When you are on the tennis court running around and doing drills, hitting balls etc… your body is constantly being impacted by force. The majority of this force will be felt on your thighs, knees, calves and your feet. In order to avoid excessive stress on these areas, it’s good to give your body a […]
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As you train on your game everyday, so should you train on how you will use that game in a match. What better way to do that then to play a tournament?! Here is the general consensus worldwide for the amount of tournaments a junior player should compete in a calendar year. For intermediate players:
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Every tennis player has gone through it, the uncomfortable ‘tick’ sound you hear when your strings break. We’ve all been there and the anxiety of waiting to get your racket back from the stringers is probably the longest wait a tennis player can experience. So instead of waiting for them to break, is it wiser
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Tennis can bring out a lot of emotions from players on the court. From excitement, panic, calmness, tension, anger, frustration and happiness you can feel it all. Often all in the course of one single point. Now you know why they call this a mental game?! How do professionals handle their emotions and what are
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The world of sport is huge, there are so many disciplines and variations of sport in all corners of the globe that knowing them all will probably take a lifetime. For now, we’ll focus on tennis. Because we are the India Tennis League after all! How Physically Demanding Is Tennis? If you asked 20 different
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As junior professionals the most important part of your training is perhaps the tournaments you take part in. Because that is when you get tested, not just against your opponents but also against yourself. How To Prepare Yourself Before Tournaments Two Weeks Before Work on your strengths and fine tune them to the point where
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As the anniversary of our 70th year of independence comes to an end I sit and ponder about what the India Tennis League can bring to the table. Our performance in the Rio 2016 Olympics left us with some exciting show of sports, but no medals, while showing glimmers of hope with the likes of
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