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Dr. Don Chu 1 Minute Tip: Evaluating Lower Body Strength & Power
In the below short video clip, Dr. Don Chu provides a simple coaches evaluation to determine if a tennis athlete has a discrepancy in strength and power between his/her left or right leg. This is an important evaluation for any coach, parent or trainer to perform and requires no equipment and very little experience to observe a difference in height between the legs. Dr. Don Chu is a true pioneer in the field of strength & conditioning and performance rehabilitation. Continue reading
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American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting Tennis-Specific Research Review: Part 2
Continuation of tennis-specific research review from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 59th Annual Meeting. The iTPA has reviewed the research presented and below are two tennis performance focused studies that are relevant to improving tennis performance and reducing injuries. Continue reading
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American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting Tennis-Specific Research Review: Part 1
The iTPA had a large presence at the American College of Sports Medicine 59th Annual Meeting and 3rd World Congress on Exercise is Medicine in San Francisco, California (June 2012). A number of iTPA Certification Commissioners were presenting research and clinical sessions in areas of sports medicine and exercise/sport sciences. 
Over 6800 researchers, clinicians, sports medicine and science professionals converged on the city of San Francisco for the largest sports medicine/science meeting in the world. The iTPA has reviewed the research presented and below are Continue reading
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Sample Exercises & Discussion on Strengthening Tennis Players’ Shoulders
In this video, iTPA Executive Director Dr. Mark Kovacs outlines some of the best strengthening exercises for tennis players’ shoulders, and also discusses the benefits and science behind them.
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Rich Lansky Discusses the Common Flaws of Cleans: Video
In this informative video, iTPA Certification Commissioner Rich Lansky discusses and showcases some common flaws of cleans (related to tennis players) in this video (part 2 of a 2-part Olympic Weightlifting series).
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Understanding Tennis Elbow and How to Treat It: By Dr. Phil Page
A simple, home-based eccentric exercise can alleviate the symptoms of this condition.
By Phil Page PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS
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Rich Lansky: Olympic Weightlifting for Tennis Case Study
iTPA Certification Commissioner Rich Lansky discusses and showcases a tennis-specific Olympic Weightlifting Case Study in this video (part 1 of a 2-part Olympic Weightlifting series). Continue reading
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Video: Training College Tennis Players During Season
NCAA Tennis is currently going on, and in honor of that event this video by iTPA Executive Director Mark Kovacs discusses methods of training college tennis players during season to minimize injury and maximize performance. Continue reading
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Dr. Mark Kovacs discusses major physical changes in the collegiate game over the past decade: Video
Dr. Mark Kovacs discusses some of the biggest physical changes in the tennis player over the past decade to a group of collegiate tennis coaches and tennis performance specialists. Although this was directed to the collegiate audience, Dr. Kovacs highlights some great points that are applicable to all levels of player. . Continue reading
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Handling Jet Lag for the Traveling Tennis Athlete
Tennis distractions come in many different forms, and minimizing those issues as much as possible can be important to a player’s success. Continue reading
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