Last weekend I went to Tucson, Arizona (which I mispronounced repeatedly) for a tennis tournament. This was for the club team at my school. To distinguish sport team tiers, intramural is the lowest and most laid back, club is more serious and competitive but no commitments are necessarily enforced, and lastly varsity is the most demanding level where you are playing officially for the school and often times based on scholarships.
There were 15 people there which meant there were two teams. I was part of the A team which was "higher" than the B team. We finished 4th in the gold bracket while the B team finished 1st. There were 16 teams in the tournament so not too shabby huh?
Despite all the coach conflicts on that trip, I enjoyed escaping school for the sake of playing tennis. I play tennis as an outlet of stress relief. Plus I really enjoy every aspect of tennis ranging from fitness to friends.
Arizona was an interesting place. The first impression we had of this place was the smell of sulfur and if you know that glorious (kidding) smell of sulfur, then you know how awesome (kidding again) it was. Overall Tucson was pretty sketch I must say but it certainly made me more thankful for living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado! There were police cars everywhere and by everywhere I meant a car per block. The water seemed as if it was unfiltered and was probably the reason why I felt groggy returning to the mountains. However, Mexican food was bomb. In fact we went to a famous restaurant that was featured on TV and visited by President Bill Clinton. We sat at the presidents table and I ate cactus haha a little too good.
Unfortunately, our club team was suspended once we came back from Arizona. It wasn't because we were terrible kids but it was due to our team "culture" of running teams and policies. This was a new process and sometimes you have to learn your mistakes the hard way.
But I've never had so much fun in a long time and it was all thanks tithe tennis team. Every person carried a unique quality to them that made our team stand out and fun. Everyone on the team is my friend and they have pushed me to be better than I am. My good and close friends even came from the tennis team. We've created a lot of memories, crazy and memorable ones, and I can't thank them enough for all that they have done. All I can say is, rage on.
There were 15 people there which meant there were two teams. I was part of the A team which was "higher" than the B team. We finished 4th in the gold bracket while the B team finished 1st. There were 16 teams in the tournament so not too shabby huh?
Despite all the coach conflicts on that trip, I enjoyed escaping school for the sake of playing tennis. I play tennis as an outlet of stress relief. Plus I really enjoy every aspect of tennis ranging from fitness to friends.
Arizona was an interesting place. The first impression we had of this place was the smell of sulfur and if you know that glorious (kidding) smell of sulfur, then you know how awesome (kidding again) it was. Overall Tucson was pretty sketch I must say but it certainly made me more thankful for living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado! There were police cars everywhere and by everywhere I meant a car per block. The water seemed as if it was unfiltered and was probably the reason why I felt groggy returning to the mountains. However, Mexican food was bomb. In fact we went to a famous restaurant that was featured on TV and visited by President Bill Clinton. We sat at the presidents table and I ate cactus haha a little too good.
Unfortunately, our club team was suspended once we came back from Arizona. It wasn't because we were terrible kids but it was due to our team "culture" of running teams and policies. This was a new process and sometimes you have to learn your mistakes the hard way.
But I've never had so much fun in a long time and it was all thanks tithe tennis team. Every person carried a unique quality to them that made our team stand out and fun. Everyone on the team is my friend and they have pushed me to be better than I am. My good and close friends even came from the tennis team. We've created a lot of memories, crazy and memorable ones, and I can't thank them enough for all that they have done. All I can say is, rage on.
