DeKalb Boys Tennis Head Coach Brian Cadle said he has seen the local tennis community grow.
Cadle began his tenure as DeKalb with one co-ed team. He now operates as the tennis coach for both the girls and the boys teams. Cadle said the opportunity to get the kids interested is to recruit at an early age.
“You’re going to have to find your pipeline of kids,” Cadle said. “And developing a more year round program and getting my, getting my kids playing year round, I’m having these new players develop, these new players are developing and, so I don’t have to really reset or restart the team.”
Cadle said his three seniors helped maintain the team chemistry. Cadle also brought a tennis team to Smithville during his tenure. Cadle said he tries to bring the best tennis players from six different communities to compete in Smithville.
“You give kids a chance to play year round,” Cadle said. “We take breaks here and there, but basically keeping kids with a racket in their hand.”
Cadle said his time in Indiana helped with turning the community around in DeKalb.
“They just really taught me how to build a program,” Cadle said. “And I watched some very good coaches around me build from scratch and just really build and do the steps necessary to grow a team and a program.”
Cadle has coached tennis since 1994. He started his coaching tenure at Yorktown High School in Indiana. He is also associated with the United States Tennis Association (USTA.)
The Tigers boys tennis team concluded their season 13-4. Their season ended in the regional tournament.
