Building a Champion: The Fundamentals of Playing & Coaching Tennis
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The game of tennis is deceptively simple and yet infinitely complex. Author of "The I Formation: A Journal for Tennis, Goals & Life", Coach McCain describes both to the layman and the expert the intricacies of playing and coaching. In every stroke, certain things must happen for it to be a technically sound shot - things that all the pros have in common. These main ingredients are offered in easy to understand terminology with photos to help the reader visualize. The psychology of the game and the science of success across a range of fields is examined as Coach McCain puts a microscope on how players become great. As a former manager of player development for the USTA, a coach on the ATP and WTA pro tours, a Division 1 college coach, a Director of a high performance tennis academy, and having worked with dozens of other USTA and ATP Tour coaches over the years, his students have gone on to play in the grand slams. They have also received top college scholarships and achieved the highest national and international rankings. A lifetime of knowledge is offered here to the reader in this book.
| Dimensions | 8 x 0.35 x 10 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 1463753578 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1463753573 |
| Item Weight | 14.4 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 154 pages |
| Publication Date | July 23, 2011 |
| Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
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Building a champion review
Building a champion is a must read for any serious players and coaches. I haven't read a book about tennis that covers so many areas (technique, strategy, point construction, psychology of the game for coaches and players, and environmental factors for building a champion) and also be so thorough with the information. Being a former player myself, I can attest that Daniel has played at a very high level. After reading this book it is clear that his coaching and knowledge of the game is top notch also. A book that covers the ins and outs of coaching and playing
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Building a Champion
Building a Champion is beyond great its all you need when it comes to a winning formula. I could not put it down. Coach McCains in depth coverage of the game of tennis is right on!!!! He has the experience to introduce areas of the game and strokes development to elevate all players as well as compete at very high levels. Very easy to understand with indepth pictures of the pros and examples to help us cover it on our own. A must have for the serious tennis player and coaches.
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The content was excellent. However diagrams and photos are hard to read
I bought this for the kindle. The content was excellent. However diagrams and photos are hard to read. I would still recommend it.
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Tennis Book
Good read. A must read for any parent with a son or daughter who plays competitive tennis and wants to have a contributing role.
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Kindle format is bad
I have read many tennis books in my life. This book has something to offer but it has 2 problems:1. If you are planning to buy it on kindle then Don't! It is ok on the iPad kindle application but terrible on the kindle device itself. I have both so the comparison is hands on. I am not sure about the print format.2. The material offered in the book is half the book's size, i.e. there is a lot of repetition of the same information through out the book. Some useful stuff every now & then but it is not enough to make it a good book.
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The Kindle edition is terrible ..
The formatting of the kindle edition is terrible.No human has ever checked the outcome of the scanning machine. It was just moved to the download section for 10$.Newcomers to kindle would avoid kindle books at all, if this book would be their first impression.The book is great, just go for the paper version.
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a must have!!
Anybody looking to take their game to the next level or help players to do so, must read this book. Too many books out there give you only a part of the necessary basics for developing a great player, but Dan McCain's book covers all the aspects and more. It gives you a full overview of the tennis game and a very effective approach on how and what to train. Dan's personal experience and insight are priceless and I feel lucky to be able to learn from him by this book.BUY IT!!!
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Bought this book with an open mind
Ive read a lot of tennis books, so if I see a book with good reviews on amazon, I usually check it out. I was happy with my purchase and I don't have any negative comments on the content. It actually had some really good insight at the beginning of the book. I recommended the book to some of my player's parents and other coaches. I especially like the section on environment, and the last section on tactics and strategy.
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Very good read
Excellent choice
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La guida tecnica definitiva
La qualita' dei contenuti raggiunta da questo libro e' eccellente. Il dritto, il rovescio, i colpi al volo hanno tutti numerosi punti in comune e l'autore, guidandoci per mano, ci mostra come impostarci al meglio affinche', iniziando bene, si possa finire nella migliore maniera possibile; naturalmente ogni colpo ha il suo spazio con numerose spiegazioni ed esempi.Ovviamente non poteva mancare un capitolo riguardo all'aspetto mentale del gioco non tanto e solo riguardo a quanto accade all'interno del match, quanto piuttosto al processo di apprendimento globale di questo sport.L'unico difetto che sono riuscito a trovare riguarda la formattazione per Kindle che, effettivamente, non e' curata affatto: alcune parti sono ripetute, e' necessario impostare un font molto grande ed alcune foto non si riescono a vedere. Problemi che non infinciano gli eccellenti contenuti ma che, per correttezza, fanno scendere a quattro stelle un libro diversamente impeccabile!
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