Real Tennis
Author : Kathryn McNicoll
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,46 MB
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780747806103
The Original Rules of Tennis
Author : Bodleian Library
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 11,7 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0522858384
Book Description
The modern game of tennis dates from 1874, when the rules were defined by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day.
Pierre's Book
Author : Pierre Etchebaster
Publisher :
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Tennis
ISBN :
Book Description
The Little Green Book of Tennis
Author : Tom Parham
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Tennis
ISBN : 9781503559042
Book Description
Golf is a disease, not a game. Especially when you take the game up in your fifties, as I did. After a series of injuries stopped my recreational tennis play, and my retirement from a lifetime of coaching and teaching tennis, I tried golf. It didn't take long to realize it was not an easy endeavor. Someone said, "You can't learn anything from a golf book, but you have to read a lot of golf books to find that out!" I found the gurus of golf instruction: Ledbetter, Pelz, and Hogan, who was said to have written the book with the secret! I did find one that really attracted me but in a somewhat different way.
Real Tennis Tips for Real Tennis Players
Author : Kim Selzman
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781503098251
Book Description
It's easy to get caught up in the belief that your tennis play will improve if you just spend more time on court or more money on lessons or equipment. And while those things might help, you can get better without doing any of them. The truth is that the best tennis player is not necessarily the one with the best strokes, or the most powerful serve, or the smartest on-court strategies. Rather, tennis is a game that often rewards the player who does just a few things, sometimes only one thing, better than his or her opponent. If you're an average, everyday player, a "real" tennis player, you can learn to play better tennis quickly by applying some "real" tennis tips to your game. Tips that work and can truly improve your game. Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players is a book packed with useful tips on all aspects of the game, including tips on: - Gear, Equipment & Accessories - Pre-Match Preparation & The Warm-Up - The Serve & The Return - Strokes & Shots - Tactics & Strategy - Mental Strength & Focus - Taking Your Game To The Next Level After putting just a few of these tips into action, you'll begin to see a big change in your tennis game. If you're not a professional athlete, if you don't want to waste your time and money on unproductive private lessons, and if you've been frustrated with your lack of on-court improvement, Real Tennis Tips For Real Tennis Players will help you play better tennis fast.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,22 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522
Book Description
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Championship Tennis
Author : Frank Giampaolo
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 16,85 MB
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1450424538
Book Description
In Championship Tennis, Frank Giampaolo and Jon Levey cover the most important aspects of training, including athletic assessment, skill development, physical and mental preparation, practicing, and planning. It includes proven practice drills for mastering strokes, anticipatory skills, and styles of play.
The Inner Game of Tennis
Author : W. Timothy Gallwey
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 1997-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0679778314
Book Description
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.
Essential Tennis
Author : Ian Westermann
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1250765242
Book Description
The essential book from online tennis coaching sensation Ian Westermann, founder of EssentialTennis.com What’s the number one thing stopping you from playing your best tennis? Ian Westermann, founder of the world’s #1 online tennis instruction portal, Essentialtennis.com, will confidently say it’s an obstacle you probably never thought of: The ball. You might think this sounds ridiculous. The whole point of tennis is to hit the ball over the net and in, so how can the ball be the thing that’s standing in the way? In fact, this is why the ball is such an impediment: your desire to hit a good shot, with the right mix of power and spin, to a specific spot on the court, prevents you from striking the ball the way you should. In Essential Tennis, readers – players and coaches, alike – will learn how improving at tennis actually happens and how to easily implement these lessons and integrate them into better play on the court. Players will hit stronger shots, make fewer errors, and beat players who are currently beating them. Coaches will look differently at what it means to provide a student with a holistic learning experience. Essential Tennis contains technique-based instruction for executing groundstrokes, volleys, and serves, as well as progressions, drills, and mindsets players should incorporate. Westermann illuminates strokes, movement, strategy, and mental toughness – all proven to be successful over 20 years with clients of all ages and skill levels.
Royal Tennis in Renaissance Italy
Author : Cees de Bondt
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
Italy has a long history of competitive games and sports, which was to a great extent inspired by the athletic contests of Antiquity. The human educators and the Renaissance rulers attempted to recreate the grandeur of Imperial Rome. Athletic excellence became an equally strong component of Italian culture during the Renaissance as in ancient Greece and Rome. Italy was the place to be for spectators and to train to be proficient in a variety of physical exercises. The main focus of this study is on how Renaissance Italy became the playground where royal tennis, the ancestor of the modern game, developed into a high cultural form of private court entertainment. The book regularly quotes from the text of the first book on tennis, Antonio Scaino's Trattato del giuoco della palla (Treatise of the Ball Game) of 1555 which was written as an instructive manual for the ballplaying courtier. Scaino's introduction of tennis laws enabled the aristocracy to draw a line between themselves and the populace who continued to play a crude type of the game in the streets.
