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Tennis Serve Drills
Can someone give me some tennis practice tips?
I want to work on my tennis game, but I don't have anyone to practice with regularly. Does anyone have any suggestions for practice drills I can do by myself besides practicing my serve?
some tips from a "pro"
Equipment -- What’s great about tennis is that all you need is a tennis racquet, a pair of sneakers and some tennis balls. If you are just starting to play, you don’t need to spend a lot of money on your equipment, but I do recommend that you keep that old wooden racquet in the closet and pick up a more modern racquet. As your game improves you can upgrade your racquet to maximize your abilities.
Lessons -- I can’t stress enough how important it is to take a few lessons to get started or reacquainted with the game. It’s proven that a much higher percentage of people who take tennis lessons stay with the game than those who try to learn on their own. There are more than 4,000 Tennis Welcome Centers in communities across the United States that offer fun and affordable introductory lessons. Visit www.TennisWelcomeCenter.com and punch in your ZIP code to find a Tennis Welcome Center near you. Timing -- For beginners, it’s not a big time commitment. Teaching pros can have you hitting back and forth steadily in a few hours. For most, a four- to six-week group program led by a pro should put you on the fast track to enjoying the game.
Practice -- Even if you can’t get someone to play with, you can still practice. Bouncing the ball on your racquet and volleying against a wall are proven methods to get you comfortable with the racquet. For beginners, practice should be about skill repetition. Save the booming serves for later -- first learn to volley.
Fitness -- The beauty of tennis is that the more you play the more fit you get. And as your fitness improves, your speed, agility, endurance and overall game improves. Hit the tennis courts twice a week and say good-bye to that treadmill -- tennis is a full body workout that is fun and social. An average-sized woman playing an hour of tennis can burn 330 calories during doubles and 420 calories during singles. An average-sized man playing an hour of tennis can burn about 425 calories during doubles and 600 calories during singles.
Strategy -- As you play the same opponents on a regular basis take mental notes on the shots they have trouble with. Remember, it’s not just about excelling at your game, it's also about targeting your opponent’s weaknesses. But the best strategy is to have fun and keep fit playing our great game!
For more information on tennis facilities in your community offering programs that will get you playing fast, visit www.TennisWelcomeCenter.com.
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Essential Practice Drills for Tennis (DVD) $35.82 One of the most respected teaching professionals in the sport shares several of his match-tested drills for enhancing the essential ingredients in the development of a tennis player, including movement, ball position, execution, timing, concentration, control, and consistency. Essential Practice Drills for Tennis explains and demonstrates eight proven drills for developing the requisite skills and techniques involved in tennis. Among the topics covered: box drills to the outside, box drills to the middle, center-court drill, 4-cone drill, first volley drill, serve & volley drill, and up/back drill. |
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Tennis Serve $24.99 Tennis Serve - Photographic Print |
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20 Aggressive Tennis Drills for Women (DVD) $29.99 With Renata Marcinkowska, World-ranked Tennis Pro & InstructorIn a "first of its kind" DVD designed specifically for the female tennis player, Marcinkowska presents the steps to becoming a dominant and more aggressive tennis player. Using on-court player demonstration, Marcinkowska covers nine focus areas and over 20 drills to maximize your tennis playing potential. With an emphasis on being aggressive, Marcinkowska shares techniques and drills to increase forehand and backhand power, volley, forehand and backhand overheads, and shares tips to develop a more powerful, accurate serve. She shows how women can make up for a lack of upper body strength with better technique and racquet speed. In addition, she shares multiple creative competitive drills and teaches you how to develop the secret weapon in tennis. This video is great for any female tennis player (or coach of one) who wants to take her game to the next level and get the most out of her ability! 40 Minutes. 2004. |
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Becoming a Champion Tennis Player: The Serve (DVD) $29.99 With Bill Mountford, USTA National Tennis Center Director of Tennis (NTC),US Open Director of Player Operations, USPTA Eastern Division President, Founder of the HEAD Junior Tennis Academy (NJ), USTA.com contributor ("Tips of the Week" & "Ask Bill" columns)In this excellent "how to" tennis DVD, Bill Mountford demonstrates over a dozen drills that will help improve your confidence in the "most important shot in tennis," the serve! He begins by explaining the basic guidelines of serving, including proper foot positioning, grip strength, racket head acceleration, and ball toss. With the help of his students, Mountford then demonstrates an arsenal of serving drills which focus on improving individual dynamics of the serve, developing all around coordination, and improving performance in pressure situations and under fatigue. In nearly every situation, Mountford explains the drill to you as a player, and provides teaching tips for coaches - this DVD offers valuable advice and training ideas to tennis players and tennis coaches at all levels! 47 minutes. 2005. |
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Winning Table Tennis: Skills, Drills, and Strategies (book) $19.95 Five-time U.S. singles and 11-time doubles champion Dan Seemiller, possibly the best American table tennis player ever, shares his secrets for top-level play in Winning Table Tennis: Skills, Drills, and Strategies. Readers will learn the best table tennis techniques, strategies, and conditioning methods for success. The authors provide beginning through advanced players with practical tips that make a difference. The book features 29 drills for developing better shot-making skills. Seemiller's creative shot and grip innovations will give players an edge. The 124 photos and illustrations make it easy for players to learn the proper techniques and sharpen skills. Plus, the book offers drill variations designed to hone the skills of advanced players and professionals. Winning Table Tennis shows players how to * choose the right equipment, * serve and return serves, * use proper footwork and get into position, * practice more efficiently, * prepare for competitions, * make effective strategy decisions in singles and doubles play, and * condition the body for optimal performance. Also provided is a conditioning program to help prevent injuries and prepare players for optimal performance. CONTENTS Part I: Sharpening Your Skills Chapter 1. Standard Strokes and Advanced Variations All the shots, including Seemiller's own innovations Chapter 2. Serves and Returns of Serves The best way to train for serves and returns Chapter 3. Footwork Movement and positioning Part II: Preparing to Play Chapter 4. Choosing the Right Equipment Tailor your equipment to your style and level of play Chapter 5. Training Preparation and Care Warming up and stretching Chapter 6. Conditioning Drills Train physically and mentally Chapter 7. Total Conditioning For optimal readiness to compete Part III: Competing to Win Chapter 8. Tournament Preparation What to expect when you compete Chapter 9. Tournament Tactics Strategies for matching any opponent Chapter 10. Thinking Like a Winner From goal-setting to slumpbusting ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dan Seemiller knows table tennis, drawing from years of professional competition, international-level coaching, and his love of the game. Seemiller was the #1 player on the U.S. table tennis team from 1973 to 1983. He was U.S. singles champion 5 times and doubles champion 11 times, winning 8 years in a row. In 1977 he and his doubles partner made the quarter finals of the World Championships--the first U.S. team to go that far in internat |
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Tennis Player Preparing to Serve $24.99 Tennis Player Preparing to Serve - Photographic Print |
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Becoming a Champion Tennis Player: 33 Individual Workout Drills (DVD) $29.99 With Renata Marcinkowska, World-ranked Tennis Pro & InstructorRenata Marcinkowska, a two-time All-American at Oklahoma State University, shares 33 dynamic exercises and tips for self-improvement in tennis. Marcinkowska has designed this program specifically for aspiring players (high school & college) who want to take their game to the next level. It is a program that will teach you the "touch and feel" necessary to become a great player. The beauty and uniqueness of Marcinkowska's program is that these exercises and drills are designed for individual workouts. She shares individual drills covering power with touch, poaching, overheads, the passing shot, approach shot, lob returns and the serve. In addition, she teaches conditioning and cross-training drills to develop your quickness and mobility. This DVD encourages and challenges you to be self-motivated, "think outside the box" and will help propel you to become an extraordinary player! 40 minutes. 2004. |
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20 Essential Drills for Beginner's Tennis (DVD) $29.99 With Peter Smith,University of Southern California Men's Tennis Coach; 2004 Pac 10 Coach of the Year;and Smith's three sons: Tanner, Riley and ColterIn this excellent DVD, USC's Peter Smith uses the assistance of his three sons to teach you how simple the game of tennis can be! Coach Smith offers a fun and unique way for anyone to learn the fundamental techniques. To demonstrate the ease that tennis can be learned, Smith has his youngest son Coulter, age 4, hit the ball over the net from the base line. You don't have to be old or strong to hit the ball! This video is fun and competitive. The essential skills you will learn in this outstanding demonstration include the backhand slice, ground stroke, closing volley, overhead, cross-court shots and, the most challenging stroke, the serve. Furthermore, he goes over the correct way to hold a racquet, use proper footwork and how to keep score. What makes this video a must-have is that Smith is able to use children throughout the program to illustrate just how easy it is to learn the game of tennis! With the addition of this production to your collection, you will learn the proper techniques, have fun and be successful! 47 minutes. 2006. |
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Tennis Player Delivering Powerful Serve $29.99 Tennis Player Delivering Powerful Serve - Photographic Print |
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Tennis Skills & Drills (Paperback) $33.56 More than 110 proven drills in Tennis Skills & Drills demonstrate appropriate techniques with descriptions for players to master a skill and then use that targeted skill during competition. Photo sequences detail the correct execution of all key strokes, and drills are provided to refine them. From singles and doubles coverage to movement and tactical drills, the comprehensive coverage and full-color photos will lead to more success on the court. Original. |
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Bruce Gullikson: Games and Drills to Build a Successful High School Tennis Program Featuring Steve Paulsen (DVD) $29.99 With Bruce Gullikson,Tennis Professional (98th Street Athletic Club) and featuring Steve Paulsen,Edina (MN) HS Girls Tennis Coach & coach of 13 MN State Team titles (9 in a row through '06)Through the start of the 2006 season, Coach Paulsen has coached the Edina girls' tennis team to victory in over 160 matches in a row as well as nine straight State Championships. This DVD is filled with more than 10 drills and games that Paulsen uses everyday in practice that has helped build Edina girls tennis into a tennis powerhouse. Paulsen begins with doubles drills. In these drills a lot of emphasis is placed on the first three hits, which is generally when the point is won. The drills in this section work on serve, volley, movement and consistency. In singles drills, the groundstrokes are the focus. Again, these drills work on consistency and movement. The DVD concludes with a number of games that stress fundamentals, but are done in a fun atmosphere. All these drills and games allow the players to hit a large amount of balls in a short amount of time while getting a quality workout. Interspersed between the drill segment is a Q & A session that reveal Paulsen's philosophies towards building a championship program. 42 minutes. 2007. |
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Fearless and Focused! 35 Doubles Drills (DVD) $29.99 With Al Wermer,University of Toledo Men's Tennis CoachThis is the most innovative doubles drills DVD on the market! Al Wermer presents 35 unique drills to help your athletes learn how to "make things happen" on the doubles court. These drills present ideas for all levels of players that will develop fearlessness, focus, and winning doubles. Coach Wermer uses these 35 drills to teach team movement and shot selection, progressing through his three building blocks of doubles: diagonal patterns, partner support, and controlling the net. These drills are taught in an easy-to-follow progression and are thoroughly demonstrated. Some of the drills presented include: serving and returning at targets, net-man scramble, read and close, poach at targets, volley-volley drills, and many team movement drills. Coach Wermer presents formations, strategies, movement patterns, shot decisions, partner set-up, holding and breaking serve, and communication during and between points. Included are many live-ball drills for more advanced players and many cooperative and competitive games for all levels of doubles play. Short segments, called "Coach Al's Slice" illustrate some of Wermer's most unique insights that can help your players elevate their doubles games. Coach Wermer's drills are a useful resource that you can quickly incorporate for an immediate, positive impact on your players! 62 minutes. 2006. |
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Young Children Learning How to Serve a Tennis Ball $79.99 Young Children Learning How to Serve a Tennis Ball - Premium Photographic Print |
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Pro Tennis Lessons: Ultimate Serve - $34.99 The Pro Tennis Lessons series of instructional programs includes six titles, each hosted by professional athlete James Jensen and focusing on a different specific aspect of the sport. Pro Tennis Lessons: Ultimate Serve gives viewers the fundamentals for the shot that can make or break a game as soon as it starts: the serve. Jensen details the four stages of the serve and offers tips on improving accuracy. Other titles in the series include Pro Tennis Lessons: Ultimate Killer Angle Shots and Pro Tennis Lessons: Ultimate Lobs & Drop Shots. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi |
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21st Century Tennis Drills (DVD) $29.99 With Bill Mountford, USTA National Tennis Center Director of Tennis (NTC), US Open Director of Player Operations, USPTA Eastern Division President, Founder of the HEAD Junior Tennis Academy (NJ), USTA.com contributor ("Tips of the Week" & "Ask Bill" columns)Bill Mountford demonstrates an innovative way to teach the game that focuses less on structured technique and more on athletic movement--what he calls "guided discovery" -- through playing the game. Mountford demonstrates this coaching style through a series of "play-based" drills that can be used to improve overall performance and improve specific skill areas. Mountford demonstrates twelve drills that can be modified to develop specific areas of the game. Each drill is designed to aid different areas of the game such as foot movement, closing in on the net, teamwork, quick volleys, shot selection, ball judgment, ball tracking, and fast movement dynamics. Each drill is competitive and fast-paced enough to condition players during each practice. Mountford's practice drills provide a useful resource that will allow players at all levels to learn to hit every shot! 46 minutes. 2005. |
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Tennis Serve - Drill for Developing Fluidity
Tennis Drills: Improving Your Skills Without A Court
Every tennis players wants to improve his or her game, and over time most players get better. However, all too many players are willing to dedicate the time and energy it requires in order to take their skills to the next level of excellence; but find that limited access to a court is keeping them from achieving their goals. If this sounds all too familiar, try some of these off court drills. By learning how to practice your tennis technique without needing a court or a net you can turn a backyard, or even a garage, into your personal tennis training gym.
The most effective thing you can do to improve your game when you don't have access to a court or a partner is to build your endurance and do footwork drills. Making a regular practice of following increasingly challenging jogging routes will help you build the kind of endurance that will help you keep your energy levels high throughout even the most challenging games. To keep from injuring yourself during a jog, be sure to do a full set of warm-up and cool down stretches.
In addition to covering some ground as a jogger, it is a good idea to make up your own personal footwork drills so that you will be able to put your newfound endurance on the courts to full use by exploring your full range of lower body movement. Going through even a short daily regimen of slides, backwards jogs, side steps, kicks, jumps, and other low-impact aerobic moves will help you become more agile. Being light on your feet can give you a huge advantage when you are running for the ball. The more effortlessly you can slide, skip, run, and bounce on the court, the more graceful and efficient your play will become. If you have access to a lot of open air space like a large field or park, try playing a bit of tennis golf as a break from your regular drills.
The game of tennis golf may sound strange, but it is actually a great way to have a lot of fun while improving your tennis skills. You can play alone or with a group of friends. If you play in a group, make sure that everyone has a way to distinguish his or her unique ball. A round or two of tennis golf can help you increase your serving power and accuracy while having a great time. Like regular golf, the objective of tennis golf is to get your ball to a set spot in as few serves as possible. A landmark like a specific tree in an open field is a great place to aim for. Serve the ball as powerfully as you can and try to hit your target. Wherever your ball lands, go to it and serve it again from there. By playing in different kinds of terrain, you will be able to develop your serving skills in a variety of situations that call for different levels of power and precision. The confidence and accuracy you gain from playing tennis golf can translate to a better performance on the court.
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