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Issue 9, March 2007
Federer has lost...Federer has lost! The great Swiss fell just short of a record winning streak at Indian Wells this week giving his rivals renewed hope. Is he suffering a foot injury? - or depressingly for his opponents - is he preparing for an assault on the clay court season and a chance at completing the grand slam.
The women's tour remains unpredictable - a triumphant return for Justine Henin but no sign of any consistent appearances by either of the Williams sisters. As the clay court season looms all eyes are on Amelie Mauresmo as she prepares to tackle her home grand slam - the French Open - and overcoming the last biggest hurdle of her career.
This month's newsletter includes:-
- an excerpt from the new eBook "Tennis - Player Development" discussing modern playing styles.
- the series of sample lesson plans continues to Week 5
- Dave Preston presents time friendly ways to run a club championship; and
- the most important skills of playing baseline tennis - and drills to improve each area are explored in our final article.
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Current Tennis Articles
Playing Styles - The Modern Player
By Rufus Keown
The traditional model of four playing styles:-
(1) Serve and Volleyer
(2) All court player
(3) Aggressive Baseliner
(4) Counter Puncher
- is losing relevance in the modern game as players evolve into more complete athletes.Read this except from the upcoming new eBook "Tennis - Player Development." Click here to read the excerpt>>>
If you enjoyed the extract from "Tennis - Player Development" please click on the front cover to find out more.
Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 5
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its website 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 - Fundamental Motor Skills and the Volley - split step and basic technique.
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Intermediate lesson - Net play - split step, technique and moving as a team in doubles.
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Development / Squad lesson - Serving and Returning - start the point positively.
These plans will be posted on the website each month...Click here for week 5 >>>
The Return of the Club Championships
By Dave Preston
In recent years many clubs have had problems putting together a Club Championship Tournament at their club. This is primarily due to the fact that because of hectic busy work schedules members are finding it more difficult to commit to a tournament that can last up to one week……but here is a solution to offer your members a great opportunity to become CLUB CHAMPION......read more>>
4 Keys to Successful Baseline Tennis
By Rufus Keown View in PDF
The modern game is very much geared around Baseline Tennis. In this article we discuss 4 of the most important elements of playing at the baseline and introduce drills and activities to improve each area....more>>
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