Tennis

An activity that is very significant to me is tennis. I began playing tennis in my freshman year, and to my surprise I was the only girl in my county that wanted to play. I was then placed on the boy’s tennis team, and competed in an all men’s conference. This was a unique and transforming experience for me. I was able to compete with people that were much more advanced than me, and I was able to learn and grew from my matches. I wanted to be seen as competition to my opponents, not just a small…

Last year, before school started, my friend convinced me to join the tennis team. Even though I had never picked up a racket in my entire life, never hit a tennis ball, and didn’t even know that it was a legit sport, I decided to give it a try. I absolutely fell in love with the sport; it has taught me so much about myself. My first year, I played exhibition, I wasn’t in the lineup, but that’s where I aspired to be. I promised myself I would come back next season a whole new person and the…

Tennis is a sport where either two or four players hit a ball over a net using racquets. During play, tennis balls can reach speeds up to 263 km/h, but how do they do this (Nichols, 2016)? There are multiple factors to the speed of a tennis ball during play, including the strength of the hit, the racquet, the type and tension of the racquet strings and the location of the ball’s collision with the racquet (Allen, 2010). One of the most important factors, the location of the ball’s collision…

My most significant leadership experience would be when I was in the Girls Varsity Tennis Team. I had been in the tennis team during my highschool years, for 2 years. During that time I learned a lot about being a leader, such as what it means to lead others, and what qualities a leader should have. When I first started playing tennis I started at the position on 2nd doubles, to me I took it as that I was not good enough to play against an opponent by myself on the court. Which was entirely…

“Forty-Thirty”, I proclaimed out of breath. I took a deep breath, bounced the tennis ball two more times, and tossed the ball in the air, ready to serve. The ball went over the net and I felt relieved. As we rallied, I focused on hitting to her right side, as I figured out her forehands were her weakness. The ball flew and bounced from my side to her side of the dark green tennis court about 20 times before she finally hit the ball into the net. Her frustration was obvious as she harshly hit the…

In tennis, there are a few movements that are key to winning the match. When someone plays tennis they are looking for the other player to make a mistake, or to make a shot too hard for the other player to hit. The basic movements of a tennis match are serves and rallies. How a player hits the ball with their racket determines what speed, spin, and trajectory of the ball. These actions can be analyzed through the lens of a physicist to find out what exactly happens. Let’s begin with the serve.…

Men’s and Women’s Tennis game against the Eagles To gain entrance into the athletic training program I am required to attend four different games while assisting and being supervised by an athletic trainer. The athletic trainer for last Thursday’s tennis game was Samantha or simply called Sam. I arrived at 2:15pm for the game which started at 3:30pm. When I arrived I went straight to the shack and saw that Sam was going to fill six Gatorade containers, 5 with water 1 with Gatorade. Sam…

and positioned myself. I smiled. It was like another day and another match, except it was just me. The place where I could let out the emotions I was holding for the day and where I could put my mind at ease. I found this place at the high school tennis courts. Then, there was yelling, cheering and It was intense. I was back on this exact same court and tied evenly with my opponents in a doubles game. It was the match that would either make or break shaker. My partner Kyra was a…

Tennis I was first introduced to tennis at the end of my freshman year in high school. After trying out for the team I later realized this was the best decision I ever made. I was the only freshman on the team. was the only I fell in love with the sport and I have always been since then. Tennis always managed to keep me calm and I would also go to play to relieve stress from a tough day. That one feeling that you get after the ball and the racket make contact is the best feeling ever.…

I got out of the car, the heat hit me like I was in a sauna. I fumbled through my bag looking for a hat, only looking up for a second when I heard a familiar voice. It was David, whom I’ve practically known my whole life and was a huge part of my tennis career. I saw him everyday up until a few months ago when he decided to take a year off from coaching at the club to help out at Norwalk Grassroots. He came back now and then to visit or have indoor lessons with inner city kids whenever it was…