Category Archives: Drills

Increasing Power In The Forehand

Posted on April 16, 2020 by avatar

Watch Dominic King, CTPS, MTPS and Jonny Fraser, CTPS, MTPS provide some great information on how to increase power in the forehand by using off-court training exercises focused on improving rotational power. This video was filmed at the Tennis Congress where the iTPA is the official sport science and tennis fitness provider.

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Simple Exercises That Can Be Done To Potentially Reduce Injuries And Increase Performance

Posted on April 9, 2020 by avatar

Here is a great video where three of our ITPA professionals (Dean Hollingworth, CTPS, MTPS; Jonny Fraser, CTPS, MTPS and Trevor McPherson, CTPS) provide over 200 adult competitive tennis players with some important exercises that can be incorporated into weekly programs. This was a presentation at the Tennis Congress. Watch this video to get some ideas on how best to perform these exercises.

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Training Your Core For Tennis

Posted on April 6, 2020 by avatar

This is a great video from Dean Hollingworth, CTPS, MTPS. Dean is one of the best in the business and an ITPA Master Tennis Performance Specialist (MTPS). Here are some great exercises that are appropriate for tennis players to improve core strength, stability and endurance. This video was taken during the TENNIS CONGRESS. The iTPA is the official sport science and tennis fitness provider for this event and we have dozens of iTPA members on the faculty.

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Agility and Coordination Exercises for Tennis Players Aged 6-18

Posted on January 23, 2018 by avatar

by Oliver Stephens, iTPA Master Tennis Performance Specialist, PTR Master of Tennis (Performance and Development)

As per the iTPA CTPS workbook and study guide:  “Tennis players make an average of four directional changes per point, but can range from a single movement to more than 15 directional changes on a very long point.” 

This of course means that Agility Continue reading →

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Physical and Mental Demands of Common Tennis Drills

Posted on April 3, 2015 by avatar

By Oliver Statham, CTPS   iTPA Staff

Elite senior and junior players usually have training time constraints due to either school or year-round tournament commitments. Therefore, understanding the physical and mental demands of drills within a practice session is fundamental to delivering a well-structured periodized program for optimal physical and technical development. Continue reading →

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