Side Preference Indifference

After the initial waves of brainstorming

"Side Preference Indifference" 

Became the original project name

For this undertaking

And 

"SPI"

The acronym

Accordingly

While the spelled out version 

Never rolled off the tongue

I liked (and still do) 

That it conveys an end state 

In which 

We'd not even think of

Which side to use

For a given task

To just use the better suited one

For that to feel natural

How *natural* that actually is

Well we will see

And  Of course

We can think

 If 

We want to

For tennis

One could argue 

Only playing forehands 

Would be better suited

Easier stroke

More power

Less steps

More efficient movement

When we have to be quick

E.g. at the net

It's a bit more 

Challenging

But hey

It's optional

After all

So would be backhands :)

So 

I picked 

"Backhands Optional" 

For now

Seemed fun

Next level

Might spark curiosity

Cause a bit of a stir?

What is that supposed to mean?

When were backhands ever optional?

Well, now they might be.

Or have they always been?

In any case

Are you really still playing 

"Vintage tennis"?

That's so optional :P

About these posts

In the spirit of "Pareto power"

I decided to first spend ~20% of time 

To get ~80% of the messages and polishing 

Out there

Most will be a bit rough at first

Hopefully sufficiently clear

At least thought-provoking

Ideally really, activity provoking :)

I'll keep tweaking

As I come across things again 

Or 

Something comes to mind. 

And 

Welcome any feedback

Suggestions, help, contributions

E.g. via constructive comments

Feel free 

To get going

The idea is 

To be able to 

Jump in anywhere

From anywhere

To keep jumping 

As long as one likes

Look at the project 

From different perspectives

See what clicks

Resonates

There may be some overlap 

Here and there

Most of it 

Hopefully conscious.

That's to recognize patterns

Get used to 

The broader 

Ideas, principles, vocabulary

And eventually

Close the cycle

While we're hopefully 

Still moving forward :)

There's always content on the landing page. 

For each post 

Goal is to feature 1 link

To keep going

Labels to the right. 

For a more linear approach

There's also the 

FAQ

How to get help?

In line with my goals and principles for "Backhands Optional", first and foremost everyone's in charge of their own journey.

My overall goal is to inspire more people to self-sufficiently pursue becoming more complete, including ambidextrous, athletes. And maybe give them some pointers how to make progress.

Based on your interests, goals, and status, there may already be great coaches around to help you move forward and achieve certain breakthroughs. Maybe you just have to ask them to also be open to try something new, e.g. look into the ambidextrous element. If that's not part of the respective discipline already.

I can imagine helping someone to get started, unstuck, over a hump, or to re-think what they've been doing. Maybe within a block of ~10 individual, interactive sessions. If there's serious interest I'll set up application criteria, process, and form for that. It'll have to be post-pandemic and likely in Germany - so maybe as part of a week of "stay and play'.

I'm also interested in interactive, multi-discipline "train the trainer" sessions to introduce and iterate on the concept and ideas presented via "Backhands Optional". 

Generally happy to speak to and with schools, universities, and companies as well. Anything that may have a positive multiplier effect.

For now, while I'm building out these resources, interested folks can leave a comment here and we'll take it from there...