USPTA "National High School Coach of the Year" 2009,
Professional 1 Certified Tennis Teacher(USPTA -1991),
16 State of Iowa Titles (4 team, 7 singles, 5 doubles), 10 runner-up (7 team, 1 singles, 2 doubles)
featured in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd"
We followed 2009 National High School Coach of the Year Lawrence Eyre through two extended practice sessions giving you unprecedented access to every conversation, drill, decision and the layout of his practices.
In addition to live practice footage, Coach Eyre delivers `spot on' coaching points and explanations that will enable you to take his ideas and blend them into your own style of coaching.
Over the course of these practice sessions, Eyre focuses on strengthening five key areas in order of importance.
- Consistency and accuracy of strokes and serves (most important)
- Direction and placement
- Depth
- Spin
- Velocity/speed/power (of least importance)
Lawrence Eyre has had great success with several generations of high school tennis players. Now you can implement the drills, techniques and coaching tactics that have led to 16 state championships!
219 minutes (2 DVDs). 2011.
TND-03849B: with Lawrence Eyre, Maharishi School (IA) Head Tennis Coach;
USPTA "National High School Coach of the Year" 2009,
Professional 1 Certified Tennis Teacher(USPTA -1991),
16 State of Iowa Titles (4 team, 7 singles, 5 doubles), 10 runner-up (7 team, 1 singles, 2 doubles)
featured in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd"
The majority of a tennis match takes place between points and sets. If you and your athletes know how to make the most of this time, you will gain a competitive advantage over your opponents.
This unprecedented `All Access' DVD is an unbelievable teaching tool designed to help coaches maintain the all-important balance between specific, practical feedback and overall motivational encouragement of their players during match play.
COACHING IN PRACTICE
USPTA's 2009 High School Coach of the Year Lawrence Eyre takes you inside a "live" team practice and simulates how he prepares his team for a match. Using an intra-squad match, Eyres demonstrates how he practices watching and coaching his players at changeovers or at the end of sets.
COACHING IN A LIVE MATCH
On Disc 2, you will see Coach Eyre 'on the move' at every opportunity - from court to court - offering observations, suggestions and encouragement to all of his players during their matches. Filmed during an actual high school tennis match, this is a segment you will want to watch again and again. The coaching and the suggestions are terrific!
Get a leg up on your competition this season by mastering your down time during the match!
Eyre-coached teams have played for the State Team Championship 11 times in the past 24 seasons despite being the smallest school in the State of Iowa with a tennis team!
140 minutes (2 DVDs). 2011.
TND-03849C: with Lawrence Eyre, Maharishi School (IA) Head Tennis Coach;
USPTA "National High School Coach of the Year" 2009,
Professional 1 Certified Tennis Teacher(USPTA -1991),
16 State of Iowa Titles (4 team, 7 singles, 5 doubles), 10 runner-up (7 team, 1 singles, 2 doubles)
featured in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd"
Lawrence Eyre has taught and coached 15,000 tennis players over an impressive career that spans several decades of changing equipment, ideas and facilities. As a result, Eyre knows the challenge of putting together a tennis-specific strength, conditioning and quickness training program that works in the off-season, pre-season and in-season.
This DVD contains a collection of games and drills that can be applied to a wide variety of court conditions, team sizes and talent levels.
From the warm-up to the cool down and everything in between, Eyre shares all of the games, exercises and drills that he uses, with consistent success, to improve his players' fitness levels, prevent the occurrence of repetitive, overuse injuries and keep practices fun and competitive.
You will appreciate Eyre's coaching points throughout the DVD - perfectly timed to eliminate any confusion in how to organize a game or drill and/or why this drill is done, as well as insights on team building, hydration, rest and more.
This excellent tennis DVD also includes a resourceful `Rube Goldberg Machine' of eight training stations, all operating simultaneously on one court. It includes reaction drills, weight training, running and plyometrics, plus, tennis-specific drills on court - both with and without tennis rackets. Your team will love it!
Eyre-coached teams have played for the State Team Championship 11 times in the past 24 seasons despite being the smallest school in the State of Iowa with a tennis team!
90 minutes. 2011.
TND-04147A: with Eric Wammock,
Owner/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), former Sea Pines Resort Head Tennis Professional (17 years), collegiate All-American player (VCU), former ITF Professional player, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
The most complicated shot in tennis deserves expert instruction and that is what you get from this DVD.
Eric Wammock's many years as a developing player, touring player, college and high school coach and tennis club professional have reinforced to him the importance of teaching the fundamentals and the `how to' parts of the serve first, and then, and only then, working into the `where to' parts of taking better aim at specific targets on the court.
You will receive instruction on the grip, the stance, body position, the release, slice or topspin, the rationale and best practices. The final segment covers the return of serve and shares the best practices for position, racquet position and footwork.
Whether you are a coach or an aspiring player, this DVD will reinforce every aspect of creating and developing a consistent serve.
48 minutes. 2012.
TND-04147B: with Eric Wammock,
Owner/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), former Sea Pines Resort Head Tennis Professional (17 years), collegiate All-American player (VCU), former ITF Professional player, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
Because of the simplicity and seemingly unchanged nature of the basic volley over time, this fundamental stroke is often under-practiced and under-studied.
Eric Wammock's many years as a student and teacher of the game have equipped him with the perfect balance of being able to share all the relevant information and the ability to do so in a way that is logical, purposeful and will help you build your player's game to its fullest potential.
The forehand volley, the backhand volley and the overhead are all fully covered from grip to feet to racquet and all of the extra detail that will take your stroke to the next level!
52 minutes. 2012.
TND-04147C: with Eric Wammock,
Owner/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), former Sea Pines Resort Head Tennis Professional (17 years), collegiate All-American player (VCU), former ITF Professional player, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
The detail and the large amount of stellar, useful information included in this video is extraordinary.
Eric Wammock's many years as a player and coach at all levels come shining through as he provides one of the better video lessons on the forehand and backhand we have ever seen.
The basics - such as grip, stance, follow through and point of contact - are all covered. There is a section on shot evaluation, a series of advanced-level shot making, a series of errors and how to correct them and all the while, Coach Wammock's well-presented `why' for every `how'.
Learning correct forehand and backhand is essential. This DVD will take your player's understanding of correct form and technique to the next level!
57 minutes. 2012.
TND-04147D: with Eric Wammock,
Owner/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), former Sea Pines Resort Head Tennis Professional (17 years), collegiate All-American player (VCU), former ITF Professional player, at age 21 was the youngest D-I college head coach ever (VCU), and the USPTA South Carolina Pro of the Year ('97)
In this excellent DVD, Wammock shares how your body position, or your position on the court, can create a need for specialty shots. All strokes and shots in tennis are variations of the four major strokes - the volley, the forehand, the backhand and serve. Wammock explores all of the most used (and most useful!) specialty shots, and shows how to practice them and when to use them for maximum advantage.
The Approach Shot and the Put Away Shot are taught in detail for both the forehand and backhand. Also covered are the Lob, the Buggy Whip, the Dropshot, and Angle Volley, a Stab Volley, Slices, a Half Volley, Running Down a Lob and a fun one - the `Tweener.'
You will be a better teacher and your players will all benefit from this great instruction.
60 minutes. 2012.