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A Typical Day The instructors I shadowed teach a few nights a week. They instruct in groups of 5 and teach the basics of tennis to beginners. |
Top 3 Perks 1) Being outside during beautiful summer nights2) Watching kids succeed 3) Playing tennis and doing what you love |
Job Culture Outdoors for long periods of time, training and teaching others, working with groups, problem solving using creative solutions, irregular hours, seasonal work |
My ExperienceI shadowed the instructors at Serve4Success tennis camp which provides underprivileged kids with free tennis lessons. The lessons were 45 minutes each and the two instructors are teaching 5 kids per session. The night I was there the students were learning how to volley properly. After a warmup and learning how to stretch, the kids ranging from 7-14 years old received instruction on the proper technique to volley. The instructors tried to use simple language because many of the children are recent immigrants which is a big challenge for the instructors. Since there is a language barrier the instructors try to teach by example or will use some of the children who understand English better to translate. Following this the kids spent half an hour practicing their fore hand and back hand volleys trying to perfect their shot. At this time it was pretty chilled for the instructors as they were just feeding balls or giving hands on instruction. At the end of the lesson the instructors try to have fun by including a game. Being a tennis instructor is a fun, but possibly frustrating job. They repeated the same routine during their next two lessons that night and I could see that being boring. However, when the kids learnt how to volley the instructors seemed very gratified. |
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Requirements 1) Receive instructors certification which includes on court training and the completion of an ethics exam |
Skills Needed Patience, leadership, motivational, communication, people skills, athletic ability |
The Field – Great summer job for students
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