and Learning Centers Filling a Need in San Francisco
Kate Dandel is the director and producer of the documentary “Gold Balls,” which focuses on “ultra senior” tennis […]
Five Questions For… Kate Dandel
This February, for the first time in more than 20 years, San Francisco will play host to an […]
ATP Tennis Returns to SF with Kunal Patel Open
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Play for Yourself
By San Franciscans for Sports & RecreationIn the July edition of Courtside SF, we reported the news that […]
Bay Club SF Tennis Update
Photo captions: Top: CiCi playing at the 2016 US Open. Bottom: CiCi in 2006 at the San Francisco […]
MORE Questions with CiCi Bellis
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Separate Your Self-Worth From Your Performance
The Tennis Coalition SF (TCSF) hosted its third community meeting of 2016 to discuss the status of the […]
Great Turnout for Nov. 16 Community Meeting on GGPTC Renovation
The Tennis Coalition SF held a Youth Tennis Festival on October 1 at the Golden Gate Park Tennis […]
Youth Tennis Festival 2016
Photo captions: Top: CiCi playing at the 2016 US Open. Bottom: CiCi in 2006 playing at the San […]
Five Questions For…CiCi Bellis
By Coach Lou MaunupauThe Nationals is a USTA elite junior team event with the top teams from all […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Golden Gate Park 14&Under
By Greg Roberts, captainSan Francisco Tennis Club (Bay Club) won the Men’s 4.0 18+ National Championship in Rancho […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Bay Club SF Tennis, Men’s 4.0
By Ryan Reichel, captainUndefeated in Local League and Sectional play, almost our entire team of NorCal Olympic Club […]
2016 Nationals Recap: Olympic Club Women’s 5.0+
By Akash Zaveri, captainOur team was in a flight with three other teams -- Southwest, Missouri Valley, and […]
2016 Nationals Recap: GGPTC Women’s 3.5 team
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Focus on your game plan in tiebreakers
Pablo Pires de Almeida is entering his fourth year as the Head Coach of the USF men’s tennis […]
Five Questions For… Pablo Pires de Almeida
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Loosen up when it counts
Every fall the University of San Francisco (USF) welcomes top collegiate tennis players from near and far for […]
Public invited to the 8th Annual Battle in the Bay ...
Join us for the fun! Saturday, October 1, 2016 1:00 - 4:30 pm Golden Gate Park Tennis Center […]
Youth Tennis Festival
Thanks to support from District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, two tennis courts at 15th Street (at Corona Heights) […]
Supervisor Wiener earmarks funding for court resurfacing at Noe and ...
Earlier this month the 14 & Under Co-ed Advanced tennis team from Golden Gate Park won the NorCal […]
Golden Gate Park juniors headed to Nationals (again!)
On August 1, 2016 the SF Examiner reported that the proposed Junior Giants Urban Youth Academy at SF […]
SF State tennis courts get a reprieve from demolition
Peanut grew up the youngest of five kids in San Francisco. All of the Louie siblings grew up […]
Five Questions For… Peanut Louie Harper
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Establish your presence before serving
Not many people in this world have the chops to be voted into a Hall of Fame. It’s […]
Larry Dodge to be inducted into a third Hall of ...
As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle on July 11, 2016, the developer of the Bay Club SF […]
Members of recreation coalition reach agreement with developer on Bay ...
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Broaden Your Definition of Confidence
Kevin Ware is a tennis-obsessed ex-web designer living in San Francisco. After a brief (and mildly successful) stint […]
Five Questions For… Kevin Ware
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Give Yourself Permission to Miss
Steve (far right in this photo recently taken at an event for Special Olympics) has been in the […]
Five Questions For… Steve Leube, USTA Northern California
Seth Socolow is SVP Strategic Partnerships for Airpush and founder of the AppShow (http://appshow.com), where since 2009 over […]
Five Questions For…Seth Socolow
Funding for San Francisco’s public parks has eroded over the years, causing maintenance and upkeep often to be deferred […]
Why the Tennis Coalition Supports Proposition B
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Be patient against pushers
Two mixed doubles teams win ChampionshipsSix of the eight San Francisco teams that competed in the USTA 40+ […]
Six San Francisco teams advance to Sectionals for 40+ Adult ...
We all know that Golden Gate Park is a festive place, a favorite location to throw a kid’s […]
Annual Memorial Day weekend tournament celebrates gay tennis
The Olympic Club Foundation has given the Tennis Coalition of San Francisco a $100,000 grant to support the […]
Olympic Club Foundation Donates $100,000 for GGPTC Renovation
Six teams from San Francisco did spectacularly well during the 2015 Adult Combo season, making it all the […]
Six SF Teams Compete at Combo Sectional Championships
by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologistReprinted with permission from Fearless TennisIf you’d like to learn more about […]
Fearless Tennis: Where’s your Focus?
Nina Pasquale and Lilian Kim's 7.5 Golden Gate Park B women's team overcame all odds to win their […]
Five Questions For… Nina Pasquale and Lilian Kim
It’s been a busy month for the backers of the Golden Gate Park Tennis Center renovation project.The Tennis […]
Public gives input on GGPTC renovation plans
Phil Ginsburg is the general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. With more than 4,100 […]
Five Questions for… Philip Ginsburg
Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisToday I was thinking about spirit. And, of course, as I often try […]
Fearless Tennis: Any Spirit in Your Game?
By John Cervantes, Founder/Board Member at San Francisco Junior Tennis LeagueIn last month’s edition of Courtside San Francisco, […]
From a Pro: Tracking the bounce
Lou Maunupau is the Tennis Programs Coordinator for the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department. He oversees all […]
Five Questions for … Lou Maunupau
One hears a common refrain in nearly every sport -- “watch the ball”. Sounds easy; however, it does […]
From a Pro: 2 tips for seeing the ball
USTA NorCal has named Ben Szeto San Francisco’s “Adult Captain of the Year” for 2015.Szeto, who is the […]
GLTF’s Ben Szeto named SF “captain of the year”
Why should the old folks have all the fun? We have the 40+ season, now going on, with […]
USTA Social Nets — fun & social tennis league for ...
Tennis great Rosie Casals is famous not only for her dynamic style of play and doubles dominance with […]
It all started at Golden Gate Park for tennis legend ...
Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisI’ve spent weeks working with a player helping him to gradually shift toward […]
The Power in a Word, by Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; ...
UPDATE ON SFSU COURTSby Peg Stevenson, board member of Tennis Coalition and GLTFFebruary 17, 2016Representatives of GLTF, USTA […]
Update on plans to tear down courts at Bay Club ...
By Jeff Greenwald, M.A., MFT; sports psychologist and Tennis Coalition SF contributor Reprinted with permission from Fearless TennisWhat […]
Learning to Play “Loose” in a Result-Oriented Society
The Tennis Coalition is delighted to have been awarded a $1500 grant from the Bay Area Sports Hall […]
Tennis Coalition receives $1500 from BASHOF for youth tennis equipment
Adrianna CreeseJen Gaarder-WangNathania JacobsLisa KellmanLiz KrakowTiffany LamMarnie NordquistAnnie PantelickAmy RennertSherry SpainSarah SteinbrederJean ToMari UchidaClaudia VlasakChristina WangPatricia West (co-captain)Lindy […]
Congratulations to the 4.0 National Champs from GG Park
6 tips to improve your game while off the courtBy Marla Reid, Co-Owner, City Racquet ShopAs league play […]