Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook

by Nick Bollettieri

Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook, Second Edition , is the most comprehensive guide to learning and teaching tennis from the sport’s most successful coach. Nick Bollettieri’s training and development system is recognized around the world. He has developed or coached the game’s elite players, including Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Jim Courier, Boris Becker, Martina Hingis, Marcelo Ríos, Monica Seles, Kei Nishikori, Petra Kvitová, and Sabine Lisicki. Now, Bollettieri provides the same instruction on skills and tactics that has made his IMG Academy a destination for aspiring players from around the world. From serves and returns to volleys and lobs, every shot in the game is covered to give you the most dynamic offensive arsenal. You’ll learn key strategic points that will help you identify your opponents’ tendencies and attack their weaknesses. Featuring 55 drills for singles and doubles play, the most effective conditioning exercises and programs for all styles of play, and the latest on equipment, technology, and mental training, Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Handbook offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to train with a true master teacher and apply to your game the system that has helped produce some of the sport’s greatest players. With the accompanying video-on-demand content, you’ll have access to enhanced demonstrations of the most critical individual techniques such as forehand, backhand, volley, serve, and return. It’s a must-have for dedicated players and coaches alike.

400 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 2015

About the author

Nicholas James Bollettieri was an American tennis coach. He pioneered the concept of a tennis boarding school, and helped develop many leading tennis players during the past decades, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He also worked with players such as Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchová, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Ríos, and Kei Nishikori.

Reviews

[Jovi Ene · Rating 5 out of 5]

În picături mici, cu creionul în mână, așa trebuie citit acest manual de cei pasionați de tenis. Bollettieri are decenii de experiență în spate, așa că știe despre ce vorbește, știe cum să explice și, mai ales, știe calea spre succes. Volumul său se adresează mai degrabă specialiștilor, dar cam toți care privesc tenisul din fotoliu ar trebui să-l citească, pentru că descrie mare parte din felul în care este construită o carieră în acest sport, de la condiția fizică și psihică până strategii și planuri de joc, de la loviturile caracteristice sau speciale până la modalitatea practică de construire a unei rachete. Sigur, antrenorii de tenis ar trebui să aibă această carte pe birou și să o și utilizeze pentru antrenamentul copiilor sau jucătorilor.
Probabil în curând și în traducere în limba română.

[Brenda Hoffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book as part of arc goodreads. I did not grow up playing tennis, and when I finally a tennis unit in high school what I could do was based on what I had watched on TV,how the pros did it. I wish there had been manuals like this one. I find this manual very readible, and he really breaks down the game piece by piece, including stance, practice, drill. I viewed some videos online and he shows you what he is talking about. As he mentions, tennis is hard work, and it is not easy.

I highly recommend this title.

[Scott A. Monette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super comprehensive.

Very comprehensive. Full of good info. It should be read in full as it could be slightly better organized, but if you read it all, you will get full exposure to Nick's expertise. It definitively changed my game for the better, as well as my kids' games.

[Ms. Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review....

In all honesty, I don't know how this book would apply to me. I don't play tennis (or any sport for that matter). I've never played tennis. No one in my family plays tennis. In fact, no one in my family plays sports at all. We are a computer-science and reading-nerd type of family, where we grew up spending our days with our noses buried into pages instead of getting exercise. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved it growing up. We are just not an athletic family (and I still don't get why we were all not obese for it either).

Anyway, I did attempt to read this. It's a lengthy book full of all-things-tennis. Would be great for someone who actually has an interest or desire to play tennis, or to get better at their game. Which isn't me in the least bit. When I find that person who enjoys tennis, I shall pass this along to them. In the meantime, I'll give it an "average" rating and move on with my life.

[JP · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a fan of Human Kinetics sports books, and this one lives up to my past experiences. In fact, it's now my favorite tennis handbook, taking lead position on a full shelf about the sport. Nick clearly has the experience about teaching tennis, having coached multiple top-ranked players. What convinces me of the value of his advice here is that he distills it down so that anyone can understand the concepts. A ten--year old would get it, and he often comments about teaching the tips to famous players when they were still in the juniors or younger. Likewise, he seems to have gleaned a lot of his insights by watching early players to see what they did naturally and then translating that into what works.

[Susan Csoke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nick Bollettieri is the worlds most successful Tennis Coach. He has either developed or coached some of Tennis's most elite players such as Andre Agassi, Serena Williams and Jim Courier. This book contains his knowledge on every detail and aspect pertaining to Tennis. A Superb Coffee Table Book for quick and easy reference!!!!! THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRSTREADS FOR THIS FREE BOOK!!!!!