Championship Tennis By Frank Giampaolo, Jon Levey

In Championship Tennis, Frank Giampaolo and Jon Levey cover the most important aspects of training, including athletic assessment, skill development, physical and mental preparation, practicing, and planning. It includes proven practice drills for mastering strokes, anticipatory skills, and styles of play.

Step onto the court confident, focused, and prepared to dictate the match and dominate your opponent.

In Championship Tennis, world-class coach and regular Grand Slam clinician Frank Giampaolo and long-time Tennis magazine editor Jon Levey bring you expert instruction and professional insights to eliminate unforced errors, increase winning percentage, and improve your overall game.

Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- assess individual skills, evaluate practice sessions, and analyze performance;
- identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement;
- customise your training and conditioning to your skill set, experience, and style of play;
- increase the consistency and accuracy of your shots; and
- control your emotions and mentally prepare for every match.


You’ll also find the most effective, unparalleled drills for mastering groundstrokes, serves, volleys, and specialty shots as well as invaluable advice for improving anticipatory skills and recognizing, neutralizing, and countering your competition’s strengths and playing styles.

Add a copy of Championship Tennis to your bookshelf and turn errors into winners and three-set losses into straight-set wins. This is a must-have resource for players and instructors seeking to maximise potential as quickly as possible.


Contents

Part I Athlete Assessment
Chapter 1 Player Profiles
Chapter 2 Stroke and Tactical Evaluations
Chapter 3 Physical Fitness and Emotional Stability Evaluations

Part II Skill Development
Chapter 4 Ground Strokes
Chapter 5 Volleys
Chapter 6 Serves
Chapter 7 Returns of Serve
Chapter 8 Specialty Shots

Part III The Mental Factor
Chapter 9 Tactical and Strategic Execution
Chapter 10 Environmental Intangibles

Part IV Physical and Mental Preparation
Chapter 11 Emotional Factors
Chapter 12 Movement and Fitness Factors

Part V Practice and Planning
Chapter 13 Organization and Scheduling
Chapter 14 Match Preparation
Chapter 15 Video Analysis and Match Charting

Released 2013
256 Pages


About The Authors

Frank Giampaolo is a veteran author who’s acclaimed book, The Tennis Parent’s Bible (www.thetennisparentsbible.com), is being used by ITF leaders, academy directors, parents, and coaches worldwide. Giampaolo’s innovative approach has earned him numerous honors, including being named the 2001 USPTA Southern California Tennis Director of the Year and being voted a top teaching professional in consecutive years by Southern California Tennis & Golf magazine.

Jon Levey has been working in sport media since 1998. From 2000 to 2009 he was a senior editor at Tennis magazine; five of those years were dedicated to handling all copy for the instruction section. Jon has edited hundreds of instructional articles with top coaches and former players such as Nick Bollettieri, Paul Annacone, Brad Gilbert, Nick Saviano, Stan Smith, and Tracy Austin.