Tennis Skills: The Player's Guide » (Reprint)

Tom Sadzeck has been coaching tennis for years and has been a member of the United States Professional Tennis Association since 1992. He holds a Professional 1 rating and has lectured at USTA coaching conferences. He is featured in ADDvantage magazine's "Little Tennis" column and Coach Tennis America audio magazine. He lives in San Rafael, California.

A fully illustrated, back-to-basics guide to improving your tennis game, the book is fully illustrated with sequential pictures, court diagrams, tips, typical faults, and coaching ideas to build strong foundation skills and great players.

Children's Literature

Sadzeck, who has been playing and coaching tennis for twenty-five years, begins with the basics in this lavishly illustrated guide to the game. In sections dealing with drills and skills, instructions are accompanied by step-by-step photographs and diagrams. The book is for young readers who have experienced the game on the court and are serious enough about it to want to build on a foundation of skills. It assumes some knowledge of the game, but also includes information about warm-ups, a range of grips and equipment. A glossary of tennis terms is a helpful addition. 2001, Quintet Publishing, $14.95. Ages 10 up. Reviewer: Uma Krishnaswami

Introduction

• Tennis Talk
• The Basics
• Equipment
• Grips
  

1. Stroke Production Skills
2. Target Drills
3. Cooperation Drills
4. Strategy and Situation Drills
5. Pressure Drills
6. Footwork