The Rebuttal and the Reality

About this episode

Steve Smith and Dave Anderson discuss Patrick McEnroe's rebuttal to Wayne Bryan's open letter regarding USTA Player Development.

Steve Smith and Dave Anderson pick up where they left off on the latest episode of the GreatBase Tennis Podcast, turning their attention to Patrick McEnroe's official rebuttal to Wayne Bryan's open letter. Written during McEnroe's tenure as general manager of USTA Player Development, the response is polished and well-argued, but Steve and Dave feel it sidesteps too many of the hard questions Bryan raised. The conversation ranges from the structure of sectional play and the family versus feder...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Smith, Dave Anderson

Topics covered

• USTA Player Development
• Patrick McEnroe
• Wayne Bryan
• tennis structure
• sectional play
• family vs federation

Keywords

• Patrick McEnroe
• Wayne Bryan
• USTA
• tennis
• rebuttal
• player development
• sectional play

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USTA Player Development

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