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!




Essential Tennis


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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.




Dynamite Doubles


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Doubles Domination


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A DISTILLATION OF THE VERY BEST DOUBLES TACTICS, TIPS, STRATEGIES AND SET PLAYS THAT WILL IMPROVE EVERY PLAYER'S DOUBLES GAME IMMEDIATELY - THE "BEST OF THE BEST" OF THOSE TAKEN FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS AND $100,000 OF DOUBLES LESSONS, AS WELL AS FROM BOOKS, WEBCASTS, ON-LINE TEACHINGS. THESE ARE COORDINATED WITH THE USTA RULES, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AND FOR YOUR "ON-COURT' DISPUTES. NO WAR STORIES. NO DIAGRAMS. JUST FABULOUSLY USEFUL INFORMATION.




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.




Focus on Follow Through


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Tennis Strategy


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This (quick-fix) book gives you the tactics and mental philosophy to beat any style player, singles or doubles. The tips are pointed, cut right to the chase, are in layman's terms and summarized into powerful bullet point sections for (instant access). The book is the culmination of 38 years coaching, 50,000 hours on-court experience, years of seeking uncommon knowledge, and decades of creating the most (efficient and effective) methods to help students find their best fast! The book has 3 main sections: 1. Understanding different styles of players. 2. How to beat any style player, singles or doubles. 3. Mental toughness philosophy and mindsets. The strategy section provides potent tactics on how to beat any style player including, Singles: how to beat a big server, a great returner, aggressive baseliner, pusher, counter-puncher, hacker-slicer, and all-court player. Doubles: how to beat big serving teams, great returning teams, teams that control the net, one up one back teams, poaching teams, lobbing teams, and teams with one hot player. The mental toughness section uniquely redefines attitudes regarding winning and losing, competition, pressure, mistakes, fear, choking, and adversity to teach you how to play up to and (stretch) the upper limits of your ability. Overall, this book is tailored to save you time, improve practice sessions, free your mind and emotions from blocking the flow of your body, and give you the instantaneous tactical wisdom to consistently win!




Elite Tennis


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If you seek to achieve the very best in the sport of tennis you'll find in Elite Tennis the most important lessons, tips, and perspective that a player will need on that journey. Based on years of experience as a player, and later a teacher of the game, Svetoslav Elenkov answers the question all competitors ask at some point: How do I become a Great tennis player? In this book he'll go over, in depth, his Principles: Starting young Learning the learning process---technique, awareness, control Communication between you and your body Fitness & diet The periodization of Peak performance Discipline and consistency in making time. And to break it down into further detail, Slav gives first-hand, professional advice on: How much, where and what you should practice Specialized areas like strategy for singles & doubles Tournament preparation and environmental awareness Monetary costs throughout The passion to endure And personal anecdotes: 'Lessons from the Tour'.




The Little Green Book of Tennis


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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.




Mens Doubles and Singles Tennis Strategies


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Men's Singles and Doubles Tennis Strategies: Winning Tactics and Mental Strategies to Beat Anyone By Joseph Correa Pro tennis player and coach, Joseph Correa, teaches you the most important singles and doubles tennis strategies and tactics around to help you maximize your potential. Learn about: - "I" formation doubles strategies - Classic doubles strategies - Advanced doubles strategies - Basic tennis strategies - Advanced tennis strategies - Mental tennis strategies - and more... Some of the strategies you will learn how to do are: How to beat an all-court player. How to beat the "net rusher." How to over come "lobbers." What to do after you double fault. Learn from the best with this great tennis strategy book that will get you winning more matches and thinking better on and off the court. Win more matches by using the right strategy for each situation. Every player is different in their own way. Some players prefer to stay on the baseline, while others prefer to rush the net. This book will give you the answer to your strategy questions. These 32 strategies will teach you how to beat many different types of players and will help you to overcome mental obstacles through specific mental strategies that are included in this book. The more strategies and tactics you know and can use the better it is for you. Learning to master the mental side of tennis has always been a difficult part of the game. Some players have decided to simply not train mentally or simply ignore it which is a big mistake. It is said that winning in tennis is 80 - 90 % MENTAL! Just take into account that key points in a tennis match such as match point, game point, break points, and set points, are all crutial situations that can decide the outcome of any particular competition. SO WHY DO MOST PEOPLE SKIP MENTAL TRAINING? Take into account that on average a tennis match lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes. Focusing for such an extended amount of time is not easy task but with the right concepts and ideas to get you there things will become more obtainable. Start reading and putting into practice the concepts and ideas provided in this book so that you can get the most of your game and win more often. For more great tennis books and videos go to www.tennisvideostore.com