The Tennis Drill Book

Auteur

Tina Hoskins-Burney is a former professional player on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and satellite tours and is a certified professional from the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). She has trained and traveled with top pros, including Arthur Carrington, Lori McNeil, Zina Garrison, and Rodney Harmon.

Hoskins-Burney has more than 30 years of experience in both playing and teaching tennis to all age groups and ability levels. She has helped many young players achieve USTA rankings, find jobs as teaching professionals, and achieve college scholarships. For over 20 years, Hoskins-Burney worked as the head tennis instructor at a prestigious racket club in New Jersey before relocating to Nantucket, Massachusetts, where she continued her teaching at a private club before branching out on her own to offer instruction and equipment through the Tennis Loft.

Lex Carrington has over 20 years of experience coaching both recreational players and athletes who have gone on to play for top Division I, Division II, and Division III varsity tennis teams. He has spent the majority of his career working with junior players. In addition to several other professional players, Carrington coached Vera Zvonareva for four years. Achieving a career-high No. 2 world ranking by the WTA, Zvonareva was a finalist at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2010.

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The Tennis Drill Book covers every aspect of the game, with the best drills for groundstrokes, volleys, serves, returns, singles and doubles play, offensive and defensive strategy, and conditioning. More than 260 drills and games to ace the competition!

Résumé
Practice and repetition is essential for on-court success in tennis. Packed full with drills designed to improve consistency, eliminate weaknesses in a player's game, and enable them to become more strategically sound, this guide contains the most comprehensive and effective drills for every aspect of the game.

Contenu

Part I Strokes and Techniques

Chapter 1 Grips

Chapter 2 Groundstrokes

Chapter 3 Volleys

Chapter 4 Serves and Returns

Chapter 5 Lobs and Overheads

Part II Tactics and Strategy

Chapter 6 Offensive Play

Chapter 7 Defensive Play

Chapter 8 Equalizing Game Styles

Chapter 9 Strategic Game Planning

Chapter 10 Court Surface Tactics

Chapter 11 Mental Mechanics

Part III Competition and Match Play

Chapter 12 Singles Games

Chapter 13 Doubles and Multi-Player Games

Chapter 14 Match Simulation Games

Part IV Court Movement and Conditioning

Chapter 15 Endurance Training

Chapter 16 In-Season Maintenance

Part V Competitive Group Games

Chapter 17 Teaching Group Games

Chapter 18 Backboard Drills