Parents
Listening to the “Flip-Side”
If you are at least as old as I am you will remember the old “forty-five” records. As you know the artists recorded their new hit single on one side and on the “flip-side” was some little known song that seldom made the charts and was hardly ever heard. Isn’t that the way with so […]
Striking the Perfect Balance
The college tennis season is in full swing, and with that a whole new reality. Ready or not here it comes! Off season practice and work-out schedule seemed rather daunting to me but it is nothing compared to the tennis season schedule. These young men and women who take on the challenge of playing college […]
Dream On!
All eyes are glued to the television. The days, and unfortunately the nights, are spent watching the first big tournament of the year. The Australian Open is always the favorite in our household, it marks the beginning of the season and warms the cold January evenings with the hopes for the upcoming tennis season. My […]
A Day in the Life of a College Tennis Player.
I have had the pleasure of spending the last three weeks with my son as he unwinds from his first semester of college. The maturity I have seen in him is overwhelming. I sent a teenager away to college and a young man has been returned to me. We have had a great time catching […]
Preparation Checklist: Item #3
Time again to look at how prepared your son or daughter is for the adventures of college tennis. First a quick review of the first couple of items on our preparation check list: Item #1: Have you spent enough time teaching your child to behave on the tennis court? Item #2: Is your child making […]
Stop Complaining…Start Enjoying!
If you can’t fix it, learn to live with it. If you don’t have a dog in the fight walk away from it. If you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything at all. All of these are sayings we have grown up with and heard our parents repeat to us time and […]
You Did It!
Just got word from my son that he is heading away this weekend for his first college tennis tournament. He had a rough beginning with a broken finger of his dominant hand but has managed to come back stronger than ever. Not being on athletic scholarship he has had to battle his way into a […]
Preparation Checklist: Item #2
If you have been following the Crazytennis mom you know that my son has just started his journey into D1 tennis. As a tennis parent it is time for me to sit back and reflect on what kind of tennis parent I was. It is time to see if I did my job of raising […]
Preparation Checklist: Item #1
If you have been following the crazytennis mom you know that my son has just started his journey into D1 tennis. As a tennis parent it is time for me to sit back and reflect on what kind of tennis parent I was. It is time to see if I did my job of raising […]
