Strength & Conditioning Coaches Suffering From the Fat-and-Happy Syndrome Threaten Athletes’ Careers
Coaching / Tennis

Strength & Conditioning Coaches Suffering From the Fat-and-Happy Syndrome Threaten Athletes’ Careers

by Philipp on Mai 18, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
It is a wide-spread phenomenon: many strength & conditioning coaches, sometimes also referred to as fitness coaches, suffer from the fat-and-happy syndrome, which means that they are out of shape themselves even though they are responsible for the physical development of (professional) athletes. With respect to strength & conditioning coaches...
Areas of Expertise of a Quality Tennis Coach
Coaching / Tennis

Areas of Expertise of a Quality Tennis Coach

by Philipp on Mai 5, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
A quality coach is someone who can continuously improve/develop the player’s abilities without injuring the athlete, since the best athlete is the one that is healthy (How much good does it do if you have the fastest serve but you can’t walk onto the court?). With reference to the aforementioned definition,...
Andrea Petkovic Works with Incompetent Coaches
Coaching / Tennis

Andrea Petkovic Works with Incompetent Coaches

by Philipp on Jan 14, 2012 • 6 Kommentare
Incompetency can be defined as “the lack of intellectual ability or qualifications“. A stress injury of the lower back, also called spondylolysis, forces Andrea Petkovic to withdraw from the Australian Open 2012 and to take a break from tennis for 6-8 weeks. This is the result of working with incompetent coaches...
How Sugar Increases Fat Storage
Exercise Physiology / Health / Nutrition

How Sugar Increases Fat Storage

by Philipp on Jan 7, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
Don’t you wonder why you store fat even though you consume foods that are fat free (e.g. jelly beans)? So how can jelly beans, for instance, increase fat storage? The answer is simple: Excess carbohydrates provided by your diet are stored as fat. Excess carbohydrates (glucose) that couldn’t be stored...
Treatment Options Cure Tennis Elbow
Coaching / Health / Tennis

Treatment Options Cure Tennis Elbow

by Philipp on Dez 31, 2011 • 1 Kommentar
Tennis elbow is an inflammation (tendonitis) of the wrist extensor tendon, which can be very painful but it is reversible. Treatment options include: Improving stroke production Flexibility & strength training Changing to a more comfortable racquet You can download a sample workout program and use the provided information below to...
Physio Ball Leg Curl
Resistance Training

Physio Ball Leg Curl

by Philipp on Dez 26, 2011 • 1 Kommentar
The Physio Ball Leg Curl is being used to develop the musculature of the lower body (legs). Regular and proper execution of the exercise will enhance the player’s athletic capabilities and aid in injury prevention. Therefore, having strong lower body musculature is desirable. The video and detailed exercise description below will inform...
Power Clean
Resistance Training

Power Clean

by Philipp on Dez 21, 2011 • Keine Kommentare
The Power Clean is being used to develop power via efficient energy transfer of the total body musculature. Regular and proper execution of the exercise will enhance the player’s stroke production and athletic capabilities. Therefore, having powerful total body musculature is desirable. The video and detailed exercise description below will...
Clean Pull (from floor)
Resistance Training

Clean Pull (from floor)

by Philipp on Dez 21, 2011 • Keine Kommentare
The Clean Pull from the floor is being used to develop power via efficient energy transfer of the total body musculature. Regular and proper execution of the exercise will enhance the player’s stroke production and athletic capabilities. Therefore, having powerful total body musculature is desirable. The video and detailed exercise...
No Concept: Where Are Quality National Coaches?
Coaching / Tennis

No Concept: Where Are Quality National Coaches?

by Philipp on Dez 9, 2011 • Keine Kommentare
Putting it in simple terms: the level of junior tennis worldwide is sad! And who is mainly responsible for this sadness? The national federations and their coaches! Designing and implementing a concept for success is the national federation’s responsibility but even the biggest tennis federation of the world , Deutscher...
Annual Cost of Touring on the Professional Tennis Circuit
Coaching / Tennis

Annual Cost of Touring on the Professional Tennis Circuit

by Admin on Nov 10, 2011 • Keine Kommentare
Pursuing a career as a professional tennis player requires €21,600 – €63,600+ annually, depending on duration & frequency of training,  ability to travel, number of tournaments played, and expertise of the coach. The coach’s level of expertise impacts overall cost, quality of player development, and career progress. Therefore, picking a quality coach becomes...
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Why Core Training for Tennis Players is Important
Coaching / Tennis

Why Core Training for Tennis Players is Important

by Philipp on Mai 20, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
Everything in tennis is ground driven, meaning the athlete pushes off the ground and transfers energy through the kinetic (movement) chain in order to exert force to hit the tennis ball. The reason that the trunk (the core) is relevant is because there are the most connecting points in the movement chain, which means that...
Why Great Tennis Coaches Need to Be Familiar with Exercise Science Principles
Coaching / Tennis

Why Great Tennis Coaches Need to Be Familiar with Exercise Science Principles

by Philipp on Mai 8, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
A great tennis coach is someone who can continuously improve/develop the player’s abilities without injuring the athlete, since the best tennis player is the one that is healthy (how much good does it do if one has the fastest serve but can’t walk onto the court?). Unfortunately, many tennis players suffer from recurring injuries, which could be...
Why Weight Lifting for Tennis Players Makes Sense
Coaching / Resistance Training / Tennis

Why Weight Lifting for Tennis Players Makes Sense

by Philipp on Mai 8, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
There are different points of view with regards to physical conditioning for tennis players. Some people believe there should be no weight lifting involved because that makes the athlete bulky. Others believe that a tennis player only should use light weights when working out because using heavy weights makes the athlete move slower on the...
Tennis Sports Analysis: Avoid Wasting Time During Training
Coaching / Exercise Physiology / Tennis

Tennis Sports Analysis: Avoid Wasting Time During Training

by Philipp on Apr 12, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
The purpose of a sports analysis is to determine what a tennis player must be able to do in order to have success and design a training program accordingly. For example, we want to make sure that the athlete is not impeded by anything, which is why we do the analysis of limitations! When you...
Problems with Fitness Testing for Tennis Players
Coaching / Tennis

Problems with Fitness Testing for Tennis Players

by Philipp on Apr 11, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
I have heard from many national tennis coaches that their athlete’s fitness test results do not translate onto the court. For example, there are some kids who do very well during the endurance test but they fatigue rather quickly during matches. Problems with fitness testing are a widespread phenomenon because test validity and test reliability...
How Flexibility Impacts On-Court Performance
Coaching / Warm Up

How Flexibility Impacts On-Court Performance

by Philipp on Apr 9, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
The most underrated – and underemphasized – component of most training programs is flexibility. The reason for this is that the tangible outcomes are tough to quantify. For instance, when one does flexibility training, is there a direct gain in size or speed? No, but flexibility affects all the training components such as speed and...
Aerobic ATP Production & Energy System Efficiency
Coaching / Exercise Physiology / Health

Aerobic ATP Production & Energy System Efficiency

by Philipp on Apr 5, 2012 • Keine Kommentare
Aerobic ATP production, which occurs predominantly during prolonged low-moderate intensity exercise, is the oxidation (breakdown) of glucose/glycogen (called glycolysis), lipids (triglycerides; called lipolysis), and proteins (amino acids; called proteolysis) into acetyl CoA, which enters the Krebs Cycle, where hydrogen removal occurs and the electron transport chain inside the mitochondria of the muscle cell provides the...

 

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