Championship Tennis

Championship Tennis
Author: Frank Giampaolo
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492581828

Step onto the court confident, focused, and prepared to dictate the match and dominate your opponent. In Championship Tennis, world-class coach and regular Grand Slam clinician Frank Giampaolo and long-time Tennis magazine editor Jon Levey bring you expert instruction and professional insights to eliminate unforced errors, increase winning percentage, and improve your overall game. Inside, you’ll learn how to • assess individual skills, evaluate practice sessions, and analyze performance; • identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement; • customize your training and conditioning to your skill set, experience, and style of play; • increase the consistency and accuracy of your shots; and • control your emotions and mentally prepare for every match. You’ll also find the most effective drills for mastering groundstrokes, serves, volleys, and specialty shots as well as invaluable advice for improving anticipatory skills and recognizing, neutralizing, and countering your competition’s strengths. Add a copy of Championship Tennis to your bookshelf and turn those errors into winners and three-set losses into straight-set wins. This is a must-have resource for players and instructors alike.

Tennis Skills & Drills

Tennis Skills & Drills
Author: Joey Rive
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2011-11-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 149258326X

Solid groundstrokes, a confident net game, a dictating serve, a sharp return game, and specialty shots for every situation—build your game from the ground up with the techniques and shots that are essential for success in today’s versatile and powerful game. Combine that with winning tactics for singles and doubles, and Tennis Skills & Drills is your blueprint for taking your game to the next level. Start with assessing the basic techniques for the various strokes and see how you can improve your footwork, grip choices, and swing patterns. Then increase your options with spins, angles, and depth. Complete instruction for all of the strokes along with over 110 practice drills is like having your own personal coach. Since your technique is only as effective as your tactics, the book also covers the key tactical principles and game plans for maximizing your strengths while minimizing your opponent’s. You’ll learn to prepare for, adapt to, and counter every style of play. Whether your goal is to beat your favorite playing partner or to win the next league, state, or national title, Tennis Skills & Drills is your guide to mastering the game.

The Tennis Drill Book

The Tennis Drill Book
Author: Tina Hoskins-Burney
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-02-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492584428

The world’s best tennis drill book returns—bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. Building on the strengths of the popular first edition, this second edition of The Tennis Drill Book includes more drills, expert instruction, advice, and analysis for today’s players and coaches. The Tennis Drill Book is your complete collection of drills, games, and tips for improving stroke technique, match strategy, and everything in between. Inside you will find • progressive technique drills for mastering every stroke and shot combination; • tactics drills for winning with aggressive or defensive strategies in every game situation; • mental training drills for staying focused when the pressure is on; • warm-up, cool-down, and conditioning drills for increasing speed, agility, and endurance; and • game-based drills that simulate singles and doubles match play. With insights, recommendations, and performance tips from teaching pro and former WTA player Tina Hoskins-Burney and veteran coach Lex Carrington (coach to Vera Zvonareva), The Tennis Drill Book is an essential reference that belongs in every tennis library.

International Book of Tennis Drills

International Book of Tennis Drills
Author: Professional Tennis Registry
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1623685109

Filled with time-tested drills designed to improve every aspect of one's game, this updated edition is the ideal resource for any tennis player who wants to gain an edge on their competition. With more than 100 practice drills for both group and independent practice, readers will learn how to improve their serving, returning, groundstrokes, lobs, drop shots, approach shots, overheads, volleys, and much more. The singular, authoritative source for skill-enhancing drills, this guide is equally useful for beginning or advanced players of all ages.

Complete Conditioning for Tennis, 2E

Complete Conditioning for Tennis, 2E
Author: United States Tennis Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492519332

Increase shot power and on-court speed and agility with the most comprehensive tennis conditioning resource available. Combining 204 drills and exercises with online access to 56 video demonstrations, the only strength and conditioning resource endorsed by the USTA will help you outlast the competition.

Tournament Tough

Tournament Tough
Author: Carlos Goffi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre:
ISBN:

In this best seller tennis book, Carlos Goffi, a world-renowned tennis coach and former coach of John and Patrick McEnroe, offers a unique and proven program for winning. Tournament Tough was originally published worldwide in 1984 and recently updated/republished also as a Kindle EBook. Intended as much for parents as for young players, and ALL COMPETITIVE PLAYERS REGARDLESS OF AGE, Tournament Tough aims to help each tennis player realize his or her full competitive potential."There are tennis coaching books that stand the test of time. Bill Tilden's Match Play and the Art of Spin, Timothy Galway's Inner Game of Tennis, Brad Gilbert's Winning Ugly, and so does Carlos Goffi's Tournament Tough: A Guide to Playing Championship Tennis." www.Elitetennis.org

Coaching Tennis Successfully

Coaching Tennis Successfully
Author: United States Tennis Association
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780736048293

'Coaching Tennis Successfully' covers key areas for developing a winning tennis programme, including all key on and off court organization and management duties.

Power Tennis Training

Power Tennis Training
Author: Donald Allen Chu
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1995
Genre: Exercise
ISBN: 9780873226165

One of the foremost training and fitness experts in the country and a training consultant to the USTA and top tennis pros presents a training program that combines a variety of training methods which are integrated into three training blocks, each lasting four weeks, that feature a mix of different workouts. Illustrations.

The Art of Doubles

The Art of Doubles
Author: Pat Blaskower
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2007-06-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1440319375

Take Your Doubles Game to the Next Level! Whether you're trying to improve your doubles game or are just getting started playing tennis with a partner, The Art of Doubles is the book for you. Author Pat Blaskower is your personal coach, guiding and encouraging you and your partner to play winning tennis by showing you how to: • choose a compatible partner • determine your jobs on the court • learn poaching skills • communicate with each other and opposing teams • maintain mental toughness • use various formations and strategies • pick your shots intelligently • decide where to play: tournaments or leagues • and much, much more! The book also includes detailed court diagrams that show you how to execute offense, defense, and tactical plays; checklists that summarize the most important points of each chapter; and on-court drills to help you improve and refine your skills. The Art of Doubles is loaded with practical, proven tennis strategies that you can put to work immediately to see improvements in your own doubles game!