Thomas Rowland

Tennisology: Inside the Science of Serves, Nerves, and On-Court Dominance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Delves into the science, psychology and history of tennis, the world's most popular individual sport, in search of the factors that truly influence successful on-court play. Based on research, statistics and analysis, this title provides insights and observations on development, conditioning and performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9781450469692
• ISBN-10: 1450469698
• Artikelnr.: 39536932

Autorenporträt

Thomas Rowland is the director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He serves as a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and was a past adjunct professor of exercise science at the University of Massachusetts. Rowland is the author of two books, Children's Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, and The Athlete's Clock. He has served as editor of the journal Pediatric Exercise Science and president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and was on the board of trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is past president of the New England chapter of the ACSM and received the ACSM Honor Award in 1993. Rowland is a competitive tennis player and distance runner. He and his wife, Margot, reside in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Evolution of the Sport
Chapter 2 Court Lessons for Life
Chapter 3 Learning the Game
Chapter 4 Nature vs. Nurture on the Court
Chapter 5 Player Development
Chapter 6 Physics of Tennis
Chapter 7 Tennis Technology
Chapter 8 Trained Tennis Body
Chapter 9 Visualization Techniques
Chapter 10 Match Mind-Set