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Complete Conditioning for Tennis (Complete Conditioning for Sports Series) [Paperback]

Paul Roetert (Author), Todd Ellenbecker (Author), United States Tennis Association (Author)
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Publication Date: August 2007 | Series: Complete Conditioning for Sports Series

Increase strength, power, agility, and quickness and take your game to a much higher level. Complete Conditioning for Tennis details how to make the most of your training time with exercises, drills, and programs designed to


-assess your fitness level,

-improve footwork,

-increase speed and flexibility,

-enhance stamina,

-boost mental focus, and

-prevent common injuries.

Additionally, the 90-minute DVD takes you on court and into the gym to demonstrate the drills and exercises used by the pros.

Endorsed by the United States Tennis Association, Complete Conditioning for Tennis is simply the best guide to developing the highest level of athleticism for success in the sport.

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Editorial Reviews

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"This book and DVD package is a must for players who want to take their game to the next level. My own training program is based on most of the drills and exercises outlined in this book and DVD."

James Blake
Professional Tennis Player

“This is a great resource for players of all levels. The DVD serves as a very practical and user-friendly companion piece to an excellent book.”

Chris Evert
Former Tennis Champion

"This book covers it all. Anything you ever wanted to know about training for the sport of tennis is right here."

Patrick McEnroe
U.S Davis Cup Captain
Tennis Analyst, ESPN

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"This book covers it all. Anything you ever wanted to know about training for the sport of tennis is right here."

Patrick McEnroe Professional tennis player Tennis analyst, ESPN

"This is a great book with extremely helpful information for players of all levels—from beginners to professionals."

Mary Joe Fernandez Professional tennis player 1992 and 1996 Olympic gold medalist

"Finally, a training book that’s tied directly to tennis performance. The USTA’s conditioning program combines the best in exercise science with the best in on-court skill development."

Pam Shriver Tennis analyst, ABC Sports and ESPN Former professional tennis player

"This is the most comprehensive conditioning book on tennis currently available."

Lindsay Davenport Professional tennis player --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 Pap/DVD edition (August 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0736069380
  • ISBN-13: 978-0736069380
  • Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #144,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Right on Target March 21, 2010
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This book is REALLY comprehensive and covers every aspect of conditioning you can imagine. Major chapters include:

-warm-up and flexibility training (includes all the major stretches)
-agility and footwork (specific drills to improve your footwork)
-speed and quickness (more drills to increase your speediness)
-core training (a lot of tennis moves depend on a strong trunk)
-strength and power training (exercises to increase your upper and lower body strength)
-aerobic training (ways to increase your endurance)

Also included, a short section on injury prevention- only a page and a half on tennis elbow though (suggest Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow for more on that).

Just a ton of information here and I can't see anybody who plays tennis reading this book and not coming away with at least a few nuggets of wisdom. Get this book if you want to get in better physical shape to play tennis or if you're a coach and want more training tips and ideas.
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I gave this book 4 stars mainly beause here is nothing out there like it. Power tennis training is not even close to the coverage of this book. This book is for serious players in good shape already. I would say it is designed more for Juniors and Satalite hopefulls than the weekend player. If your working on the gut and hoping this will bring your game up you need to do more work before getting started on this book. It has great streching tips and fantastic agility drills and explains how to train based on playing tennis. What it contains is very good. The training programs however are written by people with no real world lives. They are all pros or have been around pros without I would suspect a normal 9-5 family and job. It references a lot of weight training equipment that must be in a nice gym. It covers and gets into more tournament fitness building strategy rather than an average weekend game. A modified version for the average guy would be nice. A very big dissapointment was nutrition. I was really hoping to learn when to eat, what to eat before a match etc. This book covered nothing about nutrition. It talked about water and sodium, thats it. If your really into tennis and run three times a week already and work out some, you can benefit from this book. The fitness test is good and gives you goals to shoot for but you better be self motivated. If they add two more chapters; nutrition and a modified weekend players life, home workout system this book would be perfect.
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Like the title states, this is a very complete and thorough conditioning book designed for the needs of the tennis player. With chapters on condition assesment, flexibility, strength, agility and others, a complete routine can be established that players of all skill levels will enjoy. I strongly recommened this book for players, or parents of, looking to compete at the highest levels. Being a 1-2 times a week player, some parts don't apply to me but will the most serious. The majority of this book can be used by players of every skill and dedication level.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Good Resource
This is a good resource for tennis conditioning. It explains some of the basics and provides a reasonable variety of excercises. It was a good purchase. Read more
Published 10 months ago by jnw
Dissapointed, but with decent content
I was excited when i got this book, but dissapointed when I opened it. I purchased this book to find a tennis workout program and what i found was a bunch of pictures describing... Read more
Published on June 23, 2009 by Jeremy S
Comprehensive, too much for some readers?
This is an excellent book for tennis conditioning. Most readers would have to pick and choose which things to employ as only the most dedicated athlete would find the time for... Read more
Published on May 27, 2008 by seeker
Conditionning for tennis
What a book! According to me, it is the best book to help an independant player to progress by himself. The explanations are very clear, simple. Read more
Published on May 9, 2008 by XB
Completely Great!
All books on conditioning will get you into shape, but THIS book was the best for tennis I have ever come across. As a 4. Read more
Published on February 16, 2008 by K. Insana
Amazing amount of info on the subject
Reading this book amazed me of how much more there is to training for tennis vs yesteryears. You can actually see how this fitness quick has taken over the ATP. Read more
Published on July 19, 2007 by Gaetan Lion
Good for down time
Son broke a bone in his foot and was going to be off the court for about 8 weeks. We decided to utilize the time improving strength, reflex reaction time, etc. Read more
Published on January 4, 2007 by C. brown
Excellent Reference for Tennis Conditioning
Paul Roetert was formerly the Head of Sport Science for USTA Player Development in Key Biscayne. He has been instrumental in advancing US tennis scientifically and shows why here. Read more
Published on July 16, 2000
Complete Conditioning for Tennis
I personally tried tried this book and it did wonders on my tennis abilities. This book not only kept on your toes but it made wont more.
Published on April 21, 2000
Safe & Scientific Conditioning
Most conditioning methods recommended by even some of the leading lights in tennis have been a regurgitation of methods which was non-progressive and relied heavily on `past,... Read more
Published on May 9, 1999 by uwk@moe.edu.sg
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