Artificial Intelligence, a solution to bad line calls in tennis? How many times have you wished that there was a referee when you played tennis at your club? Check out the video below. If Grégoire Gentil‘s “In/Out,” a portable line…
Midway through a keynote presentation at a recent seminar, the person sitting next to me suddenly stood up. The presenter was waxing eloquent on the trends and opportunities within the Internet of Things (IoT) space. The session was not meant…
The final match of the 2019 Wimbledon would go down in tennis history as the one that got away from Roger Federer. With two match points in hand and the championship title and a few records on the line, Federer,…
I recently came across a blog called The Squashist that talked about some misguided perceptions about squash, as a game on the decline. I believe that for squash to get bigger, it needs to cultivate an audience beyond the hardcore squash fan. We…
Last updated on April 5th, 2022 If you pick up squash after having played tennis for a while, you will quickly find out that there are a number of rules that confuse you. Certain rules are specific to squash. For example,…
The small group of thirty-something-looking women standing behind us was loud and chatty, but friendly. One of them wore a sash that read “Birthday Girl.” It was around 11:00 AM. My wife and I were in a lineup, waiting for…
Last updated on August 11th, 2021 Is beer really the original social network? Sure, the claim was originally made by Anheuser-Busch InBev, but it sort of makes sense. Like Social Media networks, beer is a good medium to connect, shoot the breeze,…
Should you strive for perseverance or the killer instinct? Without the killer instinct can perseverance get you far? I believe it can. Perseverance is tangible; the killer instinct less so. Then there is the question of skill. What good is perseverance…
The fashion show broke out as I was working on my blog post. I was on a Vistadome train heading back to Cusco from Machu Picchu, Peru. One minute the cabin crew was serving us food and drinks, the next,…
Here’s how you can look like a million dollars on the court. Are tennis players better dressed than squash players? If you have to think about the answer, all you have to do is look at online images of Rafael…