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Issue 14, August 2007
Welcome to August's Newsletter - as we prepare for the US Open the Serbian challenge to world tennis domination continues with the superb performances of Novak Djokovic, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. All three are major contenders for their first grand slam title after strong recent results in the lead up US hard court season.
To see these young Serbian's succeed is quite amazing given their country has limited tennis infrastructure and a tragic recent past. Considering the money being poured into tennis by the Australian, English and American federations to find the next champions, these three are prime example of hard work and determination triumphing in the face of adversity.
The emergence of players from Eastern Europe and South America raises the issue of player development. Many of these players may not have had the opportunities and support offered to Australian, US and English players by their national federations; and therefore must toughen up at a young age - developing fighting spirit and competitive instincts that are crucial once they hit the cut throat senior tour.
Tennis Australia is one organisation that have made a stand to change the culture of their developing players. They have made several hard decisions, including cutting the funding of a junior who "tanked" his match at the French Open Juniors, in the hope that their "pandered" juniors will toughen up. Results will not be immediate - but Tennis Australia realises that to make it at the top they must develop the right culture at an early age.
This month's newsletter features:-
- Week 10 of GSC's sample tennis lessons;
- The 6th part of the "Federer File" identifying how he breaks down his opponents playing style.;
- An article exploring how fatigue increases your unforced error rate; and
- The first article in a series investigating tennis accessories (racquets, string, surfaces etc...) this month focus' on different types of stringing machines available
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Current Tennis Articles
Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 10
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its web site and in its e-books to help with all aspects of tennis coaching and development. There are so many that we have decided to start producing weekly lesson plans to help coaches use the drills most effectively.
This weeks lessons focus on:-
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Beginner lesson - Back court play.
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Intermediate lesson - Key match play concepts - Depth.
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Development / Squad lesson - Game Styles - Aggressive Baseliner.
These plans will be posted on the web site each month...Click here for week 10 >>>
The Federer File - The Playing Styles
One of the great challenges facing top tennis players is the different styles of opponent they must face, and master, to stay at the top of the game. Roger Federer is a master of adapting his own game plan to break down his opponents style...read more >>>
'Watch The Ball!'
By Todd Scott - Tennis Fitness Expert
If you're anything like me, you may have thought to yourself: I AM WATCHING THE BALL, what else can I do...? According to a few statistics, there's a lot you can do.... And it only takes a fraction of a second. These few statistics to show how vital it is that the eye must be kept on the ball UNTIL THE MOMENT OF STRIKING IT. About 85% of the points in tennis are errors, and the remaining 15% are earned points. As the standard of play rises the percentage of errors drops until, in the average high-class tournament match, 60% are errors and 40% cracker-jack-shots. Click here to read this article>>
Types of Tennis Racquet Stringing Machines
Tennis Racquet Stringing Machines are vital tools for creating stringbeds for tennis racquets that can instantly transform a player's game due to the added deflection power an effectively strung racquet can provide.Due to this, it is no wonder that most players are spending thousands on buying tournament tennis racquets to get a powerful advantage. However, tennis racquet stringing may sound like a simple job, but there's actually quite a few ways to string a racquet. Click here to read this article>>
Playing Styles - The Modern Player
This eBook will help you become the ultimate big match player, understanding when to play the right shot at the right time and recognise when to:-
- defend
- neutralise
- create, or
- attack.
...Click here to find out more about Player development>>>
100's of Tennis Drills!
The GSC Tennis Drills Collection is the Ultimate Coaching Aid for all tennis coaches! You will find hundreds of tennis drills compiled by tennis and fitness professionals from all over the world. This collection of drills is comprised of seven ebooks. GSC has converted our Tennis Drills and Tennis Fitness Manuals into digital form so that coaches can download the drills right onto their computer. This allows you to view and print drills whenever you want to! You will receive all seven ebooks for free when you join Global Sports Coaching.Click here to get access to 100's of tennis drills>>
FREE eBooks!
Funny Sports Quotes - A Collection of Over 100 of the Funniest Quotes of All Time
Along with the great quotes that just happen to come out at the most perfect times so do those quotes from athletes who just happen to put their foot in their mouth. These quotes will be sure to make you laugh and see how even the champion athletes have a tough time in saying what they really want to say! Click here to download this eBook>>
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FREE Tennis Drills eBook
FREE Tennis Practice Match Variations
Free Speed and Agility eBook
FREE Great Sports Quotes!
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