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April 9, 2013

The Nature of a Competitor: Part 3

Throughout the course of my coaching career, I have been lucky to coach both girls and boys tennis, and while my previous two tales have come from the girls’ side, this one is from the boys. I remember when I first started coaching the boys and I had three players left from the previous season … Continue reading The Nature of a Competitor: Part 3

April 4, 2013

The Nature of a Competitor: Part 2

The life of a high school tennis coach is interesting, always looking at the weather reports, constantly shifting lineups depending on the next opponent, and dealing with teenage personalities that can explode and shift at a moment’s notice. And while I coached both girls and boys, I didn’t see a huge difference in the explosion … Continue reading The Nature of a Competitor: Part 2

March 24, 2013

The Nature of a Competitor

Wow. I haven’t done a daily prompt in forever, but I liked this one, so here goes… I honestly had a hard time thinking about what activity brings out my competitive nature the most. I mean, I’m pretty competitive in every single thing I do. I remember in high school I always wanted to be … Continue reading The Nature of a Competitor