How To Coach Tennis (Video)

With Matt Knoll, Baylor University Men's Tennis Coach Building a team in an individual sport like tennis can be a daunting task; Knoll takes the guesswork out of putting together your team, organizing practice, creating a vision, creating a fun and competitive spirit within the practice sessions, and the basics of determining lineups and team management. He covers important questions such as: How can I be a good tennis coach if I am not a great player or a certified teaching professional? Recruiting essentials are discussed to give your program heads-up on how to help your players move on to the next level and what collegiate-level programs like Knoll's Baylor squad are looking for in their potential recruits. An excellent, long-awaited resource for tennis coaches everywhere! (31 minutes, 1999, ISBN 1-56404-422-X)

How To Coach Tennis (Video)

With Matt Knoll, Baylor University Men's Tennis Coach Building a team in an individual sport like tennis can be a daunting task; Knoll takes the guesswork out of putting together your team, organizing practice, creating a vision, creating a fun and competitive spirit within the practice sessions, and the basics of determining lineups and team management. He covers important questions such as: How can I be a good tennis coach if I am not a great player or a certified teaching professional? Recruiting essentials are discussed to give your program heads-up on how to help your players move on to the next level and what collegiate-level programs like Knoll's Baylor squad are looking for in their potential recruits. An excellent, long-awaited resource for tennis coaches everywhere! (31 minutes, 1999, ISBN 1-56404-422-X)

Games Approach to Coaching Tennis Video (Copyright 2002)

Games Approach to Coaching Tennis is the newest addition to the American Sport Education Program's (ASEP) Games Approach to Coaching Sport video series. The Games Approach to Coaching Tennis video presents a more in-depth look at the games approach to coaching, which is discussed in the Coaching Youth Tennis book. This revolutionary coaching technique emphasizes learning through play, and it helps coaches create an even more successful tennis experience for their players. Detailed demonstrations of 14 games will help you teach essential tennis tactics for singles and doubles play at the beginning adult and youth levels. In addition to learning the games, coaches and instructors can learn how to: modify games to focus on particular skills and tactics; adjust the difficulty depending on athletes' needs; assess players as they play; actively involve players in the learning process; and teach and refine tennis skills and strategies. Developed in conjunction with the USTA and used in the USA 1,2,3 Instructional Skills Program and USA Team Tennis, the Games Approach to Coaching Tennis video shows you how to teach tennis tactics more effectively than the traditional drills first, play later approach. In the games approach, players participate in modified games rather than repetitive drills. As they play, they learn the tactics and understand how to apply them in a game situation. Players have fun and are motivated to practice in these small-sided games. The Games Approach to Coaching Tennis video helps coaches and instructors discover a great way to coach tennis skills and tactics, and it provides a fun and rewarding experience for their players. About the Author The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the most widely used and respected sport education program in the United States. More than 30 states now require ASEP courses for their high school coaches, and more than 200 universities use ASEP courses and resources. Over one million people A<>A-- coaches, parents, and directors alike A<>A-- have used ASEP products since the program began in 1981. The ASEP headquarters are located in Champaign, Illinois.

Coaching Tennis: The Complete Team Practice Plan (Video)

This video features John Officer, US Naval Academy Head Tennis Coach. Finally! A video containing a complete daily team tennis practice plan for tennis coaches at any level! One of the most time consuming tasks every coach faces is developing a daily practice plan. All too often, tennis coaches plan only as far as the next day. Certainly a good deal of time is wasted with this approach. The Complete Team Practice Plan presents a practice plan for every day of the week, utilizing drills, tactics, fitness, and mental toughness. The plan also includes singles and doubles drills. The innovative information presented is intended for high school, college, and USTA coaches. A must-have video for every coach who needs a little help creating an effective practice plan today! 54 minutes. 2003.

Planning Dynamic Tennis Practices: On-Court Circuit Training (Video)

Finally! A video created for the time-crunched tennis coach looking to improve skills, stay motivated, and keeping every player equally stimulated in attending practice and gaining confidence. Amy Ables has taken a typical practice and dissected it into a very modifiable model for coaches at any level. In this video, you will learn what circuit training is and why it adapts to a tennis practice so well. Ables shares her secrets for planning practices and keeping them organized. And finally, she presents her fantastic practice plan (for 1.5 to 2 hour practices) that will benefit coaches at any level! Throughout the plan, she defines and demonstrates the drills that will help your team improve in every area of the game. She also shares her set-up of stations that each player moves in and out of in succession, keeping all of your players moving, growing, and gaining skills! (25 minutes, 1999)