This is one of the most complete, detailed books of tennis games,drills, and tips for singles and doubles, for juniors ages 8 thru seniors 60 and over. Illustrated with drawings and diagrams with tips on stroke development and how to hit them, which is best for you? You choose. The first and second serve, the return, the forehand, backhand, the volley (drop,haft,touch, and lob volley) the lob, (defensive & offensive), the overhead, the approach (chip), passing shots, the drop shot, touch shots, mental maintenance and more. Also, you will find winning strokes and the strategy to use behind them, analysis of winning shots, and the more effective shots for specific game situations. You will be able to develop a fun, educational, and effective program that will help to improve your students or child's tennis playing ability, with or without the aid of tennis teaching professional's. Additionally, you will be able to keep building onto your training programs as your st! udents or child's needs grow. With the many diverse games for challenge, drills to help improve strokes, and specific strategic methods for singles and doubles including tips to help you find a method of executing a specific stroke, or how to defend against a specific style of play. Now delve frontwards, backwards, sideways, and any which way you can into the super abundance of information that lies before you. Develop your own program from beginning to end, and above all have FUN!!!
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Tina Hoskins, Author, 26 years competing and teaching on the USTA Satellite circuit 1990-91,92 USTA, ATA, ETA, TTA Jr. and Adult Championship Rankings, USPTA Cert. Currently Teaching Pro. at a prestigious Tennis Club in New Jersey.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD INTENTIONS BUT A WEAK, DISORGANIZED EFFORT,
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This review is from: 1001 Incredible Tennis Games, Drills & Tips: A Super Abundance of Information for Every Teaching Professional & Tennis Enthusiast (Paperback)
I found this book to have GOOD INTENTIONS but is rather WEAK inmany respects. First, it attempts to be comprehensive but is ratherDIFFICULT TO READ and is POORLY ORGANIZED. It appears to be many NOTES over the years. There is a WEALTH OF IDEAS but LITTLE COHESION. Second, I don't understand how notes are systematically attributed; some games are not correctedly attributed. Third, the diagrams are poor (although I have seen worst even in some excellent books). Fourth, RESEARCH APPEARS VERY LIMITED as many excellent resources were not cited nor presumably researched -- what were the criteria for picking tips? drills? Many excellent games/drills/tips were not present. There appear to lots of holes in coverage. It looks like a dozen books and magazines were read together and the contents were copied straight out with about 10% originality. Fifth, EDITING IS A MAJOR PROBLEM with the various typos (possibly on every other page!) and organizational structure (the book appears to be self-published). The table of contents is missing a list of drills/games for peewees and munchkins. Last, the author's call for the USPTA and USPTR pros to "wake up" is a mystery since the author appears not to be a member of either (see 1999 USPTA or USPTR handbooks). This book is clearly a first draft and needs cleaning up! OK FOR PLAYERS IF YOU CAN GET IT CHEAP ...it's ok since it combines ideas from other resources. OK FOR THE ENTRY LEVEL TEACHING PRO OR COACH but clearly a mediocre resource. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SERIOUS, EXPERIENCED TEACHING PROS. I think my 2 stars rating is a bit generous.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did we read the same book?,
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This review is from: 1001 Incredible Tennis Games, Drills & Tips: A Super Abundance of Information for Every Teaching Professional & Tennis Enthusiast (Paperback)
First of all, the book is filled with TYPOS! I can't believe any publisher or editor would let this book hit the stands in the first place. Most of the drills require more than two players (often difficult to come by) and it is geared much more towards the tennis coach than the every day player. I would only recommend this book if you don't mind typos and are coaching fairly large groups. There are a couple of decent drills, but definitely not worth the time or money.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the most fantastic book of tennis tips yet written.,
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This review is from: 1001 Incredible Tennis Games, Drills & Tips: A Super Abundance of Information for Every Teaching Professional & Tennis Enthusiast (Paperback)
I want to thank Tina for writing an exciting and incredibly useful tool. I have been practicing the drills and tips in her book for the last six months and it has improved my own game by volumes. I would suggest it to everyone from the serious player to the person who just wants to add some activity and fun to their lives. It is well worth the money. Thanks Tina!!!!!
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