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Christmas Gifts For The Amateur Or Budding Tennis Player

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If you have a young friend or family member who plays tennis, you would have noticed that they are really passionate about their game. Most people who play tennis take it very seriously as it is a source of great enjoyment and recreation for them. They will absolutely love it if you gave them a gift that is related to tennis.

If you however do not know much about tennis, this article will give you enough pointers to accumulate some tennis related gift ideas.

Consider a tennis gift basket A gift basket is when you buy a lot of items with the same theme and then put it in a basket. Instead of a basket in this case, you can use a nice sporty tennis bag and fill it up with goodies such as tennis balls, wrist bands, towels, a couple of sports drinks or anything else that is related to the game of tennis. Other things to include would a good tennis magazine or maybe even some DVDs on proper tennis technique.

Sneakers Tennis players usually wear very specific footwear. Go to a sports store and specifically ask for tennis shoes. You can then choose a pair that will be right in size and style for the person that you want to gift it to.

Apparel Just like shoes, tennis also has separate apparel available for the sport. You will find t-shirts and shorts that are made up of very special material that are very porous in nature. Tennis related apparel is usually a bit more expensive than regular sportswear although they will be well appreciated when received as a gift.

Tennis Racquet This would probably be the most obvious gift for the tennis player although you will most probably buy them a racquet that they cannot really use. Tennis players have very specific tastes when it comes to a racquet. There are so many things that are involved in buying a tennis racquet such as weight, balance, tension level and so on. Your best bet would be to buy them a gift certificate at a good sports shop so they can buy their own tennis racquet after sampling it out.

DVD Every tennis player has an idol. Depending on who it is, search online and look for DVDs related to that idol. You will find that a lot of stores sell collectors items which will showcase great matches or clippings of that particular player. Your tennis player friend or family member will absolutely love this gift as they love to watch their hero again and again.

Tickets to a tennis game Depending on where you live, there might be a major ATP event at a tennis center close by. If there is one, you can definitely buy tickets to that tournament as tennis lovers will love to watch their stars in person. You can look up the ATP official website to look at the schedule to see if there is one close to your city.

Coaching lessons This is more of an innovative gift that would be greatly appreciated, especially if one is trying to improve their game. Go to a local tennis club and pay for a few lessons with which your friend or relative could try to perfect or improve their game.

With the gifts above, you can definitely please your tennis loving friend this Christmas.

How To Make Money By Trading In Tennis Matches

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TENNIS TRADING SYSTEM

This system exploits the fluctuations in price that occur during a tennis match. There are three things which will have a big impact on the price of the two players.

Break points, or even more of an impact from a confirmed break

Winning a set

Any sign of a player being injured and liable to retire

The price fluctuations are to my eyes out of proportion compared to the actual chances of a player eventually winning or losing the game, and this is where the system comes into its own.

The rules of the system are as follows

Only bet in mens games run by the ATP, where there is in-play betting offered by Betfair. These are easy to find just go into the tennis section of the Betfair site, click on the coupons tab, and then click on ‘Today’s in-play tab’).

Only bet in matches where the price of the favourite is between 1.20 and 1.50, if there are many matches in a day that fit the bill then tighten this to 1.30-1.40.You have to be able to put a bet on the underdog when the match goes in-play so make a note of the start time of the match on the ‘Rules’ tab for the match.

CAUTION – Matches quite often do not start at the stated time, they could get delayed by weather or a previous match overrunning, so you have to be flexible enough to be able to check regularly when the match is likely to start. You can get a clue by studying the order of play and live scores via the internet.

Before the start of play you need to check the prices offered by all your active bookmakers by using Betbrain . You select the book offering the best price for the favourite. You then use my trading spreadsheet (free from my website) to calculate your stakes. Enter the odds for the favourite into cell i6, then calculate your required stake for the underdog, by putting odds into cell h6, gradually altering them until the net profit shown in cell k10 is 15% (or just over).

So now you place your bet on the favourite with the chosen book (which could be Betfair, or any other of your active books), this can be done several hours before the match starts. Then when the game goes in-play you place your bet on the underdog at the calculated trading odds.

I am using a progressive staking plan for this systemFurther details can be found on my website Tennis Gambling Systems

Do You Need Math To Win In Tennis Matches

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Use tennis statistics to win!

Some will say its just a bunch of numbers that happen randomly from match to match with no effect on my tennis. Sure, you could think the same way but, you would be missing one of the greatest tools that can help you improve your tennis game immensely.

The key is to make the stats work for you.

What do you need to do?

Focus on one part of your game only. For example unforced errors. Have your coach or a friend chart the statistics of a full match 2 or 3 sets (practice or tournament play).

Whatever the result, if you are playing an opponent of identical level as yours, you will have a number and this number looked at in the overall context of the match can tell you if it was a determining factor or not in your win or loss.

Once that is determined the kind of consistency level you are at will also be evident to you as well as the need to work intensively on it or not.

This is a simple step to improvement but an important one, because the ability to be consistent on any shot is key to playing higher level competitive tennis. The quicker you find the culprit, be it the forehand or backhand the faster you will be on your way to becoming a better player.

Of course this involves enormous complexities and a tennis coach must be your guide. Take for example, you find out your forehand is costing you matches. Your first reaction may be, well I will hit thousands of forehands and I will solve the problem. Not necessarily!

Several of the reasons why you are missing your forehand could be among the following and the list is non exhaustive:

– Poor timing.

– Improper back swing (too wide or too short).

– Extreme grip or wrong grip.

– Footwork or lack of footwork.

– Lack of fitness (tire too early in the matches and start making mistakes independent of proper stroke production).

– Over-hitting the ball or rushing to hit winners too early.

And the list of reasons to miss forehands, backhands or any other shot in tennis is endless. That is why the professional, knowledgeable and experienced eye of a good coach is fundamental to help you determine the right way for you to use stats to work on your game.

Going back to how you can see why you are faring well or not against other players through reading your stats, I will give you an example I extrapolated from the ATP and the professional tennis players; in 2006 I saved some statistics from the ATP on the best 10 players.

Then in 2008 I compared two of those players, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and the results were startling to say the least! Right there in black and white, Roger Federer’s demise as the N1 in the world was clear.

To give you an idea through a single statistic (Aces), from November 2006 to June 2008, Roger Federer went from N 3 in service Aces to N 7 while at the same time Rafael Nadal went from N 48 to N 1. Staggering improvement on Nadal’s part!

You may say, but it is just the serve! Yes, but the serve is one of the most important strokes to build victories in tennis, whether you are a baseliner or an aggressive attacker, the quality of your serve can be the difference between winning and losing.

In Roger Federers case it was a lot more then the serve that fell apart during the first part of the year. In some stats he fell from N1 to 15 and in 10 statistics with the exception of one or two, he saw a substantial drop in all of them. I invite you to read the full article at my website.

Anyway here you have a good starter for improving your game of tennis. Statistics can help you in every area of your tennis, this meaning that stats are clinical and unforgiving, if your returns are letting you down it will be there in black and white for you or your coach to see.

The same applies for forehands, backhands, volleys and even your mental game only if you are able to tie the specific moments when things happened in the course of a tennis match.

Good coaches and smart players use tennis statistics all the time to eliminate potential weaknesses, find a soft spot in an opponent’s game, and to improve any part of your game be it technical or mental you can address it immediately!

You can do the same and become a better player or even the player you always dreamed to be. Do not wait, get yourself a stats form or a software like the one I promote on my website and start winning matches against players youve lost to in the past!

Wishing you a great start and an even better ending for this season!

Sergio Cruz