In the tennis world, we have a variety of shots to change up the pace on the ball and mix up things for our opponents. There’s lobs, regular groundstrokes, flat shots, shots with a lot of topspin, dropshots, tweeners (which are impossible for me to master, haha), slice shots, and the list could go on… Continue reading How to Hit a Slice Shot in Tennis
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Taking Care of the Skin I’m In
Being a teenager, acne and breakouts are common. I deal with a lot of stress and being in sports, I sweat a lot. As a teenager, and I hope that many of you teens out there can relate, but our bodies undergo some pretty big changes in the teen years and our hormones are up… Continue reading Taking Care of the Skin I’m In
Get to Know Me
Happy Father’s Day, everyone! I hope that you all have a great day hanging out with your dads. They deserve the day off. 🙂 I just realized that in my three years of blogging, I’ve never really told you all too much about me and my personal life, my likes and dislikes, and some of… Continue reading Get to Know Me
Good Job Me, You Hurt Your Back
Well, I can’t seem to stay out of my physical therapist’s office and I can’t seem to stay away from injuries. I know, I know, you can clap now if you’d like. At a tournament, that is still happening this weekend, well specifically at my match yesterday, I hurt my back. Not quite sure how,… Continue reading Good Job Me, You Hurt Your Back
Last Week of School!
We are finally here! Finals week, whoop whoop. But then again, that means four days of more stress and awful tests, but it’s fine. Looking back on junior year, it. was. hard. I’m not even joking. I remember being a sophomore and thinking that junior year was going to be easy-peezy. I was very wrong.… Continue reading Last Week of School!
Why I am a Self-Critic
Recently in AP Lang, we had a creative writing assignment inspired by a piece by Zitkala-Sa titled “Why I am a Pagan”. I chose to write about why I am so hard on myself and here is that piece. Enjoy. Heavy breathing. Sweat dripping. Mind racing. There was no way I’m going to pull off… Continue reading Why I am a Self-Critic
Revealing the True Colors of Your Opponent
For the past few months, I’ve played in a lot of tournaments and seen all kinds of tennis players. Along with those tennis players, came a variety of personalities and attitudes. One thing that frustrates me about some tennis players is their lack of self-control, class, and sportsmanship. It’s hard to understand why some girls… Continue reading Revealing the True Colors of Your Opponent
Tennis Etiquette: How to Respect Yourself and Your Opponent
Sportsmanship is a crucial part of building good character on and off the tennis court. There are times when players cheat or do things that aren’t respectful towards themselves or their opponents. This is true for all sports, but today I am focusing on etiquette in the tennis world. Here are a few ways to… Continue reading Tennis Etiquette: How to Respect Yourself and Your Opponent
The Djoker
Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen like #1 men’s singles tennis player, Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is a person that has reached his full potential because he loves and dedicates his life to tennis, works to become a better person and athlete daily, believes that his… Continue reading The Djoker
How to Stay Warm After Tennis Matches
High school girls’ tennis season is in full swing here in Colorado! This week we had our first two matches, and thank goodness we didn’t get any snow! However, we did get to enjoy (notice the sarcasm) the freezing cold temperatures, wind, and even rain. It can be extremely difficult to get warm after your… Continue reading How to Stay Warm After Tennis Matches