Junior tennis

Althea Gibson: the first African-American to win the French championships, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Nationals. Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927- September 28, 2003), also known as the tennis Jackie Robinson, was the first African-American woman to not only play amateur tennis but also join the Ladies Professional Golf Association. Althea Gibson was one of the most influential and significant figures in African-American women’s sports history (Douglas). Althea was the figurehead that established that

and make it to state, you better say I was the one that trained you.” That summer was very intense, practicing and constantly hearing Joe’s foul mouth whenever I would mess up in practice. I was playing tennis more that I anything else. A lot of the times I would forget to eat just because I had tennis practice. I had never worked so hard for anything in my life. But I knew it would all be worth

next few months I got weaker and weaker” (Lucas Boyd). Lucas Boyd went to high school in Fort Dodge, Iowa and was a star tennis player throughout his 4 years he went attended school. His freshman year him and his partner got sixth in the state at tennis, the next year his team got fourth and he played doubles with a different guy and they got fourth together also. In his junior year his team got third and he played doubles with his freshman year partner and they won state, then his senior year his

Eyes are glued to the scenes of a human body pushed to the limit. Powers clashing by the work of people who didn’t back down to get to where they want. Sports has been a culture for generations within America and has shaped how we think and act in our daily lives. Strangers come together to watch and relate to one another which creates a bond. Even the athletes that train as opponents respect each other and acknowledge the efforts that each individual puts in to succeed. This culture creates hard-working

how influential that day was on my entire tennis season. Lindsey Vonn, an American alpine ski racer, once said “It’s amazing. Life changes very quickly, in a positive way, if you let it.” It is amazing how one day can change everything, and thinking about that one day can still make you smiles months or even years after. I have a day like that, one that never fails to squash the fear or misery I feel. My special day was this past fall at the first tennis tournament of the season; it is funny how

A fresh spring day is the best kind of day to play a match of tennis. When you look up and see a clear blue sky and the green soft grass under your feet as you walk towards the tennis court. I watch as parents gather around the courts, carrying their fold-up chairs of many colors and bringing their coolers with ice cold drinks for the players. I head over to my coach to find out the schedule for playing against Wahlert. I found out I play doubles with my partner third for our team. I'm filled with

Q.      Sue Smasher was a promising young tennis player. In July 1991, when she was 16, she entered into the separate agreements, both of which were to run until July 1993. No. 1, with Lew Lobb, a noted tennis coach whereby he undertook to organize her training and decide which tournaments she should play in. In return, Sue agreed to act on Lew’s advice and pay him 20% of her winnings from tournaments. No. 2, with Drive Power Ltd, whereby Sue promised to use their sports

but demanded they allow blacks in his administration. Robinson’s career with the Brooklyn Dodgers struck a blow to deep seeded racial stereotypes. On September 20, 1973 Billie- Jean King took on men’s champion Bobby Riggs in a battle of the sexes tennis match. Riggs was known for criticizing women’s sports and female athletes. King stated, “I just had to play, Title IX [the ban on gender discrimination in federally funded educational programs] had just passed, and I wanted to change the hearts and

with on physical education, whether it is an adult or adolescent. Later on in life, I plan on being either a physical education teacher or an elementary education teacher and I also plan on being a varsity level tennis and basketball coach. My intentions as the head of the tennis program are to instill leadership qualities in each and every one of my players. I plan on leading by example, coming to practice willing to

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction In affluent society, playing tennis is a sport which requires high endurance, patience and full physical strength’s activity. Besides, it also requires equipment which is the tennis racquet. In the early century, most of the tennis racquets were made of laminated wood, with heads of around 65 in sq. [1] At that time, most of the tennis players have faced a problem during playing the tennis as the wooden racquets seem quite obsolete or perhaps even inadequate