PHYSICAL SKILLS / OBJECTIVES

(based on Ian Barstow – Tennis Specific Training)​

 

General health / injury prevention

• posture

• mobility, joint mobility, dynamic mobility

• basic flexibility

• core stability

• balance of strength (left - right, top-down)

• nutritional, chemical, hormonal balance and readiness for high level training and competition

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Motor Control and Coordination

• balance, dynamic stillness, ability to stabilize body or parts of the body in challenging physical situations

• hand eye coordination

• foot eye coordination

• left-right coordination

• perceptual capacity to handle complex physical task

• "brain" speed" reaction, decision making, response activation

 

General Physical Capacity

Fundamental Movement Techniques

Aerobic Capacity 

General Strength

Explosive power

Power endurance

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Tennis Specific Fitness

Stroke power (kinetic chain and ability of each segment to support dynamic movements)

Movement power (split, explosive and long first steps)

Ability to break and change direction (recover)

Footwork speed and precision

Endurance in the context of interval match type work, tennis power endurance

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