We would like to welcome Christopher P. from Chicago, IL to the MyTennisLessons team. We pride ourselves on bringing on not only quality instructors, but quality people as well, which is why we are so excited to have Christopher on board. If you live in Chicago, IL review Christopher qualifications, teaching experience, and hobbies below to see if they would be the right pro for you. Again, we are happy to expand our tennis lesson services in Chicago, IL with the addition of Christopher. Sign up with Christopher P. today!
About Christopher
Hi, my name is Christopher. Tennis has been in my life for about as long as I can remember. I began at age four and I love playing it and I love teaching it. I played competitively all throughout high school and in college had a lot of success. I was a 4-year MVP at #1 singles and doubles, First-Team All-Conference each year, and was a part of the All-Decade Team. I taught tennis as a summer job for much of that time as well. Then, since graduating in 2008, I lived in China for a year teaching some very high-level junior players (soon to be Olympic competitors probably, with frighteningly insistent parents), and, most recently, before moving back to the Midwest (I’m originally from Cincinnati), I lived in Los Angeles where I worked as a tennis coach full time. There, I taught and was an active hitting partner for both teenagers and adults.
Teaching Experience: 12 years
Teaching Style
My technical understanding of the game is my greatest strength as an instructor. I can watch your stroke and tell you in fine detail what is happening and what must happen for you to hit a better ball, if that’s in fact what you want. You’ll produce a cleaner ball, with more pace, spin and precision. I structure my lessons by hitting a lot of ground strokes, volleys, serves (bizarre, right? it’s not rocket science) offering constructive feedback as the needs arise. We might play points. (I am sensitive, too, to the fact that there is too little feedback and there is too much feedback. It is very delicate, actually. You might liken tennis to some Zen koan saying master can show you the door but you must go through it. Self-belief is critical. One of my favorite moments while teaching is when I am explaining something to the student and suddenly something happens and they “felt” it; they look at me very satisfied and say, “Oh, that’s what you were talking about!”)
Hobbies
I read. I play tennis. I go jogging.
