Essential tennis Improve faster, play smarter, and win more matches
Book - 2022
"The essential book from online tennis coaching sensation Ian Westermann, founder of EssentialTennis.com."--
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- Genres
- Handbooks and manuals
- Published
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New York :
St. Martin's Griffin
2022.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- viii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- ISBN
- 9781250765239
9781250861108
- Introduction
- Section I. The Improvement Process
- 1. Domination Delusion
- 2. You're Always Training Something
- 3. Feel Versus Real
- 4. Winneritis
- 5. Be Honest-How Good Am I?
- 6. Federer's Whiff and Serena's Volley
- 7. "Eureka!" Engineered
- Section II. On Court
- 8. Effortless Power: The Kinetic Chain
- 9. There Is No Bail
- 10. Good Feels Bad
- 11. String Theory: Let Go of Control
- 12. Practice Mind, Match Mind
- 13. Lessons or Tournaments?
- 14. Do(n't) Copy the Pros
- 15. Trick and Treat
- 16. Pushers I: Shape
- 17. Pushers II: Over and In
- 18. Ultimate Tennis Warm-up
- 19. Against the Wind
- 20. Mini Tennis
- 21. Find Love at the Net
- 22. Play Like You Practice: The Great Swing-Speed Conundrum
- 23. Strategy: Plan A
- 24. Warm Up Like Sherlock Holmes
- 25. Eye off the Ball
- 26. (Not Necessarily) Better to Serve Than to Receive
- 27. Serves II: First and Second
- 28. Return-of-Serve I: Serve + 1
- 29. Return-of-Serve II: The X Factor
- 30. The Do-Nothing Volley
- 31. Lessons: The Student-Coach Partnership
- 32. Doubles Therapy I: Come Together
- 33. Doubles Therapy II: Meet My Lesser Half
- Section III. The Mental Game
- 34. Mental Tennis Lies: Cry, Baby, Cry
- 35. Mental Tennis Truths: Emotional Shadow Swings
- 36. Dealing with McEnroes (and Lawn Mowers, and Babies, and Nadals)
- 37. Managing Tennis Energy: Intensity
- 38. Second-Set Slump
- Conclusion: "Finding Fulfillment: Love for the Tennis Journey" Transformation Stories
- Appendix A. Glossary of Tennis Terms
- Appendix B. 30 Progressions for Tennis Improvement
- Appendix C. Match-Success Checklist
- Acknowledgments