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09-12-2006, 02:50 PM
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Career in tennis
I think I'm turning into a tennis junkie. I was wondering what kind of career paths are out there in the field of tennis if you are NOT a pro player?
Any1 has a suggestion or 2? |
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09-12-2006, 02:52 PM
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College Coach, High School Coach, Club Instructor, Stringer, Ball Boy, Line Judge, Umpire, Working at a club/stadium?
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09-12-2006, 03:23 PM
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Get an education first.
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09-12-2006, 03:30 PM
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Teaching "Desperate Housewives" with absent, wealthy husbands at a resort in the Carribean...
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09-12-2006, 04:28 PM
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Bingo! We will never even understand what an easy money rich kinda job that is  The women just spend spend spend!, and heck you charge what ever you want for stringing and other equipment. Those are the same people that have to have 100k watches, 10k dogs, furniture ect ect. So hey their money might as well go to a good cause LOL I guarantee those jobs are guarded though
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09-12-2006, 07:10 PM
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No, seriously. Where does one start? I have no idea. I have a career in Finance right now. I've been coaching a number of friends so far ..
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09-12-2006, 07:41 PM
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Well, I was set on goinig to law school last year (freshman year). Now I'm leaning toward a journalism major so I can cover tennis for ESPN or Tennis magazine.
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09-12-2006, 09:16 PM
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probably the better choice. i dropped law to work at a tennis club and i'm having fun every single friggin' day. it's awesome.
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09-12-2006, 09:21 PM
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What's your job boojay? Giving lessons? |
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09-12-2006, 09:43 PM
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yah right lol. I wish.
But actually, I sorta did help yesterday with beginner lessons. Mind you, it was such simple stuff that I don't consider it to be lessons and I didn't really do much. I just work the front desk--book courts, tournaments, leagues, answer phone calls, work the till, etc. etc. Most importantly, I get free on court privileges  . |
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09-12-2006, 09:50 PM
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09-12-2006, 09:53 PM
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shyeah, especially since i've never played winter tennis before, but now i can
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09-13-2006, 07:17 AM
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Well if you dropped admission to a great law school (as opposed to law enforcement at the local JC) then I think you have made a mistake, otherwise, go for it! |
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09-13-2006, 07:56 AM
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Tennis director at a local gym might be good as it also involves finance and administration.
The tennis director at my gym manages leagues, schools, tournaments and memberships people can take (as it's not just tennis, you have gym/racquet ball/squash/pool/etc...). Different membership packages gives you different access rights so there's a bit of marketing and finance involved there to get the right price and deals (like cheaper court fees in the day type of thing). He also gives tennis lessons here and there. I'm not sure how you can change career as such... probably by letting yoruself known to the club, provide good ideas and eventually get a reputation to be on the board of directors or something. |
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09-13-2006, 09:37 AM
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i like this thread. i always wondered if i could somehow get involved in tennis. I have an EE degree but I am passionate for tennis... :\
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09-13-2006, 09:59 AM
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use that EE degree and make a sick ball machine
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09-13-2006, 10:43 AM
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What is an EE degree? ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING? Let's make a real Pong machine )))
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09-13-2006, 04:35 PM
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09-13-2006, 05:08 PM
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Sure you would... right now. But in 20 years, trust me, it is better to hire the guy with the cool job, than to be the guy with the cool job... |
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09-13-2006, 05:16 PM
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From his bio at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/wri...ve/index.html: "A member of the New York and New Jersey Bar Associations, Wertheim received a B.A. from Yale in 1993 and a J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1997. He lives in New York City with his wife, Ellie, a divorce mediator, and their children, Benjamin and Allegra." I imagine that he either started freelancing articles on the side to get started, or he knew somebody from his contacts at Yale or Penn in order to make the career transition. In any case, he had great credentials if the writing dream didn't work out or he wasn't making any cash. I would recommend doing the same type of thing. It's nice to have options in life... |
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