Tennis Book List


NEW RELEASES

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	Tennis Training: Enhancing On-court Performance By Kovacs, Mark et al. ISBN: 0-9722759-7-5 ISBN 978-0-9722759-7-2 Publication Date: September 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 13.57 Description: Filled with action photographsnbsp;to illustrate the exercises and techniques, this book distills contemporary scientific research into easily accessible principles for designing and implementing tennis training programs. Sample programs provide a highly targeted, efficient, practical, and individualized framework for every competitive level, including junior, collegiate, professional, adult, and senior. Science is brought to the court with clarity and precision, informing and transforming on-court performance.
	Tennis for Humans: Winning Hints, Tips, and Strategies for the Competitive Club Level Player By Richard B. Myers ISBN: 1-892285-13-4 ISBN 978-1-892285-13-3 Publication Date: September 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 10.85 Description: Written by one of the world's most respected tennis instructors, this helpful instructional guidenbsp;helps any tennis player, regardless of skill level, become as court savvy as the pros.nbsp;Containing dozens of tips, hints, reminders, suggestions, and strategies, readers will become smarter and all around better tennis players.nbsp; Unlikenbsp;most tennis help manuals, this guide is not bogged down with diagrams and confusing figures butnbsp;rathernbsp;filled with straightforward and helpful guidance.nbsp;The in-depthnbsp;information on each page will help athletes play smarter tennis with instant results.
	Complete Conditioning for Tennis By Paul Roetert ISBN: 0-7360-6938-0 ISBN 978-0-7360-6938-0 Publication Date: June 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 16.29 Description: Provides the tools for a complete conditioning program: information on testing and priority performance factors, programming and workouts, on-court drills and exercises. Emphasis is on tennis-specific, functional activities- exercises and drills that tie directly to on-court performance. Includes actual programs used by pro players. Book provides solid background information and guidance, while the DVD demonstrates drills and exercises. Sport specific approach is applicable to players of all levels. This training programme will ensure players entering competitive matches will be at the peak of their physical fitness. A DVD is included featuring footage of the most complex and advanced exercises.
	Women's Tennis Tactics By Rob Antoun ISBN: 0-7360-6572-5 ISBN 978-0-7360-6572-6 Publication Date: March 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 13.57 Description: Aimed at women's coaches and female players at all levels, this book enables them to learn the key tactics being used by today's top female players. Sidebars from professionals offer insights into play patterns and match tactics, while a range of drills and techniques show how to execute these strategies successfully. The first ever book dedicated to women's tennis, providing specific strategies applicable to the women's game. Provides a range of drills and techniques that demonstrate how to execute strategies successfully. Based around the most successful tactics used by today's elite players. Instruction is presented in simple form, making the drills and tips easy to integrate into practice sessions. Features sidebars from professional players offering tactical solutions to the challenges faced in match situations.
	Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player By Chris Bowers ISBN: 1-84454-278-5 ISBN 13: 978-1-84454-278-9 Publication Date: February 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 16.47 Description: Roger Federer is undoubtedly the brightest star in tennis today. In fact, there are many who believe that he is well on the way to becoming the greatest-ever tennis player. His astounding all-round ability has led to him being labeled as one of the most complete players the game has ever seen, and by winning three of tennis' four Grand Slam titles, he has posted achievements that the legendary Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe could never match. This authoritative and affectionate biography traces the rise of Federer, from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket and his agonizing choice of tennis over soccer, to how he dealt with being sent away to a training academy where he struggled to communicate in a French-speaking part of Switzerland; and how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach and mentor. Behind the on-court superstar is a man for whom winning is just a small part of his motivation. His professionalism and his work for the Roger Federer Foundation—which aims both to fund projects for disadvantaged children in South Africa and to promote sport for young people—have won him huge amounts of respect from both his fellow sportsmen and tennis professionals alike. Brought to you by acclaimed tennis journalist Chris Bowers, this is the ultimate portrait of one of the greatest sportsmen of any era.
	Lawn Tennis as shown by 19th Century Photography By Brandt Rowles ISBN: 1-4116-4964-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-4116-4964-4 Publication Date: February 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $ 23.50 Description: This book is a photographic record of early lawn tennis.Tennis in the 19th Century was mostly played by the upper social classes, although some homeowners of moderate income did build private courts. Their courts often were sloped, cow-pasture bumpy, and included hazards such as boulders and trees. Ordinary people mostly wore their formal street clothes to play the game.The photographs in this book show a far different look to the game than that of today.The book looks into the faces of these long dead people and enters the landscapes of their distant years.
	Game-Set-Match: Tennis Guide By James S. Bryant ISBN: 0-495-11155-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-495-11155-9 Publication Date: January 2007 Amazon.com Cost: $28.95 Description: GAME/SET/MATCH covers all the basic fundamentals of playing tennis and is suitable for players at all levels. It combines basic instruction and visual cues to help you learn the proper way to execute tennis techniques and skills and improve your game. The strategy chapters provide a base for development of thinking on the court, and the tennis court behavior and interpretation of rules section provide you with a solid foundation of the sport. Learn to master the game of tennis!
	101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches By Michael Kosta ISBN: 1-58518-989-8 ISBN 13: 978-1-58518-989-2 Publication Date: November 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $12.21 Description: 101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches offers an incredible collection of easy to use, understand, and implement (yet powerfully effective!) tips for winning tennis. Includes pre-match tips, singles and doubles match play, post-match, practice, tournament, and mental/physical preparation. Ideal for players and coaches of all ages and skill level.
	Break Point!: Life, Battles and Love on the Pro Tennis Tour By Vince Spadea and Dan Markowitz ISBN: 1-55022-729-7 ISBN 13: 978-1-55022-729-1 Publication Date: July 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $15.72 Description: Spanning 13 professional seasons, this colorful and personal account of one man's life on the grueling pro tennis circuit pulls no punches. As one of only two players over the age of 30 ranked in the top 20 players in the world, Vince Spadea offers an inside perspective on his life as a world-class athlete: 11-month seasons, 68 tournaments, five continents, four court surfaces, and countless hits and misses. Starting at age eight under the tutelage of his demanding father, he climbed the rankings, battling injury, coaching decisions, and snubs from both fans and players. His place in the glamorous and gritty world-class tennis scene gives him much dirt to dish, and all the big names are there—Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, and Jennifer Capriati. Spadea takes shots with John McEnroe at practice, raps with the Williams sisters over email, and trades barbs with Andre Agassi, who once called Spadea a "journeyman." Part memoir and part exposé, this equally comic and gripping trip through professional tennis reveals that the game may begin on the court, but it continues far outside the white lines
	Introducing Children to the Game of Tennis: A Guide to Parents of Beginners By pierce kelley ISBN: 0-595-40110-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-595-40110-9 Publication Date: June 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 14.95 Description: not available
	Go Play Tennis: Read It, Watch It, Do It (includes DVD) By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff ISBN: 0-7566-1942-4 ISBN 13: 978-0-7566-1942-8 Publication Date: June 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 11.02 Description: For anyone thinking about taking up a sport but unsure where to start, or for those looking to get back into one, these step-by-step book and DVD packages get readers on the fast track to mastering their chosen sport.
	Biomechanical Principles of Tennis Technique: Using Science to Improve Your Strokes By Duane Knudson, PhD ISBN#: 0972275940 Publication Date: April 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 9.72 Description: The science of tennis technique is explained in this guide that practically applies the lessons learned from studying the forces and motions of tennis strokes. Through the implementation of six basic biomechanical principles players can make subtle adjustments to their strokes, creating stroke variations that not only improve their game but also reduce their risk of injury. Detailed line drawings; stroke analysis and sequence photos of top touring pros; action photographs and high-speed video images; and an exploration of the benefits of video replay provide players with a variety of useful techniques.
	Taking Your Tennis on Tour: The Business, Science, and Reality of Going Pro Bonita L. Marks, PhD ISBN#: 0972275967 Publication Date: April 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 12.97 Description:Drawing upon stories from professional players and coaches both former and current, this book provides aspiring tennis professionals with a dose of reality as it reveals all of the necessities of life off-the-court. Thousands of players try to make it on the men's tennis pro circuit every year without a clue that they must also be their own coach, travel agent, financier, promoter, lawyer, and accountant, while simultaneously turning their pro tennis dream into a sound business venture. From the mechanics of self-promotion to developing a business plan and keeping the machine going financially while maintaining the physical and mental stamina to improve their ranking, this book guides players, coaches, and parents through the nuts and bolts of turning pro.
	Fit to Play Tennis: High Performance Training Tips By Carl Petersen (physiotherapist and fitness coach) ISBN#: 0972275959 Publication Date: April 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 12.97 Description:This physical and mental training manual arms athletes, coaches, parents, and sports scientists with an easy-to-follow, seven-point plan to enhance performance, limit injuries, and help tennis players avoid overtraining and burnout. Delivering practical tips and techniques that integrate the numerous factors influencing tennis performances into year-round training plans and schedules, the manual outlines key strategies such as structured on-court training, guidance on smart training and playing, and survival tips for staying healthy and keeping athletes playing at the top of their game.
HIGHLIGHTS
	Tennis: Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids: A Complete Roadmap for Every Parent and Coach by Keith Kattan ISBN#: 1-932421-11-4 Publication Date: January 2006 Amazon.com Cost: $ 22.91 Description: Tennis offers your kid unparalleled opportunities - world travel, money for college, great career choices. Plus: friendships, character and a lifetime of good health. But young players sometimes suffer burnout, injury, poor coaching, money and family problems. This book shows how you can raise your tennis kid successfully, while avoiding the pitfalls.
	Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin, and Bounce by Crawford Lindsey and Rod Cross ISBN#: 0-9722759-3-2 Publication Date: September 2005 Amazon.com Cost: $ 10.36 Description: What are the single most important variables in racquet performance? What racquet and string features combine to provide the most control, comfort, and feel? How can a player create maximum spin? This informative primer answers these and other elusive equipment and performance-related questions that perennially plague hackers and experts alike. A simplified, layperson's companion to the authors' previous work, The Physics and Technology of Tennis , this conveniently sized guide to selecting racquets and strings includes bite-sized explanations of the possible expectations of equipment choices.
	Net Flex: 10 Minutes a Day to Better Play by Paul Frediani ISBN#: 1-57826-077-9 Publication Date: September 2005 Amazon.com Cost: $ 9.95 Description: Contents: I-Introduction , II-The importance of NetFlex:Why stretch?, III-Flexology, IV-The Net Flex program, V-Netflex Injury Hot Spots and Prevention
	From Breakpoint to Advantage: A Practical Guide to Optimal Tennis Health and Performance by Babette Pluim, Marc Safran ISBN#: 0-9722759-1-6 Publication Date: September 2005 Amazon.com Cost: $ 19.77 Description: Muscle imbalance, microtrauma, insufficient recovery, and biomechanical compensations are among the top health risks that tennis players encounter when they compete and practice too much, a common habit among professionals and avid players. This guide to playing healthy tennis offers descriptions and illustrations of the physical complexity of every tennis motion, demonstrating the astonishing array of potential injuries threatening the unprepared player.
	A Necessary Spectacle : Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, and the Tennis Match That Leveled the Game by Selena Roberts ISBN#: 1-4000-5146-0 Publication Date: August 2005 Amazon.com Cost: $ 16.47 Amazon.com Description:(Full amazon .com Description)
	The Physics and Technology of Tennis by Howard Brody, Rod Cross, Crawford Lindsey, Rodney Cross ISBN#: 0-9722759-0-8 Publication Date: April 2004 Amazon.com Cost: $29.95 Description: Distinguishing the science from the folklore and myth, it makes the physics of tennis understandable to players of all skill levels. Important issues such as the role of string tension, the meaning of power, the importance of swing weight, and the relevance of the various sweet spots are addressed.
	Dynamite Doubles: Play Winning Tennis Today! Helle Sparre Viragh, With John Schock, Foreword by Rosie Casals, Foreword by Vic Seixas ISBN#: 1-58790-066-1 Publication Date: April 2004 Amazon.com Cost: $15.26 Description: This book teaches club and tournament players how to improve their tennis game in an afternoon.