USTA Mental Skills and Drills Handbook

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Synopsis: In this ground-breaking new book and CD from the USTA, coaches, parents, and players of all levels of skill will discover critical drills, activities, and on- and off-court coaching strategies to develop the mental-toughness skills which are so critical to the sport of tennis. Covers player commitment and self-regulation, goal setting, motivation, stress management, concentration, imagery, confidence, sportsmanship and character building, and much, much more. This must-have reference is destined to become one of the most important and necessary works in the mental preparation of tennis players.

About the Author: Larry Lauer, Ph.D.
Larry Lauer is the director of coaching education and development in the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) at Michigan State University. He heads a performance-enhancement consulting company, Championship Performance Consulting. Lauer received a Ph.D. in exercise and sport science, specializing in sport psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2005.
Daniel Gould, Ph.D.
Daniel Gould is the director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, a professor in the department of kinesiology at the Michigan State University, and presently serves as vice chair of the USTA Sport Science Committee.
Paul Lubbers, Ph.D.
Paul Lubbers has been involved in tennis in many capacities, including player, teacher, coach, writer, speaker, and researcher. In his most recent role, he served the United States Tennis Association s Player Development Division for three years as the administrator of coaching education before being named the director of coaching education and sport science in 2003.
Mark Kovacs, Ph.D., CSCS
Mark Kovacs is the senior manager of strength and conditioning/sport science for the United States Tennis Association. In this role, he overseas all sport science related areas. The mission of the sport science department is to produce, evaluate and disseminate sport science and medicine information relevant to tennis.
Yongchul Chung, Ph.D.
Yongchul Chung is a sport psychology specialist and an assistant professor in the department of human performance and leisure studies at North Carolina A&T State University. Chung earned his Ph.D. in sport and exercise psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Kristen Dieffenbach, Ph.D.
Kristen Dieffenbach is an assistant professor of athletic coaching education at West Virginia University. She has a Ph.D. in exercise science with an emphasis in exercise and sport psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dieffenbach is an Association of Applied Sport Psychology-certified consultant and a member of the USOC registry of sport service providers.
Russell Medbery, Ph.D.
Russell Medbery, Ph.D. is an AASP-certified sport psychology consultant, and has worked with national-level and semi-professional athletes, NCAA Division I and III collegiate athletes, as well as high school aged athletes in tennis, soccer, track, and skiing. Currently, Medbery is an associate professor in the department of exercise and sport sciences at Colby-Sawyer College.
Cristina Rolo, Ph.D.
Cristina Rolo has a licensure degree in exercise and sport sciences, specializing in tennis, from the Human Movement University, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is a tenured physical education teacher, former tennis player, and Level II-certified tennis coach by the Portuguese Tennis Federation.

Bibliographic Details

Title: USTA Mental Skills and Drills Handbook
Publisher: Coaches Choice
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: new