Winter Reading List

Cold weather and snow storms doesn't mean you have to give up your tennis game until the sun comes out in June - use this time to work on your mental game by curling up with a good book about tennis strategy or technique. Here's a list of some great tennis references, with links to the actual book at Amazon.com (also available at most major bookstores and outlets).

The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning.

Winning Ugly by Brad Gilbert
Gilbert teaches recreational players how to win more often without necessarily even changing their strokes. The key to success, he says, is to become a better thinking player -- to recognize, analyze, and capitalize. That means outthinking opponents before, during, and after a match; forcing him or her to play your game.

Think to Win by Allen Fox
A terrific book on tennis strategy, covers all the aspects of tennis, and a good tennis book for the advanced player.

The Art of Doubles by Pat Blaskower
This book provides a clear strategy for solid doubles play - buy two and share one with your doubles partner.

1001 Incredible Tennis Games, Drills & Tips by Tina Hoskins
This is one of the most complete, detailed books of tennis games,drills, and tips for singles and doubles, for juniors ages 8 thru seniors 60 and over.

Tennis for Dummies by Patrick McEnroe
Written for tennis newcomers but with enough detail to satisfy seasoned players, Tennis for Dummies offers practical, substantive, and perceptive advice on a subject that the United States Tennis Association describes as a "sport for a lifetime."

Complete Conditioning for Tennis by Paul Roetert
In a tennis specific fashion, this book provides exercises, routines, and programs for developing strength, power, agility, aerobic capacity, and flexibility.

Visual Tennis by John Yandell
More than 200 outstanding photos combine with expert instruction to show exactly how to execute tennis' essential skills, from the forehand through the serve.

Vic Braden's Mental Tennis by Vic Braden
From "the most remarkable and very likely the most important personality in

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