Mini Games and Junior Tennis Drills eBook

This eBook contains great drills that focus on Beginner and Junior Drills. You will find both feeding and live ball tennis drills all presented in an easy to read PDF eBook. There are clear instructions as well as easy to follow diagrams for every drill. Once you have opened your eBook please save the eBook to you own computer (save to "My Documents" or another folder of your choice) as this will allow you to have easier access to all drills as well as being able to print these drills when you want them.

Click here to get your Mini Games and Junior Tennis Drills eBook......more>>

 

Tennis Confidence and Coping with Errors - By Dr. Patrick Cohn

All kinds of tennis players—junior, amateur, collegiate and professional—need to have high self-confidence to perform their best and feel successful. Confidence is your number one mental game asset on the court. You may think that some confident tennis players are arrogant and use intimidation to psych out their competitors. Some players shout at officials or get into fights with other players because they have big egos and lots of confidence......Tennis Psychology article >>>>

 

 

Tennis Mind Games and Juniors Who Cheat

By Dr. Patrick Cohn - One of the hallmarks of a strong mental game of tennis is your ability to stay composed when you are down in a match or making unforced errors. You cannot be a consistent performer unless you slay the raging monster within – or control your emotions during matches. I am sure at one time (or two) your mind game let you down because you became upset, frustrated, or angry with yourself or an opponent. I probably bet it cost you a couple games or even a set. At the younger levels of junior tennis – 10 and under – I have witnessed cheating by young players, which can lead to frustration for the opponent... read entire article on cheating juniors >>>>

 

 

The 7 Deadly Sins of Tennis

By Tommy Smith - Tennis can be a tricky sport when you're just starting out. The following 7 beginner mistakes are what I believe to be the biggest challenges for the novice. Address these issues and you'll be improving in no time. Click here for entire article >>>>

 

The Key Components of Coaching Beginner Juniors

By Rufus Keown - “I started when I was four, but I didn’t really play seriously till I was eight.” - Kathy Rinaldi, 14 year old French Open quarter finalist (1981). Beginner Juniors are a most important part of any tennis coaches business.  With so many other leisure options available are you giving your young players the best chance to have fun playing tennis?  Read how to make your beginners program a winner >>>  

 

 

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 tennis lessons focus on:-

• Beginner lesson - Fundamental Motor Skills and the Volley - split step and basic technique.
• Intermediate lesson - Net play - split step, technique and moving as a team in doubles.
• 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 >>>

 

10 Top Tips for Coaching Junior Beginners in Tennis

By Rufus Keown - Coaching children aged 5 - 7 years old can be a challenging past time.  All tennis coaches must be aware that coaching these juniors requires a special set of skills.  Use the tips in this article to become a better coach of your junior beginners...more>>

 

Do You Know How to Handle Those Tough Tennis Parents?

By David Horne - As a coach you will be guaranteed to encounter some tough tennis parents at some point in your coaching career. If you know how to handle these parents then you will be able to create the appropriate learning environment for their child as well as maintaining the peace. Here are some key points...more>>

 

Looking to Find New Ways to Kick Start Your Junior Tennis Program? Do You Have a Problem With Retention?

By David Horne - If you are a tennis director, camp director or tennis coach who runs a junior tennis program the you are likely to have dealt with the key issues of player retention, programming, staffing and learning to find new ways in order to maintain a successful program....more>>

 

A Pupil's Point of View

By Dena Daly - Dena Daly is a top junior in the UK, read about how she started in the game, her weekly program and what motivates her to reach the top...more>>

 

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"Always Wanted To Learn How To Play Tennis But Don't Know Where To Start?"  

Dear Tennis Player, Would you like to...Save hundreds of dollars on tennis lessons by getting all the same information here for less than the price of one lesson? Learn technique that lays the foundation for advanced strokes when you're ready for them? Learn tennis with the modern "game-based" approach that lets you develop your own fluid strokes instead of robotic copy of your coach's?  Learning how to play tennis can be an enjoyable journey, especially when your game improves to the level at which you move effortlessly around the court hitting accurate and powerful strokes.