A short introduction to CourtSide: why we are building a long-form interview series for the people running racquet sports, what each episode looks like, and how to be considered as a guest.
Key Takeaways
- Why CourtSide exists, and who it is for.
- The kinds of leaders we plan to feature: facility owners, club directors, head pros, association leaders.
- How to nominate a guest or be considered yourself.
- What a typical 20-minute episode actually covers.
- How TopSpin Digital handles editing, promotion, and distribution.
More episodes
Andy Zodin, Columbine Country Club
Director of Racquet Sports
Andy Zodin on 15 years running racquet sports at Columbine Country Club, what a director actually does day-to-day, the ownership conversations that never go away, staffing teaching pros in 2026, and how private clubs are handling pickleball.
Julius Gavin, Tennis University
Independent Tennis Coach, Founder
Julius Gavin, known online as tennis.god, has nearly 90,000 Instagram followers, charges $1,000 for six hours of coaching, and claims he can build a complete tennis game in 40 hours. We get into the math behind the program, the fraud accusations, the real economics of driving thousands of miles with a trunk full of balls, and how short-form content converts a viewer into a paid client.
Sam Hitman, Gates Tennis Center
General Manager
Sam Hitman has been managing Gates Tennis Center since 1993. In 30+ years he's turned a public facility into the host of the country's largest sanctioned tennis tournament, launched two more facilities across Colorado, and built a scholarship program for kids who can't afford lessons. We get into the public-private partnership with The Park People, running three facilities at once, the real economics of public tennis, how he added quiet pickleball courts, and why he started teaching other people how to run facilities.