Biomechanics of Power, with David Sammel (ITP, 2001) 54 minutes with 19 Chapters and Bonus Feature. International Tennis Products (ITP), based in the U.K., has produced this fascinating 54 minute DVD about the Biomechanics of Power in tennis, as part of their Visual Learning System series. In this DVD, David Sammel, U.K. national coach of
Secrets of a True Tennis Master: Welby Van Horn and His Tennis Teaching System, By Edward Weiss (Wilson Printing, 2007). The Book & Author The author Edward Weiss is a lifelong tennis player and former Captain of Swarthmore College tennis team and Division III All-American in 1978, and is now a corporate lawyer in Connecticut.
Maximum Tennis: 10 Keys to Unleashing Your On-Court Potential, Nick Saviano (Human Kinetics, 2003) 195 Pages, with 10 Chapters, Index, Bibliography and Black & White Photos Nick Saviano is a former top coach and director with USTA and now head of Saviano High Performance Academy in Sunrise, FL USA. He was a top 50 player
Tennis for Now or Later?* (or Should You Play to Win Today or Play for the "Long Run"?) *Thanks to Ron Miller of GottaPlayTennis.net for suggesting this great topic and these questions! Tailoring your game for the NOW, or maybe for LATER This topic is probably closely related to the topic of tennis and aging.
In the US, there is a rating system called the NTRP that classifies players between 1.0---a total beginner---to 7.0---a world class player. Most players fall between 2.5 and 3.5. 2.5 is someone that can get a few balls over the net, but likely lacks spin, consistency, placement, and knowledge of strategy. A 3.5 player is
Many people ask about the indoor sport of real tennis, also called court tennis, which is closely-related to today's modern game of tennis, and often considered it's forerunner. Two hundred years before soccer was dubbed "the beautiful game", real tennis or court tennis was called "the first beautiful game"...It went by different names in different
(*or the Ten Minute Tennis Time Capsule) *Tennis in Ancient History - Some historians trace the origins of tennis before the year 1000 to the Egyptian town of Tinnis on the river Nile, and the origin of the word "racquet" to the Arabic word for palm - rahat. Stronger historical evidence tracks tennis to the
