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About Jim Leupold
Expertise
I feel very confident answering any questions regarding technical aspects of the game - from stroke production to strategy. My strengths, because of my extensive training, is keeping the game very simple, energy-efficient and effective, eliminating injuries and mistakes at the same time.

Experience
I've been the director of tennis and teaching tennis fulltime for 23 years, 21 at one of the top tennis resorts in the US and the world, the Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, CA. I've traveled to 20 countries around the world, playing and teaching tennis and performing comedic and entertaining tennis shows. I work with Peter Burwash International (PBI), a company which trains professionals for 400 hours before the first lesson can be taught. That's compounded by continuing education, including a mandatory 60-hour annual meeting and 360 educational newsletters from PBI professionals received every year.

Organizations
Peter Burwash International (PBI), the world's foremost tennis management company with 90 professionals in 20 countries worldwide

Education/Credentials
I received a B.A. in Journalism in 1985.

Awards and Honors
* Tennis Magazine's Ten Greatest Tennis Resorts - twice * Tennis Magazine's 50 Greatest Tennis Resorts - every year since 1990 * TennisResortsonline.com - Always in the Top 75 Resorts in the world - always in top 25 and as high as #3. * PBI Rookie of the Year runnerup * PBI Most Improved Professional of the Year * PBI Professional of the Year * Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa's Customer Service Manager of the Year

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Expert: Jim Leupold - 10/31/2009

Question
Sir, i'm a girl of 16 yrs old and want to become a good tennis player..
Can u please suggest me some exercises,stretching or some workouts... ? So that it can help me in my practice...

Answer
Dear Kaushambee,

Thanks for your question.

For stretching and exercises, search the web for those things.

For workouts on the court, you can set up a shuttle ball run.

Place tennis balls at the corners of the singles sideline and service line and also at the singles sideline and the baseline and another where the service line and center service line meet. Then put your tennis racquet at the very center of the baseline. Time yourself or have someone time you while you run to pick up each ball and bring them back to your racquet and place them there gently without them falling off.

Your times should improve every few weeks.

On-court workouts should slowly include all five dimensions of tennis:

1. Get it in.
2. Direction
3. Depth
4. Spins
5. Power

For instance, you can start by hitting the ball down the line and crosscourt. Then work on alternating between down the line and crosscourt. Then put some sort of pressure on yourself by doing so on the move, having someone else tell you which way to hit the ball, having to hit in a certain amount within a certain amount of time, etc., etc. Then you can do the same things with different depths and spins and power. Just by varying things a little bit, you can come up with dozens of drills for your tennis game.

Good luck.

Jim Leupold
PBI Director of Tennis
Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa

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