Scouting Opponents - Do you Really Know What to Look for When Scouting an Opponent?

By David Horne - This tennis article outlines the key points that you should have on your checklist when scouting an opponent. Improve your scouting skills and you could improve the results of your players and team...more about Scouting Your Opponents >>

 

Ladies Group Tennis Drill Focusing on Court Positioning and Recovery

By David Horne - For many tennis coaches a significant portion of their time is spent on coaching ladies groups. For club level coaches most of your morning coaching sessions will be devoted to ladies groups. As a result you are constantly being challenged to come up with new and exciting drills. I always like to have a theme for each lesson as this helps the group to understand what they are working on and the purpose of the drills. This is a drill format I recently used with a  group of six intermediate level ladies that focused on court positioning, team work and recovery......read tennis article on ladies groups >>>

 

Federer and the All Round Tennis Game

By Rufus Keown - Roger Federer is the most “watchable” champion the game has known.  His game is moulded on the Rod Laver and Pete Sampras model, but Federer has taken it to a new level.  Quite simply he is superb in all elements of the game ... Read full article about Roger Federer >>

 

Symptoms and Diagnosing Tennis Elbow
The term Tennis elbow is medically known as lateral epicondylitis. It is an inflammation of the tendons that attach the forearm to the arm bone, the usual stress point is around the elbow, and hence the term tennis elbow. What exactly causes tennis elbow, is still completely not understood, some people believe that the reason is the frequent wear and tear of the elbow joints, others believe that the muscles that are responsible for the cocking the wrist back are to blame (this group of muscles is also called the extensor carpi radialis brevis).However there is a very good understanding of the way tennis elbow can be controlled, and also what steps can be taken to reduce the pain experienced by people who are suffering from tennis elbow pain......Read full article about Tennis Elbow >>>>

 

Is Imagery And Visualization Important In Tennis?
By John Hoskins - There is some confusion concerning Imagery and Visualization and we need to deal with this to start with. It is only in recent years that more emphasis has been placed on the mental side of tennis together with other sports, even though tennis is 65% mental once you have got past the learning of techniques, tactics etc. Visualization has been used for some time in certain sports but this is only part of the equation and only refers to the practice of mental rehearsal with the emphasis on the visual sense, to imagine a sport situation.

Tennis players use visualization on a daily basis when getting ready for the serve, whilst doing their preliminary routines they are visualizing in their minds where they are going to place the serve. This can be very powerful and should not be overlooked as a help to your serving practice.Read Full Article on Imagery and Visualization in Tennis>>>>

 

The Key Components of Coaching Beginner Juniors in Tennis

By Rufus Keown

“I started when I was four, but I didn’t really play seriously till I was eight.”

- Kathy Rinaldi, 14 year old French Open quarter finalist (1981)

Beginner Juniors are a most important part of any tennis coaches business.  With so many other leisure options available are you giving your young players the best chance to have fun playing tennis?  Read how to make your beginners tennis program a winner >>>

 

Tennis Lesson Plan for a Group Warm-up 

By David Horne - The twist to this warm-up is that it allows for the players who show up at various times. Not every player will show up on time for a group lesson so you need to be prepared to be flexible. The ideal number of players on the court for a group drill is obviously four players. However, all coaches know that there is always that "unpredictability" when it comes to who will and won't show up on time for a team drill session. You will always want a game plan as to what you will focus on for that day with a few pre-planned drills but you must be prepared for a change in the numbers. Click here for Tennis Lesson Plan >>>>

 

Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 19

There are 5 ways to control the tennis ball:-

• Height
• Depth
• Direction
• Spin
• Speed

This weeks lesson plan focus' on controlling height for beginners, intermediate and advanced players...click here to view this months Tennis Lesson plan>>>