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Tennis: 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.
Click here to see all titles available in the Steps to Success Series
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.
Click here to see all titles available in the Steps to Success Series
- GenresSportsNonfiction
176 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 1989
About the author
Jim Brown
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Jim Brown, PhD, has taught, coached, played, and written about tennis for over 40 years. He is the executive editor of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute News and a regular contributor to health publications of the Cleveland Clinic, Duke School of Medicine, and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has served as the editor of Tennis Industry magazine, Tennis Clinic, Georgia Tech Sports Medicine & Performance Newsletter, and Sports Performance Journal.
Dr. Brown has written, coauthored, or edited 14 books and hundreds of articles on sports, sports medicine, health, and education. He has been published extensively online, having written columns for CBS Sportsline.com, USTA-Southern Section, CorePerformance.com, and WebMD. His work has appeared in such notable printed publications as Sports Illustrated for Women, Washington Post, Better Homes and Gardens, Raising Teens, and New York Post.
During Dr. Brown’s teaching career, he served as a clinician for the United States Tennis Association; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Jim Brown, PhD, has taught, coached, played, and written about tennis for over 40 years. He is the executive editor of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute News and a regular contributor to health publications of the Cleveland Clinic, Duke School of Medicine, and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has served as the editor of Tennis Industry magazine, Tennis Clinic, Georgia Tech Sports Medicine & Performance Newsletter, and Sports Performance Journal.
Dr. Brown has written, coauthored, or edited 14 books and hundreds of articles on sports, sports medicine, health, and education. He has been published extensively online, having written columns for CBS Sportsline.com, USTA-Southern Section, CorePerformance.com, and WebMD. His work has appeared in such notable printed publications as Sports Illustrated for Women, Washington Post, Better Homes and Gardens, Raising Teens, and New York Post.
During Dr. Brown’s teaching career, he served as a clinician for the United States Tennis Association; the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
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January 27, 2023
Even though this book was printed a few years ago (2013) it has a copyright from 1989 so it is more than 30 years old. Having read Agassi’s autobiography and watching the game evolution in the last 20/25 years I guess some things have changed, but the basics remain the same and I guess the authors probably updated a couple of things for this 4th. edition.
I learnt about tennis' origins that I found fascinating (Walter Clopton Wingfield first version in 1874, the transition to the open era, how TV forced the creation of tie-breaks). They make suggestions on how to choose the right racket, grip, balls, socks and apparel and explained the game's basic rules. I like the “Unwritten rules” that are a good guideline for beginners/intermediate like myself.
After that it deep dives into the different strokes: forehands, backhands, lobs, volleys, half-volleys, serves, overhead smashes and drops. Probably watching a Youtube video is going to be more illustrative but here you will find tips for practicing them and on how to do them in the right way. On top of describing technical skills the book has tips for concentration and how to play against different types of players. It finishes with a chapter on preventing tennis injuries that I found also useful for warm-up and cool-down routines.
There are plenty of blog articles, shorts and clips on tennis but this type of book may be helpful to have a holistic approach in order to become a better player.
I learnt about tennis' origins that I found fascinating (Walter Clopton Wingfield first version in 1874, the transition to the open era, how TV forced the creation of tie-breaks). They make suggestions on how to choose the right racket, grip, balls, socks and apparel and explained the game's basic rules. I like the “Unwritten rules” that are a good guideline for beginners/intermediate like myself.
After that it deep dives into the different strokes: forehands, backhands, lobs, volleys, half-volleys, serves, overhead smashes and drops. Probably watching a Youtube video is going to be more illustrative but here you will find tips for practicing them and on how to do them in the right way. On top of describing technical skills the book has tips for concentration and how to play against different types of players. It finishes with a chapter on preventing tennis injuries that I found also useful for warm-up and cool-down routines.
There are plenty of blog articles, shorts and clips on tennis but this type of book may be helpful to have a holistic approach in order to become a better player.
September 16, 2015
Great basic skills book for beginners. Focus on three parts of every stroke: backswing, contact, and follow through.
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