Championship Tennis

by Frank Giampaolo, Jon Levey

Step onto the court confident, focused, and prepared to dictate the match and dominate your opponent. In Championship Tennis , world-class coach and regular Grand Slam clinician Frank Giampaolo and long-time Tennis magazine editor Jon Levey bring you expert instruction and professional insights to eliminate unforced errors, increase winning percentage, and improve your overall game. Inside, you’ll learn how to • assess individual skills, evaluate practice sessions, and analyze performance; • identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement; • customize your training and conditioning to your skill set, experience, and style of play; • increase the consistency and accuracy of your shots; and • control your emotions and mentally prepare for every match. You’ll also find the most effective, unparalleled drills for mastering groundstrokes, serves, volleys, and specialty shots as well as invaluable advice for improving anticipatory skills and recognizing, neutralizing, and countering your competition’s strengths and playing styles. Add a copy of Championship Tennis to your bookshelf and turn errors into winners and three-set losses into straight-set wins. This is a must-have resource for players and instructors seeking to maximize potential as quickly as possible.

Genres: Sports

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Frank Giampaolo is a veteran author whose acclaimed book, The Tennis Parent’s Bible (www.thetennisparentsbible.com), is being used by ITF leaders, academy directors, parents, and coaches worldwide. Frank’s second book, CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS (An all-inclusive guide to maximizing players’ potential.) was released in April 2013 with worldwide publishers Human Kinetics in both print and eBook formats.

Giampaolo’s innovative approach has earned him numerous honors, including being named the 2001 USPTA Southern California Tennis Director of the Year and being voted a top teaching professional in consecutive years by Southern California Tennis & Golf magazine.

Giampaolo founded the Mental–Emotional Tennis Workshop in 2002; since then, participants in the program have gone on to win more than 71 U.S. national titles. His students have won ATP and WTA Tour singles and doubles titles. Giampaolo pioneered the Tennis Parents Workshop in 1998 and has conducted seminars throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia, and Canada. Additionally, he hosts two blog sites, www.maximizingtennispotential.com & www.raisingathleticroyalty.com.

Frank is a popular international speaker. He has appeared on NBC’s TODAY Show, Fox Sports, OCN World Team Tennis, Tennis Canada, and Tennis Australia. His instructional articles have appeared in Tennis View magazine, USPTA Coaching Publications, The Active Network, Parenting Aces, Tennis One, Tennis Australia, and Tennis New Zealand. He currently runs workshops at his high-performance training facility in Southern California.

Email: fsga@earthlink.net
Phone: (949) 933-8163

Reviews

[Katrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a well written and thorough book that gives very helpful and concrete advice on how to maximize a tennis player's ability out on the court.

[William Milburn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure there is a great instructional tennis book but this is probably as good or better good as any. It even has more than a chapter’s worth on strategy and styles of play—something sorely missing in most instructional books—though I do wish these portions were more in depth.

[Melissa Kohler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some great tips. interesting also.