Warrior Ethos - The Making of a Warrior: Mental Toughness on the Tennis Court! (Video)

This video features John Officer, US Naval Academy Head Tennis Coach ITA Region I Coach of the Year 1991, 1999 1991 USPTA National College Coach of the Year. Mental Toughness has been around as long as there has been competition. In the past 20 years we have relied on the principles of Psychology to help define this most crucial ingredient in championship tennis. Words like self-esteem, positive, negative, and fun have been presented in the hopes of quantifying what it takes mentally to think like a champion. Unfortunately, words of psychology are too vague to define the real battle on the court. The Warrior Ethos concept has been around for centuries and does a much better job of explaining the key elements in competition in a way the mind can access. Officer defines the warrior ethos and breaks it into 12 categories: Passion, goals, fear, calmness, energy, work ethic, ethics, determination, clarity, belief, competitive fire, and awareness. Learn how to be a warrior on the courts! 38 minutes. 2002. ISBN 1-56404-825-X. Also available in the Strategic Tennis Series: Singles Strategy for the Modern Game: Linear vs. Angular The Use of the Hands: Playing More Effective Tennis

Off-Court Tennis Stroke Instruction and Conditioning Tennis Training On the Track (Video)

This video features Martin Novak, Head Women's Tennis Coach, University of Maryland. You have never seen anything like this! Martin Novak, an innovative tennis coach and former player (TCU), shows one of his favorite practice session ideas that takes your team off the court and onto the track! In this video, he uses the school's track and the infield grass to practice the volley and the approach shot, providing an excellent conditioning workout. Novak demonstrates 10 different drills with one of his former standout players, Sitinee Rangsithienchai. It is an original and effective method of reinforcing good concentration, technique while moving or while stationary, and off the court conditioning. All of the drills are demonstrated with two people, and can be adapted to add more players and practice additional strokes! Novak's drills will add variety and fun to your practices and are effective with advanced players as well as beginners. 25 minutes. 2002. ISBN 1-56404-829-2.

USTA's Complete Conditioning for Tennis Video (Copyright 1998)

Top tennis players build their workout regimen strategically to make sure they're reaching their fitness peak when it's time for competition. By using the four phases of conditioning detailed in the USTA's Conditioning for Competitive Tennis video, it's easy for any player to peak at the right time. Whether you're a year-round or seasonal player, this action-packed video shows which conditioning exercises you need to do, how to do them, and how each one translates to better performance on the tennis court. The video is divided into two main parts, the first part providing the conditioning basics on which you build your training regimen. This includes detailed demonstrations of stretching, aerobic, and strength-training activities. The second part shows the four phases of year-round training listed below, which ensure your fitness level is peaking when it's time to compete: Preparation includes low-intensity, high-volume strength training and extensive aerobic conditioning, giving players a fitness base. Pre-competition begins about four weeks before the start of the season or tournament. These workouts develop the strength and power needed for bursts of speed and long-match endurance. Competition (or Peak) begins one week before competition and continues through the duration of the tournament or season. These short-duration, high-intensity workouts simulate match play situations. Rest starts when the competition ends, and continues for one to four weeks. Players are shown how to refine their training plans based on how they performed in competition. Featuring footage of U.S. Open matches and training sessions at the USTA Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida, USTA's Conditioning for Competitive Tennis video shows you everything you need to reach the fitness level of professional tennis players. The video is hosted by Paul Roetert, the Administrator of Sport Science for the USTA. About the Author The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the governing body for tennis in the United States. The USTA's membership consists of more than 500,000 individuals and nearly 6,500 organizations, including schools, park and recreation departments or community tennis associations, and tennis clubs. The USTA is widely known as the owner and operator of the U.S. Open Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in worldwide tennis competition. The U.S. Open annually attracts more than a half million fans, awards more than $9 million in prize money, and

Commitment, Responsibility, Work Ethic

Nick Bollettieri's insight into the development of world class athletes, offering a program for youngsters to help establish quality habits and a professional approach to their work. You'll quickly see how the world-renowned Nick Bollettieri has become the granddaddy of coaches, and has coached such great players as Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Anna Kournikova, Boris Becker, Mary Pierce, Jim Courier, and many, many other. As the title says, ...It's about Commitment. Responsibility. Work Ethic. A motivating video for players and coaches! (30 minutes, 1997)

Winning With Your Game: Part 2 (Building Points & Tactics) (Video)

Explore the process of building points and using tactics to maximize your competitive skills within your style of play. The emphasis is to help shape your frame of mind and build a mentality conducive to building points. (35 minutes, 1999)

USTA's Playing Better Tennis Under Pressure (VHS)

Six winning strategies for handling competitive pressure DESCRIPTION Pressure: It's inherent to the game, and it can make or break a tennis player. StressA<>A~both physical and mentalA<>A~arises from numerous sources in tennis and affects players at all levels. Playing Better Tennis Under Pressure shares the findings of experts at the USTA's Player Development Center and sports psychologists to help tennis players recognize common pressure points and develop ways to handle game-time stress. Viewers will gain invaluable insight into the causes of stress in tennis, including the fear of failing, loss of emotional control, and outside distractions. The video also explains how pressure affects a player's physical and mental ability to play. Viewers will learn to implement these six key strategies for dealing with pressure: A<>A* Recognize stressA<>A~the first step to managing it. A<>A* Develop an appropriate mental perspective toward the game. A<>A* Learn to manage psychological energy. A<>A* Maintain a positive approach. A<>A* Build confidence. A<>A* Develop stress-reducing routines for preparing to play in key game situations: before the game, between points, and before serves. All tennis players find themselves in pressure situations; the best players learn how to play through the pressure successfully. Footage from the US Open shows Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, Lindsey Davenport, Monica Seles, and other professionals working through pressure situations. Tennis coaches and players at every level will find Playing Better Tennis Under Pressure an indispensable aid for learning to handle pressure. AUDIENCE Resource for tennis coaches and players.

Mental Toughness: The 16 Second Cure (Video)

The leading tennis sports psychologist has developed a dynamic and effective new approach for learning mental toughness. Jim Loehr's easy to follow program reveals your players' psychological and emotional responses to the challenges of tennis and takes them through a four-step mental toughness program that really works. Covers the most common emotional responses -- tanking, anger, choking and challenge -- and takes players through the mental toughness training program of positive physical response, relaxation response, preparation response -- and helps them to compete at their full potential. (30 minutes)

Strategy: Think Smart, Play Smart (Video)

Players who have a great game plan and lousy strokes normally become intelligent losers. This videotape will give your players different game plans to use against a variety of players and situations, but at the same time, give you drills to help your players improve their strokes. This terrific video includes information on the serve and return, how to hit against a two-handed backhand player, how and when to go to the net, the best positioning for every situation, how to anticipate an opponent's shot and the drills to practice for different situations. (55 minutes)

Advanced Footskills For Tennis (Video)

This tape begins with warm-up drills for injury prevention and progresses to footwork drills in these areas: conditioning and agility, baseline footskills, baseline bursts with racquet and acceleration and coordination. USTA movement training specialist Mark Grabow coaches USTA National Team members through a progression of fun, well-paced footwork drills. (29 minutes) To order the USTA Player Development 5 Video Series click here .

Planning Dynamic Tennis Practices: On-Court Circuit Training (Video)

Finally! A video created for the time-crunched tennis coach looking to improve skills, stay motivated, and keeping every player equally stimulated in attending practice and gaining confidence. Amy Ables has taken a typical practice and dissected it into a very modifiable model for coaches at any level. In this video, you will learn what circuit training is and why it adapts to a tennis practice so well. Ables shares her secrets for planning practices and keeping them organized. And finally, she presents her fantastic practice plan (for 1.5 to 2 hour practices) that will benefit coaches at any level! Throughout the plan, she defines and demonstrates the drills that will help your team improve in every area of the game. She also shares her set-up of stations that each player moves in and out of in succession, keeping all of your players moving, growing, and gaining skills! (25 minutes, 1999)

Strength Training For Tennis Video (Copyright 1993)

Tennis players at every level know that being able to run down a cross-court volley, smash a lob, or serve an ace like the pros requires strength as well as skill. Strength Training for Tennis video, produced by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), shows coaches, instructors, and players how to set up a safe and effective strength program that will help players increase performance and minimize injuries. Dr. Don Chu, a member of the USTA Sport Science Committee and noted expert on strength training and plyometrics, begins the video by showing viewers how to establish a player's baseline strength level. This vital first step is the building block for developing a personalized strength program. Next, he explains the three basic principles of a complete strength program: Overload--adds resistance to the exercise Adaptation--increases the weight and repetition Periodization--varies the year-round intensity of the program The video demonstrates a variety of sport-specific exercises in many different settings, from hotel rooms to weight rooms. Coaches and players will appreciate the emphasis on using body weight and simple props such as stretch cords and phone books to maintain strength and flexibility while on the road. And to help players improve match performance, the video covers quick exercises that can be done between sets. The video also demonstrates proper techniques and provides safety tips for exercises performed on weight machines. Strength Training for Tennis video is a complete guide to establishing and maintaining a safe and effective strength program for tennis. About the Author The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the governing body for tennis in the United States. The USTA's membership consists of more than 500,000 individuals and nearly 6,500 organizations, including schools, park and recreation departments or community tennis associations, and tennis clubs. The USTA is widely known as the owner and operator of the U.S. Open Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in worldwide tennis competition. The U.S. Open annually attracts more than a half-million fans, awards more than $9 million in prize money, and is broadcast on television to 125 countries. The USTA also sponsors amateur tennis competition for players of all ages and abilities, ranging from events for children 12 and under to national tournaments for those 65 and older. More than 5 million schoolchildren are introduced to tennis each year through U

Movement Training For Tennis Video (Copyright 1990)

How can players set themselves up to hit perfect returns like the pros? Let Jack Groppel, Lynne Rolley, Stan Smith, and Nick Saviano show you in Movement Training for Tennis. Developed through the expertise of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Sport Science Committee, this video presents a progression of drills to help players at any level add explosive movement to their game. World-renowned tennis coach Dr. Jack Groppel enlists the aid of USTA tennis experts to show coaches, instructors, and players how reaction time and movement time result in explosive speed. This concept involves the player's seeing the ball off the opponent's racket (reaction time), adding an immediate split-step toward the ball (movement time), and completing the execution of the shot with a rapid release of energy (explosive movement). In Part I of this video, players start off with warm-up drills to prevent injury. Next, there's a progression of sport-specific drills designed to help players improve shot anticipation, initial take-off, footwork, body position, and recovery time after hitting the shot. Players will progress from short speed drills to more complex drills that incorporate lateral and horizontal movements. In Part II, the unique sliding techniques required to play effectively on clay is demonstrated. Players will learn how to step into the slide before executing the stroke, how to recover after the shot, and how to maintain balance throughout. Movement Training for Tennis is a valuable tool in helping players use movement to stay on top of their opponents' shots during match play and get the winning edge. About the Author The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the governing body for tennis in the United States. The USTA's membership consists of more than 500,000 individuals and nearly 6,500 organizations, including schools, park and recreation departments or community tennis associations, and tennis clubs. The USTA is widely known as the owner and operator of the U.S. Open Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in worldwide tennis competition. The U.S. Open annually attracts more than a half-million fans, awards more than $9 million in prize money, and is broadcast on television to 125 countries. The USTA also sponsors amateur tennis competition for players of all ages and abilities, ranging from events for children 12 and under to national tournaments for those 65 and older. More than 5 million schoolchildren are introduced to te

Fitness Testing For Tennis Video (Copyright 1999)

This video shows tennis instructors and coaches how to administer the United States Tennis Association (USTA) fitness testing protocol for junior tennis players ages 8 to 18. Designed under the direction of the USTA Sport Science Committee for Player Development, this battery of tests helps you identify your players' baseline fitness levels. Based on these test results, you will be able to: help your players train more efficiently, prevent injuries, and develop a strength program that improves your players' competitive game. Narrated by Dr. Jack Groppel, Fitness Testing for Tennis begins with a cardiovascular test and warm-up routine to ensure safety and prevent player injuries during testing. Next, viewers learn step-by-step how to perform these five tests in the tennis protocol: Flexibility Strength and power Body composition Speed and agility Aerobic capacity Plus, the video lists all of the equipment needed for each test and shows how to properly record the test results. Fitness Testing for Tennis helps your players discover their optimum potential and raise their level of play!