Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids:
A Complete Roadmap for Every Parent and Coach
Tennis offers your kid unparalleled opportunities - world travel, money for college, great career choices. Plus: friendships, character and a lifetime of good health. But young players sometimes suffer burnout, injury, poor coaching, money and family problems.

This book shows how you can raise your tennis kid successfully, while avoiding the pitfalls. After all, your kid has afforded you one chance to get it right. Whether your kid is 2 or 18, just starting or has some years of tennis - Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids will serve you chockfull of practical answers and new ideas: * the best age to get your kid started in tennis * motivate kids to go back, practice after practice * when to focus exclusively on tennis * save on lessons, find scholarships and sponsors * how to pursue a career in professional tennis * gain insight into tennis organizations and agents * have fun along the way at the best tennis camps and resorts. Whether you are a coach, a tennis playing parent or a parent curious about tennis, this book will empower you to raise kids who swing the tennis racket with as much aplomb as their happy smiles.