Tag Archive | tennis
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 […]
“Broken” Dreams?
Easy come easy go! Wait a minute it isn’t so easy coming. Years of practice, sacrifice, money, determination and it can all be gone in the blink of an eye. I opened my twitter account only to be greeted by a tweet from my college son that read “RIP tennis season” followed by this lovely […]
Opportunity Knocks.
Is that opportunity knocking… no just my son’s new room-mate. I though I would take a quick minute to remind all the tennis parents and junior tennis players about how important it is to be a good student and strong role model as well as a good tennis player. My son is not the top […]
Unexpected Benefits
Once again I find myself amazed at the benefits my son receives from being a tennis player. As a parent we should never forget how many extra opportunities are given to our children simply because they are a tennis player. When you get discouraged because of lack of progress in their game, poor performance in […]
Back to Basics
Sometimes you just need to get back to basics. No need for anything fancy or complicated just plain old hitting the ball. This is the theory behind the training schedule for our son this summer. For the first time in four years he isn’t off to a tennis academy. Instead he is at the summer […]
The Crazy Tennis Mom Goes to College
Wow life has been crazy over the last few weeks. So sorry for the lack of attention to my blog. I am happy to say I am now officially the crazy tennis mom of a college student. Even more exciting, I am the crazy tennis mom of a college tennis player!!! Last week I had […]
Enough Already!!!!
I’ve been spending the last two weeks in an apartment with my son and his tennis coach. Do to our recent transfer to the eastern half of the USA my son has had to live in an apartment in our old home town with his tennis coach. I have made the journey every month to […]
