Journal+3-Photograph

http://parentzing.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/tennis-everyone/

This photograph represents me because I am very into tennis. I am on the CYHS Boys Tennis Team, I take a lesson once a week from Wisehaven Tennis Center, and during the offseason, I play in leagues at Wisehaven Tennis Center. This summer, I will devote more time to tennis than ever before. I will take a private lesson from Mikesh Desai, 2009 County Champion, twice a week in addition to my lessons and leagues at Wisehaven. My goal is to make Varsity next year. I have the capability to make Varsity, I just need to get more experience with matchplay, and correct the technique for my forehand. Last summer, I lost the rythym of the stroke of my forehand, and I've been slowly recovering. Somedays my forehand is accurate, powerful, and consistent, and somedays my forehand is inaccurate, weak, and very inconsistent. All I need to do is concentrate on what I'm doing right and be more confident in my forehand. Whenever I'm confident my forehand will not fail me, not only does it not fail, but it excels, and becomes my strongest stroke. But, when I'm afraid my forehand will fail me, it does.

Though it may seem I am very frustrated with tennis, I very much enjoy it. It's a very fun sport, and despite my setback, I am very good at it. I have a killer serve and backhand, both of which are very important. Most players have a very weak backhand, so I'm ahead of other players in that area of my game. I remember the first day of tennis tryouts, when my forehand was very good, and in consistency "king of the court" drills I was beating a lot of the Varsity players, when we finished off the first day of tryouts with suicides, Matt Stanley, currently the number three player on the team, said to me, "Viktor, I can see you now your Senior Year, playing number one on the team." I will strive all of my high school years to meet that goal. Even if I don't eventually play number one on the team, I will still be happy as long as I play my absolute best.

To sum up a rather lengthy and rambling response, this photograph represents me because I'm very into tennis. I enjoy it, and I'm pretty good at it. I have had some setbacks, but I will overcome those setbacks, and I will play my absolute best, to achieve as much as I possibly can on the CYHS Boys Tennis Team.