Category Archives: Video

RETURN TO TENNIS (RTT) MODEL FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAYERS Webinar

Great 60 minute webinar on the topic of Returning To Tennis Focused On High Performance Players. In this webinar Satoshi Ochi, MA, CSCS, CTPS, MTPS and Mark Kovacs, CTPS, MTPS discuss the Return To Tennis (RTT) Model using real data of Top 100 and Top 200 WTA players and a plan to help you use this information to help better structure your Return To Tennis planning and periodization.  Also in this webinar, Jonny Fraser, CTPS, MTPS provides some great insights in working with high performance junior players.

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

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

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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What Exactly are you Training?

What Exactly are you training?

Maybe it’s me but it seems like YouTube and Facebook are packed with more and more fitness videos that are proving to be more circus oriented than quality driven. I truly feel sorry for parents, athletes and coaches who don’t have the background to properly analyze what they are watching. Continue reading

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Video: Taking Care of Your Body During Week of Tennis Matches

Video by iTPA Executive Director Dr. Mark Kovacs discussing dos and don’ts of preparation and recovery during week of tennis matches. Geared toward tennis players, but coaches can glean important info as well to share with players. Continue reading

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Lateral Training Exercise Video for Younger Tennis Athletes: by Dean Hollingworth, CTPS

Guest Inner Circle Video Post on Lateral Training Exercise for Younger Tennis Athletes iTPA Certified Member Dean Hollingworth, CTPS.  Continue reading

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The Dynamic Warm Up Part 2: Guest Post by Dean Hollingworth, CTPS

Part 2 of 2: Guest post by iTPA Certified Member Dean Hollingworth, CTPS on the Dynamic Warm Up. Continue reading

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The Dynamic Warm Up Part 1: Guest Post by Dean Hollingworth, CTPS

This guest video blog post by iTPA Certified Member Dean Hollingworth, CTPS on the Dynamic Warm Up. This video is part 1 in a 2-part series. Continue reading

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Why Do Tennis Players Have Tight Hips?

Most tennis players have tight hips due to the demands of the sport. Playing tennis requires the Continue reading

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Video: Crossover Drill for Tennis

Below is a short video by Satoshi Ochi demonstrating a Crossover Drill for Tennis. Continue reading

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