Llewellyn Education: Attended Florida A&M University Accomplishments: Singles/Doubles: Tennis • • • • • French Champ(1956) French Champ(1956) Wimbledon(1957) Wimbledon(1956) US Open(1957) Australian Champ(1957) Wimbledon(1958) Wimbledon(1957) US Open(1958) Wimbledon(1958) Althea Gibson: Life(Tennis Career) • Althea Gibson born August 25th‚ 1927 in Silver‚ South Carolina grew up in New York City. Her career of playing tennis came from a very young age. • In 1942 at the age of 15‚ Althea Gibson won her first
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describe each aspect of skill related fitness in relation to tennis. Tennis has always been one of my most enjoyable physical activities. AGILITY Agility is probably one of the best skills any tennis player can hone. I am also talking about any racket game especially squash. Agility helps performance in activities that require you to change direction quickly whilst keeping balance‚ strength‚ speed and body control. This is needed in tennis when you want to sprint over to the other side of the court
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the sport‚ demand is increasing. With the cost of everything rising‚ marketing for a cost effective yet competitive product is key.2 Prince sponsors tennis training camps for kids and adults. They are interested in continuing the rise of tennis in the US. By fostering training and awareness‚ young consumers who might not have aware of the joys of tennis have a fun and educational experience. Prince also holds “demo events” where consumers can gain awareness for the company and try out their new products
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6th hour 4/1/13 Tennis ball and racket ball comparison Problem: Find the speed of the tennis ball and the racket ball to determine which one travels faster. Hypothesis: I believe that the racket ball will have a faster average speed than the tennis ball for both distances because the racket ball is bouncy. Materials: *Tennis ball *30yards of space *Racket ball *Set of stairs *Stop watch *measuring tape Procedures: 1) Measure out 30 yards of space‚ have of member stand
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BUSINESS BACKGROUND Western Reserve Racquet & Fitness Club (WRRFC) is one of the premier indoor tennis facilities in Northeast Ohio. WRRFC was first opened in 1970 as a small‚ family run indoor recreation facility. It remained a small 6 indoor court tennis facility until 1992 when an electrical fire burnt it almost entirely to the ground. It was re-opened in 1993 and featured many new improvements and the club has remained relatively unchanged from then today. It now boasts 10 indoor courts‚ 5 outdoor
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varsity tennis team. This discourse community was founded on athletic skills‚ mental toughness‚ and academic success. In order to contribute to this discourse community and to become a successful tennis player I needed each of these qualities. Through the three appeals of logos‚ pathos‚ and ethos I will acquire the basic rules of tennis‚ establish my ranking throughout the tennis community‚ and gain mental toughness to be apart of the discourse community of varsity tennis. Playing tennis on a team
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Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional tennis players who have played many times
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Maria’s career development? Yuri Sharapov first noticed his daughter had skill and took her to attend tennis clinics. It was at these clinics that Martina Navratilova‚ a renowned champion‚ observed Maria playing and commented‚ “She has talent”‚ inspiring Maria’s parents to seek a world-class coach for their daughter in the United States. Yuri and Maria arrived at IMG’s Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy where she eventually received a scholarship. She signed with Gavin Forbes‚ who then assigned his
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Holmes Oct. 12‚ 2009 TITLE OF BOOK Althea Gibson Tennis Player AUTHOR Michael Benson 1. The MAIN PURPOSE of this book is to tell people about the person who broke the color barrier in the world of women’s tennis. Althea Gibson was an outstanding tennis player that won as a doubles champion in 1956 and as a singles champion in 1957 and 1958. This book tells Althea’s story and the troubles she faced being a black athlete in the elite tennis arena. 2. The KEY QUESTIONS that the author
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The sport of tennis began in Europe in the end of the 19th century as <<lawn tennis>>. The sport came from the game of <<real tennis>> which grew throughout the English speaking world‚ especially with the rich. Now tennis has become an Olympic sport and is played by people of all ages and different countries. The professional sport of tennis is divided into four Grand Slam tournaments and many other smaller tournaments. The four tournaments are the Australian Open (Australia)‚ the U.S. Open‚ Wimbledon
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