If you're a first-time or inexperienced youth tennis coach, Coaching Youth Tennis is your guidebook for a successful season. This new fourth edition offers you information every coach needs on coaching philosophy, communication and safety. It also provides you with step-by-step instructions for executing and teaching basic technical skills and the tactical aspects of singles and doubles tennis. The book includes practical content on coaching matches and developing season and practice plans that promotes tennis as a team sport. A convenient activity finder culls over 30 activities from the book into one section with page numbers for easy reference, while an expanded chapter on rules and equipment presents new youth modifications recently adopted by the USTA. The official handbook of USTA Jr. Team Tennis, Coaching Youth Tennis serves up coaching know-how that's sure to be a winner with you and your players.

2008. 174 pages.