Passionate Teacher and Coach with over 25 years of coaching experience. I have an excellent rapport with student athletes and a keen ability to challenge and motivate athletes to work harder and achieve more than they thought they could. I believe that coaching is more than just what occurs within the game. I believe the game of tennis affords us an opportunity to develop life lessons and life skills that will benefit the individual athlete for years to come. Success is not only defined by wins and losses but more so by the development of discipline, hard work, honesty, respect and the ability to successfully deal with success and failure.