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ITF Tennis Books.

ITF Biomechanics of Advanced Tennis

Edited by Bruce Elliott, Machar Reid and Miguel Crespo
© The International Tennis Federation, ITF Ltd, 2003
ISBN 1-903013-23-2
Pages: 224
Language: English

ITF BIOMECHANICS OF ADVANCED TENNIS is comprised of chapters by some of the tennis world’s foremost biomechanists and coach educators. By combining their research efforts in the game with their coaching experience, these experts provide practical information on the biomechanics of stroke production and movement that can be applied to the coaching of both beginner and professional players.

The contributors to and chapters of ITF BIOMECHANICS OF ADVANCED TENNIS are:

BIOMECHANICS AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY by Miguel Crespo and Machar Reid (ITF),
THE DEVELOPMENT OF RACQUET SPEED by Bruce Elliott (Australia),
LINEAR AND ANGULAR MOMENTUM IN STROKE PRODUCTION by Rafael Bahamonde and Duane Knudson (USA),
BIOMECHANICS OF ON-COURT MOVEMENT by Machar Reid and Miguel Crespo (ITF),
LOADING AND STROKE PRODUCTION by Bruce Elliott (Australia), Joachim Mester (Germany), Heinz Kleinoder (Germany) and Zengyuan Yue (China),
MUSCLE ACTIVITY: AN INDICATOR FOR TRAINING by Machar Reid (ITF), John Chow (Hong Kong) and Miguel Crespo (ITF),
ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED STROKE PRODUCTION by Duane Knudson (USA) and Bruce Elliott (Australia),
BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE MODELS: THE BASIS FOR STROKE ANALYSIS by Bruce Elliott and Jacque Alderson (Australia), and
EQUIPMENT AND ADVANCED PERFORMANCE by Stuart Miller (UK) and Rod Cross (Australia).

What’s been said about the book:

“The book’s great but the front cover is even better!”
Juan Carlos Ferrero, world number 1, French Open champion and Davis Cup winner.

"In the upper echelon of the professional game, one's technical skills can be the difference between making the quarters and going all the way. The information in ITF Biomechanics of Advanced Tennis can help all players compete right through until Sunday!"
Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano Pascual, multiple Grand Slam winning and world number 1 doubles team.

“Some of the very best experts in biomechanics provide valuable and practical information for both players and coaches.”
Jason Stoltenberg, former Wimbledon semi-finalist and top 20 player, former coach of Lleyton Hewitt.

“Technical excellence coupled with the optimization of the physical, tactical and mental elements of a player’s game is the ultimate goal of player development. The information provided within this bible of tennis biomechanics can help players reach this goal.”
Johan de Beer, physiotherapist of British number 1, Tim Henman.

“The world’s leading experts in the biomechanics of tennis have teamed up to write this book for advanced tennis coaches. It is an invaluable reference for those coaches who are looking for just that little extra, and want to give their players the best they have. Reading this will lead to a deeper understanding of the game, an understanding from inside-out. It will make high-level coaching look easy.”
Babette Pluim, MD, Ph.D., President Society for Tennis Medicine and Science and member of the ITF Sports Medical Commission.

“An understanding of biomechanics as it relates to tennis stroke and movement production is fundamental for coaches who want to help their players achieve technical supremacy. This book blends tennis-specific theoretical and practical biomechanical information to help coaches to do just that.”
E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D., FACSM, Managing Director USA Tennis High Performance Program.