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Tennis (Steps to Success) (Hardcover)

by Jim Brown (Author) "The first step in becoming a tennis player is getting used to the racket and the court ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 147 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics Europe Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0873225554
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873225557
  • Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.6 x 1.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 528,842 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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This book aims to make learning the basic skills and strategies of tennis easier. Like the first edition, this second edition provides a sequential programme of lessons and drills that allow players to learn at their own pace and develop the fundamentals they need to play competitive tennis. The book includes 128 illustrations that show players proper tennis strokes and strategies and more than 100 drills to help them develop their game. Each drill comes with instructions that explain how to either increase or decrease the difficulty of the drill according to ability level. Players who use this book will learn how to develop powerful forehand and backhand groundstrokes; select the appropriate serve for their game; execute and effectively use the volley, lob, overhead smash, half volley and drop shot, as well as how to return each shot; put tennis strokes to their best use in singles and doubles play; adjust strokes and strategies when facing different kinds of players, court conditions and weather conditions; and handle mental distractions and improve playing concentration.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good activity book for teaching fundamentals to 1-8 pupils, 2 Jan 1999
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This book is useful to teach people the fundamentals of the game without the aid of video or trained personnel. I've read many books on the subject and found very few printed resources that can communicate as effectively as this book. The chapters are well-organized, pertinent, and clear.

I haven't seen my copy of the book in 3 years, as a co-worker I loaned it to refuses to return it. My recollection is that the chapters take the reader, or more appropriately the coach/instructor, through the steps to accomplish each outlined task. The introduction/overview, demonstration, drills, and review of each topic is handled quite well. I've been an accomplished player for 29 years and a teaching professional for the last 21 and I learned some helpful drills that are very appropriate for most levels of players. I use this guide as a training manual for my newest assistants. Additionally, I place copies of lessons at each court for a circuit-type, self-learning/drilling workout for many of my teenage intermediate/advanced player workouts. The drills are easy to follow.

While I don't advocate all of the drills, I'm impressed by the layout of the learning structure created. I recommend this reference book for virtually all instructors. I believe many learning individuals would benefit from reviewing the contents, as they could easily follow the steps.

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