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 … Continue reading
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.
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 … Continue reading
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.
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).
A simple, home-based eccentric exercise can alleviate the symptoms of this condition. By Phil Page PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS
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).
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.
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 … Continue reading
Tennis distractions come in many different forms, and minimizing those issues as much as possible can be important to a player’s success.
