Tennis
Tennis biomechanics, training science, tactics and mental performance — by Emre Köse.
Shoulder Injuries in Tennis: Rotator Cuff and Labrum
The tennis shoulder is engineered for one thing: throwing. The kinematic chain that lets a serve leave the racquet at 200 km/h…
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Periodizing an Adult Competitive Tennis Year
The hardest thing about coaching an adult competitive player is not the strokes. It is the calendar. A junior has school, training,…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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 —…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
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