SPORT SCIENCE - Professional Tennis Registry

About this PublicationSport science is an integral part of performance enhancement in tennis. Coaches and tennisprofessionals are always seeking ways to help players improve. For that reason, there is anabundance of research and many textbooks on sport and exercise science applicable totennis. The intent of this publication is to provide a compilation of some basic sport scienceinformation relevant to tennis coaches.It is directed to the many coaches working with competitive players, even 10 to 12 year oldswho are starting to compete, to senior league players. It is meant as a practical resource foron court training. Therefore, some subjects, such as lifting free weights during the off season,are not specifically addressed in detail, since tennis coaches typically do not supervisestrength and conditioning. At many schools and major academies, a strength and conditioningspecialist with certification from NSCA or iTPA can implement those modalities of training.At clubs, personal trainers can often supplement on court training.This PTR publication is divided into two sections. Part I addresses topics that will interesttennis coaches. Part II includes some of the best training exercises. Although this resourcecannot cover all of the exercises available in more comprehensive books and videos, it ishoped that providing some of the more interesting exercises can improveperformance of players, while keeping training stimulating.It is important for tennis coaches to stay within their own scope of practice, and to understandwhen to seek the services of a professional in the field of sport science (sport physiology,biomechanics, nutrition, sport psychology, strength and conditioning) to appropriately traintennis players.PTR Practical On Court Applications for Sport Science 3