Sports players nowadays have their own strict guidelines to abide by. During my high school years I watched the sports games that the school offered: football, soccer and basketball. I always arrived early to games and noticed that most players dedicated their time and effort to warm-up practices. Their practices involved performing leg, arm and throwing exercises for about an hour or two before the start of games. I watched those players struggle to complete their brutal drills, which made me think of tennis. I played tennis for the last 2 years of high school and had to go through intense physical exercises during my practice classes. Unfortunately, as a tennis player, I had more guidelines to follow than other high school sports. These guidelines have evolved into developing skills such as a comfortable hand grip, accurate hand-eye coordination, footwork, and formal arm swing techniques; and they all require time and effort to achieve. I like to use my tennis racket during training, but using one requires the correct grip. There are many ways to hold a racket, but I usually stick to one grip. As a right-handed player, I find it helpful to hold the racket handle at an angle so that the strings are facing side to side. At that point I slightly tilt the handle of the racket counterclockwise using my right hand. I use this type of grip because it allows me to have more control over the racket when playing on the court. It feels like my hand and fingers are stuck to the handle of the racket, demonstrating how strong the grip is. With this strong grip, you won't have to worry about holding the racket loose. The grip also provides comfort to my arm. I am able to move my arm with the racket...... middle of paper ......quality in sport. The rules that all tennis players must abide by have a similar reason. I've found the reason is to put time and effort into your work. From my experience, I have had to put in the amount of work necessary to improve my attributes on the tennis court. I make an effort to adapt my hand grip, because it takes time to adapt to new hand techniques. It took me some time to train myself to multitask with the dual skill of hand-eye coordination. It took many steps to fine-tune the muscles in my legs and feet to improve my sprinting mechanics. Choosing and practicing an arm technique took time to adjust to. Satisfying these types of requests shows how much discipline I put into improving my gaming performance. Although being a good tennis player is a milestone, it is possible to achieve it if you are dedicated and sacrifice your free time and hard work..