Building a Successful Tennis Career: A practical guide on surviving and prospering as a teaching professional

by Jack Thompson

Overview

"Building a Successful Tennis Career" is a down-to-earth, practical and realistic look at the preparation and skills needed to be a successful tennis coach, trainer, mentor and business person. It covers topics from formal education to job search, to work and life issues encountered during your career, to planning how to retire from an active coaching career. It not only helps guide a young person in trying to choose the correct career choice, it is an invaluable resource for the seasoned professional who may be stagnant in their career or dealing with issues they are not sure how to handle. It provides impactful insights into realistic and practical aspects of the responsibilities of coaching and the people skills needed to be effective in dealing with all age groups. A must read for all career tennis professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798218043797
Publisher:	TheNewYou.buzz
Publication date:	10/31/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

A native of North Carolina, Jack began his studies at Virginia Tech, graduating cum laude with a Bachelor's in Health and Physical Education/Fitness. He later went on to do graduate work at UNC, Greensboro in Biomechanics and Sports Psychology. He has spent his career as Director of Tennis at several sports clubs in Virginia and North Carolina, Director and co-owner of various tennis academies, Coach for several colleges and schools, taking his squads to win major championships and producing 29 junior state champions. He himself has been a top 5-8 ranked player in Virginia and North Carolina since 1988. In 2015 he was honored at the PTR International Tennis Symposium as pro of the year.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: So, you want to be a Tennis Professional?

Chapter 2: Getting started

Chapter 3: Sources of Revenue for the Tennis Professional

Chapter 4: Designing and implementing effective programs

Chapter 5: Customer relations; communicating with mentors, superiors, peer and staff

Chapter 6: Teaching concepts

Chapter 7: Teaching juniors, men and women

Chapter 8: Working with owners, managers, boards and tennis committees

Chapter 9: Problem members, students, peers and staff

Chapter 10: Customer/club issues

Chapter 11: Growing in your profession

Chapter 12: Staying in shape

Chapter 13: What about high school/collegiate coaching?

Chapter 14: Preparing for the future

Chapter 15: The best tennis books

Chapter 16: Items every pro should have in their bag, office or home

Chapter 17: Views on what constitutes a good tennis professional

Chapter 18: Conclusions/Final Thoughts

Appendices

Appendix I: Overly Involved Tennis Parents - More Common Today Than in the Past

    Appendix II: 10 Most Common Mistakes Made by Tennis Professionals

    Appendix III: Are American Coaches Using Too Many Dead Ball Drills?

    Appendix IV: A Better Model for Developing Female Tennis Players

    Appendix V: Preventing Tennis Elbow

    Appendix VI: Sample Assistant Pro's Resume

    Appendix VII: We Still Need to Fix American Tennis

Editorial Reviews

"Jack Thompson creates a thoughtful guide for experiencing a successful career in tennis... Upon setting down to read Jack's draft for this book, I was captured, ...I came away like a player being coached by an experienced teacher, with strategies I had forgotten, tactics I could use to get better, ..." - Ken DeHart, Director of Tennis - Silver Creek Valley CC

"Jack Thompson is the consummate master professional, offering comprehensive advice for those desiring to build a successful tennis career..." - Dr. David Staniford, Author/Creator of Natural Movement Technique for Tennis

"Jack Thompson provides key insights as to what's required for becoming a top notch tennis professional/coach. This book effectively encourages the reader to as the question: Am I doing the right thing? A terrific read!" - Pete Collins, PTR International Master Professional

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