Product Details

• Actors: Nick Bollettieri
• Directors: Human Kinetics
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Human Kinetics
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 30 minutes
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• ASIN: B0019I9OGS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,851 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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About the Actor
Nick Bollettieri is the most well-known and successful tennis coach in the world today, and his training program is recognized as one of the best systems for developing top players. He has developed and coached ten #1 players in the world (Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Martina Hingis, Marcelo Rios, and Monica Seles), as well as a multitude of other world-class players including Nicole Vaidisova, Anna Kournikova, Mary Pierce, Jimmy Arias, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, and Xavier Malisse, to name a few.

Bollettieri has built one of the best training facilities in the world, the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, which he founded in 1977. Now known as the Bollettieri Sports Academy, the facility covers 158 acres and has become the most successful and diversified multi-sport training complex in the world. The success of his academy can be seen in the success of his students. His training system is recognized worldwide as oneof the best.

Bollettieri started out as a club tennis coach in the 1950s and once worked as a private coach for the Rockefeller family while serving as the director of tennis for all Rockefeller-owned hotels and resorts. He founded his first tennis academy, the Port Washington Tennis Academy on Long Island, New York, in 1969.

In 1999, The United States Tennis Association (USTA) named Nick Bollettieri the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) National Coach of the Year. He is a regular contributor to Tennis magazine. Bollettieri resides in Bradenton, Florida.

Product Description
Now you can learn from the most famous and successful coach in tennis! Nick Bollettieri has developed and coached ten #1 players in the world (Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Martina Hingis, Marcelo Rios, and Monica Seles), as well as a multitude of other world-class players including Nicole Vaidisova, Anna Kournikova, Mary Pierce, Jimmy Arias, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, and Xavier Malisse, to name a few. His teaching techniques and effective coaching methods have formed the foundation for these DVDs, letting you share in his world-renowned knowledge.

The Building Points and Tactics DVD goes deeper into tennis strategy and builds on the foundation taught in Shot Selection and Court Positioning. This DVD explores the process of building points and using tactics to maximize effectiveness against different playing styles. Bollettieri teaches how to establish a match mentality to build points, how to organize and understand each part of the game, the four phases of building a point, and how to work with tactical combinations based on strengths and style of play.

Human Kinetics' DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world.

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