Season 2 U19 Tennis: Reflection (final post) – Grade 11 (LO5: Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaboratively)
This years tennis season went by really fast. Season 2 just finished a few weeks ago and I feel like this tennis season didn’t feel like a “real season”. Due to covid we weren’t able to play so many matches against other schools and training was limited as-well. We were able to play 2 friendly matches, one match against SAS and one against dover. Unfortunately we lost to SAS 3-2 in matches and we also lost to dover 5-4 in matches. Although we weren’t able to get the win for both matches it was good to be back out playing matches as I hadn’t played any matches with the school team for over 2 years.
Although we weren’t able to play many matches due to covid I still feel like I was able to develop some skills during this short season. This was my first year playing on the varsity squad as an IB student and I felt more of a responsibility being one of the older players on the team. I wanted to be set a good example for the rest of the boys on the team and portray myself as a good role model to the rest of the team. As captain I felt that I had more of a important role in the team than I did in my previous years, this made me more enthusiastic to motivate my teammates for our training sessions and matches. I felt that I had a responsibility to keep my teammates driven and focused for our matches.
Unfortunately our season was cut short due to covid this year but this has motivated me to be more excited for next years tennis season which will be my last season on the varsity tennis team. I plan to use my skills developed in this years season and I hope I can motivate my teammates to work hard and compete well in my final season. In my last year on the varsity squad I want to be able to compete well and hopefully have a winning record in both singles and doubles for the tennis season. I also want to be well prepared for SEASAC as SEASAC will be my last overseas tournament in highschool. Hopefully I can have a enjoyable SEASAC in my last year of high school and hopefully I can lead my team to go as far as possible in the SEASAC tournament.
