Clears up misconceptions about tennis and demonstrates the fundamentals, including forehand, backhand, serve, service return, lob, volley, half-volley, and doubles play

Tennis 2000: Strokes, Strategy, and Psychology for a Lifetime

Sports & Outdoors

Braden, Vic

Bruns, Bill

Racket Sports

Little,Brown & Co

Vic Braden's Laugh and Win at Doubles

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

A text-and-picture manual of tennis instruction shares the expertise and advice of a respected teaching professional and tennis coach to help players at all levels improve their skills and game strategies

Vic Braden's Tennis for the Future

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

Teaching Children Tennis the Vic Braden Way

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's Quick Fixes: Expert Cares for Common Tennis Problems (Sports Illustrated Book)

Miscellaneous

Vic Braden's Quick Fixes: Expert Cures for Common Tennis Problems

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Explains how to combine mental techniques and psychological strategies with physical efforts to improve one's game of tennis

Vic Braden's Mental Tennis: How to Psych Yourself to a Winning Game

Wool, Robert

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's Mental Tennis

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Little,Brown

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Braden, Vic. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Braden, Vic

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Braden, Vic. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Tennis 2000: Strokes, Strategy, and Psychology for a Lifetime

Vic Braden's Laugh and Win at Doubles

Vic Braden's Tennis for the Future

Teaching Children Tennis the Vic Braden Way

Vic Braden's Quick Fixes: Expert Cares for Common Tennis Problems (Sports Illustrated Book)

Vic Braden's Quick Fixes: Expert Cures for Common Tennis Problems

Vic Braden's Mental Tennis: How to Psych Yourself to a Winning Game

Vic Braden's Mental Tennis

Vic Braden's Laugh and Win at Doubles