more tennis.

so i've come to the realization that tennis makes me really happy. i absolutely love the sport and playing it relieves stress and, i dont know, just makes me happy. recently the tennis director may have offered me a job to work at edgebrook, teaching (or assisting/assistant coaching) little kids tennis.

a couple weeks ago, after a private lesson i had with chris, ross, the tennis director, asked me how old i was. of course, i said 16. he then asked if i would be interested in teaching a little bit of tennis. being the tennis lover that i am, i said yes. i mean, why not? i love the sport and teaching it would be awesome. i didnt know if it was just going to be a volunteering opportunity or a real job.

ross asked me to come last thursday to help out chris and alex with levels 1 and 2. he still hadnt told me if it was going to be a paid job, but i was thinking that if he asked my age, it probably meant that i was going to get paid as you have to be 16 years old to have a paid job. helping out chris and alex was immense fun. chris was the one "in charge" so most of the time chris was teaching/talking to the kids me and alex were just goofing off. throwing balls at each other, hitting on an open court, playing with the topspinator (a ball on a stick that you hit to practice topspin), and occasionally pranking on chris too. being an assistant coach/helper person (i really dont know what it's called) was more fun than i ever thought it would be. it didnt involve a lot of effort, and if it was going to be a paid job, it would be the best job ever.

so i have yet to find out whether or not this opportunity is a paid job. ross said that we would talk on monday. i have a feeling that it is going to be, though. i really really hope it is. it would be a way for me to make money doing something that i love.

...to be continued...