experience or young talent?

[ubermeyer]

Coaches usually give preference to seniors because it's their last year to play HS tennis, and also you seem like a better fit, so good luck!

[xFullCourtTenniSx]

Originally Posted by Djokovicfan4life

Who pissed in your Cheerios this morning?

There are a lot of people in my high school team who had the potential to be better than me, but were stubborn in trying to beat me by hitting through me and donating points in the process (and they still can't come close to overpowering me and I still hit through them). One of the things that pisses me off the most is watching younger players with the ability to play great tennis, but they don't think and end up being power players who donate so many points to their opponents through dozens of unforced errors. It REALLY ticks me off when they play pushers and can't think their way through the match. And if you try to teach them to play a more consistent and effective game, they eventually drop it because they want to whack the ball harder. Then they'll lose to the pusher and make fun of him and talk bad about him and so on...

A lot of high school players simple don't understand the importance of consistency, setting up points, or simple shot selection. THAT'S what pissed in my COCOA puffs. (And they tried to pass it off as lemonade too...)

[Ultra2HolyGrail]

Originally Posted by xFullCourtTenniSx

A lot of high school players simple don't understand the importance of consistency, setting up points, or simple shot selection. THAT'S what pissed in my COCOA puffs. (And they tried to pass it off as lemonade too...)

And this is comming from a one hander who probably has a inconsistent one handed backhand which forces you to play 'full' court tennis

If you got a big serve and can volley though you could be dangerous. I highly doubt you are a consistent baseliner though.

[groundbreaker]

Originally Posted by xFullCourtTenniSx

A lot of high school players simple don't understand the importance of consistency, setting up points, or simple shot selection. THAT'S what pissed in my COCOA puffs. (And they tried to pass it off as lemonade too...)

Well, I wouldn't go assuming that I'm just another basher. My game's actually starting to change to more of a grinder's game. I don't go for winners like I used to. I had a bit of a revelation about the beauty of counter-punching this past summer after my old coach constantly talking about CAP(Consistency, Accuracy, Power). Guess it finally clicked...