Authors: James E. Bryant
ISBN-13: 9780534576882, ISBN-10: 0534576885
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: 6th Edition
James E. Bryant has taught activity courses for over 20 years. He is also the author of two other Wadsworth activity books-BEGINNING RACQUETBALL, Sixth Edition (2004) with co-author Cheryl Norton; and SOCIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF SPORT AND EXERCISE, First Edition (1997), with co-author Mary McElroy.
GAME/SET/MATCH covers all the basic fundamentals of playing tennis and is suitable for players at all levels. It combines basic instruction and visual cues, and includes more than 40 diagrams and 200 photos of suggested drills for students. The activity descriptions and photos offer students helpful cues on the proper way to execute tennis techniques and skills. The strategy chapters provide a base for development of thinking on the court, and the tennis court behavior and interpretation of rules section provide students with a solid foundation of the sport.
Preface | v | |
Acknowledgments | vi | |
1 | Preliminaries to the Strokes in Tennis | 1 |
Basic Tennis Grips | 1 | |
Types of Strokes | 4 | |
Feel and Timing of the Tennis Ball | 5 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Racket Control and Ball Spin | 8 | |
2 | Groundstrokes | 13 |
Groundstrokes--Basic Forehand | 13 | |
Groundstrokes--Basic Backhand | 17 | |
Groundstrokes--Two-hand Backhand | 21 | |
Synopsis of the Groundstroke | 23 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Forehand Groundstroke--Slice and Topspin | 26 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Backhand Groundstroke--Slice and Topspin | 28 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Using the Groundstroke to Hit an Approach Shot | 29 | |
3 | Net Play | 33 |
Forehand Volley | 34 | |
Backhand Volley | 35 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Insight When Hitting a Volley | 37 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Half Volley | 40 | |
4 | Service and Service Return | 43 |
Basic Flat Service | 43 | |
Return of Service | 48 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Slice Service | 51 | |
5 | Aerial Game | 57 |
Overheads | 57 | |
The Lob | 61 | |
6 | Mental Aspects of Tennis Competition | 67 |
Understanding What Competition Really Means | 68 | |
Eliminating Negative Attitudes | 68 | |
Concentration | 69 | |
Anxiety and Slumps | 70 | |
Relaxation | 70 | |
Mental Toughness | 71 | |
Putting It All Together | 72 | |
7 | Singles Strategy | 75 |
Percentage Tennis | 75 | |
Service Strategy | 76 | |
Return-of-Service Strategy | 77 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Placement and Service Strategy | 77 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Second-Service Strategy | 77 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Return-of-Service Strategy | 78 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Attacking the Net and Beating the Net Player | 79 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Lob and Overhead Strategy | 82 | |
Increasing Beginner Skills: Baseline-Play Strategy | 83 | |
8 | Doubles Strategy | 87 |
Basic Alignments and Formations | 87 | |
Special Formations | 90 | |
Service and Return-of-Service Strategy | 92 | |
Doubles Game Plan and Strategy | 93 | |
9 | Tennis Practice | 97 |
Tennis by Yourself | 97 | |
Partner Practice Drills | 100 | |
10 | Physical Aspects of Playing Tennis | 109 |
Warm-up | 109 | |
Stretching Exercises | 110 | |
Warm-down | 111 | |
Developing Overall Fitness | 113 | |
Preventing and caring for Tennis Injuries | 115 | |
Dealing with Heat, Sun, and Insect Bites, when Playing Tennis | 119 | |
11 | Tennis Behavior and Interpretation of Rules | 123 |
Behavior on a Tennis Court | 123 | |
Interpreting Tennis Rules | 126 | |
12 | Tennis Courts, Equipment Design, Tournament Competition, and Resources | 131 |
The Tennis Court | 131 | |
Tennis Equipment | 132 | |
Tennis Clothing | 136 | |
How to Get Started in Tennis Competition | 137 | |
Tennis Resources | 138 | |
Appendix A | USTA's The Code: The Player's Guide for Unofficiated Matches | 141 |
Appendix B | NTRP Rating Categories | 145 |
Answer Key to Checkpoints | 147 | |
Photo Credits | 148 | |
Glossary of Terms | 149 | |
Index | 151 |