What is included with this book?
Preface | p. v |
Acknowledgments | p. vi |
Preliminaries to the Strokes in Tennis | p. 1 |
Basic Tennis Grips | p. 1 |
Types of Strokes | p. 4 |
Developing a Feel for Hitting the Ball | p. 6 |
Racket Control and Ball Spin | p. 9 |
Groundstrokes | p. 13 |
Groundstrokes-Basic Forehand | p. 13 |
Groundstrokes-Basic Backhand | p. 17 |
Groundstrokes-Two-Hand Backhand | p. 21 |
Synopsis of the Groundstroke | p. 23 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Forehand Groundstroke-Slice and Topspin | p. 26 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Backhand Groundstroke-Slice and Topspin | p. 27 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Using the Groundstroke to Hit an Approach Shot | p. 31 |
Service and Service Return | p. 35 |
Basic Flat Service | p. 35 |
Return of Service | p. 40 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Slice Service | p. 43 |
Net Play | p. 49 |
Forehand Volley | p. 50 |
Backhand Volley | p. 51 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Insight When Hitting a Volley Shot | p. 53 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Half-Volley | p. 56 |
Aerial Game | p. 59 |
Overheads | p. 59 |
The Lob | p. 63 |
Mental Aspects of Tennis Competition | p. 73 |
Understanding What Competition Really Means | p. 74 |
Eliminating Negative Attitudes | p. 74 |
Concentration | p. 76 |
Anxiety and Slumps | p. 77 |
Relaxation | p. 77 |
Mental Toughness | p. 78 |
Putting It All Together | p. 79 |
Singles Strategy | p. 81 |
Percentage Tennis | p. 81 |
Service Strategy | p. 83 |
Return-of-Service Strategy | p. 83 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Placement and Service Strategy | p. 83 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Second-Service Strategy | p. 84 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Return-of-Service Strategy | p. 85 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Attacking the Net and Beating the Net Player | p. 86 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Lob and Overhead Strategy | p. 89 |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Baseline-Play Strategy | p. 90 |
Doubles Strategy | p. 95 |
Basic Alignments and Formations | p. 95 |
Special Formations | p. 98 |
Service and Return-of-Service Strategy | p. 100 |
Doubles Game Plan and Strategy | p. 101 |
Tennis Practice | p. 105 |
Wall Drills by Yourself | p. 105 |
Cooperative Practice Drills | p. 107 |
Physical Aspects of Playing Tennis | p. 117 |
The Structured Warm-Up | p. 117 |
The Cool-Down | p. 120 |
Developing Overall Fitness | p. 123 |
Preventing and Caring for Tennis Injuries | p. 125 |
Dealing with Heat, Sun, and Insect Bites When Playing Tennis | p. 129 |
Tennis Behavior and Interpretation of Rules | p. 133 |
Behavior on a Tennis Court | p. 133 |
Interpreting Tennis Rules | p. 136 |
Tennis Courts, Equipment Design, Tournament Competition, Tennis Perspective, and Resources | p. 143 |
The Tennis Court | p. 143 |
Tennis Equipment | p. 144 |
Tennis Clothing | p. 148 |
How to Get Started in Tennis Competition | p. 149 |
Tennis Perspective | p. 150 |
Tennis Resources | p. 154 |
USTA's The Code: The Player's Guide for Unofficiated Matches | p. 157 |
NTRP Rating Categories | p. 161 |
Answer Key to Checkpoints | p. 163 |
Photo Credits | p. 165 |
Glossary of Terms | p. 169 |
Index | p. 173 |
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