Tennis
Subtitle: skills, tactics, techniques
By: Jeremy Woods
Series: Crowood sports guides; Crowood sports guides
Publisher: Crowood Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781847977489
Subjects: Tennis; Training
Description: Provides an introduction to tennis, discussing training and technical skills, clothing and equipment, grip, footwork and balance, treating and avoiding injuries, and physically and mentally preparing for competitions.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. An introduction to tennis; title: 1. The rules of the game, simplified; title: 2. Getting started : clothes and equipment; title: 3. Playing; title: pt. 2. Skills and techniques; title: 4. Racquet (racket) control and drip; title: 5. Footwork and balance; title: 6. Individual shots; title: 7. Practicing; title: pt. 3. Tactics; title: 8. Positional and stroke tactics; title: 9. Problems; title: pt. 4. Fitness; title: 10. The mental state; title: 11. The physical state; title: 12. Common tennis injuries; title: 13. Nutrition.