Tennis Practice Games

By Joe Dinoffer

Book Overview

Tired of boring, repetitive drills? Then >Tennis Practice Games> provides the challenge, creativity, and fun you've been seeking on the practice court. The games-based approach will help you refine your total game, from stroke development to strategy. Through competitive situations, you'll quickly learn when to hit specific shots and what tactics to apply when the match is on the line.>Tennis Practice Games> features 139 games that can be adapted for various skill levels, with a wide selection for both singles and doubles play. With games that allow you to increase the difficulty for higher levels of competition, this comprehensive guide covers all the essential parts of the tennis game-shotmaking, footwork skills, tactics, strategy, and handling pressure. From beginning to end, it's packed with purposeful games that have proven successful with both coaches and players.A respected tennis authority and motivational speaker, Joe Dinoffer has traveled the globe, inspiring players to enjoy the game as they strive for their personal best. Now you can gain from his valuable insights. Whether you're a dedicated player or a coach looking for new ways to inspire better performance on the courts, you'll find it here in this fun and practical guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0736044140
• ISBN13: 9780736044141
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Great reference material for teaching pros

As an active teaching pro I'm always looking for ways to keep things fresh for my students. This book provides enough material and variety to be used in countless lessons. It definately should be close at hand when preparing lesson plans. I found the "Helpful Tips" section particularly interesting as it gives useful information as to why a particular game/drill may breakdown when actually oncourt. Even if you don't think a particular game would work it gives the pro the basics which can then be modified for particular students or situations.

Tennis Practice games can work!

With some tweaking I was actually able to use many of the practice games with favorable results. Not all of the games worked, and some I had to improvised, but over all it gave my kids some fun and a new perspective to the same old ideas that we have been trying to pound into their brain. Director of Tennis MVP Alan