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You are reading this because you love the game of tennis, am I right? You either play tennis, coach tennis or are involved with the game at some capacity. You also probably want to learn some things from us to help yourself or someone else get better, maybe even win more? If that’s you,...
You shouldn't be stepping on the court without a match plan in mind, neither should you do tennis strength and conditioning training without a plan. To make the most of your training time you need structure! When it comes to tennis fitness training, the best...
When you talk about important body parts for a tennis player, the shoulder would be right at the top of the list!
Although to become a top tennis athlete you need to be fully abled and without chronic injury. But to put it simply without a fully functioning shoulder joint, you will always be...
Coaches love to fix things. Over the years, I have changed my approach to the way I go about improving a player's game. As a young coach, I thought coaching was mainly about improving weaknesses, making sure there were no holes in my player’s game.
I picked up lots of tennis tips along...
Have you ever wondered how Tennis Pros can physically back up point after point, working at such high intensity? Being able to do this for hours on end does not just happen by chance. Would you like to have the ability to move at high intensity for hours on end? You need to be...
As tennis legend Arthur Ashe famously said, “There is a syndrome in sports called paralysis by analysis.”
Paralysis by analysis is the state of over-analyzing a situation, resulting in poor execution. Have you ever experienced this or witness someone doing this? It is not a nice...
I want to share some simple exercises with you today that I would expect a 13-18 year old tennis player to do within the targets I have set. I am not saying a player “Won’t make it” if they don’t hit the targets.
I am saying these are some guidelines to see how your...
One of the most challenging areas to get right for Players, Parents, Coaches, and Trainers are creating and maintaining the right training structure.
Combining on-court tennis training with off-court tennis training.
I mean how many people really know how much...
The best way to prepare for any surface is to hit on it and do your tennis training on it as much as possible. The law of adaptation teaches us that when we are exposed to certain stimuli repeatedly with enough time to recover; physically, technically, and mentally we will adapt.
Without...
One of the easiest and most effective ways to boost your game is to improve your tennis conditioning intensity.
I remember watching Lleyton Hewitt train his arse off for 10 years, I pushed him and challenged him in various ways, things were never easy and he always wanted the hardest option as a...
Prevent Tennis Injuries With These 2 Tennis Fitness Tests
Test 1 – Apley Test
There is a good chance if you play tennis you have had some form of a shoulder injury. The shoulder injury statistics are not great for the tennis lover. Having been a tennis fitness trainer for...
