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Sports Skills: Tennis Clive Gifford

Sports Skills: Tennis By Clive Gifford

Sports Skills: Tennis by Clive Gifford


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Summary

A comprehensive guide containing everything you need to know to participate in - and enjoy - your favourite sport

Sports Skills: Tennis Summary

Sports Skills: Tennis by Clive Gifford

Looking to take up a new sport? Or just thinking about ways to keep fit and healthy? This book is a great introduction to all the important tennis skills you'll need. Full of skills tips and photos showing key techniques, you'll discover everything - from training to competing - while also finding out something about tennis stars of the past and present. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

The series Sports Skills covers rules, equipment, famous competitors and major competitions through specially commissioned, step-by-step photography that clearly shows skills and techniques needed for a sport.

About Clive Gifford

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

Table of Contents

  • 1: What is Tennis? 6
  • 1: In Competition 8
  • 1: Ready to Play 10
  • 1: The Forehand Drive 12
  • 1: The Backhand Drive 14
  • 1: Volleys 16
  • 1: Courtcraft 18
  • 1: Learning to Serve 20
  • 1: Serving and Receiving 22
  • 1: Advanced Shots 24
  • 1: Playing Doubles 26
  • 1: Statistics and Records 28
  • 1: Glossary and Websites 29
  • 1: Index 30

Additional information

GOR009098389
9781445152479
1445152479
Sports Skills: Tennis by Clive Gifford
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
20170824
32
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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