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Part I Athlete Assessment Chapter 1 Player Profiles Chapter 2 Stroke and Tactical Evaluations Chapter 3 Physical Fitness and Emotional Stability Evaluations Part II Skill Development Chapter 4 Ground Strokes Chapter 5 Volleys Chapter 6 Serves Chapter 7 Returns of Serve Chapter 8 Specialty Shots Part III The Mental Factor Chapter 9 Tactical and Strategic Execution Chapter 10 Environmental Intangibles Part IV Physical and Mental Preparation Chapter 11 Emotional Factors Chapter 12 Movement and Fitness Factors Part V Practice and Planning Chapter 13 Organization and Scheduling Chapter 14 Match Preparation Chapter 15 Video Analysis and Match Charting
Frank Giampaolo is a veteran author who's acclaimed book, The Tennis Parent's Bible (www.thetennisparentsbible.com), is being used by ITF leaders, academy directors, parents, and coaches worldwide. Giampaolo's innovative approach has earned him numerous honors, including being named the 2001 USPTA Southern California Tennis Director of the Year and being voted a top teaching professional in consecutive years by Southern California Tennis & Golf magazine. Giampaolo founded the Mental-Emotional Tennis Workshop in 2002; since then, participants in the program have gone on to win more than 71 U.S. national titles. His students have won ATP and WTA Tour singles and doubles titles. Giampaolo pioneered the Tennis Parents Workshop in 1998 and has conducted seminars throughout the United States, Mexico, Australia, and Canada. Additionally, he hosts a blog site, www.tennisparentsolutions.com. Frank is a popular international speaker. He has appeared on NBC's Today Show, Fox Sports, OCN World Team Tennis, Tennis Canada, and Tennis Australia. His instructional articles have appeared in Tennis View magazine, USPTA Coaching Publications, The Active Network, Parenting Aces, Tennis One, Tennis Australia, and Tennis New Zealand. He currently runs workshops at his high-performance training facility in Southern California. Giampaolo lives in Laguna Niguel, California. Jon Levey has been working in sport media since 1998. From 2000 to 2009 he was a senior editor at Tennis magazine; five of those years were dedicated to handling all copy for the instruction section. Jon has edited hundreds of instructional articles with top coaches and former players such as Nick Bollettieri, Paul Annacone, Brad Gilbert, Nick Saviano, Stan Smith, and Tracy Austin. Jon also served as coauthor with Chris Evert on her chapter in the ESPN book Fathers & Daughters & Sports (2010). Levey lives Greenwich, Connecticut.