Whether you are just starting out, have been competing for decades, or are returning to the game after an extended break, "Playing Tennis After 50" will improve your play and enhance your experience on and off the court. With tactics and techniques ranging from basic to advanced, you'll learn to adapt court positioning and tweak shot selection for stellar singles, doubles, and mixed doubles play. Special features such as how-to-practice games and Stroke Doctor tips will correct common errors and improve skills while you play the game. Off the court, "Playing Tennis After 50" will help you avoid aches and injury with stretching and strengthening exercises. Then double your pleasure with expert information on the latest equipment, tips on finding the right club and playing partner, and ways to make tennis a lifelong activity!
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46 black & white illustrations, 95 black & white halftones
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7360-7244-1 (9780736072441)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Ron Woods is a Performance Coach for the Human Performance Institute in Orlando, Florida and an adjunct professor of Sport Science at the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa. He spent 20 years with the United States Tennis Association. During that time he was director of the Department of Community Tennis Programs with a major focus of the USA Tennis Plan for Growth, the most ambitious initiative in history to increase tennis participation in the United States. Kathy served as President of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) from 1994-1996 and held the distinguished honour of being the first and only female to serve the Association in that capacity. Kathy has also served as a consulting expert in tennis club programming and staff training and in corporate tennis entertainment.
Part I. Why Play Tennis?; Chapter 1. The Game Past 50; Chapter 2. Tennis is a Physical Activity; Chapter 3. Learning to Love Competition; Part II. Tuning In to Doubles; Chapter 4. Fundamental Doubles Strategy and Tactics; Chapter 5. Advanced Doubles Strategy and Tactics; Chapter 6. Technique Skills for Doubles; Chapter 7. Mixed Doubles (Avoiding Troubles); Part III. What About Singles?; Chapter 8. Strategy and Tactics for Singles; Chapter 9. Technique Skills for Singles; Part IV. Tennis Off the Court; Chapter 10. No More Wood Rackets; Chapter 11. Body Talk; Chapter 12. The Tennis Lifestyle.
