by PerErik | Dec 2, 2012 | Tennis Tips
The Split Step ? Tip: Tennis is a game of footwork and movement. The split is a pause for balance. You may have great racquet skills, but if you don’t get to the ball in time you can’t hit it properly. The balance equals success. A tennis player must be able to...
by PerErik | Dec 2, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Tip: Dr Groppel love this guy and his common sense approach to development. Tennis is a game of movement that involves the interrelated components of speed, agility and quickness. Tennis players need to master these skills in order to perform at a high level. This...
by PerErik | Dec 1, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Alcohol and the USTA diet for the tennis player? Historically, society has held numerous myths concerning the drinking and drug-related habits of high school athletes. Because of the detrimental effects of alcohol on performance, one might think that serious athletes...
by PerErik | Dec 1, 2012 | Tennis Tips
How I handle heat? This guy is a friend of mine and is the best. By Michael F. Bergeron, Ph.D. Your body produces heat during tennis — lots of it! And as intensity and duration of play increase, you face an growing challenge to eliminate the accumulating heat,...
by PerErik | Dec 1, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Nutrition? Nutrition: Key Nutrition Pointers for Tennis (The information in this article was taken or adapted from the High Performance Coaching Program Study Guide.) Beyond attempting to regularly consuming a healthy, varied and well-balanced diet, players should...
by PerErik | Dec 1, 2012 | Tennis Tips
Why athletes hurt themselves playing tennis? Info from Mark Verstegen Athletes Performance Faster surfaces and serves coupled with stronger groundstrokes are making for today’s quick-action tennis, but players are beginning to pay the price. Hip problems have...
