Angel Martinez Coach Martinez has been at Grapevine High School since 1999. Click here to see a list of his accomplishments.
3223 Mustang Drive
Grapevine, TX 76051
817/251-5210

angel.martinez@gcisd.net

 

Coach's Corner

 

I pray and hope that everyone has had a very restful summer. It seems that each year that I coach goes by quicker than the one before!

The 2010-2011 season is officially in the books and it proved to be one of the most successful in the program’s history!  While our program has a rich tradition of success on the tennis court, what we are most proud of are the successes off the court.

The 2010-2011 team included 6 players in the top twenty in the Senior class including the class Valedictorian.  Every Senior on that team is going to college with one continuing to play in college.

What is always most remarkable to me are the friendships and lasting relationships that have developed on this team as well as from teams past.  We have attended weddings, engagement parties, birthdays of player’s children and funerals of loved ones.  These bonds are the result of great families and a great school. 

As we enter this season, we do so, on the heels of the largest Sr. Class in the history of Grapevine Tennis.  It also leaves behind one of the youngest teams in recent memory.  That presents a new challenge for our next season…and we are all about stepping up and meeting the challenges that are put in front of us.   These are the moments that build our character and mold how we will deal with the challenges of the future.

(You can watch a video of our vision here:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ob3Vpi1u_0 )

Our Vision for next year will be THE PUSH.

Push each other everyday in practice,

Push each other when others would quit,

Push each other to be thankful of one another,

Push each other to be better than the day before…on and off the court,

Push each other to be together when adversity confronts us,

Push each other to always be a team,

Push each other in practice to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations,

Push your Coach when he is frustrated!

Push each other to maintain the Traditions and the Excellence of the Mustang Tennis Program.

Let’s all PUSH  forward to a great year!

Angel Martinez, USPTA    Head Tennis Coach Grapevine High School