Product Description
by Adrian Lobley (Author)
Tennis is a highly psychological game and there are many areas within a person's tennis psyche that can be positively developed. This book covers the key aspects within tennis psychology and shows you how to gain the upper hand over your opponent in each area.The Tennis Psychologist will give you a new weapon to take on court that you may not have been aware you even had within you. It also provides a fascinating insight into what goes on in your opponent's head on the tennis court.It is targeted towards the club tennis player and therefore heavily on doubles play however many of the techniques can be applied to singles too.This book also covers in detail the subject of the psychology of tennis captaincy and gives you a huge number of fascinating tips and tricks of the trade. No matter what level of tennis player you are, this book is a must in order to move you up to the next level.
Author Biography
Adrian Lobley captained/managed his first tennis team at the age of 16 when he ran Bardsey Tennis Club's junior mixed team and then followed that by running the club's senior mixed team a year later which he is still running 25 years on. During his time in charge of the senior team it won promotion from Division 4 to Division 1, won two Division 1 titles and two league cups in the Barkston Ash league in Yorkshire. A significant achievement considering the fact Bardsey is a tiny village club up against all the largest clubs in the area with their much larger resources. Adrian also had a period away from Bardsey Tennis Club for three years where he ran Rawdon Tennis Club's mixed first-team, winning the Leeds League Division 1 title. He has managed teams for 22 of the last 25 years and has not yet suffered relegation. Adrian also enters mixed and men's doubles tournaments with a number of different tennis partners. He has appeared in 17 regional doubles finals and has finished on the winning side on all 17 occasions. His longest tie-break winning streak is 23 tie-breaks in a row. Following an injury to Adrian's tennis playing right arm, he is currently teaching himself to play left handed using his own techniques covered in The Tennis Psychologist.
