<p>So I had my last tryout/practice today for tennis. When we did conditioning/suicides was among the very first to touch the baseline and finish. I ran right in front of the coach too! When he lined us up to see our forehands I hit the ball (except for one time, I missed it, but got another try and hit it). The coach paid very close attention to me and told me what to improve on. Every time i went up I tried to take his advice, and when I did he gave me new advice as well (I think he wanted to see if I could take direction & instruction well). By the end I had improved my forehand. When we tried backhand, the same thing: I went up, hit, and got new advice (he even took the time to show me what he meant too).</p>
<p>By the end of that, my backhand was as good as ever and he saw a lot of improvement. I did all the warm-ups, helped picked up a lot of tennis balls, even ran & crawled under bleachers. During the entire practice he kept watching me, to see if I was putting in the effort. At one point when we were lined up and I was waiting for my turn to hit the ball, he called out and said "Hey _____, you want to hit the ball like she did, right at the height of your hip & bend the knees." When I went up, I did as the girl did and he said "Exactly! You still hit a little too early but you bent your knees and hit with more force." </p>
<p>Then after tryouts were over my friend and I practiced and I did a perfect serve! 100% correct, with spin and speed. It was so fast she couldn't even hit it! I think he saw it because I hit the ball so hard the sound echoed through the gym! I think I saw him look up surprised and in awe. There are 9 sophomores & he wants 5. Two girls didn't show up, another I know will get cut. 4 of the girls were on the team last year and they'll probably make it--so really there's only one open spot. So do you think I'll make first cuts? Please be honest & thank you!</p>