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Introduction to Tennis Fitness by Rob Mckellar. Click here to read Rob's Profile.

In a tennis match you have 25 seconds of rest between points and 90 seconds between games. If your aerobic fitness is low, it is difficult to recover between points and games, and you are likely to get tired at the end of a match. Another advantage of a strong aerobic base is that it provides you with the endurance to have quality workouts. Because matches can last a long time and players must recover quickly between points, physical fitness is important in developing your game.


Fitness Demands of a Tennis Match

Researchers characterise tennis as a sport in which players must respond to a continuous series of emergencies. Sprinting to the ball, changing directions, reaching, stretching, lunging, stopping, and starting. All these characteristics, combined with maintaining proper balance and technique throughout a match, are critical for optimal performance on the court. Therefore, players must address flexibility, strength and endurance, power, agility and speed, body composition, and aerobic and anaerobic fitness to improve their tennis games.

For more information on fitness demands of a tennis match download this document.
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Strength Training for Young Tennis Players

Strength training and conditioning are becoming necessities in today’s tennis game as play continues to get faster and players hit the ball with more power from everywhere on the court. As coaches, players and parents realise this they want to get their players involved in a strength and conditioning program, often at younger and younger ages.

For more information on strength training for young tennis players download this document.
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