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The essential book from online tennis coaching sensation Ian Westermann, founder of EssentialTennis.com

What’s the number one thing stopping you from playing your best tennis?

Ian Westermann, founder of the world’s #1 online tennis instruction portal, Essentialtennis.com, will confidently say it’s an obstacle you probably never thought of: The ball. You might think this sounds ridiculous. The whole point of tennis is to hit the ball over the net and in, so how can the ball be the thing that’s standing in the way? In fact, this is why the ball is such an impediment: your desire to hit a good shot, with the right mix of power and spin, to a specific spot on the court, prevents you from striking the ball the way you should.

In Essential Tennis, readers – players and coaches, alike – will learn how improving at tennis actually happens and how to easily implement these lessons and integrate them into better play on the court. Players will hit stronger shots, make fewer errors, and beat players who are currently beating them. Coaches will look differently at what it means to provide a student with a holistic learning experience.

Essential Tennis contains technique-based instruction for executing groundstrokes, volleys, and serves, as well as progressions, drills, and mindsets players should incorporate. Westermann illuminates strokes, movement, strategy, and mental toughness – all proven to be successful over 20 years with clients of all ages and skill levels.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Griffin (May 31, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250765234
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250765239
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 0.85 x 8.2 inches
Reviewer: R.Rochelle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What a great book!
Review: I followed Ian’s Essential Tennis YouTube for a while and always enjoyed the way Ian and team explained things. So It is really great having this book. Ian explains things very effectively and it’s great to have this resource around. As an aside, I got a physical copy and, while the cover art is a small detail that won’t improve my game (maybe haha), the colors pop and it looks great. It’s a detail that indicates that great care was taken in its creation. Details matter. Congrats, Ian, and thank to you and Griffen for putting this out there!

Reviewer: Judy Martin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book full of information ready to put into practice and play.
Review: Ian’s book is like a handbook. I gained so many ideas that I could practice and put into play immediately. It is well organized and easy to understand. As I read the book I was able to prioritize a list that I could begin practicing to improve my game. There are specific drills and video examples that are easy to understand and can be put to use right away. During a period of injury, I used the ideas from Ian’s book to create a home program, a routine while I was rehabbing. Essential Tennis is an invaluable handbook that I will continue to reference to improve my tennis.

Reviewer: Teresa Merklin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best form of Westerman’s instruction.
Review: I am guessing that most recreational tennis players are already familiar with Ian Westerman through his online site, Essential Tennis. He is a prolific producer of instructional videos, blog posts, and podcasts. Based on that my first look this book may be the best packaging of Westerman’s message yet.The book Essential Tennis benefits from years of experience as Westerman crafted and refined his instructional philosophy. To say that he is extremely process focused is an understatement. As an example of the level of detail, the book asserts that players should develop an awareness of their most effective learning styles to optimize their tennis improvement journey. Essential Tennis hits the sweet spot for those of us that do best with written forms of instruction.Westerman is a strong advocate of tennis improvement through complex and highly detailed stroke progression sequences. For that reason, some tennis players seem to regard Westerman as an exclusively technique focused instructor. However, Essential Tennis packs in a wide variety of critical success factors for tennis improvement. That includes the improvement lifecycle, off-court preparation, tactics, strategic play, and the mental game.Essential Tennis is highly descriptive and not overly prescriptive. While there are specific recommendations in the book, the real value is conveying the improvement lifecycle framework that smart players will use to design their own tennis development plan. By thoroughly explaining the thought process and reasons behind his recommendations, Westerman provides the tools that serious tennis players need to tailor that knowledge into a system that will work best for each unique individual.The importance of strategic game planning as well as the ability to make effective adjustments in match play is emphasized from many different angles. By exercising the philosophies described in Essential Tennis, players are provided the insight required to develop habits and skills required to achieve high levels of performance.To put this review in perspective, I played Junior tennis and am a nationally ranked Senior player competing at 55+. On the USTA NTRP scale, I recently dropped from 5.0 to 4.5. I have been using many of the ideas and drills contained in Essential Tennis my entire life. However, the book also contains new perspectives that I plan to add to my own development journey. Any tennis players willing to invest in their own game will benefit from the ideas presented in this book.Essential Tennis: Improve Faster, Play Smarter, and Win More Matches was written for the player that loves the competitive battle and is committed to being the best player they can be. In this work, Westerman provides the tools that players at all levels can use to elevate their level of performance.

Reviewer: Howell Lee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Practical Reality of Winning Tennis and How to Get There
Review: I'd recommend this book for anyone who wants to get more out of tennis especially winning.  Ian is at his best when he targets his instruction toward club level players and how and what to do in practices.  His advice is practical, based on statistics and certain realities about how to improve efficiently and improve your odds of winning. It is not a book simply about shot technique and form which by themselves will not make you a winning player. If you're looking for a book on technique you might be disappointed.   The reality is technique and form are not that easy to execute reliably in competitive situations. Based on statistics, tennis is a game of mistakes.  Most points at all levels, club to pros, are over in zero to one shots!  So Ian points out that trying to constantly improve one's groundstrokes is actually not the most likely or efficient way to improve at winning in tennis.The serve and return of serve are more critical to success.   This is an example of how Ian focuses on finding the best path to success. Another related Ian insight is that tennis is all about making your opponent hit an uncomfortable shot (more so than executing the perfect stroke and hitting winners).Ian spends a fair amount of time on how players should practice. Do not practice the same technique and form for hours thereby reinforcing potentially bad habits. Ian says you must shoot and watch videos of yourself to truly know what you're doing and to analyze what needs improvement.Likewise Ian coaches the reader on what to do on the way to the tennis court, what to do during match warmups,  in between points or sets. He points out that a  tennis match really involves  much less time actually hitting than all the down time.  So learn to use that down time including time on the couch at home watching tennis on TV by making it more mindful inquisitive TV watching.  Why you hit  a certain shot and where you hit it figure highly in evaluating what is a good shot.  Thus, Ian covers strategy and tactics and gives the reader progressive drills to improve these aspects of one's game just like progressive drills for improving technique.  Section III covers the mentals aspects of tennis but it is not as long and does not seem as unified by an overall scheme or theory as are Section I, "The Improvement Process" or  Section II, "On Court" tactics and stratagems.  Still, there are aspects of the mental game throughout Section II.Overall, this is  a really excellent book for players aspiring to honestly improve their game and chances of winning and for coaches too.

Reviewer: Rachit
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It was a good read , very important information for any level of tennis player , lots of helpful tips to improve our game , all the basics are covered in the book with video tutorial

Reviewer: Carlos Quezada Morales
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Entregado a tiempo y en excelentes condiciones. El libro vale la pena.

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is great, very, VERY, thorough but if you bought it then you won’t mind as you’re already a tennis obsessive

Reviewer: SMART CHANDRESH L
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Nice Book Help Players and coaches

Reviewer: Marty
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have read many tennis book and if I had to recommend one to my best friend, that would be this one from Essential Tennis. Ian has done a fantastic job combining keys items from the mental, tactical and technical side of tennis in a super easy to read format! The book is well completed by online videos (via QR code) which really make the experience complete. Honestly, do not go any further, this is the best tennis book which I have read several times now! Thanks Ian!!!