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Home > Our Services > Sports Library > New Additions > New To AV List
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| New DVDs Available at Sports Library - May/June 2012 |
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Title: 20 Essential Drills to Volley Like a Pro with Peter Smith (42 Mins)
Call No.: DVD 254.1A
Summary: With clarity and skill, Coach Peter Smith explains and demonstrates the many aspects of the volley. He includes instruction on proper technique, swing mechanics, and footwork. In addition, Smith highlights over twenty unique and effective drills to teach and perfect the volley. Smith's success has been due in part to the implementation of these well-developed drills and tactics that you and your athletes will enjoy. With this exceptional DVD, you will be able to study the volley and learn some of the most effective techniques of the game.
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Title: 20 Essential Drills for Beginner's Tennis with Peter Smith (47 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 254.1B
Summary: In this excellent DVD, Peter Smith offers a fun and unique way for anyone to learn the fundamental techniques. The essential skills you will learn in this outstanding demonstration include the backhand slice, ground stroke, closing volley, overhead, cross-court shots and, the most challenging stroke, the serve. Furthermore, he goes over the correct way to hold a racquet, use proper footwork and how to keep score. This video illustrates just how easy it is to learn the game of tennis! With the addition of this production to your collection, you will learn the proper techniques, have fun and be successful!
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Title: 55 Dynamic Agility and Conditioning Drills for Tennis With Todd Norman (78 Mins)
Call No.: DVD 255.1
Summary: This superb DVD encompasses a detailed outline of over 55 drills and exercises devoted to developing your torso, upper and lower body. A series of excellent warm-up drills are followed by some of Norman's most effective and innovative drills on stance mechanics, balance and body control. All of Norman's drills are challenging and rewarding, and each of them is taught in an easy-to-follow/learn, step-by-step method perfectly suited for DVD instruction! The last section on this outstanding DVD is packed with 20 drills that focus on quickness, base agility and tennis-specific movement training.
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Title: Fearless and Focused! 35 Doubles Drills with Al Wermer (62ins)
Call No.: DVD 256.1
Summary: Al Wermer presents 35 unique drills to help your athletes learn how to "make things happen" on the doubles court. These drills present ideas for all levels of players that will develop fearlessness, focus, and winning doubles. These drills are taught in an easy-to-follow progression and are thoroughly demonstrated. Some of the drills presented include: serving and returning at targets, net-man scramble, read and close, poach at targets, volley-volley drills, and many team movement drills. Coach Wermer presents formations, strategies, movement patterns, shot decisions, partner set-up, holding and breaking serve, and communication during and between points.
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Title: Get Better Today! 25 Singles Drills with Al Wermer (62 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 257.1
Summary: Al Wermer demonstrates over 25 strategic drills for singles that will bring out your athletes' highest potential, with increased confidence, and more enjoyment. These drills are taught and demonstrated in an easy-to-follow progression. He demonstrates live-ball cooperative and competitive activities - many of which require the shot-making and winning decisions developed from previous drills. Wermer includes seven different drill series: target series, serve and returns, baseline patterns, all-court patterns, offense-defense, two-ball plays, and special-scoring singles. The drills are paced at a spirited tempo that will allow players of all levels to simulate game-like situations effectively.
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Title: Fast & Furious Tennis: Advanced Movement Techniques With Chris Russell (46 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 258.1
Summary: Coach Russell presents drills for developing the skills of explosive court movements and angle coverage to improve position on the ball. His main focus is the 'big hop', a technique is also presented as a valuable strategy in doubles play. On-court players demonstrate resetting offensive position on the volley. Russell also covers the specialized forehand, which allows the player time to get positioned on top of the ball. Hel also analyzes the curve of the ball on volley shots which makes it very difficult for opponents to hit effective return shots.
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Title: Drills and Games for High Performance Tennis ith Bruce Gullikson (80 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 259.1
Summary: Bruce Gullikson starts with five warm-up drills to prepare for live play. The drill session begin with Z drills. In this 2-minute drill, two players hit straight ahead while two hit cross court. From there he moves to 2-on-1 drills to work on baseline technique, net play and endurance. Two-on-two drills include Davis Cup, corner feed, smash feed, lob doubles, go drill, Macci drill and the nasty feed drill. These drills are very demanding and push players to play while fatigued. The third drill segment includes 1-on-1 drills and games. This drill package presents variety and individual competition. This DVD concludes with several large group games. Dozens of innovative, fundamental drills make this excellent presentation on tennis drills and games a valuable coaching tool!
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Title: Bruce Gullikson: Games & Drills to Build a Successful High School Tennis Program Featuring Steve Paulsen (42 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 260.1
Summary: This DVD is filled with more than 10 drills and games that Paulsen uses every day in practice that has helped build Edina girls tennis into a tennis powerhouse. Paulsen begins with doubles drills. The drills in this section work on serve, volley, movement and consistency. The DVD concludes with a number of games that stress fundamentals, but are done in a fun atmosphere. All these drills and games allow the players to hit a large amount of balls in a short amount of time while getting a quality workout.
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Title: Singles and Doubles Drill Package with Bruce Gullikson (54 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 261.1
Summary: Bruce Gullikson showcases 18 competitive drills to maximize your singles and doubles play. Specific teaching is based on base, balance, court penetration and footwork. He instructs players on the key skills in the game such as the volley, poach and touch are just a few of the skills seen in the singles drills. Gullikson clearly expresses the objective of each doubles drill, featured skills include the lob, return, slice and one bounce technique. The ghost doubles drill package provides players with six unique drills for improved doubles play. The Nadal drill highlights the serve and return skill set. Gullikson's commitment to singles and doubles play is evident by the intensity and variety of his teaching.
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Title: Cut to the Core!: Strengthening The Core with Tim McClellan (38 Minutes)
Call No.: DVD 262.1
Summary: Tim McClellan defines 5 key movements for core training: Spinal Flexion, Rotational Movement, Extended Spine, Lateral Flexion, and Stabilization and offers an extensive menu of both traditional and innovative new exercises for each. Spinal Flexion - 20 exercises that include exercises for concentric, eccentric, and static contractions and includes use of Swiss Ball, Med Ball, Ab Roller, and Ab Wheel for variations. Rotational Movement - 15 exercises are explained and demonstrated for rotational core strength both with and without training aids. Extended Spine - Includes a wide variety (20 +) of extension exercises and variations. Lateral Flexion - 6 exercises for developing lateral core strength with and without weights and a lateral variation using the Swiss Ball. Stabilization - 15 static and dynamic exercises for stabilization and incorporates the Swiss Ball and Wobble board.
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