Brett Schwartz's guest appearances

Brett Schwartz

The Funky OM Podcast (On The Shoulders of Giants)

Second Serve Tennis 

Talking Tennis Southern Style

OwlTail

Christine Keys

 Taking the helm of USTA’s largest section, Brett Schwartz is striving to improve NJTLs, public parks and grassroots efforts in nine states. He also chats about co-writing “Competitive Tennis” that helps players climb the USTA League NTRP ladder along with his work as Tennis Director at the Stone Creek Club &amp; Spa. Madison Keys and her mother, Christine, established the Kindness Wins Foundation that “supports youth access to sports, education and their own desires to make a difference and create a kinder world.” With the assistance of USTA South Carolina’s April Gift, they funded improvements to the JV Morris Tennis Center in conjunction with the Credit One Charleston Open. Funding was also provided by USTA South Carolina and the  WTA Charities. Our highlights include a junior from Birmingham, Ala., Tabb Tuck, and 2022 USTA Southern award winners Reid Kinlaw of the Town of Cary, N.C., and Noah Schepman, of Germantown, Tenn.

Taking the helm of USTA’s largest section, Brett Schwartz is striving to improve NJTLs, public parks and grassroots efforts in nine states. He also chats about co-writing “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brett-C.-Schwartz/author/B001KISIQY?ref=ap_rdr&amp;store_ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Competitive Tennis</a>” that helps players climb the USTA League NTRP ladder along with his work as Tennis Director at the <a href="https://www.stonecreekclubandspa.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stone Creek Club &amp; Spa</a>. Madison Keys and her mother, Christine, established the <a href="https://kindnesswins.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindness Wins</a> Foundation that “supports youth access to sports, education and their own desires to make a difference and create a kinder world.” With the assistance of USTA South Carolina’s April Gift, they funded improvements to the JV Morris Tennis Center in conjunction with the <a href="https://www.creditonecharlestonopen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Credit One Charleston Open</a>. Funding was also provided by <a href="https://sctennis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USTA South Carolina</a> and the <a href="https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2789596/kindness-wins-day-set-to-raise-money-for-courts-in-underserved-communities" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> WTA Charities</a>. Our highlights include a junior from Birmingham, Ala., Tabb Tuck, and 2022 USTA Southern award winners Reid Kinlaw of the Town of Cary, N.C., and Noah Schepman, of Germantown, Tenn.

USTA Southern President & CEO Brett Schwartz & Christine Keys, mother of Madison

What is a ratings verifier? Do you think people should be disqualified at the state championship if they are playing out of level? Should USTA use them again?We were very excited to speak with Brett Schwartz! We met Brett in Atlanta at the 2022 USTA Southern Awards ceremony. Brett is the incoming President &amp; CEO of USTA Southern. After finding out he wrote a book called “Competitive Tennis – Climbing the NTRP Ladder”, we knew our listeners would love to hear his tennis story. If you want to learn more about the book please check out Part 1.Brett is the Tennis Director at the Stone Creek Club. He played and coached collegiate tennis. If you would like to see pictures of our guests or listen to any of our previous episodes, please visit our website https://secondservepodcast.com. You can search for any topic that you're interested in and find an episode about it. We also have information about ratings, rules, tennis gear and more on our "Resources" page.  Thanks so much for listening!Support the show

What is a ratings verifier? Do you think people should be disqualified at the state championship if they are playing out of level? Should USTA use them again? We were very excited to speak with Brett Schwartz! We met Brett in Atlanta at the 2022 USTA Southern Awards ceremony. Brett is the incoming President &amp; CEO of USTA Southern. After finding out he wrote a book called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Competitive-Tennis-Brett-Schwartz/dp/0880117559" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Competitive Tennis – Climbing the NTRP Ladder</a>”, we knew our listeners would love to hear his tennis story. If you want to learn more about the book please check out <a href="https://secondservepodcast.com/2022/10/16/brett-schwartz-part-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a>. Brett is the Tennis Director at the Stone Creek Club. He played and coached collegiate tennis. If you would like to see pictures of our guests or listen to any of our previous episodes, please visit our website <a href="https://secondservepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://secondservepodcast.com</a>. You can search for any topic that you're interested in and find an episode about it. We also have information about ratings, rules, tennis gear and more on our "Resources" page.  Thanks so much for listening!<a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SecondServePodcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Brett Schwartz (Ratings Verification - the old fashion way!) - Part 2

Should you ever play with two people back in doubles? Brett Schwartz says yes!We were very excited to speak with Brett! Brett is the incoming President of USTA Southern and is the Tennis Director at the Stone Creek Club. He played and coached collegiate tennis. In addition, he wrote a book with Chris Dazet called Competitive Tennis Climbing the NTRP Ladder.  This book is perfect for adult recreational players and you can purchase it on Amazon.If you would like to see pictures of our guests or listen to any of our previous episodes, please visit our website https://secondservepodcast.com. You can search for any topic that you're interested in and find an episode about it. We also have information about ratings, rules, tennis gear and more on our "Resources" page.  Thanks so much for listening!Support the show

Should you ever play with two people back in doubles? Brett Schwartz says yes! We were very excited to speak with Brett! Brett is the incoming President of USTA Southern and is the Tennis Director at the Stone Creek Club. He played and coached collegiate tennis. In addition, he wrote a book with Chris Dazet called Competitive Tennis Climbing the NTRP Ladder.  This book is perfect for adult recreational players and you can purchase it on Amazon. If you would like to see pictures of our guests or listen to any of our previous episodes, please visit our website <a href="https://secondservepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://secondservepodcast.com</a>. You can search for any topic that you're interested in and find an episode about it. We also have information about ratings, rules, tennis gear and more on our "Resources" page.  Thanks so much for listening!<a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/SecondServePodcast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>