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Millions play the sport and even more watch it on television, yet tennis remains a new and intriguing adventure for the hundreds of thousands each year who grab a racquet for the first time. This book provides a lighthearted and yet authoritative introduction to the sport, with information on its history, fashions, rules, equipment, etiquette, and other tennis topics.
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Simple Mental Tennis: A Short and Simple Guide to Strengthening Your Mind and Letting Your Talent Come Through is what all serious tennis players need to read now if they are not reaching their potential. This very short book, written in candid, caring, and personal language, will provide immediate results. Not only does it explain to players why they truly get mad on the court, lose focus and concentration, become anxious, and/or choke, it teaches...
64) Pickleball Essentials for Beginners: The Only Book You'll Need to Start Playing Pickleball and Ge
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Discover the ultimate guide to mastering pickleball, designed specifically for beginners! This comprehensive book is your key to unlocking the joys and skills of one of the fastest-growing sports. Step into the world of pickleball with an engaging introduction to its history and allure, especially for newcomers. Each chapter methodically unfolds essential aspects of the game, from basic rules and equipment selection to advanced playing techniques...
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Este libro es una compilación de las primeras cincuenta columnas escritas por Arturo Núñez del Prado D, publicadas entre octubre de 2018 y julio de 2020 en el portal www.tenischile.com, en las que vierte toda la experiencia acumulada durante largos años de periodismo y tenis.
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Absolute Tennis is thorough and comprehensive guide to improving your tennis. In this insightful and visually engaging book, Marty Smith, an NCAA Division I Southern Conference Champion and long-time Director of Tennis at the New York Athletic Club, shares his extensive knowledge of tennis technique, strategy, psychology and fitness in easy to understand language. His meticulous explanations of the strokes, coupled with narrated individual and sequenced...
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As the name implies, this book is all about unveiling secrets to a perfect second serve. Regardless of the level of play, recreational or professional, second serve is key to winning matches which translates to more fun and successes. Those that play tennis should know how important second serve is to the game of tennis. And that's exactly the theme of this book, detailing the very best techniques to give its readers the insights necessary to achieve...
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Accessible and concise, this informative guide offers helpful advice for tennis players to improve their skills and their game. Offering sensible instruction drawn from 30 years of coaching, expert techniques are explained in a clear, jargon-free format. Effective for tennis players at all levels, this valuable handbook includes a wealth of tactics, strategies, and definitions, making it perfectly suited for beginners to the sport. Integrating productive...
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It is based on Rupert's experience of playing tennis at Club level and is aimed at players of all standards. Accepting that losing is part of the journey in competitive tennis is a fundamental step to develop as a player and as a person. Rupert discusses techniques to overcome losing and convert possible losing situations into wins.
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Recreational players today are bombarded with 'revolutionary approaches,' 'secrets to success,' and 'play like the pros' techniques all promising to take their game to the next level. Award winning teaching professional Greg Moran says, 'No!'"There are no revolutionary approaches or secrets to success, and trying to play like the pros is the worst advice a recreational player can be given. That's why I had to write this book," says Greg.The Truth...
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65 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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While everyone in Fairyland is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics, Jack Frost's goblins steal the Sports Fairies' magic objects, and Rachel and Kristy must snag Alice's magic racquet, the goblins are going to win --- game, set, and match!
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Maguire is bad luck. No matter how many charms she buys or good luck rituals she performs, horrible things happen. She spends a lot of time in her room to avoid causing damage. But then she meets Jordy, a talented, lucky, aspiring tennis star. He's convinced he can help Maguire break her unlucky streak; she is convinced the best thing she can do for Jordy is stay away. But it turns out that staying away is harder than she thought. --
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An energetic, lyrical, genre-defying account of the 2017 tennis season.
In The Circuit: A Tennis Odyssey, the award-winning poet-and Paris Review sports columnist-Rowan Ricardo Phillips chronicles 2017 as seen through the unique prism of its pivotal, revelatory, and historic tennis season. The annual tennis schedule is a rarity in professional sports in that it encapsulates the calendar year. And, like the year, it's divided into four seasons, each...
77) Match point
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1 videodisc (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Former tennis pro Chris Wilton stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett, the daughter of a wealthy businessman and the sister of one of his tennis students, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola, a much deeper passion is stirred. His desire isn't deterred even after he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly cozy lifestyle, Chris begins to consider a drastic solution....
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Most existing table tennis teams never play each other as a team. "Triples" for the first time allows three-person teams to play "serious" table tennis. The book explains its rationale, equipment and its manufacture, its rules, and its integration into existing table tennis events. It strives to enhance the already popular image of table tennis by adding a "true team sport" to its repertoire, thereby increasing its player, spectator and media appeal....
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Author and tennis historian Steve Flink profiles and ranks the greatest tennis matches in the history of the sport. Roger Federer, Billie Jean King, Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Rod Laver, and Chris Evert are all featured in this book that breaks down, analyzes, and puts into historical context the most memorable matches ever played. Practically providing readers with a courtside seat at tennis' most historic and significant...
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Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, Kathy Rindaldi, Mats Wilander-all of these top players have incorporated two-handed shots in their tennis game with astounding success. Here are proven techniques and step-by-step instructions for hitting the full arrray of two-handed shots to achieve your best winning game.
“Two-Handed Tennis”, by tennis instructor Jeff McCullough, contains photographs, diagrams and detailed explanations that show you how to achieve...
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