Welcome To The Global Sports Coaching Tennis Journal!
The Global Website for Tennis Coaching!
Dear Tennis Enthusiast
Issue 5, November 2006
We would like to welcome our latest members from Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, France and the USA; we hope you enjoy the content of this months newsletter. This month we introduce a new series of lesson plans, aimed to help put the 100's of drills and tips on the GSC website into context and our series of "Psyched Up Tennis Drills" deals with handling pressure and adversity.
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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.
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Current Tennis Articles
Psyched Up Drills for Tennis [Part 5] – Handling Pressure and Adversity
“We all choke. That’s all right. We’re not machines. What you have to learn is accept the fact and not panic. It’s the panic that loses you the match, not the nerves.”
Rod Laver 1988
Pressure and adversity comes in many forms on the tennis court:-
- Bad line call
- Fear of failure during a big match
- Windy or extremely hot conditions
- Unfamiliar court surfaces
- A big or noisy crowd
- Anxiety during a close match
Are amongst the experiences a player will confront during a tennis match.
Click here to read the full article>>>
Tennis Lesson Plans
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.
Global Sports Coaching will provide a sample lesson plans for:-
- 30 minute beginner lesson,
- 45 minute intermediate lesson
- 60 minute development / squad lesson
These plans will be posted on the website each month...Click here for week 1>>>

Jump Higher, Increase Vertical Leap & Slam Dunk...Can Anyone Do It?
By Matt (Vertcoach)
Training purely to increase vertical leap and jump higher has developed in, 'leaps & bounds' over the past few years. Now days there's no excuse for not being able to slam dunk...read more>>
Group Fitness Training for Tennis Squads
By David Horne
Circuit training can be a very productive way of training a large group of athletes. A circuit consists of multiple exercise stations with athletes separated into groups. Athletes will have a turn at each station with a designated time at each station as well as rest intervals.
During the off-season you will be able to devote more time to fitness training. However, during the competitive season more time is generally devoted to match play and skills training while trying to maintain fitness levels. As a result circuit training is a productive way of “hitting” all of the key fitness components required by tennis players...more>>
FREE eBooks!
FREE 50 Great Sports Quotes eBook - Volume II
More Great Sports Quotes!!!! This eBook contains 50 great sports quotes from sporting
legends, coaches and from the sports media! Each quote is on a separate page that has its own border allowing you to print each quote separately. Handout these quotes to your players, athletes, coaching staff or just keep them all to your self!
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Visit our "Free Tennis ebooks" page to select from our free ebooks:

FREE Tennis Drills eBook
FREE Tennis Practice Match Variations
Free Speed and Agility eBook
FREE 50 Great Sports Quotes!
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Tennis Drills Competition
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We are inviting all coaches receiving the Global Sports Coaching Newsletter to send in their best tennis drills. The winning entry will receive 6 months free subscription to the Global Sports Coaching site. (*current members will have 6 months added to their membership)
Format the drill under the headings:-
- Player Level
- Objective
- Instruction
- Coaching Notes
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