Real-Life Decision Making
You are a tennis pro, and this year you are lucky enough to be coaching
some very talented players. Over the course of the year you have developed
the players' skills and they have entered many tournaments.
You have enjoyed great success! In fact, your players have won so many
tournaments that for the first time, you have qualified for a major European
tournament. This is exciting for the players, for you as a tennis pro and
for the club where you work.
Unfortunately, not everyone on your team is going to get to go to Europe.
You will have to select some of your players. The first few are easy to pick
because of their highly polished game. However, you are struggling to decide
between the last two players, Miranda and Angela. "It's always a very
tough decision to decide who gets to play or not," says Tudor Nita, a tennis
pro.
Miranda is at the club every day working to improve her game. Over the
year, she has really begun to shine. She is enthusiastic about the game and
would dearly love to go to the tournament, especially because it's being
held near a city where she used to live. You are pleased with her determination
and would like to see her go to the tournament.
Angela is less enthusiastic about the game and about the team. She says
it doesn't really matter one way or the other if she goes to Europe.
But Angela is the better player and would match up well with the opponents.
You aren't too impressed with her indifferent attitude.
Remember that your prestige as a tennis pro, the club's reputation
and the expectations of the other players all rest on your decision. What
do you do?