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Tom Sadzeck

Tennis Skills

The Player's Guide

Tom Sadzeck

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English
Firefly Books Ltd
01 September 2019
Tennis
"A fully illustrated, back-to-basics guide to improving your tennis game, the book is fully illustrated with sequential pictures, court diagrams, tips, typical faults, and coaching ideas to build strong foundation skills and great players.

A tennis player has to know not only how to play the game, but how to plan the next move and be able to anticipate an opponent's likely return, all in an instant. A player has to build a winning strategy, play the full court and outsmart an opponent.

Enter Tennis Skills, an in-depth guide to improving a player's game. It features a battery of lessons designed by tennis pros that lays down a solid foundation of stroke skills and game strategy. Clear instructions and annotated diagrams provide valuable coaching and corrective techniques - a great value for any player. It's like having a personal tennis pro on call for expert coaching.

The book is fully illustrated with sequential pictures, court diagrams, tips, typical faults and coaching ideas which can help to build strong foundation skills and great players. Tom Sadzeck provides an abundance of visual features to help players of all levels improve their game and build on existing skills.

Six chapters cover the game's key skill sets, from basic techniques to singles and doubles strategies. There are more than 40 drills that focus on the target areas of form, strategy, coordination and footwork. Other coaching content include:

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Stroke-production exercises .

Forehand, backhand, serve, volley, slice and other shots .

A breakdown of each stroke to promote consistent form .

Warm-up, grips, body position, footwork, targeting, follow-through .

Court diagrams to help players visualise a stroke's outcome .

How to handle game pressure

AUTHOR: Tom Sadzeck has been coaching tennis for more than 20 years and has been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1992. He holds a Pro 1 rating with USPTA and has lectured at USTA coaching conferences. He is featured in ADDvantage magazine's ""Little Tennis"" column and Coach Tennis America audio magazine. He lives in San Rafael, California."
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Imprint:   Firefly Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   Canada
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Height: 248mm,  Width: 190mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   408g
ISBN:   9781552094945
ISBN 10:   1552094944
Pages:   128
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Tom Sadzeck has been coaching tennis for more than 20 years and has been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1992. He holds a Pro 1 rating with USPTA and has lectured at USTA coaching conferences. He is featured in ADDvantage magazine’s “Little Tennis” column and Coach Tennis America audio magazine.

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