Beyond The Baselines

Beyond The Baselines


Latest Episodes

Club Managers Are Politicians: Visionaries Serving Their Constituents
March 13, 2022

The Club Manager. We think we know the role as members, as boards and governors. Growing up in Stowe, Vermont Elle Anderson thought she knew all about the club up there too, especially as she returned

The Queen of Cardio
February 19, 2022

After graduating from Arizona State, a young woman who loved to travel had one thing in mind: wanting to work at Club Med. She began to teach tennis there on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. It was the

Decision Makers Are Not Usually The Operators
February 01, 2022

Andres Robelo loves tennis. He grew up with tennis. His parents played tennis. But he couldn't find a game in Miami. "I could run a business with technology. I could book a table at a restaurant or

The Five Mistakes A Search Committee Can Make
January 20, 2022

By Ed Shanaphy, CMAA As 2022 brings in a new breath of life to so many in our industry as we battle a virus, so too does the job market show even more signs of life and recovery. As we look to e

Reeling From Reels: Two Women’s Travels Through Tennis and Being Social With Social
December 15, 2021

by Ed Shanaphy, USPTA, CMAA Kate Cole and Laura Fox are the Instagram influencers creating a social media storm for women tennis players. Kates Instagram account, which focuses on tennis, cocktail

The Perception of “Coach”
November 28, 2021

by Jennifer Gelhaus, USPTA and Director of Tennis In our sports-hungry culture, we watch the NHL, MLB, NFL, the ATP. Finally, we are receiving coverage of the WNBA more often and watching the LPGA

A Never-Ending Question: To Teach Or Not To Teach?
November 11, 2021

Angela Wilson was fortunate enough to have really good coaches who were in the game of coaching. That made the difference for her growing up playing junior tennis and into her college career at the Un

The Historian and Curator
October 23, 2021

Tennis has a beautiful history, and Jim McCready is at the forefront of keeping that history alive and in front of tennis and sport fans across the world. Former Director of The APTA and a legend b

The One And Only Jennifer Gelhaus
September 20, 2021

Jennifer Gelhaus has always been before her time. She started college early at the tender age of 16, after being recruited from her native Venezuela to play Division II tennis here in the United State

Simon Says – Simon Gale at the USTA National Campus
July 18, 2021

Simon Gale, Director of Racquets, USTA National Campus Simon Gale is at the top of our industry. As the Director of Racquets at the USTA National Tennis Center in Lake Nona, Florida, Simon oversees