What’s With The Shoes? – Moving on Grass

What’s With The Shoes? – Moving on Grass

by | Jul 3, 2017 | Tennis Talk

The main draw of Wimbledon started earlier today. The third major of the year, in today’s game, is quite unique. Apart from having to wear all white (and indulging in champagne and strawberries during the men’s and women’s finals), this slam is played on the historic...
Monitoring a Players Training Load

Monitoring a Players Training Load

by | Jun 17, 2017 | Tennis Talk

There’s no secret that tennis is demanding. How demanding? That’s tough to say. I mean, how do we measure the intensity and stress of a practice or match? Furthermore, what about all the other things players do to prepare for competition – like weight...
Playing for pennies – This is the reality

Playing for pennies – This is the reality

by | May 21, 2017 | Tennis Talk

Without the majors, most of the professional tennis players in the world wouldn’t even be able to afford to compete unless of course they came from a lot of money or found someone kind enough to fund their dreams. The next stop on the professional tennis circuit...
Female Tennis Demands Explosiveness

Female Tennis Demands Explosiveness

by | May 10, 2017 | Tennis Talk

A little while back I wrote an article about strength training for tennis. More specifically, I wrote that physical training for tennis should stop focusing on “fancy drills” and start targeting specific & relevant qualities to today’s game. This was highlighted...
Preventing injuries with good nutrition

Preventing injuries with good nutrition

by | May 3, 2017 | Sports Medicine

Too often athletes see nutrition as the science of supplements, “pills and powders instead of real food.” But nutrition is more than how many scoops of protein powder you dump into your post-workout shake; it’s everything you drink, eat (or don’t drink and eat) to...