Tribune Chronicle / R. Michael Semple Matt Schroder, left, watches his doubles partner Sumit Kovoor return a shot. More photos at cu.tribune-chronicle.com

Finding the right job is essential to almost anyone.

Waking up and going to a dreadful place where minutes seem like hours and hours feel like days is a scenario most people do anything to avoid.

Paul Newlove was in that position a few years ago when he worked at a computer software company. The now-Howland High School tennis coach taught on a part-time basis at a club in the area, and the more he worked with players, the more he began to realize his true mark.

‘‘I had a computer software job before. I got tired of looking at computers and wanted to do something a little more interesting,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s been a passion of mine, because besides teaching my own kid, there was a kid from Kennedy, Theresa Fabrizio, who had one functioning arm. She played tennis for Kennedy and I coached her, more or less, her whole high school career. And it was just so much fun.

‘‘It’s just fun to see a kid develop and get better.