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We all see so much of what people do physically in their tennis training. I still find it surprising, when I tell somebody I do tennis mental training people often laugh and say something like
“You are nuts” or "I don't believe in that stuff"
I always encourage people to try it,...
When I was a young athlete I would have never considered journaling or writing about how I was feeling or how I played or competed. I actually rarely stretched, ate well, or focused as much as needed in order to extract as much as I could out of myself. Was I dedicated? You bet, I put more into...
Tips to Improve Tennis Training Intensity – Are you getting this right?
This blog is for the serious player or coach that wants to produce high-level players.
The intensity that an athlete trains at dictates the level they will condition their bodies to play at. Simply put, if...
If you have been a coach or trainer for a while, you would have heard this question a few times “So do they have a chance of making it”. It is always a tough question to answer.
We believe tennis is definitely the most challenging and complexed sport globally to reach the top in. So...
Janine Thompson is a highly regarded world-class player and tennis coach.
Playing career - #9 World Junior / #52 WTA Singles / #9 WTA Doubles / Fed Cup 3 times
Coaches: Tony Roche, John Newcombe, and other world-class tennis masters helped shape Janine’s coaching methodology.
Janine has...
As a tennis fitness coach or trainer, it is important to be constantly learning and growing, without this approach, not much will change. We call this the “Growth mindset”. We strongly encourage everyone to have a growth mindset. We know as Tennis Fitness Coaches we need to be...
Whilst presenting at Indian Wells recently, we had the pleasure to meet and listen to one of the most successful coaches to come out of America (even though he is Dutch :)
Robert Landsdorp has coached some of the greats including - Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport, and Maria Sharapova.
It was an...
The one word that changes everything – ‘WHY’
If you want maximum gains, if you want to be the best you can be, if you want to know a little secret – Keep reading.
We learned years ago that doing fancy exercises and training really hard didn’t always get the best...
Try these Speed Drills for 2 weeks and see the difference.
Benefits of Speed Training Programs :
- You will feel lighter on your feet, have a more explosive first step, and be more efficient on court.
- Limit the times you are wrong-footed and feel confident to run down more balls.
- Also, help...
Has the question “these kids have too much” ever crossed your mind? Or, things are “too easy” for these kids?
In this article I will share my thoughts of what I learned in my career training, competing, and traveling next to some of the best players in the world for the...
Tennis Pro Tells Us What He Did Wrong
In the year 2000, I was lucky enough to get the job as a Physical director at the Sanchez Casal Tennis Academy in Barcelona, Spain. It was a huge responsibility for me at the time as I was young for the role, in such a world-renown premier club.
It started me...
Why Cool Down?
Cooling down exercises for tennis lower the heart rate and bring the body back to homeostasis, reduces muscle soreness and tightness, removes waste products from working muscles, and helps prevent blood pooling.
2 -Phases: Tennis Cool Down Exercises
This cool down...
