Lesson Library

Rather than offering one tip each month, TennisONE provides a whole library of tennis lessons. Anytime you have a problem on the court, check out TennisONE's lesson page to find the solution. We've built our library of lessons using the top local teaching pros as well as nationally recognized industry figures.

The TennisONE library covers all six dimensions of the game of tennis: 1) theories, 2) strokes and mechanics, 3) strategies, 4) mentality, 5) fitness, and 6) fun

TennisONE Library Wings

• Evolution of the Game - Dave Smith
• Advanced Foundation - Dave Smith
• Acceleration Tennis - Doug King
• The Cutting Edge Series - Heath Waters
• First Things First Instructional Suite - Jim McLennan
• Tom Stow and the "All Court Forcing Game" by Jim McLennan
• The Parallel Mode Process - Scott Ford
• The Game Based Approach - Wayne Elderton
• Analyzing ProStrokes
• The Essentials of Shot Making - Feisal Hassan
• The Alexander Technique - Gary Adelman
• Maximum Tennis - Nick Saviano
• EASI Tennis^TM - Ray and Becky Brown
• Strokes and Strategy - Ken DeHart
• Effortless Tennis - Brent Zeller
• Unlimited Doubles - Steve Tourdo
• Bill Tilden and the Classical Vision by Kim Shanley
• The Secret Game of Tennis by Jack Broudy
• 8Board® Tennis System - Jack Broudy
• Little Stars - David Brouwer
• Crosscourt with Matt Cronin
• The Training of an Eight Year-old - Dave Smith
• Progressive Tennis - Wayne Elderton
• Private Lessons from Americas Top Teaching Pros
  • Corky Cramer

II. Tennis Strokes & Mechanics

• Basics
• Ground Strokes
  • Forehand
  • Backhand
• Net Play
• Serve
• Return
• Specialty Shots
• Footwork
• Video Tips
• QuickTips
• Juniors Lessons
• Pro Tips
• Special Features
• Teaching Kids

III. Tennis Strategy

• Singles
• Doubles
• Pattern Play
• Tennis Drills

IV. Mental Toughness

V. Fitness and Health

VI. Fun

• Rule of the Week
• Miscellaneous

VII Features

VIII Travel

IX Interviews

• Streaming 'Views

X ProPortraits

XI ProStrokes Gallery

I. Overview

Theories of the Game

• Tom Stow and the "All Court Forcing Game" by Jim McLennan
  • Part 1
  • Part 2: The Hit
  • Part 3: A Perfectly Square Collision
  • Part 4: Taking the Ball Early
  • Reprint from "The Tom Stow Tennis Teaching System"
  • Part 5: Critical Look at Stow Forehand
    
    
• Bill Tilden and the Classical Vision by Kim Shanley
  • Part 1
  • Part 2: Tilden Versus Bollettieri
  • Part 3: First Principles

• The Secret Game of Tennis, by Jack Broudy
  • Part 1: Introduction: "This is the first in a series of articles exploring the illusive and secret game of tennis. It is an internal game of balance and harmony that is expressed outwardly by effortless, fluid strokes and a passion for the game."
  • Part 2: The Geometry of Tennis and Life Broudy discusses the "Infinity" sign or inverted figure 8 lemniscate. That geometric figure is the basis, or the blueprint for effortless, controlled and balanced (in every sense of the word) groundstrokes. It is the motherform for the entire game.
    • Animation of Agassi's Figure 8 Forehand Motion
  • Part 3: Confidence in the Center Paying attention to the ball as it relates to the center of your body provides the proper perspective for playing your best and most focused tennis at all times.
    • Annimation of Graf Forehand
  • Part 4: The 45º Angle Jack Broudy reveals how you too can learn to draw the ball into that same hitting zone these pros use.
  • Part 5: A New Approach for the New Millennium

• Private Lessons from Americas Top Teaching Pros
  • Corky Cramer
    • Face the Facts
    • What's Up? The Overhead or is that Overheads?
    • Forehand Volley
    • Play Border Patrol
    • Circle of Power 
    • The Classic Topspin One-Handed Backhand

• The Alexander Technique - Gary Adelman
  • The Magic Move
  • Using The Alexander Technique To Generate Power
  • Movement and the Alexander Technique
  • A Way to Effortless, Natural Tenni

• Evolution of the Game - Dave Smith
  • Overview
  • The Evolution of Tennis Strategies
  • Evolution of the Two-handed Backhand
• EASI Tennis^TM - Ray and Becky Brown
  • Improving Player Instruction
  • The Role of the Wrist in the Forehand, Revisited
  • Ball Speed Versus Depth
  • Comparing Amateur and Professional Forehands
  • Why Isn't Knowing the Perfect Stroke Sufficient to Execute it?
  • Designing a New Stroke
  • The Forehand
  • What We Must Do to Revitalize the Sport of Tennis
• Effortless Tennis - Brent Zeller
  • Effortless Tennis - Keys to Peak Performance II
  • Effortless Tennis - Keys to Peak Performance
  • A Non-competitive Approach to Teaching Tennis
  • The Method
• Strokes and Strategy - Ken DeHart
  • Return of Serve
  • The Serve and Spin
  • The Serve and Placement
• 8Board® Tennis System - Jack Broudy
  • Play the 8 Way - The Federer Forehand
  • Got Serve?
  • A New Operating System
  • The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Volleys
• Advanced Foundation - Dave Smith
  • From Dinker to Accomplished Player: A Blueprint for Success!
  • Are You a Tennis Dinker?
  • Advancing to the Next Level!
  • The Forehand Groundstroke within the Advanced Foundation
  • Development of the Serve and the Volley
  • Examining the oddities of Tennis Teaching Methodology and Philosophy
• Maximum Tennis - Nick Saviano
  • Optimizing Your Technique
  • Optimizing Your Technique, part 2
  • Optimizing Your Technique, part 3
• The Essentials of Shot Making - Feisal Hassan
  • Racquet Head Control
  • Balance
  • Movement
  • Vision
  • Overview
• First Things First Instructional Suite - Jim McLennan
  • Timing When to Move
  • The Ball
  • Arm/Hand/Racquet
  • The Educated Foot
  • Dead Hands
  • The First Move to Prepare
  • First Things First
• The Training of an Eight Year-old - Dave Smith
  • Training an 8-Year Old: Part 1
  • Training an 8-Year Old: Part 2
  • The Serve
  • Groundstroke Progressions
  • More Effective Groundstroke Practice
  • Moving from Beginner to Advanced Play
  • Progression Drills
  • Training a 9-Year Old: 19 Months In to It
• The Parallel Mode Process - Scott Ford
  • Concentration and the Zone
  • Concentration and the Zone – Part 2
  • Attentional Theory and the Zone
  • The Challenge of the Zone
  • Process and Outcome
  • Timing and Technique
  • Watching the Ball
  • Visual Presence - The Eyes Have It
  • Visual Efficiency and Input Accuracy
  • Flow and the Zone
  • Flow and the Zone - Part II
  • Flow and the Zone - Part III
  • Being One with the Game
  • Playing in the Present and the Zone
  • Playing in the Present and the Zone, part 2
  • Focus and the Zone
  • Focus and the Zone (Part 2)
  • Ball Awareness and Contact Awareness
  • Timing and the Zone
  • Playing Tennis in the Zone
    
    
• Acceleration Tennis - Doug King
  • Strokes & Mechanics
    • Framing Your Shots
    • The “Roll” Model
    • The Delayed Backswing
    • The Cycling Model
    • Getting More Rhythm into Your Game
    • Back To the Basics
    • Letting Go to Get in the Flow
    • The "Spring Thing"
    • The Leverage Game: Get Behind It
    • Energy Management - Restraint of Impulse
  • Groundstrokes
    • Body Mechanics - Balance
    • Getting the Body into the Shot
    • The Slot, the Trigger, and Saving the Hit
    • The Hands Have It (Forehand)
    • The One Handed Topspin Backhand - Doug King
      • How We Lost the Way (Part 1)
      • How We Lost the Way (Part 2)
  • Net Play
    • The Volley as a Case Study in Stroking
    • Playing by a New Set of Rules
• Serve
  • Channeling More Energy Into Your Serve
  • Torque Action on the Serve
  • The Serves of Clijsters and Hantuchova
• The Game Based Approach - Wayne Elderton
  • Ball Control - Distance
  • Ball Control - Height
  • Ball Control - Speed
  • Ball Control - Direction
  • Ball Control
  • The Baseline Tactics Package
  • Dominating the Center Lane
  • Dominating the Backhand Diagonal
  • Dominating the Forehand Diagonal
  • Receiving the Re-direct
  • Baseline Re-direct
  • Learning the Language
  • Tactics - The Secret to Great Technique
  • Are You Learning to Play the Game-Based Way?
• Little Stars - David Brouwer
  • Teaching Tennis to Younger Kids, part 1
  • Teaching Tennis to Younger Kids, part 2
  • Introduction to stroke games, part 3
  • Teaching Younger Juniors, Part IV
• Analyzing ProStrokes
  • Fabrice Santoro – The “Magician” - Jim McLennan
  • Pedigree of a Champion - Sania Mirza - Jim McLennan
  • Marat Safin and Carlos Moya - The Extension Backhand - Heath Waters
  • Andy Roddick - The Bionic Serve - Heath Waters
  • Jelena Dokic and the Millennium Forehand - Heath Waters
  • The Serves of Clijsters and Hantuchova - Doug King
  • The Philippoussis Serve - Rafael Font de Mora
  • Roger Federer - Jim McLennan
• Progressive Tennis - Wayne Elderton
  • Progressive Tennis
• The Right Stuff
• Tactical Development
• Starting players at ½ Court
• ½ Court Tracking, Catching, and Throwing Skills
• The Cutting Edge Series - Heath Waters
  • The Forehand Drop Shot
  • Return of Serve
    • Preparation Phase
    • The Hitting Zone/Ending
  • The Forehand Volley
  • The Backhand Volley
    • Preparation
    • Hitting Zone
    • Ending
  • The Slice Backhand
    • Preparation
    • Hitting Zone
    • The Ending
  • The Millennium Forehand
    • Preparation
    • The Hitting Zone
    • The Ending
  • The Two-handed Backhand
    • Preparation
    • The Hitting Zone
    • The Ending

II. Strokes & Mechanics

Basics

• The Secret to Controlled Power - Doug King
• Rounding Out For More Fluid Play - Doug King
• Power: Is the Time Right? - Greg Moran
• Playing at the 4.5 Level - Dave Smith
• Relaxed Hands - Daryl Fisher
• Relaxed Hands, Part II - Daryl Fisher
• Relaxed Hands and Good Technique - Daryl Fisher
• Sequencing the Knees – When to “Fire” - Jim McLennan
• Seven Habits You May Want to Adopt - Dave Smith
• Relax the Arm and Use the Wrist for Proper Acceleration - Doug King
• The Contact Zone Defined - Doug King
• Backswing Basics - Doug King
• Developing Hands - Doung Eng
• Follow-through Facts and Fiction - Doug King
• Novak Djokovic - Jim McLennan
• Taking Your Game to the Court - Jim McLennan
• Defining Professional Stroke Patterns - Dave Smith
• Seeing - The Big Picture - Doug King
• Observations on Ball Watching - Doug King
• Back to the Basics - Jim McLennan
• Back to the Basics, Part 2 - Jim McLennan
• Understanding Power - David Sammel
• Learning Models: Pull/Push versus Swing - Doug King
• Tension is the Enemy - Jim McLennan
• Rounding Out Drills - Dave Smith
• Rounding-Out Drills: Part II - Dave Smith
• Then and Now - Lew Hoad - Dave Smith
• Then and Now, Part II - Ken Rosewall - Dave Smith
• Then and Now, Part II - Billie Jean King - Dave Smith
• Ball Control – Win with Spin - Wayne Elderton
• Stepping in For Every Ball - Jim McLennan
• The “Roll” Model - Doug King
• Developing a Practice Plan - Dave Smith
• Set Goals to Develop a Practice Plan - Dave Smith
• The Delayed Backswing - Doug King
• The Cycling Model - Doug King
• Revealing one’s skill level - Dave Smith
• Getting More Rhythm into Your Game - Doug King
• The Last Three Fingers of the Hitting Hand - Dave Kensler
• Where is ‘Out in front?’ - Dave Smith

• Back To the Basics - Doug King
• “Hit and Hold” - A Powerful Phrase that Works! - Dave Smith
• Letting Go to Get in the Flow - Doug King
• The "Spring Thing" - Doug King
• The Leverage Game: Get Behind It - Doug King
• Skilled Tennis Achievement: Nature or Nurtured? - Dave Smith
• The Eyes of a Champion - Alan Chandronnait
• Practice Routines - Dave Smith
• Reaching ‘Unconscious Competency' - Dave Smith
• The Right Grip for the Right Stroke - Dave Smith
• Using TennisONE to Improve Your Game - Stephen Robinson
• Using Targets, Walls, and Ball Machines - Dave Smith
• Reference Points: The Art of Self-Coaching - Monty Basnyat
• Optimizing Your Technique - Nick Saviano
• Optimizing Your Technique, part 2 - Nick Saviano
• Optimizing Your Technique, part 3 - Nick Saviano
• Balance and Vision II - Jim McLennan
• Balance and Vision: Underlying Fundamentals - Jim McLennan
• The Dynamics of Throwing a Ball - and Hitting the Serve and Forehand: Jim McLennan
• Essential Tennis Skills: Dennis Van der Meer
• Acquiring Essential Movement Skills for Tennis: Dennis Van der Meer
• Correct Use of the Legs: Dennis Van der Meer
• Developing Talent Dennis Van der Meer

Ground Strokes

• Racquet Speed – Lagging is the Key - Jim McLennan
• Mirrored Strokes: Marion Bartoli - Dave Smith
• The Heavy Ball Drill - Heath Waters
• Hitting Off the Back Foot - Doug Eng
• The 10 Percent Ball Machine Drill - Heath Waters
• Evolving a Loop Swing that Fits! - Dave Smith
• Getting the Body into the Shot - Doug King
• Developing Your Groundstrokes - Dave Kensler
• The Slot, the Trigger, and Saving the Hit - Doug King
• Using the TennisOne “Comparison Engine” - Dave Smith
• Using Underspin to Add Offense to Your Game - Dave Kensler
• Basics to Build On - Rolf Clark
• Restraint of Impulse - Doug King
• Windows of Acceptance - Howard Brody
• Windows of Acceptance II - Howard Brody
• Avoiding Common Mistakes - The Groundstrokes - Dave Smith
• Set Up Early for Maximum Power and Control by Monty Basnyat
• Proper Positioning for Better Ground Strokes by Monty Basnyat
• The Return of Serve - Move to the Ball! by Nigel O'Rouke and Jim McLennan
• Shot Selection in the Neutral Mode by Nigel O'Rourke and Jim McLennan
  • Part 1: Backhand
  • Part 2: Forehand
• To Coil or Not To Coil - Jack Broudy

Forehand

• Position, Balance, Transfer -- The Modern Forehand - Heath Waters
• Pro Strokes within the Advanced Foundation - Federer Forehand - Dave Smith
• Comparative Forehands – Blake – Roddick – Gonzalez - Dave Kensler
• The Two-handed Forehand Revisited - Dave Smith
• The Gustavo Kuerten Forehand - Vic Braden
• Examining Rafael Nadal’s Forehand - Dave Smith
• Three Ball Forehand Drill - Heath Waters
• Rafael Nadal's Forehand - Vic Braden
• Pre-stretching the Forearm on the Forehand - Vic Braden
• The Height of the Ball - Oscar Wegner
• Inside Out and Inside In: A Tale of Two Forehands - Dave Smith
• Forehand - The Racquet Forward - Oscar Wegner
• Can Andy Roddick Regain his Mojo? - Jack Broudy
• Timing and Your Wrist - Rolf Clark
• Forehand Fusion: Classical versus Millennium - Heath Waters
• The Role of the Wrist in the Forehand, Revisited - Ray and Becky Brown
• Federer and Coria – The Art of the Big Forehand - Jim McLennan
• Palms Down - What's Up with That - Jim McLennan
• How to Hit with Topspin and Control - Tom Avery
• The Running Forehand - Heath Waters
• From Push to Punch - Ray and Becky Brown
• Comparing Amateur and Professional Forehands - Ray and Becky Brown
• The Hands Have It - Doug King
• Jelena Dokic and the Millennium Forehand - Heath Waters
• EASI Tennis System: The Forehand - Ray and Becky Brown
• The Two-Handed Forehand: Learning Tool and Weapon! - Dave Smith
• The Two-Handed Forehand - Dave Smith
• The Modern Topspin Forehand - by Oscar Wegner
• "Take it on the Rise and Apply Pressure," by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of taking ball on the rise
• Forehand: To Loop or Not To, by Monty Basynat
  • Part 1, The Loop Forehand
    • Animation of Loop Forehand
  • Part 2, The Straight Back Forehand
    • Animation of Sraight Back Forehand
• The Hingis Forehand by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Hingis Forehand
• Secret to an Effective Forehand Slice by Doug King
• The Potent Topspin Forehand by Doug King
• The Basics of the Forehand Drive by Jim McLennan
• The Inside Out Forehand - The Weapon That Has Changed the Modern Game by Greg Patton and Jim McLennan
• The Defensive Forehand - Stay in the Point and Bide Your Time by Nigel O'Rouke and Jim McLennan
• The Kick Back and Out to Hit Forehand by Monty Basnyat and Jim McLennan
• The Whip Forehand: Weapon of Choice in the 1990s by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Whip Forehand
• The Modern Forehand Drive - Dennis Van der Meer
• Lindsay Davenport - All the Tools of a Champion - Jim McLennan

Backhand

• Homage to Backspin - Philippe Azar
• The Excessive Slice Backhand - Heath Waters
• Open-Stance Two-Handed Backhand: Fish, Hingis, Nadal - Doug Eng
• Comparative Analysis of the One-Handed Backhand - Doug Eng
• Another Look at the One-Handed Backhand - Jim McLennan
• The Two-handed Backhand of Nikolay Davydenko - Dave Smith
• One-Handed Backhand vs Two-Handed Backhand - Dave Kensler
• The Backhand - Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters - Vic Braden
• Threading the Needle – the Down the Line Backhand - Jim McLennan
• The Underspin Backhand Down the Line - Jim McLennan
• Grip it and Rip it – One-handed Topspin Backhand - Jim McLennan
• Agassi, Roddick, and siliconCOACH - Jim McLennan
• The Slice Backhand - Heath Waters
• The One-Handed Beauty - I Want One! - Heath Waters
• The Extension Backhand - Heath Waters
• A Comparison of the Underspin Backhand - Sergio Cruz
• The One Handed Topspin Backhand - Doug King
  • How We Lost the Way (Part 1)
  • How We Lost the Way (Part 2)
• Make Your Backhand Your Strength: Learn From Two of the Best - Heath Waters
• Adapt and Win: The Slice - Tom March
• Circle of Power - Corky Cramer
• The Slice Backhand: Formidable Weapon or Situational Stroke? - Dave Smith
• Gambill vs Agassi Backhand by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Gambill Backahnd
  • Animation of Agasssi Backhand
• Agassi: The Best Two Handed Backhand in the Game by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Agassi Backhand
• Using Your Two-Handed Backhand as a Weapon by Anna Ivan
• Maximize Your Backhand Slice by Doug King
• The Ultimate Topspin Backhand by Doug King
• The Classic Topspin One-Handed Backhand by Corky Cramer
• The Short Approach - The Backhand Drop/Slice by Brian Garrow
• The Rosewall Slice Backhand by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Rosewall Backhand
• The Lindsay Davenport Rolling Backhand by Jim McLennan

Net Play

• A Helping Hand on Your Backhand Volley - Doug King
• Developing an Attacking Game: Learning to Close - Doug King
• Conquering Lob-itis - Greg Moran
• Volley like the Bryans - Vic Braden
• Taking the Right Approach - Paul Fein
• Tips to a Better Volley - Dave Kensler
• Modern Approach Shots Tactics - Doug Eng
• The Volley as a Case Study in Stroking - Doug King
• Serve and Volley Your Way to Better Tennis! - Dave Kensler
• Controlling the High Volley - Dave Smith
• Approach Shots – Depth, Direction, and Origin - Doug Eng
• Effectiveness of Modern and Classical Approach Shots - Doug Eng
• Playing by a New Set of Rules - Doug King
• Balance at the Net - Rhys Thomas
• Avoiding Common Mistakes - The Volley - Dave Smith
• The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Volleys - Jack Broudy
• Change Grips for More Effective Volleying - Tom March
• The Forehand Volley - Dave Smith
• The Backhand Volley: A Visual Comparison - Dave Smith
• Forehand Volley - Corky Cramer
• The Groundstroke Approach Shot by Reggie Vasquez, Jr.
• Volleying the High Floater by Monty Basnyat
  • Animation of Volleying the High Floater
• Approach and Split-Step to Gain a Strategic Advantage by Danny Leon
• Forehand Volley - Simplicity, Movement and Placement by Torin Schultz
• The Do's and Don'ts of Successful Doubles Net Play by Brian Garrow
• Poaching at the Net: Partnership and Timing by Brian Garrow
• The Half-Volley - Feel the Bump and Stay In the Point by Mark Fairchilds
• Volleying A Ball Hit Into the Body by Mike Estep (Martina Navratilova's former coach)
• All Volleys are not Equal (backhand) by Jack Broudy
• The Classic Volley::A Lost Art in Today's Game by Jim McLennan
• The Continental Grip: For Players Only by Jack Broudy

Serve

• For God’s Sake, Work on Your Serve - Greg Moran
• Five Fun Drills to Improve Your Topspin Serve - Doug Eng
• Rhythm and the Toss of the Serve - Doug Eng
• Simplifying the Service Mystery - Dave Smith
• The Serve – Developing the Live Arm - Doug Eng
• Predictability in Tennis - Daryl Fisher
• The Serve: Developing Leg Action - Doug Eng
• The Serve within the Advanced Foundation - Dave Smith
• Andy Roddick's 150 MPH Serve - Vic Braden
• Four Corner Service Drill - Heath Waters
• Ivan Ljubicic and the Low Toss - Vic Braden
• The Dementieva Serve or Arm Action Breakdown - Doug King
• Ivan Ljubicic – Lower the Toss and Serve Tall - Jim McLennan
• Improving the Second Serve - Dave Kensler
• Australian Open - All About the Second Serve - Jim McLennan
• James Blake - Jim McLennan
• Serve Your Way to Playing Better Tennis - Dave Kensler
• Rafael Nadal, A Work in Progress - Jim McLennan
• The Kick Serve - Dave Smith
• Andy Roddick’s 155 mph Serve - Bob Prichard
• Andy Roddick’s 155 mph Serve, Part Two - Bob Prichard
• Torque Action on the Serve - Doug King
• The Serve: Spin Axis, Body Position, and Swing Path - Dave Smith
• Elena Dementieva and the Side-Spin Serve - Jim McLennan
• Dent and Federer – Contrasting Service Deliveries - Jim McLennan
• Channeling More Energy Into Your Serve - Doug King
• Roger Federer and Andy Roddick - the Serve - Jim McLennan
• Wayne Arthurs, Jonathan Wong, and siliconCoach - Jim McLennan
• Hitting 150 mph Serves - Howard Brody
• The Topspin Serve - Tom Avery
• Avoiding Common Mistakes in Tennis - Dave Smith
• Teaching in Reverse, The Serve - Jim McLennan
• Hitting Up on the Serve
• Cartwheeling
• The Service Motion - Ground Reaction Forces
• Teaching in Reverse - the Service Action
• Serve It Up - Heath Waters
• Andy Roddick - Ruminations on the Serve - Jim McLennan
• Andy Roddick - The Bionic Serve by Heath Waters
• The 8Board Experience: Got Serve? by Jack Broudy
• The Philippoussis Serve - Rafael Font de Mora
• Strokes and Strategy - Ken DeHart
  • The Serve and Spin
  • The Serve and Placement
• Wayne Arthurs - The Big Serve - Jim McLennan
• Goran the Resilient, the Ivanisevic Serve - Jim McLennan

• The Sampras Serve by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Sampras Serve
• The Heavy Topspin Serve by Mark Fairchilds
• The Slice Serve by Mike Estep
• Cracking the Serve: Swing Up for Greater Leverage by Jim McLennan
• The Lew Hoad Serve: The Power Game From Down Under by Jim McLennan
  • Part 1
    • Animation of Hoad Serve
  • Part 2
• A More Consistent Serve Via a Better Ball Toss by Monty Basnyat
  • Animation of Ball Toss
• Disguising the Serve by Jim McLennan
• The Y2K Serve - Dennis Van der Meer

Return

• Return of Serve – Old School - Jim McLennan
• Fast Twitch Return Drill - Heath Waters
• Return of Serve Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• The Return of Serve - Jim McLennan
• Return of Serve - Dave Kensler
• Should You Elect to Serve or Receive? - Paul Fein
• Andre Agassi - Lord of the Returns - Heath Waters
• Strokes and Strategy: Return of Serve - Ken DeHart
• Andre Agassi: The Best Return in the Game - by Jim McLennan
• Andre Agassi's Backhand Return - Jim McLennan

Specialty Shots

• The Swinging Topspin Volley - Dave Smith
• The Backhand Overhead - Heath Waters
• The Lob: Tennis' Forgotten Weapon - Greg Moran
• The Drop Shot: A Weapon at Every Level - Dave Smith
• What's Up? The Overhead or is that Overheads? - Corky Cramer
• The Sampras Overhead by Jim McLennan
• Drop Shot Basics by Jim McLennan
  • Animation of Drop Shot
• Buy Yourself Some Time Using the Defensive Lob by Monty Basnyat
• Hit an Offensive Overhead to Finish in the Winners Circle by Brian Garrow

Footwork

• Five Ways to Improve Footwork - Ken DeHart
• Athletic Foundation Intensity - Pat Dougherty
• Steps to Better Footwork - Doug King
• The Most Important Move in Tennis - Greg Moran
• First Step Drill Approach - Pat Etcheberry
• Forget the Strokes, Move Your Feet! - Greg Moran
• Different Types of Speed in Tennis - Feisal Hassan
• Intuition and the World-Class Player - Doug Eng
• Rafael Nadal – Movement to the Max - Jim McLennan
• 2 Cones Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Inside Out Forehand and Backhand Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• One Step Open and Closed Stance Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Are Your Feet Holding Back Your Strokes? - Lee Taft
• Splitting – What, Why, When, How, and Where - Jim McLennan
• The Power of Balance in the Backcourt - Rhys Thomas
• Towards More Efficient Movement in Tennis - David Sammel
• The Footwork Challenge - Wayne Elderton
• Reaction Steps - How do you move to the ball? - Jim McLennan
• Anticipation and Footwork - Julio Yacub
• Lleyton Hewitt: Recovery Artist - Jim McLennan
• Recovering off a Wide Shot for Better Court Coverage by Kevin Pope
• Series on Footwork Fundamentals by Jim McLennan
  • The Unit Turn - Your Tennis Foundation
  • The Split Step-How To Quickly to the Ball
    • Animation of Split Step for Forehand
    • Animation of Split Step for Backhand
  • Moving Footwork and Hitting Footwork
    • Animation of Footwork: Forehand
    • Animation of Footwork: Backhand
  • Cat and Mouse: A Training Model for Positioning and Movement

• Gravity Steps by Jim McLennan
  • Secrets of World Class Footwork
  • Secrets of World Class Footwork, part 2
  • Open Stance Running Recovery

Video Tips

• ShortCourt Warmup - Ken DeHart
• Relaxation Response - Ken DeHart
• Performance or Outcome - Jim McLennan
• Handling Low Ball - Doug Eng
• Waiting On the Ball - Jim McLennan
• Handling Pressure on Baseline - Doug Eng
• Handling Low and High Volleys - Doug Eng
• Three Types of Topspin - Ken DeHart
• Your Game Plan - Doug Eng
• Handling Ball into Body - Forehand Volley - Ken DeHart
• Reaction to Netcord Ball - Doug Eng
• Increasing Rotational Power - Doug Eng
• Service Rituals - Doug Eng
• When to Split Step - Jim McLennan
• Handling the Low Volley - Ken DeHart
• Prepare for the Volley - Ken DeHart
• 3 Types of Underspin - Ken DeHart
• 3 Shot Types - Ken DeHart
• Handling Ball into Body - Backhand - Ken DeHart
• Role of the Net Man - Ken DeHart
• Handling Volley Exchanges - Ken DeHart
• Outside In or Inside Out - Jim McLennan
• Do Overhit - Jim McLennan
• Use of Non-Dominant Arm on the Backhand - Jim McLennan
• The Backhand Chip - Jim McLennan
• Dropping the Drop - Jim McLennan
• Lobbing Along Your Shadow - Jim McLennan
• Using the Netstrap - Jim McLennan
• The Volley - Tim Mayotte
• The Half-Volley - Tim Mayotte
• Executing the Lob Volley - Ken DeHart
• Serving - How to Get Ball Up While Staying Down - Jim McLennan
• How to Start a Match - Jim McLennan
• Waiting and Ready Position - Jim McLennan
• Spacing on Your Groundstrokes - Ken DeHart
• Two-Handed Solution for One-Handed Problem - Ken DeHart
• Cone Volley Drill - Ken DeHart
• Giving Opponents What They Don't Like - Jim McLennan
• Making Things Happen - Jim McLennan
• When to Make Angled Volley in Doubles - Ken DeHart
• Changing Direction of Ball in Doubles - Ken DeHart
• Taking the Offense in Doubles - Ken DeHart
• Art of the Turn - Jim McLennan
• Serving Leverage - Jim McLennan
• 3 "Rs" of Tennis - Jim McLennan
• Unit Turn - Jim McLennan
• Performance Goals - Ken DeHart
• Watch Your Opponent's Habits - Ken DeHart
• Doubles Formations to Hide a Weakness - Ken DeHart
• Stabilize the Wrist for a Better Two-Handed Backhand - Monty Basnyat
• Sweep Under the Rug - The Half Volley - Ken DeHart
• The Hurl Swing - Jim McLennan
• Warming Up Quickly - Ken DeHart
• Swing Slow to Hit Hard - Jim McLennan
• Carrying the Racquet to the Ball - Jim McLennan
• Volley above the Net - Jim McLennan
• Playing the Angled Volley - Jim McLennan
• Body Language - Jim McLennan
• Lobbing into the Sun - Jim McLennan
• Three Secrets to Regaining Control - Ken DeHart
• Secrets of Serving: The Body Serve - Ken DeHart
• Movement, It's All About the Big Toe - Pat Etcheberry
• Calling Your Shot - Ken DeHart
• Changing Your Point of Contact - Ken DeHart
• Use the Right Grip and Return More Balls - Monty Basnyat
• The Swing and the String - Jim McLennan
• Serving Rituals - Ken DeHart
• The Last Thought - Ken DeHart
• The Disappearing Stroke - Ken DeHart
• The Sidespin Approach Shot - Jim McLennan
• Keeping Your Doubles Partner in the Game - Ken DeHart
• Reacting to the Ball - Jim McLennan
• Match Play Fitness - Ken Dehart
• Knifing the Volley - Jim McLennan
• When to Change Directions of the Ball - Ken Dehart
• Underspin Backhand Drive - Jim McLennan
• Recovery Footwork - Ken DeHart
• The Disguised Lob - Jim McLennan
• Watching the Ball - Jim McLennan
• Roger Federer's topspin serve - Vic Braden
• Learning Topspin Against the Fence - Ken DeHart
• Footwork Shadow Practice - Jim McLennan
• Stepping Out on Your Groundstroke - Ken DeHart
• Prepare for Every Ball - Jim McLennan
• Pay Attention to Your Contact Height - Monty Basnyat
• Preloading on your Groundstrokes, Ken DeHart
• Learning to Hit Underspin on the Volley, Doug King
• Half-Volley Dropshot, Jim McLennan
• Practice Handling the Lob on Your Own, Ken DeHart
• Half-Volley and Court Positioning, Jim McLennan
• How to Get Down on the Volley, Ken DeHart
• Swinging Volley, Doug King
• Preventing Rotatorcuff Injury, Jim McLennan
• Soft Volleys, Ken DeHart
• Short Court Warm-Up and Soft Hands, Ken DeHart
• Secrets of the Serve, Jim McLennan
• Hand Placement on the Racquet, Jim McLennan
• Perfecting Your Service Toss, Ken DeHart
• Moving in Twos, Jim McLennan
• Volley on Backboard, Doug King
• Ready Turn Position, Jim McLennan
• Fixing the Lasso Serve, Ken DeHart
• Dementieva Serve, Jim McLennan
• More Fluid Swing, Doug King
• Playing in No Man's Land, Jim McLennan
• Better Contact, Doug King
• Finding Continental Grip on Serve, Ken DeHart
• Developing Three Serves, Ken DeHart
• Keeping the Ball Away From Net Man, Ken DeHart

QuickTips

• Patient Passing - Dave Smith
• The Drop Shot: A Weapon at Every Level - Dave Smith
• The Topspin Serve - Tom Avery
• Trap the Ball to Hone Your Toss - Monty Basnyat
• The World Class Half Volley - David Wheaton
• Volley like the Professionals - Dave "Koz" Kozlowski
• How to Hit with Topspin and Control - Tom Avery
• Stay in Line with the Ball - Brenda Shultz McCarthy
• Return of Serve - Hank Pfister
• Make Your Overhead a Weapon - Dave Smith
• What "Punctuation Mark" is Your Overhead? - Dave Smith
• The Lost Art of the Drop Hit - Jim McLennan
• Pointing the Butt Cap Up at the Ball - Jim McLennan
• The Locked Doorknob Volley - Bill Patton
• The Flamingo Forehand - Doug Atkinson
• Getting Your Body Into the Shot - Doug King
• The Open Stance Volley - Cris Bacharach

Juniors Lessons

• The Right Approach to Practice Drills by Stefan Lundgren
  • Part 1: "Thoughts About Practice Drills"
  • Part 2: " Quality in Practice Drills"
  • Part 3: "Kids Practice"
  • Part 4: "Planning Lessons for Kids
• A Word to the Wise on Tennis Parenting by Jack Broudy
• Focus on Contact by Jack Broudy
• Head Weight=Bigger Serves by Jack Broudy
• Swedish Tennis School by Stefan Lundgren

Pro Tips

• Use Your Opposite Hand to Improve Your Tennis Game - Dave Kensler
• Five Common Phrases to Ignore - Dave Kensler
• Idiosyncrasies -  Oscar Wegner
• Playing Nature's Way: Instinct and Feel -  Oscar Wegner
   
• Building Confidence Before a Match by Jack Broudy
• How to Play a Softballer by Mike Whittington
• The Where and Why in Serving by Mike Whittington
• What to Bring in Your Court Bag by Mike Whittington
• Setting Up for the Return of Serve by Monty Basnyat
• Hopscotch and Split-Step by Dan Leon
• Catch a Ball to Hit a Volley By Dan Leon
• Play Shoulder Tag by Anna Ivan
• Hitting a Harder Serve by Mike Whittington
• How to Handle the Low Chip by Mike Whittington
• A More Consistent Second Serve by Mike Whittington
• Why do You Lose? by Mike Whittington
• Getting out of Slump by Mike Whittington
• The Heavy Swing by Jim McLennan
  

Special Features

• "The Martina Hingis Series" by Jim McLennan
  • Part One: "Another McEnroe?"
  • Part Two: "The Hingis Forehand"
    • Animation of Hingis Forehand
  • Part Three: "The Hingis Volley"
• Agassi Aims to Dethrone World's Number 1
  • Animation of Agassi's Forehand

Teaching Kids

• Advice to Parents by Steve Proulx and Susan Reeder
• Tiny Tots Lesson by Betsy Gravett
• Advice to Parents of Juniors by Jim McLennan
• A Word to the Wise on Tennis Parenting by Jack Broudy
• The Right Approach to Practice Drills by Stefan Lundgren
  • Part 1: "Thoughts About Practice Drills"
  • Part 2: " Quality in Practice Drills"
  • Part 3: "Kids Practice"
  • Part 4: "Planning Lessons for Kids

III. Strategy

A. Singles

• Adding and Borrowing Pace - Jim McLennan
• Singles Made Simple - Greg Moran
• Winning On-court Habits for Match Play - Ray Brown and Jana vd Walt
• Tacit Tactics - Philippe Azar
• Playing the Short Ball - Doug King
• Court Positioning - Jim McLennan
• Grass Court Tactics For All-Court Players - Philippe Azar
• Controlled Aggression - Jim McLennan
• Strategy and Tactics of Tennis - Ray Brown and Katherin Hashemi
• Understanding the Game of Tennis - Steve Beier
• Patience - Your Most Important Skill - Greg Moran
• Dictating Play - Jim McLennan
• Tennis For the Rest of Us: The Boxing/Chess Model - Scott H. Harris
• Defeating the Undefeated - Philippe Azar
• Understand D-N-O and Play Better Tennis! - Dave Kensler
• Baseline Risk Analysis of Top Female Players - Doug Eng
• Learn to Play from No-Man's Land - David Kensler
• Court Position and Shot Select - Jim McLennan
• Payoffs: Groundstrokes and Directionals - Doug Eng
• Payoffs: Groundstrokes and Directionals, Part II - Doug Eng
• Cross Court Singles Patterns - Jim McLennan
• Crosscourt or Down the Line? - Alan Chandronnait
• Speed Merchants or the First Strike - Jim McLennan
• Be Your Own Coach - Dave Kensler
• The Underspin Backhand Down the Line - Jim McLennan
• Advantages of Taking the Ball Early - David Sammel
• Reducing Errors of Depth - Howard Brody
• Unforced Errors and Error Reduction - Howard Brody
• Timing and How to Explore It - Rolf Clark
• The Trap Of The Big Point Theory - Happy Bhalla
• Emulating the Sampras/Federer Game - John Officer
• Hitting and Reacting - Rolf Clark
• Ball Speed Versus Depth - Ray and Becky Brown
• Locker Room Power – The Next Step - by David Sammel
• Locker Room Power - by David Sammel
• Taking Time Away from Your Opponent - by David Sammel
• How to Counter Specialist Styles - David Sammel
• Reference Points: The Art of Self-Coaching - Monty Basnyat
• Percentage Tennis - Jim McLennan
• Identifying Your Opponent's Weaknesses, by Reggie Vasquez Jr
• Bad Calls
• How a Baseliner Should Play a Net Rusher
• How to Play Against an Opponent in No Man's Land
• Finishing the Point with the Angled Volley by Brian Garrow and Jim McLennan
• How to Play a TopSpinner by Monty Basnyat
• When to Split Step When Serving? by Monty Basnyat
• Advice on Serve and Volley? by Monty Basnyat
• How to Play a Pusher by Monty Basnyat
• Serve and Volley Tactics by Monty Basnyat
• How to Play Mid-Court Ball by Monty Basnyat
  • Part One: Going For the Winner
  • Part Two: The Setup
  • Part Three: TheVolley Approach
• Chang vs McEnroe:Lessons Learned by Jim McLennan
• "Gaining Court Sense: The Dink-em Drill" by Monty Basnyat

B. Doubles

• Doubles Dilemmas and Decisions - Greg Moran
• Poaching Pointers - Greg Moran
• Conquering Lob-itis - Greg Moran
• Beware of Dark Alleys - Greg Moran
• Everyone on the Court has a Job - Greg Moran
• Tactical Lessons You Can Learn From WTA Doubles - Doug Eng
• A Quantitative Analysis of WTA Doubles - Doug Eng
• A Quantitative Analysis of WTA Doubles: Part 2 - Doug Eng
• Grips and Positioning for Successful Doubles - Doug Eng
• Creative Doubles Patterns - Doug Eng
• Hit Em' Where They Ain't? - Greg Moran
• Doubles: Styles of Play and Formations - Pat Bkaskower
• Improving Technique Among Senior Players - Dave Smith
• Doubles Strategies for Senior Players - Dave Smith
• Strategies to Enhance Senior Tennis Players! - Dave Smith
• Seven Doubles Principles for USTA League Players - David Brouwer
  • Neutralize First, Then Finish
  • High, You Die on the Primary Poach
  • Seven Drills for Developing Sound Doubles Tactics
  • On the Switch, Play the Defensive Lob
  • Low you go on the Secondary Poach
  • Inside to Inside/Outside to Outside
  • Deep to Deep/Close to Close
• Mental Toughness for Double - Gary Sailes
• How to Become a Successful League Team - Pat Blaskower
• Go Ahead, Color Outside the Lines, Dare to Poach - Pat Blaskower
• A Giant Step Forward to Our Game's Success - Ed Krass
• Coaching, Teaching... And Winning - Pat Blaskower
• Play Better Doubles: Be Your Own Coach - Kevin Pope
• Unlimited Doubles by Steve Tourdo
  • The Transition Game
  • Improving Your Flow
  • How To Stay On Schedule To Win
  • Two Ways to Win
  • What to Do if Your Partner Won't Come to the Net

• The Woodies: Volleying to the Right Place by Monty Basnyat
• TheWoodies--Moving to the Right Place by Monty Basnyat
• ATP World Doubles Championships: Lessons Learned by Kim Shanley
• What To Do BEFORE The Match by Monty Basynat
• What To Do Once The Match Starts by Monty Basynat
• Mixing Up The Pace by Monty Basynat
• Hand Signals by Monty Basynat
• The Most Common Doubles Errors by Jim McLennan
  • Part 1: Moving Too Early on Your Partner's Serve
  • Part 2: Failure to Cross When Lobbed
  • Part 3: Playing Center-to-Side
  • Part 4: Failure to Cover the Alley
  • Part 5: Playing Defensive Volleys Offensively
  • Part 6: Not Focusing When Your Partner Serves
  • Part 7: The Closest Volleyer Not Taking the Ball
  • Part 8: Not Covering the Center
• Doubles: How to Play Against a One Up/One Back Team
  • When Your Team Likes To Play One Up/One Back
  • When Your Team Likes To Come to the Net (Tactics for the Serving Team)
  • When Your Team Likes To Come to the Net (Tactics for Rallying)
• Handling the Lob Return in Doubles by Monty Basnyat
  • Part 1
  • Part 2: Defending
  • Part 3: Attacking
• Develop "Fast Eyes" For Better Reaction at the Net by Monty Basnyat
  • Part 1: When Partner Is Serving
  • Part 2: When Partner Is Receiving
• Playing Team with Lefty
  • Part 1: When Lefty/Righty Team, P. 1
  • Doubles Strategy: Playing Lefty/Righty Team, P. 2
• "Holding Serve in Doubles: Move with Flow" by Monty Basnyat
• "Four Returns for Doubles Success" by Mike Whittington
• "Potent Poaching: Move and Track" by Monty Basnyat

Pattern Play

• Play like Pete and Approach Down the Center by Monty Basnyat
• Play like Philippoussis, Hit Behind Your Opponent by Monty Basnyat
• The Sneak Attack by Monty Basnyat
• Take the Offense by Going Down the Line by Monty Basnyat
• Steffi Graf's Short, Deep Game by Monty Basnyat
• Chip and Charge and Put on the Pressure by Monty Basnyat

Tennis Drills

• All-Court Games - Doug Eng
• Large Group Drills that Get Results - David Brouwer
• One-on-One Practice Drills that Get Results - David Brouwer
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• Practicing With Purpose - Jordan R Coons
• Tap the Net - Monty Basnyat
• Cat and Mouse - learn patience, balance, and cat like quickness: Jim McLennan
• Developing Consistency in Your Serve by Mike Whittington
• Second Shot Pass - Opening a passing lane by Jim McLennan
• Serve & Return - The two most important shots by Mike Whittington
• Volleying on the Move: Monty Basnyat
• Approach Ball: Monty Basnyat
• Two on One Crosscourt: Kevin Pope
• One Up, One Back - Kevin Pope
• Mastering the Serve - Kevin Pope
• Practice the Vertical Game to Improve Footwork - Kevin Pope
• ZigZag Drill - Monty Basnyat
• Close the Net for Better Doubles - Monty Basnyat
• 2 on 1 Serve/Return Game - Monty Basnyat

IV. Mental Toughness

• Conquering our Inner Devil - Greg Moran
• On Improving Focus - Rolf Clark
• The problems with Positive Thinking - Happy Bhalla
• The Competitive Mentality - David Sammel
• The Value of Perspective - Happy Bhalla
• What Does it Take to Be a Winner? - Ray Brown, Anske Venter, and Jana van der Walt
• Relaxation - Happy Bhalla
• Motivation - Happy Bhalla
• Having Fun - Happy Bhalla
• Emotion and Pumping Oneself Up - Happy Bhalla
• French Open 2007 – The Indomitable Will to Win - Jim McLennan
• Creativity vs Boredom - Happy Bhalla
• Concentration and the Ability to Focus - Happy Bhalla
• Breathing - Happy Bhalla
• Introduction to Mental Awareness - Happy Bhalla
• The Key to Winning - Don't Be Afraid of Losing - Rolf Clark
• Biomechanics for Dummies: Nature or Nurture - Happy Bhalla
• Improving Concentration - Rolf Clark
• Cooperation Before Competition - Happy Bhalla
• The Breath for Success - Dr. Robert Heller
• Holistic Tennis Guidelines for Match Play - Happy Bhalla
• Reaching ‘Unconscious Competency' - Dave Smith
• Training the Competitive Mind-set - Happy Bhalla
• Be Your Own Coach - Dave Kensler
• Why am I losing? - Dave Smith
• Stop Learning the Wrong Way - Rolf Clark
• Progressive Relaxation – Awareness Training - Dr. Robert Heller
• Becoming Mentally Tougher in Matches - David Sammel
• Exploration: The Learning Tool - Rolf Clark
• Understanding Confidenc - Happy Bhalla
• Watching The Ball - Happy Bhalla
• The Trap Of The Big Point Theory - Happy Bhalla
• Concentration Wins - Rolf Clark
• The Tipping Point in a Match - Jim McLennan
• FearlessTennis Series - Jeff Greenwald
  • Introduction
  • Fearless Tennis is A Choice
  • Confidence the Fearless Way
  • Motivation to Change
• The Inner Game of Tennis Revisited, Part 3 - Sean Brawley
• Mind Over Muscle: Revisiting The Inner Game of Tennis, Part 2 - Sean Brawley
• Revisiting The Inner Game of Tennis - Sean Brawley
• Managing Progress and Expectation - David Sammel
• Mental Toughness for Double - Gary Sailes
• Timing and the Zone: The Parallel Mode Process - Scott Ford
• Playing Tennis in the Zone, the Parallel Mode Process - Scott Ford
• Developing Constructive Mental Tennis - Dave Smith
• Flow: How To Achieve Optimal Performance In Sports - Gary Sailes
• Peak Performance: What it is, how it works, how to get some - Joseph Sundram
• The Pathway to the Zone - Jeff Greenwald
• Loneliness to Fearlessness - Jeff Greenwald
• The Greenwald Interviews:
  • Playing Without Fear
• The 8 Greatest Myths of Tennis Psychology - Dr. Roland A. Carlstedt
• Mind Your Heart - Dr. Roland Carlstedt
• Anti-Choking Remedies by Jack Broudy
• Developing Rhythm: The Quantum Swing by Jim McLennan
• Do You Think Like a Winner?: Competitors' Questionnaire by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
  • Part 1 Analysis: Positive Expectations by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
  • Part 2 Analysis: Crisis Management by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
  • Part 3 Analysis: Focus Control by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
  • Part 4 Analysis: Attribution Control by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
  • Part 5 Analysis: The Art of Winning by Jim McLennan and Carol Blackman
• Coping with Competition by Robert Murio
• Choosing Goals For a Tournament Player by Robert Murio
• How To React To the Unexpected by Robert Murio
• Pressure and How to Make Your Opponent Feel It by Jim McLennan
• Playing The Score by Robert Murio
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
• The Power of the Mantra by Stefan Lundgren
• Does Richard Williams Know Something? by Jim McLennan

• Utilizing Wisdom in Your On-Court Arsenal - Jeff Greenwald
• Anger and Competition - Jeff Greenwald
• Closing Out Matches - Jeff Greenwald has some ideas to help you quiet the inner voice
• Riding the Wave of Momentum: Jeff Greenwald
• Utilizing Anxiety to Obtain Peak Performance - Jeff Greenwald
• Learning to Play "Loose" in a Result-Oriented Society - Jeff Greenwald
• Five Lessons Learned From a Match Almost Lost - Jeff Greenwald
• Prepare for the Zone - Jeff Greenwald

• Winning Ugly: by Steve Jamison
  • Tiger's Tennis Tips
  • The Good, the Bad, the Elephant Boy  
  • The Human Ball Machine  
  • High Grades For Lowbrau University
  • First Lesson of 2000

V. Fitness and Health

• Volley Overhead Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Forehand Approach Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Serve Harder, Hurt Less - David S Smith
• 3 Cones Drill, 2 Cones Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Tennis Elbow - David S Smith
• Ball at Feet Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Top Ten Training Tips for Conditioning Success - Paul Gold
• Maximum Performance Training - Ray Brown
• Forehand - Backhand Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Circle Forehand Exercise - Pat Etcheberry
• Core Conditioning and Power - Ray Brown
• How to Play Tennis While Injured - Dave Kensler
• Warm-up Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Dots Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Band Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Cardio Tennis - Ken DeHart
• Box and Step-Up Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Dynamic Warm-up - Paul Gold
• Power First Training - Ray Brown
• Power First Training, part 2 - Ray Brown
• ZigZag Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Catching Tennis Ball Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Climbing the Rankings with Paul Goldstein - Dr. Donald Chu
• Is Nadal Sending Out the Wrong Message? - Paul Gold
• Self Test Drill 1 - Pat Etcheberry
• Self Test Drill 2 - Pat Etcheberry
• Self Test Drill 3 - Pat Etcheberry
• Champions Are What They Eat - Pat Etcheberry
• 2 Cones Medicine Ball - Open and Closed Stances - Pat Etcheberry
• 2 Cone Medicine Ball Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• 2 Cones Drill - Pat Etcheberry
• Inside Out Forehand and Backhand Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• One Step Open and Closed Stance Drills - Pat Etcheberry
• Chronic Tennis Elbow - Monty Basnyat
• The Breath for Success - Dr. Robert Heller
• Preventing Back Pain in Tennis - Rick Olderman
• The Power of Balance in the Backcourt - Rhys Thomas
• 'Body Sense' Makes Better Tennis Players - Rhys Thomas
• Balance Training for Tennis - Dr. Donald Chu
• Balance Training for Tennis, II - Dr. Donald Chu
• More Functional Exercises for Tennis - Dr. Donald Chu
• Functional Exercises for Tennis - Dr. Donald Chu
• Speed and Agility Drills for Team Tennis - Dr. Donald Chu
• The Push-Up Series - Dr. Donald Chu
• The "Lunge" series - Dr. Donald Chu
• A Plan for Strengthening the Rotator Cuff in Tennis Players, part 2 - Dr. Donald Chu
• A Plan for Strengthening the Rotator Cuff in Tennis Players - Dr. Donald Chu
• Who Needs a Rotator Cuff? - Dr. Donald Chu
• An Exercise to Improve the Power Position for Hitting Groundstrokes - Dr. Donald Chu
• Improving Core Strength in Tennis Players - Dr. Donald Chu
  • Trunk Rotation Exercises
  • Trunk Extension Exercises
  • Trunk Flexion Exercises
• Strength Training for Tennis Players by Stefan Lundgren
• "What to do about tennis elbow?"
  • "What to do about tennis elbow, P. 1?"
  • "What to do about tennis elbow, P. 2?"
  • "What to do about tennis elbow, P. 3?"  
• Question of Nutrition
• Heel Pain by Dr. Simon Small
• Power Tennis Training - Dr. Donald Chu

VI. Fun

Line Calls

• Wimbledon Wrap-Up
• The Long and Short on Chang
• Tennis Dissed Again
• Mac, Love Him and Hate Him

Rule of the Week

• "Can doubles partners switch racquets?"
• "Ball good when hitting permanent fixture?"
• "Should you always call your ball out?"
• "Where does the worm go?
• "Server catches ball without hitting it"
• "What happens if the ball goes flat?"
• "In doubles, ball hits receiver's partner"
• "Player jumps over net"
• "Ball hits on one side, spins back to other"
• "Player comes over to other side of court to inspect mark"
• "Coaching during warm-up allowed?"
• "Making noises as opponent hits ball?"
• "When is the receiver deemed ready to receive?"
• "What fixtures can a ball hit and still be considered in play?"
• "Who serves after the tie-break?"
• "What are the limits on where the server can stand in doubles?"
• "What's the rule on changing your mind on an 'out' call?"
• "What happens if you serve out of proper rotation?"
• "In doubles, what's the rule regarding switching receiving positions?"
• "Ball bounces off elbow?"
• "Tossing the ball during a point?"
• "Opponent requests having all three balls in his possession?"
• "Rules for Tiebreaker?"
• "Ball hits rock on court?"
• "Ball goes around net post"
• "Who makes the call?"
• "Where does the Worm go?"
• "Who makes the call?"
• "Are different types of balls allowed?"
• "Changing mind on racquet spin"
• "Where can you serve in singles?"
• "Serving on wrong side"
• "What can't you touch?"
• "What can't you touch?"
• "What happens when you break a string?"
• "Can you cross the net to inspect ball marks?"
• "Can two players hit a ball?"
• "Can you play with both hands?"
• "Warning before calling foot fault?"
• "When is it stalling?"
• "Can you throw your racquet?"
• "Injury time-out?"
• "Ball hits receiver on serve"
• "Deliberate Hindrance"
• "When is it ok to coach?"
• "Correcting a bad call?"
• "Who makes the call on the serve?"
• "Let serve or lose the point?"
• "Hat falls off--hindrance?"
• "Opponent asks for help making call?"
• "Can you take a second look?"
• "Should you practice your return when server is warming up?"
• "What constitutes an out mark?
• "Calling a let after point is over?"
• "When Is a double hit legal?"
• "Always signal when ball is good?"
• "Receive coaching between 2nd and 3rd sets?"
• "When are you ready to receive serve?"

Products

• "A Tale of Two Titaniums" TennisONE editor Mike Whittington reviews two of the most popular titanium racquets: the Head TiS7 and the Prince Thunderstrike 1200/900 longbody.
• "The Softer the Better?" TennisONE editor Mike Whittington reviews three of the most popular strings on the market: VS Fiberfeel by Babolat, Dunlop's Max Comfort, and Gamma TNT Rx.

Miscellaneous

• Why Player Challenges are a Bad Call - Paul Fein
• Keys to Coaching a Tennis Professional - David Sammel and Jim Edgar
• Is This the Next Face of American Tennis? - Jay Margolies
• Strategies to Enhance Senior Tennis Players! - Dave Smith
• Tennis Phrases that Actually Work! - Dave Smith
• The Truth About Strings and Things - Roger Gough
• "TopSpin: Ups and Downs in Big-Time Tennis," by Elliot Berry
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• "The Real Spin on Tennis: Grasping the Mind, Body, and Soul of the Game," by Jack Broudy
  • Part 1: How I came to Understand 'The New Tennis.
  • Part 2: How to Tune-Up Before You Plan
  • Part 3: "Flow With the Game"
• Customizing Your Racquet, It's a Matter of Weight and Balance - Kevin Pope tells how the pros do it.
• Customizing Your Racquet: Part 2 - Balance
• Complete Idiot's Guide to Choosing a Tennis Racquet -  McCutchen
• Hyper Mania - Wilson Racquet Reviews
• Stringing the Sybase Open, Roger Gough
• Customizing Racquet Weight & Balance - Don Hightower
• Angles & Dropshots from the Tennis World  - Joel Drucker

• Dr. Roland Carlstedt's 2001 US Open Report
  • Optimism and Delusions
  • Planting a Mental Time Bomb
  • Motivation Makes it Happen
  • Power Player Powwow
  • What's Weird About Coaching in Tennis
  • Muscle Memories
  • How Rafter Could Have Been Helped
  • Mad Max... a.k.a. the Beast
  • Women's Semifinalists: Pre-Match Psycho-profiles
  • Men's Semifinalists: Pre-Match Psycho-profiles
  • Prognosticator's Peril and Pleasure
  • The Venus and Serena Show: Time to get Sophisticated!
  • Pete Sampras: No Memories of Little Lleyton
  • Psycho-superlatives and Psycho-Flops

VII Features

• Crosscourt with Matt Cronin
  • Crosscourt: Comparing Eras, with Tom Tebbut - 4-15-08
  • Doubles Champion, Mark Knowles - 4-1-08
  • A Look at How 2008 is Shaping Up, with Tom Tebbutt - 3-22-08
  • Marion Bartoli - 3-15-08
  • Can We Really Learn Something from the Legends?, with Joel Drucker - 2-15-08
  • Emerging Issues, with Joel Drucker - 2-8-08
  • WTA Up 'n Comers, with Joel Drucker - 1-22-08
  • Roger Federer, with Joel Drucker - 1-15-08
  • Australian Open Preview with Joel Drucker - 1-8-08
  • USA - Russia Davis Cup Final, with Joel Drucker - 11-15-07
  • ATP Tennis Masters, with Joel Drucker Cup - 11-8-07
  • The Sony Ericsson WTA Championship with Joel Drucker - 11-1-07
  • The 2007 ATP season in Review, with Joel Drucker - 10-22-07
  • The 2007 WTA Season in Review with Joel Drucker - 10-15-07
  • The US Open--Men with Brad Falkner - 8-27-07
  • Sania Mirza - 8-22-07
  • Leif Shiras - The US Open Series - 8-15-07
  • Nadia Petrova - 8-8-07
  • The Acura Classic with Brad Falkner - 8-1-07
  • Andy Murray, with Eleanor Preston - 7-8-07
  • Marketing Tennis - 6-1-07
  • Globalization, with Eleanor Preston - 5-8-07
  • Samantha Stosur - 4-22-07
  • US Davis Cup Team - 4-1-07
  • Michael Russell - 3-22-07
  • Daniela Hantuchova - 3-15-07
  • The WTA and the Race for Number One - 3-8-07
  • Serena Williams - 3-1-07
  • Roger Federer - 2-22-07
  • Grab Bag - 11-22-06
  • The State of American Men's Tennis - 11-15-06
  • Roger Federer: The Best Ever? - 11-8-06
  • The Importance of Coaching - 11-1-06
  • The Agassi Legacy - 10-22-06
  • US Open, the Women - 8.30.06
  • US Open, the Men - 8.22.06
  • On-court Coaching - 8.15.06
  • Lisa Raymond Career Prospective - 8.8.06
  • Grab Bag - 7.1.06
  • Wimbledon Preview - 6.22.06
  • Andre Agassi - 6.15.06
  • Martina Hingis - 6.8.06
  • The French Open - 6.1.06
  • Grab bag - 4.8.06
  • US Davis Cup Tie - 4.1.06
  • The Russian Women - 3.22.06
  • Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer - 3.15.06
  • 2005, the Year in Review - 2.1.06
  • American Men's Tennis - 1.22.06
  • The Williams Sisters - 1/15/06
  • Roger Federer - 1/8/06
  • Martina Hingis - 1/1/06

• Ale’ France – Gasquet, Tsonga, and Mathieu - Jim McLennan
• Practice Makes Better - Joel Drucker
• What Can We Learn from Watching the Pros? - Dave Smith
• Does Size Matter? - Dave Smith
• Junior Tennis Ambassadors Program - Vic Braden
• Aces and Faults at the Australian Open - Paul Fein (2008)
• The Year That Was — The Best Of Vintage 2007 - Paul Fein
• Gasquet! Gasquet! Vive Gasquet! - Jim McLennan
• Why the Greats Never Won on Clay - Philippe Azar
• The Modern Game Is Not For the Masses - Greg Moran
• Marcos Baghdatis - Jim McLennan
• How Andy Roddick Can Beat Roger Federer - Paul Fein
• What's Wrong With the ATP's Doubles Reforms? - Paul Fein
• The Inch that Changed Tennis Forever - Rod Cross
• Joel Drucker
  • Can Anyone Top Roger?
  • Women's Tennis 2004: So Who's Number One?
  • The Russians Are Coming!
  • Hall of Fame's Big Tent
  • Contemplating Kournikova
  • What's An Athlete?
  • Fixing The Broken World of Recreational Tournaments
  • Back To The Future - Australian Open Wrap Up
  • Pete Sampras, The Rodney Dangerfield Of Tennis
  • Can’t Anybody Play This Game? Or, The Days of Depth and Dozes
  • Tennis - The Lonely Sport
  • Strategic Insights From Pancho Segura
  • Strategic Insights From Pancho Segura 2

• Anastasia Myskina – Brilliant Court Steward - Jim McLennan
• Bounce Hit - Getting into the Now - Jim McLennan
• Wisdom and Oddities from the Early Days of Tennis - Lawrence Tabak
• Pete Sampras, Great Soul - Kim Shanley
• Should Tiebreakers Replace Deciding Sets? - Paul Fein
• The Truth About American Junior Tennis Jack Broudy thinks it's time to shake up the entire system and usher in some new ideas.
• Patriot Games: Joel Drucker on the state of U. S. Davis Cup
• Greatest Matches of the Twentieth Century: Book Review by Joel Drucker
• Andre Agassi - The New Heavy Weight Champion - Jim McLennan
• Mens Doubles - Return of Serve - Jim McLennan
• Mark Philippoussis - A Critique - Jim McLennan
• Ten Commandments for Tennis Parents - Monty Basnyat
• Tennis in the Nineties - John Martin
• The Bat Cave - John Martin
• Art Seitz is a Combat Artist - John Martin
• The Struggle for Women's Collegiate Tennis - John Martin
• Venus Williams: The Nerve to Go for Her Shots - Jim McLennan
• Marat Safin: The Samurai Warrior - Jim McLennan
• Kaizen - Is it the Missing Element in Your Game? - Jim McLennan
• Venus Williams - Incredible Shotmaker, But Not Quite the Next Great Champion by Jim McLennan
• What's In, What's Out - Joel Drucker
• The Match of a Lifetime: A Parable - Dale F. Williams
• SpotLight: Ilie Nastase - Sean Egan
• SpotLight: A Tree Grows In Tulsa - Joel Drucker

VIII Travel

• Finding Games and Making Friends on the Road: Roger M. Williams
• Edberg-by-the Sea: Roger M. Williams

IX Interviews

• Tim Mayotte Interview - September, 2007
• Mac Talks, Part 1, an interview with John McEnroe. Mac talks about the biggest disappoinment of his career, why playing on clay is for the birds, and Rios' chances at the tournament.
• Mac Talks, Part 2, an interview with John McEnroe. Mac talks about Hingis and other young women players. Also, why he wants to become the George Foreman of tennis.
• Perspectives on the Mental Game: Patty Schnyder Interview (1999)
• An Interview with Gavin Hopper: Coach of Mark Philippoussis (1999)
• A Few Questions for Andre Agassi (1999)
• A Few Questions for Venus Williams (1999)
• A Few Questions for Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (2-2000)
• A Few Questions for Michael Chang - (4-2000)
• A Few Questions for Pete Sampras - (9-2000)

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