Complete Conditioning for Tennis - Softcover

United States Tennis Association

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880117346 ISBN 13: 9780880117340

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

This guide presents ways of improving tennis skills through conditioning on and off the court. It explains which exercises to do, how to do them, and how each one translates to better performance on the tennis court. Coverage includes stretching, and aerobic and strength-training exercise.

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From the Author

This book is very tennis specific worth every penny!
Anyone who plays tennis will want to follow a fitness program that will not only help you prevent injuries but allow muscle balance and good general fitness.

About the Author

E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D., is the Managing Director of the United States Tennis Association s Player Development Program. In addition, he serves as Tournament Director of the U.S. Open Junior Tennis Championships. Before re-joining the USTA in November, 2001, Roetert spent two years as the Executive Director of the American Sport Education Program. Prior to that position he spent eleven years as the Administrator of Sport Science for the USTA where he developed the sport science program. He also served as Vice Chairman of the sport science committee. Roetert has published extensively in the field of tennis, including two books, 16 book chapters and well over 100 articles. He is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a Master Professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and an Honorary Member of the Professional Registry (PTR). In 1998 he received the PTR s Plagenhoef Award for sport science; in 1999 the Editorial Excellence Award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association for his work on the Journal of Strength and Conditioning and Research; and in 2000 the Outstanding Alumni award from the University of Connecticut. He is also the 2002 Educational Merit Award recipient from the International Tennis Hall of Fame for outstanding service to the game of tennis. Roetert holds a Ph.D. in biomechanics from the University of Connecticut. Todd S. Ellenbecker, DPT, MS, SCS, OCS, CSCS, is the clinic director at Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. A licensed physical therapist, he has researched and taught in the field for 18 years. Ellenbecker is certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as both a sports clinical specialist and orthopedic clinical specialist. The APTA also awarded him its Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Teaching Award in 1999. He was chairman of the APTA s Shoulder Special Interest Group and is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy and the American Journal of Sports Medicine. In addition, Ellenbecker is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). He is chairman of the USTA s National Sport Science Committee and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). In 2003, the NSCA named him the Sports Medicine Professional of the Year. He has served as a member of the Thera-Band research advisory committee and is coauthor of The Scientific and Clinical Application of Elastic Resistance. He also has cowritten The Elbow in Sport, World-Class Tennis Technique, and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise.

Edition details

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880117346
• ISBN 13: 9780880117340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214