University of Southern California Men's Tennis Coach;
2014 NCAA Champions;
5x NCAA Champions, including Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back (2009/2010/2011/2012) titles;
2011 Pac-10 Coach of the Year;2011 USPTA National College "Coach of the Year"; 2010 & 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) "Coach of the Year"
and Smith's three sons: Tanner, Riley and Colter
In this excellent DVD, USC's Peter Smith uses the assistance of his three sons to teach you how simple the game of tennis can be! Coach Smith offers a fun and unique way for anyone to learn the fundamental techniques. To demonstrate the ease that tennis can be learned, Smith has his youngest son Coulter, age 4, hit the ball over the net from the base line. You don't have to be old or strong to hit the ball! This video is fun and competitive. 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. What makes this video a must-have is that Smith is able to use children throughout the program to illustrate 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!
47 minutes. 2006.
TND-03689A: with Luke Jensen,
Syracuse Women's Tennis Head Coach,
ESPN tennis analyst,
10 ATP Tour doubles titles (includes the `93 French Open doubles title),
University of Southern California (All-American).
In 1984 - was the #1-ranked junior singles/doubles player (in the world)
Coaches - the time is now for your players to approach the net with confidence, to control the ball under pressure, find a way to work together as a team and set themselves apart from all other teams with their high degree of confidence and fitness!
Luke Jensen teaches "CPP" - consistency, placement and power - through a series of eight practice drills that simulate a competitive tennis match. The drills are all team drills and can be run on multiple courts at the same time. Your team will have fun, will reinforce the basics, will learn to work together better as a team unit, and will see improvement in skill progression and fitness level. Jensen even shares his favorite drill - a drill that is run without a racquet!
Your team will love learning and mastering all of the drills on this DVD.
42 minutes. 2011.
TND-03689B: with Luke Jensen,
Syracuse Women's Tennis Head Coach,
ESPN tennis analyst,
10 ATP Tour doubles titles (includes the `93 French Open doubles title),
University of Southern California (All-American).
In 1984 - was the #1-ranked junior singles/doubles player (in the world)
There are not many DVDs, in any sport, that make you smile as you watch because the coach's infectious enthusiasm bubbles out through the DVD. This is one of those rare DVDs that teaches, reinforces, enlightens and `fills your tank up' with innovation, creativity, fun, and purpose!
The drills on this DVD are peppered with tips and skill reinforcement for singles and doubles and are designed to encourage a competitive, match-like environment throughout your practices. The drills work on areas such as:
- All groundstrokes
- Many specialty strokes
- The serve
The beauty of this DVD is that the way it is shot. You see Jensen working out a group of players, drill by drill, and the DVD patiently endures through the entire drill without any editing or voice over - Jensen is truly a "one shot wonder." You see all the flaws and mistakes that you will see on your own courts. Through it all, Jensen patiently encourages, gives on-the-spot correction and encouragement and shares tidbits of wisdom that are part of his total package and value as a coach.
Jensen grew up in a tennis household; was the #1 junior in the world; HS and college All-American and excelled at the pro level - and is now imparting his advice to the women's team at Syracuse and on international tennis events on ESPN.
This DVD is worth every dollar and every minute of time you'll invest in it!
67 minutes. 2011.
TND-03848A: with Renata Marcinkowska,
Tennis Pro & Instructor;
2x All American at Oklahoma State University
Join world renowned tennis professional Renata Marcinkowska for a look new drills to keep your practices fresh and your creative juices flowing.
Marcinkowska shows you a unique warm up to get your players focused and having fun while developing racket control.
She demonstrates more than 20 drills to help your players become resourceful on the tennis court. These drills help promote the use of different grips, controlling the angle of the racket head, increasing the velocity on your strokes, improving footwork, building a "delayed passing" mentality, and much more.
In addition, you will see the importance of generating different types of spin on the ball during your practice sessions and the fundamental swing movements to create them.
You'll also discover how "branding" can become a great asset to a player's repertoire during a long match.
Give your players the opportunity to grow their game by improving their creativity on the court.
56 minutes. 2011.
TND-04020A: with Eric Wammock,
Owner, Hilton Head Island Tennis and Director of Tennis for the Hilton Head Island Beach and Tennis Resort (Named 2012 `Top 5 Tennis Resort in the Carolinas' by Tennis Magazine), Hilton Head Christian Academy Tennis Coach (State Runner-up '12, State Semifinals '13), collegiate All-American, former ITF Professional, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
Eric Wammock has taught tennis at all levels for over 25 years; we figure he is closing in on about 75,000 hours of tennis teaching! In this extraordinary DVD, you will get an exclusive `inside lesson' from Eric on his favorite Dead Ball Drills.
As Wammock explains, Dead Ball Drills are drills ideally suited for beginning or advanced players to reinforce important tennis fundamentals. Wammock demonstrates each drill with precision, adding in teaching points and detailed insight on the purpose of the drill, how to properly teach it and execute it, and then shows what it will look like.
This is the best `dead ball' drills DVD available anywhere!
108 minutes. 2012.
"I've known Eric Wammock for a lot of years. We worked together at Sea Pines Resort. He certainly knows the game very well. I've seen him on the court teaching . he's even worked with my kids. Any advice Eric gives will be very helpful to anyone who wants to learn the game!"
- Stan Smith, Hall of Fame tennis player
TND-04020B: with Eric Wammock,
Owner, Hilton Head Island Tennis and Director of Tennis for the Hilton Head Island Beach and Tennis Resort (Named 2012 `Top 5 Tennis Resort in the Carolinas' by Tennis Magazine), Hilton Head Christian Academy Tennis Coach (State Runner-up '12, State Semifinals '13), collegiate All-American, former ITF Professional, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
Eric Wammock has taught tennis at all levels for over twenty five years; we figure he is closing in on about 75,000 hours of tennis teaching! In this exceptional DVD, you will get an exclusive `inside lesson' from Eric on his favorite Live Ball Drills.
Live Ball Drills simulate what happens in a match; therefore, these are ideally suited for the more advanced and experienced players on your team. Wammock demonstrates each drill with precision, adding teaching points and detailed insight on the purpose of each drill, how to properly teach it and execute it, and then shows what it will look like.
This is the best `live ball' drills DVD available anywhere!
102 minutes. 2012.
"I've known Eric Wammock for a lot of years. We worked together at Sea Pines Resort. He certainly knows the game very well. I've seen him on the court teaching . he's even worked with my kids. Any advice Eric gives will be very helpful to anyone who wants to learn the game!"- Stan Smith, Hall of Fame tennis player