First things first, I'm spent! Frankly, I would love to eat something, take a bath and crawl into bed -- but discipline dictates that my daily blog entries come first. I'm afraid if I don't do it now, it won't get done.
It was a long day -- but not surprisingly, I loved every minute of it. Did I mention how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE tennis? Playing, watching, talking -- doesn't matter. It's a wonderful thing to find something where the more I see, the more I enjoy it.
It was also a big day for me in terms of confronting my primary psychological barriers surrounding tennis. And that barrier would be NERVES. All new territory for me having never participated in any sort of sports before now. Call me a late bloomer. So in terms of overcoming hurdles of the mind, it was a double whammy day. I had my first match review under the watchful eyes of CS and then later in the afternoon met with Harbor Square's tennis director to get rated for playing tennis at their club.
A match review (well, this is my definition) is when I play an entire singles or doubles game with my tennis coach present for critical analysis. Observations are made and notes are taken regarding my performance, including strengths and weaknesses. After the match, while it's all fresh in the mind, we review his keynotes. Then we head back out to the courts for a 30 minute lesson which focuses on this review.
After all of that, I raced home (driving the speed limit of course) before heading to my 3pm appointment at Harbor Square. The director took me out to a court and we hit back and forth for about 15 minutes. Amazingly, even though I was anxious -- it all seemed to fall into place. Like I somehow found my groove. Months of practice and lesson time are paying off. I played the net and was able to get a few shots by the guy to boot -- which actually made him laugh. I took that as a good sign. Afterwards, tennis guy told me he was impressed and had a hard time believing I'd just been playing seriously since March. I was given a 'mid-range 3.0' rating for playing at Harbor Square. Which kind of blew me away. We went over my available options for playing Cup (Emerald/Classic) and Mixed Doubles (either 6.0/7.0). Not bad for a newbie. Overall, I think it all went really well.
For my second game of the day, I made it to the courts in Mukilteo by 5:30pm to play with birthday girl, Laurie. It was a wonderful nightcap. Arriving home around 7:30pm, I then turned right back out the door to walk Max and Abby around the 1 mile loop. Now I just need to stop and RELAX. Until tomorrow, game time: 7:30am.
Tina signing off.
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