Tennis Coach Research Paper

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The Road To A Tennis Coach The career that I have chosen to pursue is a tennis coach. I decided to become a tennis coach because I have been playing tennis for 12 years and I wanted to a pursue a job that involves tennis. Tennis coach in particular stand out the most from the other jobs in this field because as a tennis coach, you guide/ mentor a student to become a better player. I get a feeling of satisfaction when someone that I have helped achieve their goals. A tennis coach is someone that teaches people how to play tennis at a high level. Besides teaching tennis, coaches also motivate players, give advices, and life lessons. In all my years of playing tennis the motivational speeches and life lessons stood out more than learning about …show more content…

Despite depending on the weather to be able to work, tennis coach have very flexible hours especially as a head coach or director. There are not a lot of requirements to become a tennis coach. For education, there is no requirements but having a bachelor degree wouldn’t hurt. According to an article on how to become a tennis coach the requirements are “ experience playing tennis, tennis knowledge, strong communication skills, and be able assess a player’s game” (How to Become a Tennis Instructor). Even though there is no official educational requirements for being a tennis coach, I am pursuing a bachelor degree in business. Having a business degree would help a lot because in order to expand an academy, the coaches need to advertise their academy to get more kids to join. Another benefit that a tennis coach has besides having little requirement is the payout. In a survey done by PayScale, the average salary range for a tennis coach excluding privates is from $26,000 to $90,000 (Tennis Coach Salary). The salary is based on experience and the amount of students a coach teaches privately. This range is a rough estimate that matches what my coaches have said in their interviews. I am very confident that being a tennis coach is the right job for me. I have been playing tennis all of my life and I can not imagine me doing anything else that does not relate to tennis. I have

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