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Competitive Tennis Competitive Tennis
About the Product
Golfers and bowlers have always looked at their handicaps to see where
they ranked with competitors and to track their own improvement. But
for you and the millions of other tennis players, there has never been
a universal, systematic method for gauging yourself against others or
for tracking improvement. There is now-the National Tennis Rating
Program (NTRP).
The NTRP guidelines in Competitive Tennis will help you
gauge your present playing level, determine the specific skills you
need to improve, and coach you to climb up the rungs of the rating
program’s ladder.
Geared toward improving skills and technique in both singles and doubles play, Competitive Tennis
contains 56 drills designed to help players progress to the next NTRP
level. The NTRP ladder goes from the beginning 2.5 level to the
intermediate 3.0 and 3.5 levels to the advanced 4.0 and 4.5 levels to
the superior level of 5.0, just a few notches below the players on the
pro circuit.
There are two ways to put the NTRP system to use:
1. You can unofficially rank yourself and track your own progress by using the rating criteria described in Competitive Tennis; or
2. You can visit a USTA-certified verifier at a designated site who
will watch you play and give you an official rank. This enables you to
play in an official USTA league or tournament and be matched up only
against players of your own skill level. All of this information,
including how to contact the USTA, is included in Competitive Tennis.
Each chapter in Competitive Tennis is devoted to one
specific playing level, so as your game improves, you move on to the
next chapter. The structure of each chapter is as follows:
1. NTRP Guidelines - helps readers identify their playing
level and the playing characteristics associated with it.
2. Objectives - identifies the skills readers need to develop in order to improve their game.
3. Keys to Success - outlines the shots and skills readers need to be successful at that level.
4. Practice Drills - provides practice drills for both singles and
doubles play that develop the skills, shots, and strategies covered in
the Objectives and Keys to Success.
5. Quick Tips - lists problems common at each level and the solutions readers should consider.
Additionally, Competitive Tennis contains 110 photos
illustrating technique and more than 80 diagrams of drills and
strategies, making it easy to add new skills to your game. This truly
is the book that players need to take their game to the next level.
About the Author
Brett Schwartz and Chris Dazet are experts on the USTA’s
NTRP rating system, having more than 12 years experience as USTA
certified verifiers between them. They’ve worked with or coached teams
that have played at every level of the USTA league, sending teams to
the district and sectional playoffs.
Schwartz is the assistant men’s tennis coach at Louisiana State
University. He is the former director of tennis at Tops’l Beach and
Racquet Club in Destin, Florida.
When not involved in tennis, Schwartz enjoys golfing, fishing, reading, and writing.
Dazet is the director of tennis at Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. He has verified or rated more than 8,000 players through
rating clinics and local and state tournaments.
When he’s away from tennis, Dazet likes to fish and travel.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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