Author: David W. Smith
Publisher: Self Published
Keywords: tennis, parents, teaching, professionals, coaches, coaching, ultimate, blueprint, mastery
Number of Pages: 378
Published: 2008-02-22
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0974902616
ISBN-13: 9780974902616

Author: United States Tennis Associatio
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: successfully, tennis, coaching
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-01-22
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0736048294
ISBN-13: 9780736048293

As a coach, your success depends on the success of your players. Now you can better ensure players? development and team performance with Coaching Tennis Successfully. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) presents this comprehensive manual with information on planning productive practices, conducting drills, developing physical and mental skills, and teaching match tactics. You?ll find ideas to prepare singles players and doubles teams for competitive matches. Plus, the book offers the best methods and helpful tips for teaching key skills: · Footwork · Serves · Groundstrokes · Overh

Authors:Louis Cayer, International Tennis Federation,
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: tactics, tennis, doubles
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-05-28
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0736040048
ISBN-13: 9780736040044

Be part of a winning team on the court! Doubles Tennis Tactics teaches you what positions and movements to use and what shots to make using proven patterns of play. These patterns will increase consistency, put more pressure on opponents, and result in greater success in competitions. Developed in conjunction with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and world-renowned coach Louis Cayer, Doubles Tennis Tactics presents 103 playing patterns and drills that are most effective in specific match situations. Court positioning and movement patterns are covered for all four players—server,

Author: United States Tennis Associatio
Publisher: Human Kinetic
Keywords: play, patterns, winning, tactics, tennis
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1996-07-10
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0880114991
ISBN-13: 9780880114998

Tennis Tactics presents 58 strategic shot sequences to maximize your strengths and exploit your opponents? weaknesses. The book includes 63 drills that show you how to practice the shot patterns and make them part of your tactical approach in match play. By improving your shot making and decision making, you?ll hit more winners than ever! Whether you?re an all-court player, a counterpuncher, an aggressive baseliner, or a serve and volleyer, you?ll find patterns to fit your style of play. You?ll learn how to execute backcourt, midcourt, net play, and defensive patterns that will win key points

Author: Howard Brody
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Keywords: tennis, players, science
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1987-03-01
List price: $22.50
ISBN-10: 081221238X
ISBN-13: 9780812212389

How does your opponent put that tricky spin on the ball? Why are some serves easier to return than others? The mysteries behind the winning strokes, equipment, and surfaces of the game of tennis are accessibly explained by Howard Brody through the laws of physics. And he gives practical pointers to ways players can use this understanding to advantage in the game.Through extensive laboratory testing and computer modeling, Brody has investigated the physics behind the shape of the tennis racket, the string pattern, the bounce of the tennis ball, the ways a particular court surface can determine

Author: Suzanna McGee M.S.
Publisher: Zuzi Publishing
Keywords: tennis, fitness, injury, free, mindful, love, approach
Number of Pages: 178
Published: 2010-08-12
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0982949960
ISBN-13: 9780982949962

Every tennis player at any age and skill level wants to play high-level tennis without pains and injuries. If you strive for improvement but cannot train as hard as you wish to, because you hurt often, this is a book for you. You will find practical advice on how to adjust your training to the requirements of your body, and how to achieve maximum tennis fitness that will improve your performance and your tennis game. You will learn how to:listen to your bodyunderstand what your body is telling youstrengthen your weaknessesbalance your strengthsdiscover and correct your imbalancesprevent futur

Authors:Larry Hodges, US Table Tennis Association,
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Keywords: success, steps, series, activity, tennis, table
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1993-03-30
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0873224035
ISBN-13: 9780873224031

You have taken your first step to success in learning table tennis with the purchase of this book. Table Tennis: Steps to Success combines the knowledge and experience of master teacher Larry Hodges with the latest developments in learning how to become a proficient player. Table Tennis: Steps to Success is a unique guide designed to maximize your table tennis progress. It is a breakthrough in sport skill instruction through its development of complete learning progressions—the steps to success. You will climb 15 steps on your way to table tennis success. Each step (chapter) • explai