Agility Training for Tennis Players

Agility Training is a very important fitness component in the success of a tennis player. Agility refers to the ability of a player to speed up, slow down and change direction while maintaining balance and control. The player must also maintain control over their court positioning through good recovery after each shot.

One key aspect associated with great tennis players is that they are able to get into the correct position to hit the ball thus producing a more effective shot. Being agile not only helps you get to the ball faster and set up better for the shot, but it also allows you to have the proper balance in order to hit the ball. Below you will find articles, programs and various resources relating to agility training.

                                                     Agility Training Drills Tennis eBook

This eBook contains great drills and exercises that focus on agility training. You will find all of these drills presented in an easy to read PDF eBook. There are clear instructions as well as easy to follow diagrams for every drill. Once you have opened your eBook please save the eBook to you own computer (save to "My Documents" or another folder of your choice) as this will allow you to have easier access to all drills as well as being able to print these drills when you want them.

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Tennis Exercises to Improve Court Quickness

By Dr. Larry Van Such - Muscle Speed Expert

In tennis a lot depends on your speed – both court speed and racket speed. So let’s talk about court speed.Quickly getting to the ball and getting setup, being able to get to balls that are just out of reach, approaching the net quickly, and getting yourself positioned are just some advantages of being fast and quick on the court.Tennis exercises specifically designed to make your leg muscles faster, and not necessarily stronger, will give you the advantage over your opponent. Your opponent will now be the one chasing balls and gasping for breath. The secret to quickness on the court is to condition the fast twitch fibers in your leg muscles to perform what is called a 'fast twitch response' – which basically means to contract with speed and acceleration. Read Entire Article on Tennis Exercises to Improve Court Quickness >>>>

Eight Steps to Developing Blazing Speed - Agility   

By David Horne                            

An athlete can essentially reprogram their body through repetition. When you perform a specific pattern sequence of a skill that you have learned or practised; you are training your body to become more instinctive in reproducing these movements. As a result of repetition your motor processing system will direct your muscles to contract and produce force in the proper order. What are some of the factors that are involved in training an athlete to become more responsive or react more quickly to a certain situation......

The " 8 Steps to Becoming a Faster Athlete" Include:

1. Flexibility
2. Strength Training
3. Developing a Strong Core
4. Power Training
5. Developing Explosive Starts
6. Reactive Speed / Anticipation
7. Agility Training
8. Functional Training   

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Group Fitness Training for Tennis Squads

By David Horne

Circuit training can be a very productive way of training a large group of athletes. A circuit consists of multiple exercise stations with athletes separated into groups. Athletes will have a turn at each station with a designated time at each station as well as rest intervals. During the off-season you will be able to devote more time to fitness training. However, during the competitive season more time is generally devoted to match play and skills training while trying to maintain fitness levels. As a result circuit training is a productive way of “hitting” all of the key fitness components required by tennis players........more on group fitness training >>