Playmate Introduces DVD of Tennis Ball Machine Drills
“Drills, Drills,
Drills is Indispensable Tool for Teaching Pros”
Playmate Tennis Machines, a leader in the industry for
more than 30 years, has released its first DVD of tennis
ball machine drills. “Drills, Drills, Drills,” illustrates
ways the teaching pro can use a ball machine to his or
her best advantage while instructing students. The DVD,
hosted by ball machine expert and longtime teaching pro
Stan Oley, shows 26 of the most popular and effective drills
that can be used with beginning, intermediate and advanced
tennis players.
“Drills, Drills, Drills” illustrates ball
machine usage for group lessons, doubles play and private
lessons. It also discusses – and illustrates – the
use of a ball machine to teach the serve – and return
of serve – two of the most challenging lessons for
many students.
“The DVD is going to be very useful for teaching
pros,” says Oley. “It’s a teaching tool
for them, in that it shows them how to use a ball machine
more effectively. There are people who have the machine,
but don’t use it to its full advantage. We hope this
DVD will help them learn that ball machines can make them
even more effective teachers.”
The ball machine, he adds, does not replace the teaching
pro, but is an indispensable aid. Teaching pros are hired
for their skill, not for their ability to feed ball after
ball to students.
“Ball machines can actually make you a better teacher,” he
notes. “For instance, a pro can work on the same
side of the net as the student to demonstrate the fundamentals
of returning a serve. It’s easier to stand beside
a student and give pointers with the machine firing the
balls at you than it is to call instructions from the opposite
side of the net. You have a much better perspective on
what the student is doing correctly or incorrectly, and
you save your own arm a lot of wear and tear.”
Special attention on the DVD is paid to targets, to frequency
of ball feed, and to position of the machine on the court.
Users can easily search the chapters of the DVD to find
and review drills pertinent to themselves and their students,
or to locate topics of particular interest.
The DVD is produced by the U.S. Professional Tennis Association
(USPTA) and is presented in Dolby Digital. It is assembled
by Playmate Tennis Machines.
Stan Oley, a tennis teaching pro with nearly two decades
of experience, is a familiar presence on the tennis speaking
circuit, having presented numerous seminars on teaching
in conjunction with a ball machine. This is his first DVD.
“Drills, Drills, Drills” is available directly
from Playmate Ball Machines. The price of the DVD is $24.95
and can be ordered directly from Playmate by calling 1-800-776-6770
or from any of Playmate’s authorized sales and service
centers. Information can also be found at the company’s
website at www.playmatetennismachines.com
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