Tempe, – When working in cooperation with the ITA Student-Athlete Council, Intercollegiate Tennis Association (“ITA”) is proud to expect a monthly inheritance of a monthly inheritance to highlight many different backgrounds.
March Women’s Historical Months allow ITA, female student-athletes and coaches and coaches and coaches, stories and experiences. Alison Ojeda from Tennessee University, which is in the spotlight of this week, is one of a Tennessier University with a Tennessier who inspires others and inspires others.
As a player, Ojeda won more than 100 single and 100 pairs of victories, 100 pairs of victories for lady Vols, one of four players to perform only one feat in the program history. Ojeda Tennessee for the first time in a great year, he served as a captain for the first appearance of the NCAA, and three outputs in the NCA championship and twice in the corn in NCAA twice.
Before returning to Alma Mater as a head coach, it is in the best programs of several nations to the best programs, in Ojeda, in the ninth year of Ms. Volsa Helm. Tennessee’s NCAA semifinals, Ojeda, National Technical Director of the National Technical Director of the National Technical Director of the NCAA, was called the Ohio Valley Regional Coach four times, including last year.
In this focus, Ojeda hopes himself and some experiences in a female athlete and how to influence the next generations in a female athletes and the future generations.
See what Alison said in this focus of this attention:
Did you start playing tennis? What inspired to wish tennis at this level?
When I was about eight or nine years, I started playing tennis in the center of the Jewish community. Then there was a court with cracks and there was also a plaque on the side fence, so it was often unused. I came from the swimming pool and would throw a pair of shoes and just start hitting against the background. If I missed the ball, it will roll to the next court and the older ladies would be crazy to me. So I learned to continue the ball in the background.
Who were your role models or the greatest supporters along the way? How did the tennis affect your career?
My role models along the way were definitely my parents. With my sisters and grandparents, I was my greatest supporters. We came from a family with a family, so often my tournaments had a family vacation. This was not fair to my sisters, so thank you for the victims they do as young children. They could be mad at me, instead they supported me. I also remember a period that I have exceeded my parents who argue about my parents. I told my mother that day in the car I wanted to get out of tennis. He turned and asked why, and I wouldn’t tell him. So my sister said I heard that he had argued about money. My mother said they would understand everything as long as it’s something I love to do. So I always thank them incredibly and always want to make sure I proud.
Have you encountered any difficulty as a woman who follows a high level of sport? If so, how did you cope with them?
Fortunately, the Billie Jean King and others arrived as many opportunities in tennis sports in the sport of tennis. When I was nine, I wanted to play professional football, but this profession was not available. So I chose tennis. I really came when the difficulties I encounter are really older. As a woman, I feel that we often have lost time compared to our colleagues. We tend not to fight for the increase in salaries. Another problem came when we decided to start a family. Thankfully, I work for an incredible management that supports US coaches to be mothers.
What was the most award part of your training experience so far?
Absolute relationships! I am currently on the road to our team and play the coaches against a team consisting of one of our graduates. It is very nice to sit with our former players and remember how their careers are going and playing in Tennessee. It is amazing to share our personal family with our player with our family.
Is there a lovely female athlete you look like a child? How does this representation allow those who see it?
Two lovely women were athlete Monica Seles and Mia Hamm. I looked at Monica because I play two sides on both sides, and how do I play. I learned myself in the background, I did not know that he was hit on the one side before many players; So when I learned Monica, I thought it could do that if I could do it. As for Mia Hamm, I loved football like a child and I continued to follow our Mia and ’99 team in the World Cup. Those women became a great inspiration for me and so much my friend. So far I still like to watch 9 of the ESPN 9! I helped play sports to play with women to work with women with interesting, entertaining and a family.
What advice would you give young girls dreaming of making a career in sports?
I would advise everyone to obey their passions, especially if it causes a healthy lifestyle and can do something that they can build a living / career. I love tennis, but I love the most are the relationship. I am very lucky to wake up and live my dream every day.
Do you think college tennis and college sports, women athletes and coaches in general can support better? Are there special changes or initiatives who want to raise women in college athletics?
I think that college sports can collect a general “nanny stock” when they need to continue their careers once a baby. I believe that there are a large number of donors to help them happen. I also feel that women coaches will receive a higher salary if they share their similarity. But women usually do not share this information. If the college sport makes it easier to access an Excel report, I think it can ensure the talks of numbers when comparing the interests according to the rating. Another area I believe that college sports can help women athletes is to teach them about productivity. Incorrect errors often happen, I believe that this is about 1 to 1. Young women want to pay attention to their careers for the first 6-10 years after colleges, and then they will benefit from knowing what their fertility choices are. Often women do not understand “time runs out” and ready to start a family until 10 years.
What influence or do you expect to leave together for your inherit program or sports?
I hope that I will influence my players more than a tennis court than the tennis court. My players could graduate from Tennessee and can use the classes and better friends, partners, mothers and mates, I would feel very good about the general effect we can do. I saw that there are many coaches and support staff to our athletes.
