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Skills, drills & strategies for tennis / Jack Rutherford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rutherford, Jack, author.
- Series:
- Teach, coach, play series.
- Teach, Coach, Play Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tennis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, [England] ; New York, New York : Routledge, 2017.
- Summary:
- This book is part of the Teach, Coach, Play series, emphasizing a systematic learning approach to sports and activities. Both visual and verbal information are presented so that readers can easily understand the material and improve performance. Built-in learning aids help readers master each skill in a step-by-step manner. Using the cues, summaries, skills, drills, and illustrations will help build a solid foundation for safe and effective participation now and in the future.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- SECTION 1 Preliminaries
- HISTORY, CURRENT STATUS, AND FUTURE OF THE GAME
- History
- Tennis Today
- The Future of Tennis
- TENNIS ORGANIZATIONS
- TENNIS PUBLICATIONS
- THE NATIONAL TENNIS RATING SYSTEM
- CONDITIONING FOR TENNIS
- Cardiovascular Endurance
- Interval Training
- Fartlek Training
- Weight Training
- WARM-UP AND COOLDOWN
- Warm-up
- Stretching Guidelines
- Cooldown
- EQUIPMENT
- Footwear
- Socks
- Clothing
- Rackets
- Tennis Balls
- SECTION 2 The Game
- GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- RULES AND VIOLATIONS
- Singles
- Doubles
- COURT DIMENSIONS AND MARKINGS
- SCORING
- ETIQUETTE
- Spectator Etiquette
- Player Etiquette
- SECTION 3 Skills and Drills
- INTRODUCTION
- SKILL 1 GETTING READY TO HIT
- The Grip
- Drills for Practicing the Grip
- The Ready Position
- Moving to Hit the Ball
- Drills for Practicing Movement to the Ball
- SKILL 2 GROUNDSTROKES
- Forehand
- One-handed Backhand
- Two-handed Backhand
- Groundstroke Drills
- The Approach Shot
- Approach Shot Drill
- SKILL 3 SERVE AND SERVE RETURN
- Beginner's (Punch) Serve
- Full Serve
- Slice Serve
- Serve Return
- Serve and Return Drills
- SKILL 4 VOLLEY
- Drill and Self-Test Volley Drills
- SKILL 5 LOB
- Lob Drills
- SKILL 6 SMASH
- Overhead Smash Drills
- SKILL 7 HALF VOLLEY
- Half Volley Drills
- SKILL 8 DROP SHOT
- Drop Shot Drills
- SECTION 4 Strategies
- PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGIES FOR PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT
- Concentration
- Imagery
- Stress Management
- Self-Talk
- GAME/ACTIVITY STRATEGIES
- Singles Play
- Doubles Play
- Anticipating Opponents' Strategies and Making Adjustments
- Dealing with Weather and Other Environmental Conditions
- Learning by Watching
- SECTION 5 Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-81728-0
- OCLC:
- 993767531
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