Keep the Ball In: An Unconventional Guide to Winning

by Richard Schofield

How to Win More Tennis Singles Matches, For Intermediate Tennis Players, not by changing or correcting how you hit a tennis ball, but by modifying what you think when in a match, how to go about thinking those thoughts, and when to think them. In other words, your thoughts alone, on how you view the match, and how you see your place in it, by modifying them slightly, can improve overnight the way you can win more tennis singles matches, with the strokes and shots you already have. Revised and re-formatted, January 2013. "Mental toughness is as important to winning tennis than the pure physicality of the game and this book is one of the best I've read that focuses on that. To be sure, there are some unique and somewhat unconventional ideas here on how to approach the game. As a head tennis coach for a winning college tennis program, I've seen the ideas Richard Schofield espouses in his book put into practice, and I can vouch for their effectiveness. Clearly, there are tons of tennis books that attempt to teach players techniques for better stroke production, but that's only part of the game. This is clearly not that type of book. Schofield's book instead focuses on how to win more matches and win them immediately with the tools and ability players already have in their arsenal. His advice does work. If you are an intermediate 3.5 or 4.0 player, I strongly recommend you add this book to your library and read it to see immediate results in your game and match scores." - Bill Eydler, King's College Director of Tennis Operations / Head Men's Tennis Coach, Certified USNTA Pro #E70239.

Genres: Sports

100 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 12, 2011

Reviews

[Jesse Dang · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple mantra - effective messaging

Approachable method to becoming more competitive in tennis. Stresses both mental and physical aspects without getting too zen-y like Gallwey and others do with books on the mental side of tennis. Would be a good repeat read for recreational tennis players.

[Antoinette B. Grimes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The novice tennis player

It was a great book for novice. It provided go insight on the game. A must read for any level tennis athlete.