Tennis

Tonight was the first night of tennis conditioning.  Cal has been going to open court all summer, but tonight was the first intense workout.  According to IHSAA rules no equipment can be used this week, so it will be all running.  Cal doesn't mind.  He played soccer last year and they had an ex-Marine come in for conditioning week.  He and Doug still talk about how intense the workouts were.

I am excited that Cal chose to play tennis this year.  I love soccer, but Cal took tennis lessons for almost ten years and practiced with the high schoolers when he was in middle school.  Last summer, however, Cal decided to play soccer his Freshmen year.  Doug was an assistant and a lot of Cal's friends played.  It was fun and a great way for him to stay in shape.

This year, tennis just seems to be the right fit.  So, far he has been partnered up with a friend of his from the basketball team.  Jake is a junior, but never played tennis seriously until this summer.  They make a great doubles team, and Meg and I love his Mom.  She is extremely positive and very enthusiastic.  She suggested that we get Fatheads of the boys and wave them in the stands when the boys win a point.  Meg and I laughed about that all night.  Cal would never speak to us again if we did it, but if anyone could pull it off, it would be Tammy.  Here's to a great year of Warrior tennis - the goal is to win at least two matches which is one better than last season.  No matter the record it is already sounding like a great fall!