Tennis

Periodizing an Adult Competitive Tennis Year

How adult competitive tennis players should plan an annual training year: the four-block model that fits real life, not the pro tour.

22 Aug 2026
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Nutrition Basics for Tennis Players: Without the Industry Noise

Tennis has its own nutritional profile: intermittent, variable in match length, played in heat, in series over a tournament. The principles that…

21 Aug 2026
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Pre-Match Arousal Regulation: Too Low, Too High, and Finding the Middle

Pre-match arousal is among the most controllable variables in tennis performance. Performance follows an inverted-U with arousal; the trainable skill is knowing…

21 Aug 2026
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Lower Back Pain in Tennis: Rotation, Extension, and the Modern Serve

Lower back pain is the most common chronic complaint in tennis. The modern serve and open-stance forehand both load the lumbar spine…

20 Aug 2026
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Red-Orange-Green Ball Progression: The ITF System, Defended

The single biggest piece of equipment that determines whether a child learns tennis well or quits in frustration is the ball. The…

19 Aug 2026
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Rotational Power: The Kinetic Chain Trained Off the Court

If a tennis player adds one quality through off-court strength training, it is rotational power. The forehand, backhand, serve, slice, overhead: every…

19 Aug 2026
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The Specificity Principle, Applied Honestly

Training that does not look like the sport, in its energy demands, movement patterns, or decision context, will produce adaptations that do…

18 Aug 2026
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The Third-Shot Pattern: Where Most Rallies Are Actually Decided

Between 60 and 70% of all completed points end within the first four shots. The third ball is the leverage point. Win…

17 Aug 2026
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The Toss Is the Serve

Toss variability predicts serve variability with more strength than any other input. A bad toss makes a good serve technique impossible. The…

16 Aug 2026
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