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SAQ Juniors The SAQ
method applied to juniors aged, 4-11. Excellent set of movement exercises for
an individual or groups of Children. |
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Only available from the LTA,
give them a ring! |
Strength and Conditioning Fundamentals for under 10s
Interactive CDROM with
progressive set of exercises.
A must have for parents and
coaches of under 10 Tennis players. |
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Ultimate Conditioning for Tennis
Was originally published as SAQ
Tennis.
The SAQ method applied to
Tennis
Very good for basic
movement, does not cover the sequence of movements a player makes
around a court.
Suitable for players and
coaches. |
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Complete Conditioning for Tennis
Produced by the United States
Tennis Association (USTA)
Covers all the basics of
Conditioning for a Tennis player.
Although published in 1998
most of the content is still valid.
Has details on the USTA Fitness
tests with normative data. |
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Tennis Anatomy Well
illustrated Strength exercises for Tennis players and coaches.
A must for players and
coaches. If you only want to buy one book, sorry, its not possible!
Buy this one for Strength
training and Tennis Training for the Conditioning.
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Tennis Training
Most of the exercises you need
as a Tennis player with the Sports Science supporting the exercises.
Buy this one for the
conditioning and Tennis Anatomy for the Strength training. |
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Complete Conditioning for Tennis
Book and CD
Excellent book produced by
the USTA, covers all the topics.
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Ultimate Guide to Weight
Training for Tennis
Covers all the basics, good for
exercise plans.
Don't think it lives up to
the title!
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ITF Strength and Conditioning
for Tennis A must
have for coaches developing the Strength and Conditioning of Tennis
players. A good source
for Tennis specific exercises. |
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IOC Strength Training for Sport
produced by the International
Olympic Committee (IOC)
A good source for the
Science behind training for Sports. As the book is produced by the
IOC it has been peer reviewed, as a result you can rely on the
content being accurate.
A very good section on
Tennis. |
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Strength Training Anatomy
Probably the best illustrated
Exercises and muscle structures.
If you want to know what
exercises to use to develop particular areas, this is the book.
You can recognise the muscle
and look at the exercise.
A bit light on descriptions. |
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Strength Training Anatomy
Workout II based
on the above book but with a lot more description of the exercises.
Also very good at myth
busting about Strength training. |
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The Great Body Ball Handbook
When the player buys a ball for
home use, they should buy this book with it!
Well illustrated and
explained exercises.
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The Core Workout
All of the power used in Tennis
goes through the core, either to generate energy on the ball or
maintain stability in the body.
A strong core for a Tennis
player is a must,
this book will help coaches to develop the players core. |
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Strength Conditioning with
Medicine Balls
General set of Medicine Ball exercises with Tennis specific ones
identified.
Does not have all of the
usual Tennis Specific Medicine Ball exercises.
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Sport Stretch
Most of the stretches you
ever want will be in this book. |
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The flexible
Stretching Strap Describes the
fastest ways to develop and maintain Flexibility and Range of
Movement. Covers Active Isolated Stretching (AIS). |
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The Muscle Book
Good simple line diagrams
showing the major muscles, what they do and how they attach to the
skeleton.
Common problems outlined and
how to recognise the problem.
Useful when talking to
Physiotherapists etc. Helps in communicating with players/parents. |
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ITF Biomechanics of Advanced
Tennis Detailed
work on the Biomechanics used in Tennis.
How Strength and
Conditioning fits in with Performance play. |
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ITF - Technique Development in
Tennis Stroke production
This book is a candidate for
the being the definitive work on Tennis Stroke Production. |
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Science of Coaching Tennis
Good section on fitness
testing. |
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Tennis for Advanced Players
If you have a list of Tennis
Coaching Books you have to include one by Jack Groppel! |
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The Best Tennis of Your Life
50 Mental Strategies for
fearless Performance.
If your ever want a present
for a Tennis player this is the book! |