Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3422
EAN num: 9780736001564
ISBN number: 0736001565
Label: Human Kinetics Publishing houses
Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishing houses
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 203
Printing Date: 2000-03
Publishing house: Human Kinetics Publishing houses
Sale Popularity Level: 712786
Studio: Human Kinetics Publishing houses
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Skill alone won’t make tennis players great—they must also have the mental toughness it takes to perform under pressure. To prepare for the demands of competitive match play, look no further than the training system found in Pressure Tennis.
Tennis coach Paul Wardlaw has created and refined his extraordinary training program through 14 successful seasons at the college level. His system teaches you how to design and implement effective practice sessions using pressure drills that simulate match-like conditions.
With Wardlaw’s system in place, you will notice immediate improvements in concentration, motivation, confidence, and conditioning. More important, players develop a resilience to match play pressure and welcome the challenge of even the toughest opponent. To help evaluate progress, Wardlaw has also included a novel Performance Index that provides coaches with a more objective measure of each player’s execution, effort, and ranking on the team.
Whether you’re a tennis player or a coach, you’ll want the demanding drills and practice plans found in Pressure Tennis to help instill the strong mental skills necessary for a winning season.
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Paul Wardlaw coaches at Iowa and formerly coached at Kenyon College. He is a well-known college coach and is well-respected.
His "Directionals" system is original in how it is organized/structured. Teachers before him also taught directionals but didn't articulate it as well. His directionals is a form of high-percentage tennis. Some players are not mentally wired to perform directionals and will express confusion when confronting a player who violates directionals (what do you do?). Directionals also sometimes conflict with creativity (or genius, like McEnroe or Hingis) and automaticity (being in the zone). There are a few lesser tactical problems with the "Directionals", e.g., situations where "Directionals" break down. "Directionals" do, however, help many players to understand "high percentage" tennis. "Directionals" also help players to anticipate based on geometry of the court and high-percentage play. It also allows coaches to present tactical ideas in an organized manner. There are many fine coaches who like "Directionals". Most players should be exposed to the concept of directionals...but it is for them to conceptualize their own style and tactics. Still, it is a very fine, original (although hyper-organized?!) contribution to tennis theory. And, every good player usually incorporates a good portion of "directionals" (high-percentage tennis) in their game. A final plus is that there are a wealth of tactical drills many of which don't involve directionals. In fact, 2/3 of the book is based on tactical drills. Recommended for coaches and teaching pros. Recommended for those advanced players looking for systematic tactics or just simply for more drills. Not recommended for beginners and low intermediates (below 3.5 NTRP) since they won't be able to execute many of the tactics and drills.
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This book was useful. I am an advanced player, but learned a lot from it, especially a lot of useful drills to emphasize his "directionals".
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This book is for anyone that wants to improve their play. It shows you how to pick appropiate shot selection so that every shot becomes automatic and you won't have to think about it. These are called "Wardlaws Directionals" and any tennis coach worth anything or aspires to be needs to know. There are also practice schedules that can be used by coaches. A Great book!
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