Doubles Tennis Tactics

Doubles Tennis Tactics

by Louis Cayer (Author)

Synopsis

Be part of a winning team on the court! Doubles Tennis Tactics teaches you what positions and movements to use and what shots to make using proven patterns of play. These patterns will increase consistency, put more pressure on opponents, and result in greater success in competitions.

Developed in conjunction with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and world-renowned coach Louis Cayer, Doubles Tennis Tactics presents 103 playing patterns and drills that are most effective in specific match situations. Court positioning and movement patterns are covered for all four players--server, server's partner, receiver, and receiver's partner--as well as court coverage and special formations for the serving and receiving teams. Practice drills reinforce the patterns so that smart tactical decisions become automatic on every point.

Study different styles of play and learn how to choose the patterns that will accentuate your own strengths as well as those of your partner. Use Doubles Tennis Tactics to play smarter and better with a partner, and become a winning two-player team!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: Mar 2004

ISBN 10: 0736040048
ISBN 13: 9780736040044

Media Reviews
Doubles Tennis Tactics teaches the correct court positioning, movement patterns, and shot selection in each situation a doubles team will encounter in a match. These tactics are exactly what a player must master to play winning doubles and mixed doubles tennis.
Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano Pascual
World #1 ranked women's doubles team
Louis Cayer continues to provide leadership through bio-mechanics and tactics in doubles tennis at all levels of the sport. His innovative ideas and strategies are widely respected and have helped me progress to one of the worlds top players.
Daniel Nestor
Number one men's doubles player, 2002
Men's doubles Olympic gold medalist, 2000

Coach Cayer helped me achieve the number one ranking in the world, and now he shares his teachings in Doubles Tennis Tactics. The patterns presented in the book worked for me and they will work for any doubles team!
Grant Connell
Canadian Davis Cup Captain
Former Number one doubles player, 1993

Author Bio
Louis Cayer is the former head coach for the Canadian national team and Davis Cup team and a member of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) coaching committee. He is regarded within the tennis community as one of the best doubles coaches in the world. Cayer coaches one of the current highest ranked doubles players, Daniel Nestor, and coached the Olympic gold-medal winning doubles team in 2000. Cayer conducts clinics for aspiring juniors internationally with the ITF. The ITF is the worldwide governing body for tennis.