Coaching Tennis Successfully - 2nd Edition
As a coach, your success depends on the success of your players. In Coaching Tennis Successfully, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) combines the expertise of winning coaches with the experience of USTA players to serve up a comprehensive guide that ensures your success. They offer specific teaching tips and mentoring concepts for managing a winning tennis program.\ An organization known for its teaching prowess, the USTA explains how to instruct players in strokes, footwork,...
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As a coach, your success depends on the success of your players. In Coaching Tennis Successfully, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) combines the expertise of winning coaches with the experience of USTA players to serve up a comprehensive guide that ensures your success. They offer specific teaching tips and mentoring concepts for managing a winning tennis program.An organization known for its teaching prowess, the USTA explains how to instruct players in strokes, footwork, volleys, overheads, and serves. In addition to teaching the basics, this book will assist you in effectively integrating game strategies and tactical concepts into your lessons to facilitate the development of well-skilled, competitive players. Reaching beyond strokes and strategies, this essential handbook covers both on-court and off-court management duties:-Demonstrating a sound approach to coaching and playing tennis-Maximizing practices with structured plans and drills -Communicating with your team-Training players to withstand the physical and mental challenges of the game-Developing a mentoring relationship with individual playersAs owner and operator of the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world—the U.S. Open—the USTA knows tennis. And, with access to some of the top names in tennis coaching, the USTA knows coaching. Competitive teams, confident players, and thriving tennis programs all emerge from educated coaches, so get the edge in this one complete guide—Coaching Tennis Successfully.
Part I: Coaching Foundation Chapter 1. Developing a Tennis Coaching Philosophy Chapter 2. Communicating Your Approach Chapter 3. Motivating Players Chapter 4. Building a Tennis Program Part II: Coaching Plans Chapter 5. Planning for the Season Chapter 6. Planning Practices Part III: Coaching Tennis Skills and Strategy Chapter 7. Stroke Production Chapter 8. Singles Strategy Chapter 9. Doubles Strategy Part IV: Coaching Matches Chapter 10. Preparing for Matches Chapter 11. Handling Match Play Part V: Coaching Evaluation Chapter 12. Evaluating Your Players' Performance Chapter 13. Evaluating Your Program Appendix A: Off-Season Training for Tournament Play Appendix B: Strength Training
