101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches


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101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches offers an incredible collection of easy to use, understand, and implement (yet powerfully effective!) tips for winning tennis. Includes tips for pre-match, singles and doubles match play, post-match, practice, tournament, and mental/physical preparation. Ideal for players and coaches of all ages and skill levels.




Tennis: Winning the Mental Match


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Tennis is more mentally difficult than most other sports. Because of its one-on-one nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can become highly stressful, and losing is painful. Emotions tend to get out of hand, with fears and nerves becoming difficult to control. Confidence comes and goes; the scoring system is diabolical; and everyone is at risk of choking, even the greatest players in the world. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work.




101 Tennis Tips From A World Class Coach VOLUME 1


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You will discover in the book great tips about tennis: technique/stroke production, tennis drills – stroke production, the mental side of the game, court strategies, singles play, doubles play, exercise/fitness drills and footwork drills. “101 Tennis Tips From A World Class Coach - A Common Sense Approach to Tennis” will give you tennis tips on: 1. Play On All Kind Of Surfaces 2. Quick Server - Learn What To Do With This Cheater 3. Every Shot… Every Way… Every Time 4. Close Close Close - And Know When!




Winning Ugly


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The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide.




Master Your Tennis Game


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Get the advantage—mental strategies for acing tennis. Get your head in the game. Master Your Tennis Game serves up quick mental techniques, tactics, and tips for boosting your overall performance and beating your opponents. Train your brain and be the best tennis player you can be. Concise, fun, and easy to read, this book offers 50 practical and actionable methods that show you how to stay calm and concentrate during any tennis game. Even if your rival is tough competition, outsmart them with these targeted mental approaches. Master Your Tennis Game includes: Streamlined strategies—From choosing your mood music to analyzing your opponent's play style, apply these easy-to-understand tactics to your tennis game right away. Overpower any opponent—Find techniques for beating common play styles, including aggressive baseliner, left-hander, and more. Popular player profiles—From Serena Williams to Roger Federer, learn all about your favorite tennis pros (and their strategies, too!). The ball is in your court. Focus your mind and win the match with these highly effective mental strategies for honing your tennis skills.




PLAY BETTER TENNIS IN TWO HOURS


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Can tennis really be this simple? Just ask the dozens of world-class players who have made it to the top using Oscar Wegner’s groundbreaking approach. But if playing tennis isn’t so easy for you, if you never seem to play up to your potential, don’t blame yourself—blame the coach who taught you a lot of uselessly complex techniques. Play Better Tennis in 2 Hours is your guide to tennis as the pros play it—more intuitive, more fluid, and more fun. World-renowned tennis coach and ESPN commentator Oscar Wegner shows you how to focus your efforts on one thing—hitting the ball correctly. Your own natural athleticism will take care of everything else. Follow the simple drills in this power-packed handbook, and you’ll learn how to: Move to the ball efficiently and fluidly Stop worrying about foot position and stance Hit every stroke harder and more accurately Put a wicked topspin on your forehand Master both one- and two-handed backhands Combine control and power on your volleys Put more speed and spin into your serve and more punch in your return "Known and respected all around the world, Oscar has given us another great contribution to tennis with this book."—Gustavo Kuerten, three-time French Open champion "Oscar has broken the mold, demystifying the modern tennis stroke. There's genius in his analysis of pro techniques—the dynamics of what the racquet does to the ball, how power and spin are added. He understands how top pros really stroke the ball, and always have, all the way back to Tilden."—Andy Rosenberg, Director for NBC Sports Wimbledon and French Open




The Art of Doubles


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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!




Winning Singles Strategy for Recreational Tennis Players


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This book is not about how to hit the tennis ball. It's about where to hit the ball, when, and why. It focuses on playing tennis strategically, which is the quickest and best way to raise your game to the next level. For recreational players, developing a strategic approach to the game is the single, most transformative step you can take. In this book, you will learn how to take advantage of the strengths in your game, how to minimize your weaknesses, and how to attack your opponent's game. Most tennis players start by focusing on the mechanics of their strokes. That makes sense. If you can't hit the ball over the net and inside the lines, the rest doesn't really matter. Later, when you're hitting the ball well, it's fun to keep working on your shots. All tennis players love to hit the ball. Unfortunately, stroke improvement has a diminishing return. Early on you improve rapidly, but then the pace levels off. It can be frustrating to work, week after week, month after month, and not see any progress. Developing your strategic understanding of the game completely changes that dynamic. It's difficult to exaggerate how much focusing on strategy can improve every aspect of your game. At first glance, tennis is a marvelously simple game. All you have to do is hit the ball over the net and inside the lines one time more than your opponent does and you win the point. Do that often enough and you win the match. In truth, however, tennis is endlessly complex. That's why it becomes a lifetime passion for so many of us. It's a demanding amalgamation of muscle memory, hand-eye coordination, geometric understanding, stamina, and split-second decision making. Adding another layer of complexity, most of us model our games on professional tennis players. We see them win points by smacking the felt off the ball, going for the lines, serving aces, and hitting topspin lobs from outside the doubles alley. We want to play like that. The catch is we don't have unbelievable hand-eye coordination and don't practice eight hours a day. Is it any wonder, then, that about 80 percent of points in a recreational match end with an unforced error? That's right. Eight out of 10 points-and often more-end because you or your opponent hit the ball into the net or outside the lines. When we come out of top in a match, we like to think that we won. It's probably more accurate to say that we didn't lose. At the core of strategic success at the recreational level is reducing unforced errors. Cutting them by just one or two per set can lead to an exponential leap in matches won. This book are filled with strategies and tactics that you can adopt and adapt to improve your game. You don't need to apply all of them; use only the concepts that work for you. If altering the strategies better suits your game, go for it. Playing strategically will make your game more consistent. You'll become a better competitor, and you'll have more fun.




The Inner Game of Tennis


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The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—now in a 50th anniversary edition with an updated epilogue, a foreword by Bill Gates, and an updated preface from NFL coach Pete Carroll “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. In this fiftieth-anniversary edition, the principles of the Inner Game shine through as more relevant today than ever before. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success.




101 Tennis Tips From A World Class Coach Volume 3


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This is the volume 3 of Harold Mollin’s bestseller 101 TENNIS TIPS FROM A WORLD CLASS COACH. You will discover 100 additional Tennis tips! You will discover in the book great tips about tennis: technique/stroke production, tennis drills – stroke production, the mental side of the game, court strategies, singles play, doubles play, exercise/fitness drills and footwork drills. “101 Tennis Tips From A World Class Coach - A Common Sense Approach to Tennis” will give you tennis tips on: 1. Play On All Kind Of Surfaces 2. Quick Server - Learn What To Do With This Cheater 3. Every Shot… Every Way… Every Time 4. Close Close Close - And Know When! BIO Mr. Mollin, an American citizen, is currently one of Thailand’s National Veterans Tennis Champions (singles and doubles) along with being Asian ITF Tennis Champion (singles and doubles), the former owner of tennis clubs / academies in the United States as well as being the former Chairman and Publisher of one of the United Kingdom’s foremost Men’s, Women’s, and Young Teen’s fitness magazines. He brings a proven tennis expertise in training champions. Prior to his long business career, Mr. Mollin was coached and worked with the former Australian Davis Cup coach and probably the most famous tennis coach in the world, Mr. Harry Hopman. Mr. Mollin helped coach and trained with numerous Grand Slam and international champions such as John McEnroe and Vitus Gerulaitus. While in Asia, Mr. Mollin has overseen Tennis Programs at various tennis academies and clubs in Thailand and India. Currently, Mr. Mollin is The Director of Tennis for a Bangkok Sport Club in Thailand where he has been training tournament players from around Asia, the USA, and other locales. AWARDS For the past few years in Asia Mr. Mollin has participated and won the following competitions, among many others (over 200 tournaments won in Asia alone). Mr. Mollin is the only player known to have won 30 tournaments consecutively in the course of one year. Some recent wins include the following: 2019 ITF Men’s Singles Winner, Doubles Champion in both 50’s and 65’s - Greta Farms 2019 ITF Asian Champion 60’s Doubles 2018 THAILAND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER - Member and winner of deciding matches 2012: ITF Men's Singles Winner - Asian Championships 2012: Thai National Veteran's Singles Champion 2012: ITF Men's Doubles 35 Winner Pattaya Inter Club 2012: ITF Men's Doubles 55 Winner Pattaya Inter Club 2012: ITF Men's Singles Winner Pattaya Inter Club 2010: ITF Asian Seniors Winner – Singles 2010: ITF Asian Seniors Winner - Doubles 2012, 2011: Thai National Veteran’s Singles and Doubles 2009, 2008: Champion 2008: VLTA Mixed Doubles Champion 2008: VLTA Senior Champion 2008: Pattaya Veteran’s Champion 2002, 2003: Thai National Veteran’s Singles Champion 2002, 2004: Thai National Veteran’s 40’s Doubles Champion 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007: Asian 50’s & 55’s Doubles Veteran’s Champion READERS REVIEWS Simple And Straightforward "There's no substitute for experience, as they say, and Harold has both quality and quantity. As in all sport executed at the top level it looks so, so simple and straightforward. Those that have tried, at every level, know otherwise. Everyone can benefit from a cursory glance, lesson or full blown training regimen. I can think of no-one with a greater depth of knowledge or skill in identifying those key details that will improve your game than Harold Mollin!" - James Y. Definitely Crazy In A Good Way "As a psychologist, I know there are crazy people in a good way and crazy people in a bad way. From my life experience, I also know there are good pains in the ass and bad pains. Harold Mollin is definitely crazy in the good way - never met someone so crazy about tennis. [...] Most importantly, from an educational viewpoint, Harold sincerely enjoys the progress all his students are making in their tennis. Life, not only tennis, is all about beating/winning from yourself. Harold is certainly making a significant contribution to my ambition of becoming a worldwide top 100 player in the ITF Seniors (50+) circuit!" - Vittorio B. Psychologist, PhD His Tennis Passion Is Contagious "Harold Mollin's passion for tennis is contagious, not to mention is he one of the best in the world on the seniors tour (for numerous age groups), but his knowledge and deep understanding for the game can inspire all ages and aspiring tennis players of all levels" - Peter Lucas (former ranked Australian junior) Harold’s Tennis Tips Are Key Pointers "In between tennis lessons, Harold's tips are key pointers that help me strengthen my game" - Camille P. Because of this man, I even have become more fanatic about tennis "Was introduced to the beautiful game of tennis by my parents whom i forever remain grateful for but the appreciation even became bigger when 4 years ago i became acquainted with Mr Harold Mollin. Not only does this man eat, speak and dream tennis, he has played and lived it and his match analysis and player profiles are spot on. Because of this man, I even have become more fanatic about tennis even more and its all thanks to him, my love for the sport has risen to greater heights. Since I left Bangkok last year after 7 great years, I still watch the game and love it with passion but its not the same with my man Harold by my side giving me the blow by blow bits of every game and play. He is a man who would be of great help to any individual with hopes of making it big on the tennis circuit." - Farai Ngoni B. It’s an awesome book... “It’s an awesome book… bought it for my kindle on amazon … great tips and awesome drills. I really like your drills… My student and I do the serve and volley drill she calls it the serve and volley game first to 10 lose at point if you double fault or miss the 1st volley … we also do the 8 deep volley or overheads without allowing any ball to bounce and the volley game half court only start the rally and play it out lose a point if the ball gets over your head … your drill are on point in reinforcing skills and tactical lessons…” - Clay R. Thanks Harold Mollin ! You are the MAN ! “I used to have a weak serve because hitting the ball at below the highest point robbed me of a full swing. This simple but effective point about hitting at the highest point helped me hit stronger serves and slice as well. Thanks Harold Mollin ! You are the MAN !” - Steve Teoh Get the best out of our students... “Although I’ve been coaching for many years, and we all have our own methods to get the best out of our students, I will always look and listen to what my peers are doing. Quite often I will invite a coach to my sessions to look at my students with fresh eyes, i never feel threatened or worried about losing a student, in fact more often than not it makes them feel even more important, and are grateful, I have used many of your quotes thank you Harold, I am planning to visit Bangkok in the future.” - Roger Nadal Tennis