Secrets of the Natural Athlete (and how they can be yours)
By Jack Broudy
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In Secrets of the Natural Athlete you will learn that there is a body motion in almost every sport or physical activity that a gifted athlete performs intuitively, but is unseen by those watching. Even coaches, trainers, and instructors can’t identify it.
Now this secret can be yours.
Learn how natural athletes engage their entire body in an efficient, fluid, and seamless flow of motion, resulting in what appears to be effortless power, control, and grace. This unseen dynamic motion and balance is what makes the greatest athletes stand out from the rest, however, this unique motion is NOT exclusive to top athletes. It can be learned by anyone, and it can be seen in all graceful or natural motion - from dancers to martial artists, to a waving flags, to cracking whips. Babies use this same motion to roll over in their crib, or when learning to crawl. Everyone is born with the ability to perform this motion. We do it naturally, and as we grow up and become one-side dominant, we lose it, triggering the demise of our athleticism.
Jack Broudy
Jack Broudy has been instrumental in the development of several Southern California champions. Jack is mentor to thousands of tennis players and tennis pros worldwide. "Jack's revolutionary system and various training devices, including the 8-Board, can help every player feel the natural strokes. My brother Bob and I have known the fluid strokes and the feeling of being “connected" in the game of tennis for much of our lives. It’s great to now know the science behind this feeling, so we can use this knowledge to play even better." - Mike Bryan, World No.1 ATP Doubles Jack has worked extensively with many top players and coaches including Emilio Sanchez, Sanchez-Casal Tennis Academy, Fl, Peter Smith, at USC, NCAA champion, ATP#18 Sam Querrey and his coach Tim Schnaible, Steve Johnson ATP #37 and his father/coach Steve Johnson Sr., Abigail Spears Top 10 WTA Doubles, Steve Forman former #1 Junior in the U.S. and All-American at Wake Forest among countless others. Jack runs his online Infinity School of Tennis which is the basis for many players, pros and coaches world-wide. It is a complete program with over 100 videos. His online school is translated into several languages including French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Japanese. Jack also speaks at USPTA conventions for the past fifteen years. He has been a USPTA, level P1 for over two decades. Jack is author to the book, The Real Spin on Tennis. Jack is co-inventor, along with Paul Mayberry, of the 8-Board currently used by Major League Baseball Teams, US Olympics, US Ski and Snowboard Teams, UCLA Golf, USC Tennis, UNC Tennis, Pepperdine Tennis, Miami Heat, martial art studios, dancers, physical therapists, chiropractors and more. Broudy has invented several other athletic training devices designed to improve an athletes' performance, balance, coordination and flexibility. Played WATCH (pro) tennis tour in Florida 1976 Played college tennis for UNC Chapel Hill, NC 1973-75 Top Varsity Tennis player, singles and (All-American) doubles for UCSD, La Jolla, CA 1976-1979 Top 10 Ranked Junior in New England, representing New England District on National Junior circuit Born in Stamford, Ct. 
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Secrets of the Natural Athlete (and how they can be yours) - Jack Broudy
Secrets of the Natural Athlete
(and how they can be yours)
By
Jack Broudy
Published by Infinity School of Tennis at Smashwords
© 2015 Jack Broudy. All Rights Reserved.
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ISBN 10: 0692240985 (sc)
ISBN 13: 978-0692240984 (sc)
Edited by: Matthew J. Pallamary/San Diego CA
Cover by Malane Newman
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
PART ONE: Quality of Life (and Tennis)
A Tale of Two Games
Dumbed Down to the Ground
Tennis Casualties
Tennis Myths
PART TWO: Blueprint for Perfect Form
The Natural Athlete’s Figure-8 Body Motion
Power, Control and Consistency - the 45º Angle
Balance Point of the Stroke
View to a Feel
The Truth About Power
Blueprint of the stroke @45º
PART THREE: This Changes Everything
Playing for the right reasons
A New Psychology
A Great Opportunity
Testimonials
Bibliography
About Jack Broudy
Connect with Jack Broudy
Secrets of the Natural Athlete (and how they can be yours)
Foreward
I am the CEO and chairman of a high-tech company in southern California and I have four children who play tennis. I am not a tennis coach nor have I ever played the sport growing up. I played soccer as a child and eventually I was an All-American player in college. Twenty years ago I coached soccer at top universities such as Harvard, UC Berkeley and the University of Denver. I had a great plan to train my kids and develop them into great soccer players. So when they told me that they wanted to focus on tennis and not soccer, it was a hard pill to swallow. But I want them to follow their dreams.
Since I didn’t know anyone in the Tennis world, I looked online to find the best rated coaches, particularly those who coached the best players. I met with many and my kids started to get some good training from a local college coach and a few others. I found myself sitting and watching them train for an hour here and an hour there and then going home to try and replicate what we learned for that day. No two coaches trained the same way, so it was up to us to figure whose forehand, backhand and serve techniques were the best to learn. The growth was good but never consistent. The frustrations piled up and the joy of playing started to take a backseat to hours and hours of misguided training, most of which came from me.
I kept looking for the best tennis instructional approach for my kids.
After reviewing countless articles, books and YouTube videos, I came across Jack Broudy, who has trained some of the top tennis players in the game today and who has a unique approach to teaching the sport. His emphasis is on the beauty of the game, the joy of playing, and the science of the strokes.
I met with Jack and decided to sign on to his online school of tennis. It was the start of my journey with his amazing instructional video lessons, which have given me the knowledge and tools to teach my children.
The simplicity of his step-by-step learning based on his decades of study of science and math completely took me by surprise. The