Compare And Contrast Tennis Research Paper

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Wishing Isn’t Going to Help A person will not reach his or her fullest potential by just wishing or hoping, rather by putting in the work for it. When oneself is playing a sport, he or she has to work hard in order to see improvement. During the last three years, at Assumption High School, two amazing tennis coaches have shown a great way of helping the team boost his or her own skills. The first coach who trained the tennis team for two years was Jason Ehrhardt. The new coach here at Assumption High School is Sarah Montgomery. Coach Sarah and coach Jason have many differences such as appearance, personality, and his or her own way of guiding the team, however, both of the coaches share a great passion for tennis. Jason and Sarah both …show more content…

Jason would play fun games, while Sarah focuses on a specific point on each day whenever there was practice. Jason trains the players by playing fast-paced games, because when playing competitive games, the players improve their skills and have fun at the same time. Sarah would focus on a specific part, such as how to serve a tennis ball. Coach Jason would often walk around and observe on each of the players, while Sarah mainly stood by the players who were on varsity. Whenever it rained or the weather was just too windy, Coach Jason would take the team in the small gym, in the Assumption building, and he would make everyone do some sort of footwork. He told the team that when playing tennis, the opponent can return the ball unpredictably, so whoever is playing has to be quick and ready to hit the ball back. There were many girls on the tennis team, so Jason divided the team into two groups; one group would meet on a certain day, while the other group of players would meet on the other remaining days. There are six total courts and is divided by 3 courts on each side. What Sarah decided was having varsity practiced on one side of the three courts, while the JV practiced on the other remaining courts. What Jason lacked were team dinners and girl power. Sarah planned fun events, but some JV players did not show up because the girls felt left out if they went. Although both of the coaches lacked on certain parts to the training, both of the coaches gave helpful tips when it comes to playing

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