The dynamic leg warm up for beginners consists of 5 dynamic stretching exercises to improve stability and prepare neural pathways for explosive movements. The selected exercises for the dynamic leg warm up for beginners emulate movement patterns during tennis and target the major muscle groups. Since the warm up consists of compound calisthenic exercise activating…
Year: 2016
Player Development: How To Become a Great Tennis Player
Player development is a complex task and requires an individual approach to coaching. Player Development: Having a Strategy is Key It is helpful to devise a strategy to reach an overall long-term goal (e.g. top 100 ATP/WTA ranking by age 20) early on. Parents and athletes must understand that one doesn’t become a good tennis…
How to Find Sponsors for Tennis
How to find sponsors to fund your pro tennis career is one of the issues everybody needs to solve. Developing a social media fan base is essential in achieving that goal. Finding sponsors to fund your professional tennis career is an essential ingredient for a successful tennis career because you need to pay for travel…
Dustin Brown Suspended by German Tennis Federation For Davis Cup
Dustin Brown suspended by the German Tennis Federation (DTB) for Davis Cup competition in 2017. Mischa Zverev & Tobias Kamke also suspended! According to a statement by Dirk Hordorff, Vice –President at the DTB, in “Süddeutschen Zeitung” Dustin Brown, Mischa Zverev and Tobias Kamke have been suspended for the 2017 Davis Cup competition. Allegedly the…
Tennis Touring Coach
I’m available again to work with players on the ITF, WTA or ATP tour as a tennis touring coach or strength and conditioning coach. I have been working on a 1:1 basis with tour players or as part of a larger team – either way would be an option – and enjoy supporting them on…
Why Balance & Stability Training Is Important
Balance and stability training is important for every athlete because it directly affects their performance but how? Before I provide you with an explanation for why balance and stability training is important for tennis players to improve performance, let’s define both terms first so we are all on the same page. Definition of Balance &…
Tennis Circuit Training
Tennis circuit training is one of the best overall strength & conditioning drills you can do because it touches on every single aspect of training. Circuit training can be defined as a form of strength and conditioning training for all kinds of athletes using a bunch of exercises in a row and various training intensities…
Swiss Ball Workout: Tennis Functional Training
The Swiss Ball Workout consists of 5 tennis functional training exercises to optimize synchronicity of the neuromuscular system in order to improve tennis-specific movement patterns. During the Swiss Ball Workout the focus is on improving neuromuscular system efficiency because the neuromuscular system works in sync when you move on the court and hit the ball.…
Top 6 Stability Training Exercises for Tennis Players
Top 6 Stability Training Exercises allow advanced athletes to improve body control, balance and coordination for better shots. Since the training exercises consist of compound balance exercises activating numerous muscle groups simultaneously you can improve energy transfer, body control and coordination. Because energy transfer, dynamic stability, body control and coordination are important performance attributes during…
Tennis Footwork Drills
Learn how to move better and watch our tennis footwork drills to improve your dynamic stability, movement economy and speed. The footwork drills can be important exercises to improve performance on the tennis court by improving dynamic stability, movement economy, and speed if the tennis footwork drills emulate the movement pattern seen during a tennis…
Quick Foot Speed: 6 Speed Ladder Drills
Quick Foot Speed: The 6 fundamental speed ladder drills can be used by beginners to improve tennis-specific footwork and agility. Being able to move quickly on the court and change direction swiftly is essential on the tennis court. Therefore, it is important for tennis players to develop their coordination, footwork and quick foot speed early…
Lower Back Strengthening: 7 Powerful Exercises
Lower back strengthening is important to decrease the risk for injury and enhance core strength & stabilization. Many athletes experience low back pain due to flexibility issues and/or strength imbalances of the low back musculature causing posterior pelvic tilting, which leads to ineffective transfer of energy and injuries. Since the low back is part of…