Below mentioned books are the most informative and practical books that I've read regarding tennis mental toughness, conditioning in tennis as well as QuickStart tennis; therefore, I review them regularly and try to teach and implement them in my lessons according to my students' needs. I encourage coaches and parents to read some of these books.
This book is a must-read book for all players with different
skills. Winning Ugly tackles mental aspects, giving tips how to think and control your emotions before,
during and after the match. Also, explaining how to deal and take advantage of
different unusual match situations such as windy or sunny days. Plus, it explains
the different playing styles (counterpunchers, hitters,..) and elucidates the
ways you can beat such players. It also includes information about
conditioning and nutrition. (Brad Gilbert, one of the authors of this book, was Andre Agassi's coach)
Jeff Greenwald, the author of this pocketbook is a sports psychology consultant, psychotherapist, and former professional tennis player. This powerful book puts you in the match situation, reveals your fears, demonstrates your inappropriate attitude and teaches you how to control your psych like a champion.
Momentum appears as a dynamic in matches, this invisible force determines the result in close matches. A back player takes off and wins, an up player psyches out and looses... How can we shift the momentum? Alistair Higham, a British tennis coach unveil the nature and the function of this hidden force in "Momentum the Hidden Force in Tennis".
The USPTA package, which is designed for the coaches, who want to certified, includes many information from "Complete Conditioning for Tennis" by Paul Roetert and Todd Elenbecker. This book clearly explains about different aspect of tennis conditioning including tests and drills for strength, power, agility, flexibility, quickness and stamina.
TENNIS Anatomy by Paul Roetert and Mark Kovacs is a magnificent book that illustrates active muscles and joints while executing different strokes. This book is a vast help to gain a profound understanding of the muscles' functions in tennis. I recommend consulting your coach or your personal trainer before working out with weights.
This is a must-read book for advance players and coaches. It scrutinize all of the general performance components encountered along the way of becoming a pro such as physical (motor skill, conditioning, nutrition, etc.), technical (racket skills, shot fundamentals, footwork, etc.), tactical (consistency, placement, shot selection, etc), strategic (repetition, surface, match situation), mental/ emotional (self-esteem, confidence, concentration, etc.), environmental (fun, social, competitive, etc.).
Learn to Rally and Play, powered by USTA. This amazing manual book is designed for coaches and/ or parents explaining the characteristic of kids in different ages, practice session plans emphasizing on kids’ needs in respect to their age. This manual demonstrates many simple, useful games helping kids to improve their motor skills and learning tennis. It also trains adults to understand kids’ perception of tennis explaining why kids want to play tennis and why they quit. You can find the e-book link under ''useful links'' tap.
"Successful Coaching" is a must-read book for all coaches. This book covers all subtle aspects of coaching. It helps you to develop your coaching philosophy, improving your communication and management skills. Also, it provides detailed information about supplements, nutrition, drug abuse, and physical training. USTA offers one Sport Science Exam (The Level 1 Exam) based on the content of this book, upon the passing the exam you will receive a certificate . I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot.
Coaching Tennis Successfully is an effective book, which covers/ introduces almost all topics you deal with in tennis. I recommend this book mainly to high school coaches or any coaches, who want to develop their coaching philosophy, become a better communicator, learning about basic mental toughness topics and conditioning, plan for the season as well as sessions. The author shares some drills and explains some Singles and Doubles’ strategies.
