Tennis Beyond Lessons

Do you want to play your best tennis every time you step on the court? Are you confident that you are using the style of play that enhances your skills and strengths so your opponents have to adjust to your preferred style of play? Tennis Beyond Lessons - Coach Yourself to Better Tennis, written by an experienced tennis professional, will help you identify your physical and mental strengths so you can make them your weapons. It takes you beyond a skill based lesson or drills. Players will understand how to make better decisions and determine what shots to hit based on your style of play and court position. Readers will learn how to develop a plan based on your strengths, exploit an opponent's weakness, adjust to different styles of play and conditions, and reduce your errors. You will understand how best to prepare, practice, compete and improve. By identifying your preferred game you can match your style of play and utilize strategy and the tactics that will be most effective against any opponent so they will have to beat you when you are playing your best. You will learn to play the most advantageous shots at the right times and make the most desirable decisions during a match. Tennis Beyond Lessons is concise, to the point, and easy to understand and will get you playing your best tennis immediately, and keep you on the correct path for continued improvement and enjoyment.

Presents a bold back-to-the-future approach. A new game that moves away from power and big shots yet is more lethal to opponents than any booming serve. Greg Moran shows players of all ages and abilities that, with simple and small changes, you can not only maximise your tennis wins and play longer, but also have much more fun doing it. Features: How you can win big with small changes; Forgotten shots that will raise your game; Why good thinking tops great strokes; Secrets of the new 'power game' to win, play and enjoy more. A book for every tennis enthusiast!

For fans of I MAY DESTROY YOU and FLEABAG and for readers who want to laugh and cry: the brave, beautiful, sometimes brutal story of a young misfit and her rocky road to womanhood, stopping at each year along the way. 'I loved Tennis Lessons so much. Susannah is a phenomenally talented writer' ELIZABETH DAY 'A raw, fierce, shockingly honest coming-of-age story' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Incredibly funny . . . by turns charming and disgusting and I loved it' NELL FRIZZELL You're strange and wrong. You've known it from the beginning. This is the voice that rings in your ears. Because you never say the right thing. You're a disappointment to everyone. You're a far cry from beautiful - and your thoughts are ugly too. You seem bound to fail, bound to break. But you know what it is to laugh with your best friend, to feel the first tentative tingles of attraction, to take exquisite pleasure in the affront of your unruly body. You just need to find your place. From dead pets and crashed cars to family traumas and misguided love affairs, Susannah Dickey's revitalizing debut novel plunges us into the private world of one young woman as she navigates her rocky way to adulthood. 'Brilliant . . . a wonderful writer, hugely talented, very funny and insightful' ALAN DAVIES 'Propulsive . . . brilliantly vivid . . . stays in the mind long after reading' IRISH TIMES 'A beautifully written and psychologically incisive bildungsroman...the arrival of a young writer to watch' OBSERVER

The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide.

Tennis Beyond Mechanics explores the five levels of mind states. At any given moment, a player’s mind state is at a given level. The higher the level, the better they will perform. Most of us mentally operate at level 1 or 2 whether on the tennis court or in daily life. Few operate at level 3, and even fewer at level 4. We’ve all heard of players who have experienced “the zone,” a state where one is playing flawlessly, almost effortlessly. It has been described by those who have experienced it as a meditative state of clarity. That is the level 5 state of mind, the highest level. Tennis Beyond Mechanics is about understanding those mental levels. It is about being aware of the level we find ourselves in and learning to elevate to higher levels for better performance. Thought provoking, captivating and inspiring, this book also follows the fascinating journey of a tennis prodigy who happens to be one of those rare individuals who intuitively functions at level 4.

The most complete guide to learning, developing, and mastering the sport of tennis.

Recreational players today are bombarded with ‘revolutionary approaches,’ ‘secrets to success,’ and ‘play like the pros’ techniques all promising to take their game to the next level. Award winning teaching professional Greg Moran says, ‘No!’ “There are no revolutionary approaches or secrets to success, and trying to play like the pros is the worst advice a recreational player can be given. That’s why I had to write this book,” says Greg. The Truth About Tennis is a unique instruction book written specifically for the millions of recreational players around the globe. Greg has been playing, teaching, studying, and writing about tennis for over 50 years. He’s spent more than 100,000 hours on the court helping thousands of players from ages 3 to 93 improve their tennis. Quite simply, he knows what works and, equally important, what doesn’t. The Truth About Tennis will help you cut down on your inner chatter and information overload to reboot your path to improvement. It will refocus your attention on the techniques and tactics that will truly make you a more intelligent, confident, and winning player.

This book progresses beyond the basics that are covered in Volume One and presents the techniques of tennis training from an instructor's point of view. It also offers useful advice to players at all levels of competence. A straightforward text, enhanced with 79 full-color photos and 149 instructive line illustrations, cover a variety of topics of special interest to tennis instructors, including -- -- Basics of tennis instruction -- Instruction for different target groups -- Performance requirements as a basis for training -- Training methods to develop coordination -- Psychological basics... and much more. Players and coaches get some understanding of the general training and physical conditioning required for achievement in the game. Training and competition plans are presented for the benefit of players at all levels.

See your tennis game as you never have before. See what it takes to improve consistency and performance on the court. Tennis Anatomy will show you how to ace the competition by increasing strength, speed, and agility for more powerful serves and more accurate shots. Tennis Anatomy includes more than 72 of the most effective exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting muscles in action. Tennis Anatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the baseline, at the net, and on the service line. Illustrations of the active muscles for forehands, backhands, volleys, and serves show you how each exercise is fundamentally linked to tennis performance. You'll also learn how exercises can be modified to target specific areas, improve your skills, and minimize common tennis injuries. Best of all, you'll learn how to put it all together to develop a training program based on your individual needs and goals. Whether you’re a serve and volleyer, baseliner, or all-court player, Tennis Anatomy will ensure that you step onto the court ready to dominate any opponent.