Kennedy Dumas Informative Speech Outline Aimee Miller Topic: Stringing tennis racquets General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To demonstrate to my audience how to effectively string a tennis racquet for their game style. Thesis: Stringing a tennis racquet is best performed in three steps: choosing a string, choosing a tension, and stringing the racquet. Introduction Attention-getter : Imagine you’re Serena Williams. You’re in your 3rd hour on the court and it’s match point against
Prince Sports have validated themselves in this competitive niche market through effective innovation and design. From brands such as Prince (tennis,squash and badminton) to Ektelon (racquetball) and Viking (platform/paddle tennis), Prince Sports have had a tremendous impact on the game of tennis and have introduced a new face, craftsmanship, and design to tennis. Even with copious competitive advantages, they continue to hit obstacles which calls into the question:how can Prince Sports continue to have
In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best.” Althea Gibson said when she won her second Wimbledon in 1958. Have you ever heard of Althea Gibson, a professional tennis and golf player? Althea Gibson was born on August 29, 1927 in Clarendon County, SC. Althea Gibson helped pave the way for change for African-Americans in sports by breaking barriers. Althea Gibson broke
They say that tennis is one of the most mentally challenging sports. I was fortunate enough to play college tennis in the Unites States and compete at the highest intercollegiate levels. My desire to play this game started at the age of seven. Sixteen years later I am playing tennis all over the US while experiencing some of the best moments that ever happened in my life. A desire to reach my highest potential guided me towards mental aspects of this game. Physical aspects reached expectations to
compete. Since the 1800s, women have begun to make a name for themselves in the world of athletics. Besides the basic sports like Wimbledon, otherwise known as tennis, women started a new era for sports. They created new sports and activities like cheerleading, field hockey, etc. Serena Williams, the number one nationally ranked female in tennis, has also made some history herself. She has won over 20 Grand Slam singles titles and several Olympic gold medals. On the other hand, cheerleading, classified
Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent 's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the
Azarenka is a Belarusian tennis player and Olympic gold medalist. Victoria was born at 1989 in Minsk, Belarus. She grew up with her parents, Alla and Fedor Azarenka, and her brother, Max. Like any mother, Alla Azarenka was looking for a way to keep her daughter Victoria busy while she was at work at a tennis club in Minsk. She handed the 7-year-old girl a racquet and told her to try hitting against the wall. Shortly after, Victoria participated in her first lesson on a real court. “Since from the
I., & Nakamura, F. Y. (2016). The activity profile of young tennis athletes playing on clay and hard courts: Preliminary data. Journal of Human Kinetics, 50(1), 211-218. Tennis players during the season are competing on different kinds of tennis surfaces and every surface has specific characteristics. Because of that reason tennis players and their coaches should be aware that it might require different type of preparation for a tennis tournament on a specific surface. This is being researched because
Literature Analysis While reading David Wallace’s short story, “How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart,” it started the story convincing the readers that Wallace was just jealous of the professional tennis player, Tracy Austin. He made his argument that he was once a tennis player, growing up playing in the same league as a now successful player. However, this short story developed much more than just an overthrow of the prodigy this girl has become. This text was wrapped around Wallace’s idea of autobiographies
The Real Science Rough Draft When a person is playing tennis they might wonder what a ball bounce. That person might think what affects a balls bounce or what makes it bounce high. Balls bounce differently because of the laws of physics. When you use a soccer ball for tennis or a golf ball for basketball it doesn’t make sense. Every sport needs a different required ball. The materials of a ball depends on how high it bounces. “When a tennis ball is thrown to the floor, gravity pulls downward on
The movie begins with the dialogue, “Mom and me versus you and dad”. The statement levels the field, on which the movie continues to play with the psyche of its viewers for a full hour and fifteen minutes. The storyline had been no less than a tennis doubles between Joan and Bernard, where Walt and Frank got stuck like two amateurs in the game between pros. This game spirit is well maintained throughout by the couple in their competition for career, kids, asserts (favourite books), and even the cat
Throughout my life I have come from and created a few identities for myself. Perhaps, the most dominant identities that have been apart of my life are being an athlete and being a family orientated man. In this paper I will write about how my identities have shaped my life. First off I believe my biggest identity is being an athlete. I have played hockey for 13 years and have let hockey practically shape my life. The textbook “Interpersonal Communication” by Sarah Trenholm and Arthur Jensen
we have them run around and catch tennis balls from our ball launcher machines.” He pointed over to station three. “Then, we have them jump over these tires.” The group headed for station four. “After that, they leap over a couple of hurdles.” Kevin looked over at dad who seemed impressed. “And lastly, to tie all the exercises together we have, station five, which is the obstacle course. They jump over hurdles and tires, through hoops, all while catching tennis balls. It’s all pretty fun for both
Purpose: To determine whether a golf ball, tennis ball, or ping pong ball has the highest rebound bounce height when dropped from specified points 2 meters and below. Materials and Equipment: 2 Meter sticks Tennis ball Ping pong ball Golf ball Flat surface Procedure: Have one group member hold up the two meter sticks on the flat surface, one on top of the other, so that they reach 2 meters in the air. The next partner should drop ball 1 from the 2 meter mark. The last partner should measure how
doubles at professional tennis tournament” 1. The article introduces the reader to the general topic in the first sentence by stating statistical data. This data is about the percentage of serve shot used in the game compared to all shots used in the game of tennis. I think this is a good way to attract attention of the reader because statistics highlight the fact about importance of the serve to a tennis player. 2. Problem is stated as it affects all of the women tennis players. Women’s serve does
Billie Jean King was a professional women’s tennis player who fought for equality among women, specifically for equal prize money for all professional women tennis players. She also became one of the first openly gay athletes. Her activism can be traced back to when she played against Bobby Riggs in a matched called the “Battle of the Sexes”. King believed that by “stepping onto the court with Riggs, it was not for entertainment, but it was a step for women in society and in sports” (King’s Impact)
Serena Williams has contributions not only to the Women's Tennis Association but also to other social organizations around the world. 1. A Brief Bio of Williams Serena Williams was born in the town of Saginaw, Michigan, on September 26, 1981, to her parents Richard and Oracene Williams (5). Williams is the youngest of five girls: Venus, Yetunde, Isha, and Lyndrea. Williams started playing tennis at age four. Then soon after, in 1991, she moved to Florida and joined the “Rick Macci Academy” (5).
BREATHING AND GRUNTING IN TENNIS Monica Seles, Jimmy Connors, Serena or Venus Williams, Rafa Nadal, Maria Sharapova and so many other awesome players, as well as thousands of martial arts enthusiasts and professionals could not possibly be wrong in their breathing/Screaming/Grunting techniques. As we wind up our body and racquet to make a hard hit, we inhale deeply, and as we make contact with the ball, we exhale hard, creating a sort of explosion. Grunting in Tennis helps time impact, as well as
will roll the farthest.” The independent variable, the variable that was intentionally changed, were the types of balls. The distance each ball rolled is the dependent variable. The experimental group includes the soccer ball, the basketball, the tennis ball, the golf ball, the marble, the baseball, and the ping pong ball. The soccer ball’s distance is the control group. Some of the control variables are the angle of the ramp, the surface of the ramp, and the surface of the ground. Some important
Contingency Leadership The main idea of the contingency approach in leadership is that leadership effectiveness depends on the interaction of two factors: the leader’s task and the relationship he/she enjoys with his subordinates rather than a pre-existing model one can use to organize his/her organization. Hence, it is interesting to first explore Ferguson’s approach using Fiedler’s Contingency Leadership Model. Judging by the above model, Ferguson’s leadership situation fell under situation