Overview:
By following the book's sequential programme of lessons and drills, you can learn at your own pace and develop the fundamentals you need to play competitive tennis.The book includes 128 illustrations that show you proper tennis strokes and strategies and 117 drills to help you develop your game. Each drill comes with instructions that explain how to either increase or decrease the difficulty of the drill according to ability level. |
Contents:- The Game of Tennis: Change Is the Name
Equipment: Choose Your Weapons
Step 1. Racket and Court Awareness: Getting Started
Step 2. Groundstrokes: Building a Foundation
Step 3. Serve: From Punch to Full-Swing
Step 4. Volley: Taking Charge
Step 5. Lob: Surviving the Point
Step 6. Overhead Smash: Finishing the Point
Step 7. Half Volley: 9-1-1 TENNIS
Step 8. Drop Shot: Deceiving Your Opponent
Step 9. Singles Strategy: Maximizing Your Strokes
Step 10. Doubles Strategy: Selecting the Right Shot
Step 11. Match Variables: Getting the Edge
Step 12. Tennis Intelligence: Observe, Record, Improve
Rating Your Progress
Glossary
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Reviews:
A very thorough and clear guide to the game of tennis for anyone new to the sport.
Kathy WoodsPresident, United States Professional Tennis Association
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About the Author:
Jim Brown served for five years as the editor of Tennis Industry magazine and is now executive editor of the Penn State Sports Medicine Newsletter. He began playing tennis more than 40 years ago and has experience as a teaching professional, a college instructor and coach, a city programme director, a writer, a consultant and a clinician. |
