Coach K's
Strings & Things
- Biographical Information:
- Coach Kaye began playing tennis as an adult.
She quickly found that, in order to fully enjoy and excell at the game, tennis lessons were essential.
She studied for 10 years under USPTA Professional Harry Gullion and another 5 years under USPTA Professional Mike Reynolds.
She has been playing in the Effingham Women's Tennis League continuously for 25 years and on the League's singles ladder for about 20 years (since its inception).
Coach Kaye has been coaching girls tennis at Teutopolis High School for 10 years with a record of 82 wins and 22 losses.
She has also been coaching boys tennis at Effingham High School for 6 years with a record of 57-16.
In the Fall of 2004 she began stringing rackets for herself, team members, and others.
She has completed and passed the testing required by the United States Racquet Stringer's Association to become a Certified Stringer and keeps up-to-date on rackets, stringing, and technical tennis information.
- Lessons:
- She began teaching tennis 10 years ago.
Since then she has attended many tennis workshops and clinics and taught over 100 players from ages 6 to 60 to learn and/or improve their tennis game.
- Coach Kaye's coaching philosophy:
- Tennis is a sport that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. In order to keep the game fresh and enjoyable one must remember that, although winning is fun, it is not the ultimate goal. Becoming and staying physically fit, enjoying the competition, and exhibiting good sportsmanship as well as a cooperative and supportive team attitude are the most important goals in tennis.
Certifications and Memberships:
Contact Information
- Kaye Kimpling
- 1001 N. Merchant Street
- Effingham, IL 62401
- 217/342-3470
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