Tag Archive | sports
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 […]
Coolest Courts
We may not be in Melbourne, Australia playing tennis and perhaps we have not been able to play at Wimbledon or Roland Garros but we have seen our share of interesting tennis courts. Some we love and some we hate, some are fast, some are slow, some are lucky and some are cursed. Each tennis […]
Expose Your Weakness
Your game is generally it’s best when you are physically fresh and full of energy but what happens when you begin to get tired? What happens to your strokes when your legs start to feel like noodles or your racket seems to have gained an extra four pounds, when your back feels like a vice […]
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 […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
Well it has been an a very long time since I participated in the weekly photo challenge, but when I saw this weeks challenge I just had to join. I have had this picture for a little while and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to use it. So here it is… this weeks photo […]
