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| vic braden mental tennis: Vic Braden's Mental Tennis Vic Braden, Robert Wool, 1994-04-13 Whether you are a tennis novice, a beginner ready for competition, a club player with an eye on the tournament trophy, or a professional stuck in a rut, Vic Braden's Mental Tennis shows you that your mind can be the single best tool to reconstruct your game. In his new breakthrough book, Vic Braden demonstrates how to improve your physical performance dramatically and develop a winning mental attitude - both on the court and off. Vic Braden is America's favorite tennis coach, recognized and respected by professionals and amateurs alike. In addition to being a licensed psychologist, he has been a major force in tennis - as a player and a teacher - since the early 1960s. In Mental Tennis, he draws upon his unique background and years of personal research - tested on thousands of his students - along with the latest technical and statistical information, and shows you how to maximize the potential of your mind to achieve peak playing skills, while boosting your confidence and enjoyment of the game. With his characteristic humor and charm, and using entertaining and instructive examples of famous players and matches, Vic Braden identifies common problems that can undermine your performance on the court, and explores their causes. He provides important psychological insights, and expert advice on how to overcome mental obstacles - such as self-doubt; lack of focus; guilt about winning; the stress that stems from a fear of losing, being humiliated, or letting down your doubles partner - and challenges you to set realistic and healthy goals for improvement. In addition to methods for long-term progress and fundamental behavior modification, Vic Braden's Mental Tennis also provides quicktriggers for immediate results; effective strategies to reverse years of bad habits; and tips on how to psych out your opponent, how to perform well under pressure, and how to maintain concentration and tune out external distracti |
| vic braden mental tennis: Vic Braden's Laugh and Win at Doubles Vic Braden, Bill Bruns, 1997-04-01 A columnist for Tennis magazine shows both novices and experts how to improve all aspects of their doubles games, from choosing the right player to maneuvering around the court as a team, with the help of instructional photographs |
| vic braden mental tennis: Championship Tennis Frank Giampaolo, Jon Levey, 2013-03-21 In Championship Tennis, Frank Giampaolo and Jon Levey cover the most important aspects of training, including athletic assessment, skill development, physical and mental preparation, practicing, and planning. It includes proven practice drills for mastering strokes, anticipatory skills, and styles of play. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Vic Braden's Quick Fixes Vic Braden, Bill Bruns, 1990-04-01 Examines the most common problems experienced by tennis players, explains why they occur, and offers practical solutions for immediate improvement, emphasizing both short-term cures and long-term progress |
| vic braden mental tennis: Think to Win Allen Fox, 1993-02-17 A Davis Cup winner and Pepperdine coach has written the first book on the strategy and mental dimension of the game since the bestselling The Inner Game of Tennis. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Serious Tennis Scott Williams, Randy Petersen, 2000 Serious Tennis is the most comprehensive tennis resource, containing expert instruction on each facet of the game. Learn with the world's top instructors as they provide insights into modern tennis technique, training methods, and match strategy. Combining the sport's latest physical conditioning methods with its most advanced mental training techniques, this book enables you to reach your full potential, regardless of skill level. Top international tennis instructor Scott Williams presents his SMARTS system for perfecting stroke technique. The system includes the following: - Seeing - Movement - Adjusting - Rotation - Transfer - Swing In Serious Tennis, Williams breaks down the four main skill groups in the SMARTS system: stroking skills, playing skills, mental skills, and preparatory skills. He then identifies three phases of development-the core phase, the mileage phase, and the fine-tuning phase-that all players should follow to improve their game. During the first phase, stroking and playing skills are sharpened on the practice court. Once in the mileage phase, techniques such as consistency, placement, and court positioning are tested during game situations. The fine-tuning phase focuses on preparatory skills such as conditioning, nutrition, sleep, and the mental skills you need to consistently win. This approach allows intermediate and advanced players to be in a continual mode of physical and mental progression to truly enhance their skills and tactical understanding of the game. From improving shot selections to performing under pressure, this book covers every aspect of the game. Become the player you've always wanted to be with Serious Tennis. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Secrets of a True Tennis Master Courtland Stewart, Edward A. Weiss, 2007-03-01 |
| vic braden mental tennis: Tennis: Winning the Mental Match Allen Fox, 2010-09-30 Tennis is more mentally difficult than most other sports. Because of its one-on-one nature, it feels more important than it is. Competitive matches can become highly stressful, and losing is painful. Emotions tend to get out of hand, with fears and nerves becoming difficult to control. Confidence comes and goes; the scoring system is diabolical; and everyone is at risk of choking, even the greatest players in the world. This book attacks these and other issues faced by players of all levels. Dr. Allen Fox’s solutions are logical and straightforward, and most importantly, they have been tested on court and they work. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Bollettieri's Tennis Handbook Nick Bollettieri, 2001 As the most successful coach in tennis, Bollettieri has worked with Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Boris Becker and others. In this book he shares his wealth of knowledge and insight into the world of tennis, with discussions of strategies, stroke development and physical and mental conditioning. 400 illustrations. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Blink Malcolm Gladwell, 2007-04-03 From the #1 bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia, the landmark book that has revolutionized the way we understand leadership and decision making. In his breakthrough bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant--in the blink of an eye--that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work--in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others? In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of blink: the election of Warren Harding; New Coke; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of thin-slicing--filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables. |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Soft Science of Tennis Frank Giampaolo, 2018-07-03 We all know that mental toughness and emotional resolve are critical skill sets in competition. The Soft Science of Tennis is specially designed to improve the seemingly mysterious software skills. With this groundbreaking book, the athlete will realize an exceptional culture, stronger communication techniques, and a deeper connection. The Soft Science of Tennis helps players, parents, and coaches to identify individual personality profiles and unique cerebral designs to assist them in understanding how the athlete's inborn genetic predispositions affect their behavior on and off the court. Also included is the importance of positive character traits, life skills, and why a healthy moral compass matters. The Soft Science of Tennis dissects how to conquer essential performance anxieties such as overriding negative belief systems, eliminating internal judgment, and building coachable athletes. Rounding out this book, are several chapters, favored by high IQ coaches around the world, uniquely focused on how to change fixed mindsets, managing fear and risk, and developing confidence and self-esteem. Within these pages, it is my goal to share everything you didn't even know...you needed to know about the soft science of tennis. |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Tennis Parent's Bible Frank Giampaolo, 2016-01-20 The 2nd Edition of The Tennis Parent's Bible delves even deeper than the original bestselling Tennis Parent's Bible- an essential guide for the competitive junior tennis player, parent and coach. The second edition opens the door to thousands of hours of athlete-coach specific instruction and parental job descriptions that will save thousands of dollars and hours of wasted time, tears and anguish. Frank clearly spells out what tennis parents need to know and understand about how to navigate their young tennis athletes through this maze of the highly competitive and performance driven sport. Regardless of the stage of development, the ultimate goal of The Tennis Parent's Bible is to maximize player potential at the quickest rate. The evolutionary state of tennis demands parents be more involved and informed. Specific roles and responsibilities of the player, coach and parent are outlined for greater synergy, team harmony and accelerate athletic growth. The Tennis Parent's Bible is essential reading for those interested in developing confident, self-reliant and accomplished children. |
| vic braden mental tennis: $20,000 in Tennis Lessons Robert Ford Greene, 2006 The ultimate guide for tennis players seeking to improve their game. Dr David Greene breaks down each element of the game, and uses hundreds of photos and illustrations to show each point precisely. He includes the advice of the world's smartest pros, and cites examples from the greatest players of yesterday and today. The author shares the dozens of tips and secrets he's acquired during his 50-plus years as a tennis player, coach and instructor. The book contains step-by-step guidance for service, baseline and net play; master forehand, backhand and spin shots; and tactics and strategy. More than 700 high-quality, full-color photographs and drawings make this the finest tennis instruction book ever produced. This hardcover, 288-page guide has been hailed as a ?monumental achievement? by former champion, Roy Emerson. ESPN's expert tennis commentator, Cliff Drysdale, says the book is an ?encyclopedia? that bridges the gap between traditional and new-world thinking.? |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Cultural Cold War Frances Stonor Saunders, 2013-11-05 During the Cold War, freedom of expression was vaunted as liberal democracy's most cherished possession—but such freedom was put in service of a hidden agenda. In The Cultural Cold War, Frances Stonor Saunders reveals the extraordinary efforts of a secret campaign in which some of the most vocal exponents of intellectual freedom in the West were working for or subsidized by the CIA—whether they knew it or not. Called the most comprehensive account yet of the [CIA's] activities between 1947 and 1967 by the New York Times, the book presents shocking evidence of the CIA's undercover program of cultural interventions in Western Europe and at home, drawing together declassified documents and exclusive interviews to expose the CIA's astonishing campaign to deploy the likes of Hannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Lowell, George Orwell, and Jackson Pollock as weapons in the Cold War. Translated into ten languages, this classic work—now with a new preface by the author—is a real contribution to popular understanding of the postwar period (The Wall Street Journal), and its story of covert cultural efforts to win hearts and minds continues to be relevant today. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Arthur Ashe on Tennis Arthur Ashe, Alexander McNab, 1995 Featuring introductions by Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, John McPhee, and George Vecsey, this collection of invaluable instructional advice and tennis wisdom from the late Arthur Ashe is infused with the finest insights of a great man and a great tennis mind. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Overthrow Stephen Kinzer, 2007-02-06 An award-winning author tells the stories of the audacious American politicians, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers of other countries with disastrous long-term consequences. |
| vic braden mental tennis: I've Got Your Back Brad Gilbert, James Kaplan, 2005-05 The high-profile coach who turned around the tennis careers of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick teaches leaders how to take their teams to the top--by overcoming intense pressures and frustrating distractions. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Complete Conditioning for Tennis, 2E United States Tennis Association, Kovacs, Mark, Roetert, E. Paul, Ellenbecker, Todd, 2016-06-28 Increase shot power and on-court speed and agility with the most comprehensive tennis conditioning resource available. Combining 204 drills and exercises with online access to 56 video demonstrations, the only strength and conditioning resource endorsed by the USTA will help you outlast the competition. |
| vic braden mental tennis: The World Peace Diet Will Tuttle, 2007 Incorporating systems theory, teachings from mythology and religions, and the human sciences, The World Peace Diet presents the outlines of a more empowering understanding of our world, based on a comprehension of the far-reaching implications of our food choices and the worldview those choices reflect and mandate. The author offers a set of universal principles for all people of conscience, from any religious tradition, that they can follow to reconnect with what we are eating, what was required to get it on our plate, and what happens after it leaves our plates. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Conquest of Mind Eknath Easwaran, 2001 Eknath Easwaran shows readers how to choose the way they think, feel, aspire, and desire. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Enhancing Human Performance National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance, 1988-01-01 In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for further scientific research and investigation, and notes applications in military and industrial settings. The techniques address a wide range of goals, from enhancing classroom learning to improving creativity and motor skills. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Winning Ugly Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison, 2013-05-28 The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Social Psychology K.J. Gergen, M.M. Gergen, 2012-12-06 3. Greater sensitivity to European work: We have can cut common experience so close to the bone. long felt very close to European social psychol In the present volume we wish to share what we ogy, and the European responsiveness to the first believe to be some of the most significant and edition suggested that we were communicating stimulating insights to emerge from social psy with this audience. Further, there has been a chology, from its birth to the present. Our writ steadily increasing awareness among American ing has been guided in particular by the follow and Canadian social psychologists of significant mg concerns: work in Europe. We thus made a special effort in the second edition to reflect this work. No, we Theoretical coherence The emphasis on the did not succeed in capturing all the work of im oretical ideas begins in the first chapter; we portance. Space limitations and organizational compare the behaviorist, cognitive, and rule requirements also meant that work of many wor role orientations. We believe that these para thy colleagues in the United States and Canada digms form the generating context for subse was not included. However, we do feel that the quent chapters. We show how these perspectives present volume is superior to all others in its have influenced the questions that have been integration across continents. asked and the explanations that have been of fered for various kinds of social behavior. |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Art of Pickleball Gale H. Leach, 2005 A cook. A speech therapist. A credit union executive. A fashion model-turned-cancer activist. A secretary. A homemaker -- all were mothers. Nineteen lives cut short -- women from all walks of life, hailing from every corner of the United States and a province in Canada. Some were homemakers with little or no formal education; others were career women with college degrees and accomplished resumes. Regardless of their backgrounds, all these women share one thing in common: an addiction to smoking that culminated in an array of illnesses and their untimely demise. Their stories, told by their surviving daughters, pay tribute to the mothers they lost, often at pivotal moments in the daughters' lives, and the legacy they continue to live with every day. A Breath Away offers a powerful anti-smoking message that goes beyond the statistics to today's generation of girls and young women, to think twice before lighting up. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Instinctive Tennis Happy Bhalla, 2003-01-01 Instinctive Tennis happens to you through bringing a greater awareness both into the way we play tennis and the reasons why we play. This book will be valuable for tennis players, coaches and parents. It is for those players starting out and for top tenni |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Tennis Drill Book Tina Hoskins, Tina Hoskins-Burney, 2003 Offers information on stroke technique, drills, games, match strategy, and everything in between. |
| vic braden mental tennis: The Norton Field Guide to Writing Richard Harvey Bullock, 2013 Flexible, easy to use, just enough detail--and now the number-one best seller. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Teaching Children Tennis the Vic Braden Way Vic Braden, Bill Bruns, 1982 Tracy Austin's tennis mentor shares his thirty-five years of teaching experience and discusses the theoretical aspects and explicit techniques of coaching children, emphasizing throughout the joys of playing the game well |
| vic braden mental tennis: ITF Advanced Coaches Manual Miguel Crespo, Dave Miley, 1998 |
| vic braden mental tennis: Raising Athletic Royalty Frank Giampaolo, 2014-12-12 Raising Athletic Royalty: Insights To Inspire for a Lifetime presents impactful words, quotes, phrases and illustrative stories designed to lift the spirits of junior athletes as they reinforce the positive life lessons athletics affords. Promising players have their best shot at greatness if they are trained by well-informed parents and coaches. Choosing the correct, optimistic words at the right time motivates, inspires, and contributes to the growth of the player. Raising Athletic Royalty combines the latest sports science discoveries and neuroscience personality profiling along with personal lessons that motivate belief, confidence and passion. In modern sports science, customizing a developmental plan begins with understanding the athlete's individual brain and body type. Raising Athletic Royalty goes beyond conventional means and gently nudges parents into the modern world of sports psychology. Understanding your child's genetic proficiencies and deficiencies will help accelerate the learning curve. Raising Athletic Royalty captures the spirit and language that every child needs to hear- the script for success and happiness on and off the playing fields. It is no accident that certain athletes become great, while the majority of athletes, some with even more natural talent, remain average at best. Whatever the sport, the days of raising a world class athlete by being a passive parent are long gone. Hobbyist parents raise hobbyist athletes. Experts agree that the 'one size fits all' training methodology is obsolete. Raising Athletic Royalty will truly enlighten and liberate parents and coaches with these exciting insights and principles. |
| vic braden mental tennis: A Concise Introduction to Logic Patrick J. Hurley, 2007-10 Tens of thousands of students have learned to be more discerning at constructing and evaluating arguments with the help of Patrick J. Hurley. Hurley's lucid, friendly, yet thorough presentation has made A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC the most widely used logic text in North America. In addition, the book's accompanying technological resources, such as CengageNOW and Learning Logic, include interactive exercises as well as video and audio clips to reinforce what you read in the book and hear in class. In short, you'll have all the assistance you need to become a more logical thinker and communicator. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Your Key to Sports Success Jonathan P Niednagel, 1995-12-12 |
| vic braden mental tennis: Functional Training for Tennis Daniel McCain, 2018-09-17 From Academy Director, Division 1 college coach, the 2012 USTA Virginia Teaching Pro of the Year and the 2013 PTR Mid-Atlantic Teaching Pro of the Year comes the sequel to the critically acclaimed book How the Tennis Gods Move. Functional Training For Tennis unifies tennis movement with racquet technique and provides easy to do, real world training methods that help all players improve their game. The functional training exercises found in this book enable tennis players to build sound movement fundamentals and mimic the the mechanics of the pros. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Tennis Beyond Big Shots Greg Moran, 2008 Moran shows players of all ages and abilities that, with simple and small changes, they can not only maximize their tennis wins and play longer, but also have much more fun doing it. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Mental Tennis Vic Braden, Robert Wool, |
| vic braden mental tennis: Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science, Tennis Per A. F. H. Renström, 2002-03-12 This addition to the Handbook series will allow the tennis coach, athlete, and medical professional responsible for their care to improve technique, training and performance, and to reduce the risk of injury. When injury does occur, Tennis will aid quick accurate diagnosis and treatment, and effective rehabilitation so that the tennis player can return to peak performance with the minimum of fuss. |
| vic braden mental tennis: Mental Tennis Vic Braden, 1993 |
| vic braden mental tennis: Smart Tennis John F. Murray, 1999-03-22 The game with yourself is often tougher than the battle againstany opponent. Smart Tennis shows you how to win the inner matchwhile having fun along the way.--Lindsay Davenport, world's #1ranked player for 1998 Become a More Competent-and Confident-Tennis Player Smart Tennis is the secret weapon that tucks right into your tennisbag. Apply these proven principles of sport psychology to your gameand gain a winning advantage both on and off the courts. Smart Tennis is a must for players at all levels-from beginners toWimbledon champions! An outstanding book for understanding andimproving your mental game.--Vic Braden, tennis telecaster andresearcher If you ever want to use the title of this book to describe how youplayed your last match, then Smart Tennis is for you.--DavidHigdon, senior writer,Tennis Magazine This is an excellent book of psychological skills that can beimmediately applied on the tennis court.--E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D.,Administration of Sports Science, United States Tennis Association |
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