The Coach In My Daughter's Tennis Match

As a Professional Tennis Coach I want my students to be the best they can be in tennis, i use that mentality to try their hardest in everything they do. I also want to create future tennis pro’s, by training them everyday they can develop their game to get at least a college scholarship.

I asked Emma Nuzzi what she thought her biggest accomplishment was, she replied with “I would say becoming a very good tennis player.” Emma Nuzzi started playing tennis at age twelve, which she thinks was a late age. When Emma was in the seventh grade she told her gym teacher that she wanted to play tennis she then replied to Nuzzi with “Maybe.”, this did not encourage Emma at the time because her gym teacher was the varsity tennis coach. Emma did not let this get to her too much because she practiced and became the player that she is today.

I went from being one of the best players in New England to middle of the pack at a top academy. My classmates are from all over the world, including China, India and Venezuela. I work hard to keep pace, dedicate extra time with coaches and appreciate the structured time for our academic classes. These experiences have helped me to learn more than the game of tennis: balance, commitment, nutrition, preparation and teamwork. More importantly, these experiences have helped me believe in myself and look at challenges as opportunities. I would like to encourage other girls and women to build confidence and work toward their

It was my freshman year when I first found out how much of an impact a tennis captain can make on a fellow player. I had just lost one of the first challenge matches I'd ever have and I was absolutely devastated. It was against a girl that completely destroyed me, the resulting score was 0-10. At the time, I thought that this was going to be how all challenges matches were going to be and that I just wasn't cut out for the rigors of high school tennis. I walked off the court, trying not to cry and I eventually failed. Abby Peoples spotted me, ran over, and comforted me in a way that didn't make me feel embarrassed by the fact that I had teared up over a simple challenge match. She helped me learn the value of losing and the strength of confidence.

On the afternoon of August 8th, 2016 a young girl was facing the tennis match of her life. The Girls 14s Nationals were coming to a close and the championship trophy was only 3 games and 1 set away. Everything she had dreamed for was so close, yet so far. The extremely sunny sky glared into her eyes, making it impossible to think. But she couldn’t lose hope now, if she won this match, she would be crowned the Girls 14s Nationals Champion for Tennis. All she had to do was clutch this game. Just a few more points…

As I first joined the Prince George’s Tennis and Education Foundation tennis team, I was extremely pleased with the environment. I was met with friendly individuals and warm personalities from my peers and coaches alike. The coaches were exceptionally supportive, and I maintained a healthy, competitive relationship with my peers. Athletically, the PGTEF coaches were devoted to assisting the members of the team in comprehending

“Oh no, please don’t tell me this is happening. Mom, can I just skip this tournament?” I pleaded, “There is absolutely no hope for me.” Being the dramatic person I am, I lamented the imminent end of my tennis career. I went into the tournament with an expectation of failure. I started the match by accidentally whacking the ball over the fence, tripping on my own feet rushing to end the point. The little confidence I had when going into the match dissipated within a few minutes. I continued the match pondering how to angle my racket to put spin on the ball. Every time I failed, I blamed it on the high skill level of my opponent. Unsurprisingly, I lost in an hour. When looking back on that match, I realized that it could have gone differently had I not brought myself down before. My lack of

First, I would like to share with all of you what tennis is and what it’s like for the professionals and high school teams, to

During league play coaches can only talk to their players when they are changing sides, but in tournaments, no coaching is allowed at all during the match. Coaches can still cheer for their players, but all that is allowed is encouragement. Tennis is a very competitive and lonely sport because players are all alone on the court (Cronin). In soccer however, the coach can talk to the players whenever he pleases. The best way to teach soccer is letting them learn from their mistakes during the game. They can call out to players and give them direction as they are playing, such as to move up, ask if they need a substitute, or correct what they did wrong (Huddleston). Coaches call their player over to them if they have something important to say or if they need something spread to all of their

I was able to communicate efficiently between our players and the coach. I was able to bring a team of 2 to a full team of 22 players by the end of the season. I went from beinga coach, to business women, to a team mom and simply by the end of the season I am proud to say I am the captian of the Girls’ Mira Mesa Tennis

Although Serena has had so much success in tennis, she is reminding her daughter that it’s okay not to follow her footsteps, but in whatever athletic path she takes, put her whole heart into it

My last year on the team a husband and wife coaching team taught us. Understandably, they were new to coaching tennis, but they were excellent coaches in general. Thus, we were used to being asked several questions at practice and at matches. Unlike his wife, the husband kept asking the score at matches. I attributed this to poor vision.

She recently received her certification as a 10 and under coach through the United States Tennis Association. Michele continues to participate in leagues and tournaments in the Washington, DC area and win. She enjoys teaching sports because she is afforded the opportunity to not only help others reach their goals through athletic player development, but to continuously give back to her community. She feels that tennis is a great outlet to not only maintain physical fitness, but to meet people and build lasting friendships.

After spending an entire day job shadowing the director of tennis at River City, I do not want to pursue this field of study. Before I began this job shadow, I knew that I did not want to go into this profession because I have dreams of working on Wall Street in New York City. I thought that job shadowing a tennis teaching professional would be a fun, and enjoyable, way to spend the day. Cy Lystilla, one of my tennis coaches, is the man who I job shadowed for this project. Throughout the day, I learned a ton of new information about his responsibilities as the director of tennis. If I would not have taken the time to job shadow Cy, I would have never known about all of the little tasks he has to complete before the end of his day.

Born as a black on a cotton farm, Althea Gibson was the first African - American to win women’s singles tennis at Wimbledon. Althea was an energetic tomboy, but one day that energy was put to use.