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Ratings, rules, scoring and gear, explained plainly.
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NTRP explained: what tennis level am I?
NTRP runs from 1.0 to 7.0 in half-point steps. Here is what each level actually looks like on court, how to rate yourself honestly, and why your first guess is usually half a point too high.
Tennis 6 min read
DUPR explained: how pickleball ratings actually work
DUPR runs from about 2.0 to 8.0 to three decimals, counts your losses as well as your wins, and keeps singles and doubles apart. Here is what moves it and what does not.
Pickleball 5 min read
Pickleball rules for beginners: the kitchen, the two-bounce rule and the score
The four rules that decide almost every argument on a rec court: the non-volley zone, the two-bounce rule, side-out scoring, and why the score has three numbers.
Pickleball 7 min read
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Tennis scoring explained: love, deuce and the tiebreak
Why 15, 30 and 40, what deuce actually requires, how a tiebreak is served, and what the 10-point match tiebreak replaced.
Tennis 5 min read
How to find a tennis or pickleball partner at your level
Where players actually are, what to put in a post so people answer it, and how to avoid the mismatch that wastes everyone's Saturday morning.
Tennis & pickleball 5 min read
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When to restring your racquet, and what dead strings cost you
The old rule of thumb, why it is roughly right, what actually changes as strings age, and how to tell it is time without guessing.
Tennis 4 min read
How to run a small tennis or pickleball tournament
Round robin or knockout, how many courts and hours you actually need, how seeding and byes work, and the tiebreakers to agree before anyone plays.
Tennis & pickleball 7 min read

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