10 Aug How To Move To The Next Level At Tennis
If it has a racquet or a club, then you can be assured it’s a skills game, and a game that you can keep improving no matter how old you get. And since we do have to ‘get older’ – what are the secrets to being able to play well your whole life, and YES keep beating the young puppies ?
Firstly, approach your body holistically and check out this short but helpful list to make sure YOU are doing what it takes to both UP your game to stay IN the game.
- Get stroke correction – even when you have been playing for years, learning to make stroke adjustments can be a magnificent way to both improve your game AND keep your brain and body working well together.
- Rehabilitate your injuries properly – you might have had a shoulder reconstruction or a fair few old niggles – but if that IS your story – then make sure that you prepare your body before and after a game (SEE our tennis coach pro tips – video of me being taught to do a few tennis stretches by Head Coach Stephen Day)
- Do the added training that supports your power. Great tennis (and golf) play depends on your ability to use strength, motion, torque and velocity at the exact right time. Methods (like therapeutic pilates and therapeutic personal training) allow you to break a movement down and strengthen underperforming muscles.
- Balance and Agility Practice… yes practice. If you don’t use it, then you lose it so do things that challenge your balance off the court too….think walking in the surf, standing on one leg to brush your teeth, imaginary tightrope walk – add a head turn when you get better. SEE Video here
- Stretch BEFORE and AFTER your game. Period. We asked the Head tennis coach Stephen Day from Wentworth Tennis Club to take Christina through which three stretches we could ALL be doing before a game. CLICK HERE.
This, of course is just the TIP of the iceberg!! If you are interested in hearing some more about Improving your swing, FFF is excited to announce our Next level Tennis and Golf Swing Workshop – Therapeutic Pilates for Swing & Stroke Improvement Half Day Workshop. Learn the tricks that will improve your golf and tennis game, and keep you playing for longer. Click HERE to register your interest in the course details. VIP members will be getting the details on our Facebook group – but check out my socials (FB and (INSTA).
Until then, hope these tips help and ….look forward to helping you show them competitors how it’s done ..ahem, I mean move to the next level of game! Look forward to seeing you all at the Mini Course 😀