Should girls under 14 lift weights?

Should girls under 14 lift weights?

by | Mar 19, 2017 | Sports Medicine

  Before I can answer, I first need to rephrase the question. Girls develop physically at different times and rates, and at 14 there’s wide variability in girls’ bodies—some are already menstruating and fully grown, and others still have a long way to go. The...
How fast should you swing at a second serve?

How fast should you swing at a second serve?

by | Mar 9, 2017 | Tennis Talk

All serves can, and should be, hit with identical technique and a fast swing speed. Sound crazy? It’s not. First and second serves are often taught and thought of as 2 different strokes. This approach makes the already difficult stroke more physically complicated and...
First serve please

First serve please

by | Feb 28, 2017 | Tennis Talk

  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the serve in the modern game is important. In the past, this was mostly true on the men’s side, but today, female tour players can hit bombs just as well. And although there’s a saying in the tennis world...
Breaking through – Julia Boserup into top 100

Breaking through – Julia Boserup into top 100

by | Feb 24, 2017 | Tennis Talk

A lot of great things have happened in Julia Boserup’s career since teaming up with coach Raj Chaudhuri 12 months ago. After her first major break through in 2016, Boserup told the L.A times that she couldn’t really say how or why she broke through, but...
Can’t I just be a girl?

Can’t I just be a girl?

by | Feb 23, 2017 | Sports Performance

It’s so hard for girls to be girls sometimes. The pressure to perform like boys is instilled by parents, coaches and boys. Fathers born with a girl often say, I was hoping for a boy who would play tennis. Coaches often compare girls ‘lack’ of skill to the skill they...