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Many tennis players suffer from limited joint functionality and mobility due to excessive sitting and one-sided training, according to expert Silvester Neidhardt. Results from joint tests show that tennis players typically have deficient ROM and associated stability, particularly in the feet, ankles, hips, thoracic spine, and shoulder and arm movements. The findings could be impacting performance and increasing the risk of injury. However, improving mobility and stability through targeted training programs could help prevent injury and enhance performance.

Are you looking to develop mental toughness? Discover how to stay focused and calm under pressure by embracing uncomfortable situations.

Marc Booras was named head coach for Tulane men’s tennis in 2008 and tasked with rebuilding a program that was discontinued for four years as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since then, Booras has orchestrated the program’s improbable return to national prominence as a top-25 team in the country. He has over 150 career wins and coached Dominik Koepfer to number 1 in college tennis.

The truth is that players will seek your expertise as long as you are providing what they need at the time and will change training venues as soon as they believe someone will offer them a better training environment.

High performance coaches seem to have selective memories when recalling with whom they have worked. Over and over you hear coaches mention all the great players whom they trained, excuse me, not only trained but “made,” as if players were gingerbread men.

There are thousands of sport psychology books in the market dealing with this topic and offering advice to help athletes optimize performance, and any extended discussion about sport psychology techniques would be beyond the scope of the book. However, at the very least, a coach should constantly address these three areas to help players become better competitors:

Continually striving to improve as a player will make you a much better coach. You are a role model so being in shape and displaying good racquet skills will definitely improve your credibility and self-confidence.

If you are a competitive tennis player, sooner or later you will find yourself in a slump – a time period when nothing seems to work, when even the simplest shots become a problem, when confidence is nowhere to be found.

High performance coaching is a very emotional endeavor with constant ups and downs. Just when you think everything is going well, and all your players are performing fine, disaster is only one tournament away.

It is important to understand that in player development, you, as a coach, are only one part of the equation. Several other aspects are just as important in the formation of players.

Novak Djokovic is a great role model for any competitive player. Here are 5 things I whish every one of my players would copy.

In this blog you will learn the secrets of the second bounce and why sometimes letting the ball bounce twice is a great coaching tool that will reveal very useful information.

The main difference between top players and the rest.
Here is some video footage from Domink Koepfeer at work. The drills are quite common, they focus primarly on intensity, rhythm, serving plus 1, pushing off and changing direction and switching from offense to defense. The difference is the execution. What separates top players from others is not the type of drill but the dedication and intensity in every single shot. Enjoy the footage!

What does the term “best coaches in the world” really mean? Are they the most knowledgeable coaches? Are they the ones responsible for the high level of play of top players? What about all the coaches that worked with these top players through the development process? Was their work not important or not as important?

The following video provides a summary of the mental game along with several simple yet very effective tips and ideas to help you play more relaxed, confident and focused.