Loving the Battle - Tips to Improve Your Tennis Performance - Softcover

Mark Tjia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932667369 ISBN 13: 9781932667363

Publisher: BookEnds Press, 2006

Synopsis

Foreword by former NFL-All Pro Neal Anderson

Former professional player and WTA coach Mark Tjia shares the tennis knowledge gained through junior, collegiate, and professional playing experience, as well as coaching experience.

This book offers insightful information on the mental, physical and emotional elements of the game of tennis, breaking down the mental strategies that will help players get to a higher level of overall competitivity.

The book uses narratives, real-life situations, and real statistics to illustrate important concepts - concepts that are applical to players of all ages and levels.

Loving the Battle has been mentioned in newspapers and magazines such as Florida Tennis, Baselines, the Gainesville Sun, and ADDVantage.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Tjia has spent most of his life on the tennis court either as a player or as a coach. Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1971, he picked up the game of tennis by tagging along with his parents when they could not find a babysitter. Mark has played competitive tennis since the age of eight beginning with junior tennis in Florida, then playing his collegiate tennis at Texas Christian University and eventually on to ITF satellite circuits and challengers. He has traveled throughout Asia, Europe, and North America in pursuit of his childhood dream of playing professional tennis. Mark achieved his career high ranking of #592 in the world in November of 1994. After a stint as a coach of the WTA Tour, Mark returned to his hometown of Gainesville, Florida, where he has served as the Head Professional of the 300 Swim & Tennis Club since 1997.

About this edition

• Publisher: BookEnds Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932667369
• ISBN 13: 9781932667363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 129