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Olympic Lifting Pros and Cons for The College Tennis Player: Audio Clip
Olympic Lifting Pros and Cons for The College Tennis Player – A Perspective from a noted Orthopedic Surgeon who has been a Team Physician for Olympic Weightlifting at the 200 Summer Olympics and who works with dozens of professional, collegiate and high school tennis athletes. Continue reading
iTPA Tennis Stroke Mechanics and Injury Prevention Dec 2012 Seminar: Video
This 1 hour 30 minute seminar video provides the latest information on how to analyze tennis technique to improve performance and limit the likelihood of injury. Continue reading
STMS/USTA Tennis Medicine & Injury Prevention 2012 Conference: Summary and Intro
It was a real honor for the iTPA to be heavily involved in the STMS/USTA Tennis Medicine & Injury Prevention Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia Dec 15th & 16th, 2012 hosted at Life University. The quality of speakers was outstanding. Continue reading
Dr. Neeru Jayanthi Discusses Shoulder Injuries in Adult Tennis Players: Video
In this video, Dr. Neeru Jayanthi (Director of the Tennis Medicine Program and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and iTPA Certification Commissioner) discusses potential and common shoulder injuries in adult recreational tennis players. Continue reading
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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Short Podcast on Some Basics of Training Tennis Athletes by the NSCA’s Strength & Conditioning Journal
The link below is a short interview (<4 minutes) with Dr.Mark Kovacs discussing strength and conditioning for tennis courtesy of the NSCA’s Strength & Conditioning Journal Podcast Series. This podcast discusses some of the major aspects of a special edition of the Strength & Conditioning Journal that was 100% focused on the training of the tennis athlete. Continue reading
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Neeru Jayanthi Discussing Lower Back Injuries in Adult Recreational Players: Video
In this post, Dr. Neeru Jayanthi (Director of the Tennis Medicine Program and Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago and iTPA Certification Commissioner) discusses pain and injury in the lower back of tennis athletes. Continue reading
Risk of Injuries in Junior Tennis Players: Video with Dr. Neeru Jayanthi
Dr. Neeru Jayanthi (Director of the Tennis Medicine program at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine and member of the ITPA Cerification Commission) provides a great review of some of his research analyzing injury risk in junior tennis players. Continue reading
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Audio Interview with Anne Pankhurst Aimed At The TPT & CTPS: Growth & Development in Young Tennis Players
Below is a great audio interview focused on some major areas that tennis performance specialists need to be aware of when working with young tennis athletes (pre-puberty and during puberty). Continue reading
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Even the Great Ones Can Get Better: Learning From Lance Armstrong
The video clip below shows Lance Armstrong working out before his 2009 comeback to compete in the tour de France, and you can see the work ethic and discipline that has made Lance one of the greatest athletes in any sport in the last few decades. The ITPA was sent this video by a great strength coach who was really upset by what he saw.
Posted in Injury Prevention, Olympic Weightlifting, Power, Strength, Video, Weights
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