A great teacher shares their passion and love of a subject and Paul shared both generously and enthusiastically with my family. He was my husband's first tennis teacher and Paul's love of the game was contagious. Whether it was how to hit a backhand or a tidbit about Federer -- his knowledge was encyclopedic. Paul then carefully placed my son in the "right" junior development class--not just by level but by temperament because he listened, he remembered, and he had a sensitivity to the turmoil of teen years. “Hmmm, that one has a lot of jostling male competitive energy. Maybe not this group,” In the end after careful analysis he always placed my son in the right class where he thrived. It seems putting together those classes was a thoughtful mix of listening and caring. I too enjoyed Paul as a teacher over the last 17 years with his eagle eye to make an adjustment here or there and reminding me to breath. Breath. WOOSH woosh little short breaths out. His classes always seemed to be the ones that ran just a little extra over time as he always had one extra thing to share or teach. I am saddened that someone who shared their time so generously with others had his own time cut short.
A great teacher shares their passion and love of a subject and Paul shared both generously and enthusiastically with my family. He was my husband's first tennis teacher and Paul's love of the game was contagious. Whether it was how to hit a backhand or a tidbit about Federer -- his knowledge was encyclopedic. Paul then carefully placed my son in the "right" junior development class--not just by level but by temperament because he listened, he remembered, and he had a sensitivity to the turmoil of teen years. “Hmmm, that one has a lot of jostling male competitive energy. Maybe not this group,” In the end after careful analysis he always placed my son in the right class where he thrived. It seems putting together those classes was a thoughtful mix of listening and caring. I too enjoyed Paul as a teacher over the last 17 years with his eagle eye to make an adjustment here or there and reminding me to breath. Breath. WOOSH woosh little short breaths out. His classes always seemed to be the ones that ran just a little extra over time as he always had one extra thing to share or teach. I am saddened that someone who shared their time so generously with others had his own time cut short.
