"...Any tennis pro" hasn't written a book about it though, you could be the first, hell, you could start a reality TV show based on tennis pro's teaching and the daily routine involved.
If Honey Boo-Boo is worthy of a reality show...
Think about it, Wild West Guns, American Chopper...all based on the work place and the relationships therein.
LOL...not my style. The thought of that much constant attention is not goign to appeal to many teaching pros. most would rather be out in the woods alone more like survivorman.
i dont want to discourage people. there are a lot of good times as well. its not all bad. its really how you deal with all the issues in terms of a mental outlook. i think its a great short term job for young adults. you really have to grow up and learn to deal with people. You have to get over things like being jealous of people with money or dealing with people you just dont like.
its great preparation for raising kids actually. you have to be very selfless when it comes to teaching tennis and have good control over your emotions. A willingness to get dirty etc. this is not unlike raising infants. When you raise kids your entire day is based around their needs and wants. when your not cooking for them or educating them your either wiping their butts or cleaning up messes they make.
with tennis instruction its largely all or nothing. you can try to have a family and a career but most ofthe time it ends up with a teaching sitting in a bar or apartment, getting drunk, divorced, never seeing your kids, paying child support, accepting that some random boyfriend is playing father figure for your kids. meanwhile your wondering what happened to your life and end up.hating tennis.
the best route is do it while your young with no responsibilities, make some money, have some fun, and then move on. Like i said earlier its similar to a drug addict. an addict doesnt want to be an addict. they have been sucked into a lifestyle and been forced to make short term decision based on desires that have long term effects at the expense of their families. next thing you know their lives are a disaster. hey dont even like the drug anymore but its something they are almost trapped into doing.
you just have to know when its time to put the crack pipe down and move on with your life. for me i felt it when i never saw my wife awake. the birth of my first child was the clincher.
the sucky thing for me is that I am good at it. i like the grind and all the chaos of being a teaching pro. like i said i still have to teach a few hours a week when I can to deal with the withdawls. I am not sure i will ever be able to go full time again. once you have responsibilities towards your kids its a whole different ball game.
something like bar tending is a good transition for teaching pros if they like the adult aspect. Physical education as well if you like kids. those jobs you get to go home and be somewhat normal. There are some others out there but those come to mind. i could see myself bar-tending again.....funny for a guy with two degrees and a MBA LOL.
my dream job, other than a male stripper of course, is being an ice cream truck driver. i would go for the male stripper gig but there is no way i would be able to stay married with women shoving money down my pants. i might try the ice cream truck gig when my kids get older. Use it to teach them about business,work ethic, responsibility etc.
my youngest son will probably go the chip and dales route. He gets out of the bathtub and runs around the house naked doing flips and bouncing off the furniture. my oldest son i have no idea. He is like Nadal but instead of being a tennis nut he is some sort of mathematics genius. everything is numbers all the time. i think he is semi ********.
