Tennis
Steps to Success
4th Edition
Published on 18. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4504-3208-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a new edition of bestselling "Tennis guide". Master the essential skills, take the court with confidence and prepare to master the competition! "Tennis: Steps to Success" provides in-depth, progressive instruction and accompanying full-colour photographs for each stroke. From forehand to backhand, serve to volley, this popular guide has it covered. You can practice and improve those techniques with more than 80 drills that feature a unique scoring system to gauge and accelerate progress. As part of the popular "Steps to Success Series", which has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, "Tennis: Steps to Success" will take your performance to new heights in all facets of the game.
Reviews / Votes
"By breaking down every aspect of the game, Jim Brown and Camille Soulier help players at all levels master the sport and elevate their game."Danielle Steinberg-- Head Women's Tennis Coach McNeese State University
"Tennis: Steps to Success provides comprehensive instruction for players of all levels. The coverage is essential for competitive tennis players."
Bill Ozaki-- Director of Programs and Player Development USTA Southern
"In the latest edition of Tennis: Steps to Success, Jim Brown and Camille Soulier present tennis instruction in a clear, informative manner. As a tennis professional for over 30 years, I appreciate the uncomplicated and concise style of simplifying tennis."
Jim Coyne-- Director of Tennis at Sleepy Hollow Swim and Tennis Club, Former Director of Junior Tennis for USTA Northern California Section, USTA NorCal Board of Directors
More details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Champaign
United States
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
87 colour illustrations, 75 colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4504-3208-5 (9781450432085)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Persons
Jim Brown, has taught, coached, played and written about tennis for over 40 years. He has served as the editor of Tennis Industry magazine, Tennis Clinic, Georgia Tech Sports Medicine & Performance Newsletter and Sports Performance Journal. Camille Soulier is a physical education instructor at Pearl River Community College and director of junior and adult tennis programs at the Kamper Tennis Complex in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She has collaborated with Jim Brown on a variety of teaching, coaching, and writing projects and enjoyed a successful playing career at both the collegiate and USTA sectional and national levels.
Content
Step 1. Forehands: Controlling the Rally; Step 2. Backhands: Developing a Weapon; Step 3. Serves: Taking the Offensive; Step 4. Volleys: Forcing the Action; Step 5. Half Volleys: Getting Out of Trouble; Step 6. Lobs: Changing the Pace; Step 7. Overhead Smashes: Hitting the Put-Away; Step 8. Drop Shots: Disguising Your Intentions; Step 9. Singles Tactics: Playing Your Game; Step 10. Doubles Tactics: Playing as a Team; Step 11. Special Situations: Managing the Match.