Tennis Instruction Book - Steps to Success

Learn and master all the essential skills of tennis to take your game to the next level. Tennis, Third Edition: Steps to Success provides in-depth, progressive instruction and accompanying illustrations for each stroke: the serve, return of serve, forehand, backhand, volley, lob, drop shot, and overhead smash. Practice and improve those techniques with 80 drills that feature a scoring system to gauge and accelerate your progress.

After building a strong skill base, add tactical knowledge to make the right shots in match situations, in both singles and doubles play. With a little work, you'll be hitting winners in no time!

Become a complete player on the court. As part of the popular Steps to Success Series---with more than 1.5 million copies sold---Tennis, Third Edition: Steps to Success will take your performance level to new heights in all facets of the game.
Jim Brown, PhD, has taught, coached, played, and written about tennis for over 40 years. He has served as the editor of Tennis Industry magazine and the Georgia Tech Sports Medicine & Performance Newsletter, and is now the executive editor of the Sports Performance Journal, an online publication of Athletes' Performance in Tempe, Arizona. Jim has represented the United States Tennis Association; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

Contents

• Step 1. Hitting Forehands for Offensive Control
• Step 2. Turning the Backhand Into a Strength
• Step 3. Serving to Set Up Points
• Step 4. Volleying to Force the Action
• Step 5. Hitting Half Volleys off Short Hops
• Step 6. Lobbing to Control Your Opponent
• Step 7. Smashing the Overhead Shot With Authority
• Step 8. Executing Drop Shots Effectively
• Step 9. Competing As a Singles Player
• Step 10. Playing As a Doubles Team
• Step 11. Preparing for the Match

Instructor Guide

Includes lecture topics, physical activities, students assignments in both a 20-session and 32-session framework, key points of technique, common errors and solutions, skill application, and additional resources such as Web sites and books. Also included are test questions in multiple-choice, true or false, fill-in-the-blank and short answer format, and student evaluation guidelines.