Agility

Specific Agility Training Drills

By Shepherd, J. MSc, CSCS.

Studies have shown that of all the physical factors required for tennis, it is agility more than any other, which separates higher-ranked players from lower-ranked players. Agility has been defined as the ability to move, stop, and change direction rapidly. When designing exercises to improve agility performance of the tennis player, the physical/movement patterns should as closely as possible mimic those found during actual tennis play. This article has two aims: firstly, to demonstrate movement patterns used by elite tennis players; and secondly, to offer some practical training exercises that can be used by coaches on-court to train their players to perform the desired movement patterns more effectively/efficiently.

The video below shows Rochus move (recover) towards a more central court position following a wide forehand.

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