Teaching Tennis From Tots To Teens

Become a Better Tennis Teacher. Whether you are a parent or a coach, this book will make you a better tennis teacher. Younger players are both mentally and physically different from older players, and it is essential for teachers to adapt their techniques when teaching kids. This book will show you how you can easily do this and become a much more effective tennis teacher.

This guide to teaching tennis to kids emphasizes having a good time while learning the fundamentals of the game. Dozens of fun games help kids acquire basic skills such as hand-eye coordination and an understanding of spin and ball control. The illustrations and diagrams are amusing and useful; the playing instructions are simple and direct. This book can be used by schools and after-school programs, summer camps and recreational programs, and parents and kids with dreams of entering professional sports. It is a tool for all new players and their coaches.

Introducing a child to a new activity should be a positive experience. But teaching a child a new sport can sometimes discourage both student and teacher -- due to high hopes, lack of coordination, and low frustration tolerance. This guide can help avoid the pitfalls. Packed with over 150 exercises that demonstrate the basic skills necessary for tennis, such as hand-eye coordination, feel, and spin and ball control, the Kids' Book of Tennis will make learning tennis into an exercise in fun. Children can learn (without knowing it!) while having a great time competing, playing, and looking forward to their next appearance on the court.

A biography of the tennis player who won the 98th annual U.S. Open Tennis Championship in 1979.

Contains an unprecedented amount of information sources on the sport of tennis, its personalities as well as its rich and colorful history.