Just as the game is constantly evolving, we as tennis players, coaches or regular tennis enthusiasts have to keep moving forward, if we dont we will be left behind!
The procomparetennis.net instructional article library covers the main topics in tennis. Tennis tactics, technique, psychology and physical fitness. There are also a number of instructional tennis articles designed to help tennis parents understand how to make the tennis journey more rewarding.
Below are examples of the instructional tennis articles you will find in the members area. They have been written by established tennis coaches and the next generation of up and coming coaches eager to share their knowledge; we hope you enjoy their words of wisdom!
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Dynamic
Balance - (Part II)
Whole Body Training - Part 2 Methods for improving tennis
movement
Written by Steve Green - Former fitness trainer for Tim Henman
and Greg Rusedski, now a Fitness & Conditioning consultant
to the LTA.
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Using the fundamentals
of worldclass technique to help young children - (Part
I)
Demonstration on how video
analysis can significantly speed up the learning process.
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Other instructional
tennis articles found in the archives include:
'Who Is Playing?' By
Oscar Wegner founder of tennisteacher.com and Gustavo Kuertans former
tennis coach. Oscar gives some very practical ideas about how to
make learning and playing tennis more simple.
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'Dynamic
Balance Part III' By Steve Green Former fitness
trainer for Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski, now a Fitness & Conditioning
consultant to the LTA. The final part in the series. Steve provides
video footage of some more advanced exercises designed to strengthen
and improve dynamic balance.
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read the beginning of the article Click Here]
'Psychology of serving'.
By Dr Jay P. Granat, Psychotherapist and founder of StayInTheZone.com.
This article will get you thinking about how you prepare for that
serve at a crucial moment.
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'The circle forehand exercise'. By
Pat Etcheberry, trainer to worldclass players including Sampras
and Agassi. This exercise is designed to improve your inside out
forehand.
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'Decision making'. By
M.Khan, High Performance Coach and Programme Director, Islamabad
Club, Pakistan. Helping to understand the various decisions that
can be made in the different tactical situations.
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'Once upon a time.....there
was a car journey'. By Paul Dent
LTANational Coach. Great advice about what kind of feedback should
be given to children after tennis matches.
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'How to counter specialist styles'.
By David Sammel, LTA Head Coach, National Academy Leeds, UK and
coach to numerous British Davis Cup players. David talks about the
various games styles that are available to players and shares ideas
on how to counteract the different styles of play.
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'Pushy Parents - Good or Bad'? By
Paul Dent LTA National Coach and leading course tutor for the Performance
Coaches Award (PCA).
Paul provides thoughts on building
optimal support mechanisms, plus how to improve and make more rewarding
the child and parent relationship.
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'Behind the result - Striving to master
the outcome obsession'. By Paul
Dent LTA National Coach and leading course tutor for the Performance
Coaches Award (PCA).
This article highlights the dangers of
outcome obsession and shares simple strategies to combat it.
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'Parents - Creating a Healthy Environment,
(Part I)'. By Roberto Forzoni
M.Sc
Excellence is about attitude - Attitude is about environment - Parents
influence environment. Great advice for creating the best environment
for developing tennis players.
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'Parents - Creating a Healthy Environment
(Part II)'. By Roberto Forzoni
M.Sc.
Areas covered in part II include: Post match feedback, positive
affirmations, parent-coach relationships, and effective goal setting.
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'Agility - Recovery From a Wide Ball'.
By John Shepherd M.Sc. Sports Science.
Practical drills to improve muscular strength for players of all
ages and abilities.
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'Listen To The Voices - A Personal
Journey To Mental Toughness'. By
Simon Grieve B.Sc LTA Performance Coach.
Awareness of how critical or supportive the internal voice is during
competition.
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'The Volley -
Technical Training For The Volley'. By M, Khan Tennis Programme
Director, Islamabad Club, Pakistan.
Great tips for perfecting the volley. ?
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'The Volley -
Tactical Training For The Volley'. By. M, Khan Tennis Programme
Director, Islamabad Club, Pakistan. Making volley practice match
specific.
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'Fullfilling
Your Potential'. By Simon Grieve B.Sc LTA Performance Coach
Identifying key fundamentals that can make huge improvements to
the way we practice.
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'Communication - The Key To Effective
Coaching'. By Simon Grieve B.Sc. LTA Performance Coach.
Changing the words we use or the way we say something, may make
all the difference.
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'Dynamic Balance (Part I)'.
By Steve Green Former fitness trainer for Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski,
now a Fitness & Conditioning consultant to the LTA.
Steve introduces some great dynamic stretches that are designed
to work the whole kinetic chain.
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'Unsung Tennis
Hero, Aisam Ul Haq Qureshi'. By M, Khan Tennis Programme
Director, Islamabad Club, Pakistan.
Not know for their great tennis players, Qureshi is trying to put
his country on the tennis map.
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