Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
One of the world's best loved and respected sports, people can enjoy tennis for their entire lives. Tennis in Action provides kids with both the physical and mental tools to become great players. With easy-to-follow color illustrations and photographs, children will be masters of court. Includes: - Explanations of the court and etiquette - Tennis' unique scoring system - Different tennis strokes and racquet grips - Examples of how to apply techniques to game situations
Table of Contents
What is tennis? -- Welcome to the court -- The essentials -- Know your racquet -- Warming up -- Serving -- Returning a serve -- Rallying -- Practicing groundstrokes -- Perfecting your volley -- Drops, lobs, and overheads -- Hitting a winner -- What's the score? -- Playing doubles.