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USTA Mental Skills and Drills Handbook

Author: Larry Lauer, Daniel Gould, Paul Lubbers, and Mark Kovacs

USTA Mental Skills and Drills Handbook is the ultimate practical guide for coaches.

This book is written as a practical guide for you, the coach. It contains a variety of drills, activities, and on- and off-court coaching strategies that can be used to develop such mental-toughness skills as concentration, imagery, and confidence in players. These skills and drills were designed for use with players of diverse ages and skill levels. We hope you find them of great assistance in your quest to help players become all they are capable of being on and off the court.

-Daniel Gould, USTA Mental Skills and Drills

lead investigator and book editor

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Product Code: 9781606790809

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