EOW 23 – Fix your tennis ready position
EOW 23 – Fix your tennis ready position https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coordination.mov EOW 23 – Fix your tennis ready position At the core of my coaching philosophy are the Integrated Tennis Shapes. These are the fundamental shapes that lay the foundations of on-court movement. These provide the right footwork and body work to build efficient and effective racket […]
Tennis SuperMovers Footwork Challenge – October 2021
Tennis SuperMovers Footwork Challenge – October 2021 https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Footwork-Challenge-October-2021-_-Tennis-SuperMovers.mp4 Tennis SuperMovers Footwork Challenge – October 2021 Each month we will be bringing you a footwork challenge to test your players. We will be posting it here on our blog as well as across our social media platforms Instagram YouTube and Twitter The goal is to create a simple drill that […]
Tennis SuperMovers Mission Statement
Tennis SuperMovers Mission Statement Tennis SuperMovers Mission Statement I am going to be presenting at the upcoming TBD Tennis Innovation Week online conference – https://www.tbdtennisinnovationweek.com Throughout my career I’ve been lucky to present at a number of conferences both online and in-person, as well as running my own annual events, with a highlight being presenting at […]
Exercise of the Week 22 – Coordination – Ball roll between the legs
Exercise of the Week 22 – Coordination – Ball roll between the legs https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coordination.mov Exercise of the Week 22 – Coordination – Ball roll between the legs This week’s Exercise of the Week is an exercise direct from the Tennis SuperMovers at Home programme. It falls into the Honing Coordination exercise stream, which is one part of […]
Training Grand Slam Fitness Shapes
Training Grand Slam Fitness Shapes https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Training-Grand-Slam-Fitness-Shapes-_-Tennis-SuperMovers.mp4 Training Grand Slam Fitness Shapes Within the SuperMovers training programme is the SMASH Curriculum, which includes: Strength, Movement, Agility, Stability, Honing Coordination – to go into a bit more detail on these elements, check out the blog on the 5 building blocks to tennis fitness success – here Today’s post will […]
Grand Slam Shapes – Humble Squat
Grand Slam Shapes – Humble Squat https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/WhatsApp-Video-2024-02-22-at-8.37.37-AM.mp4 Grand Slam Shapes – Humble Squat This week’s Exercise of the Week is the humble Squat. Here’s an example of two under 10 tennis players practising their Grand Slam shapes using the Tennis SuperMovers ‘At Home’ programme. The Squat is a fundamental movement shape that rehearses the ability […]
The Shapes of a Grand Slam Champion
The Shapes of a Grand Slam Champion https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coordination.mov The Shapes of a Grand Slam Champion We had the pleasure of watching Emma Raducanu successfully make her way to the US Open final via qualifying and win the tournament without even dropping a set! But as well as the lights-out tennis, we got to witness a tennis […]
Exercise of the Week 20 – Agility – Circle Tag
Exercise of the Week 20 – Agility – Circle Tag https://tennissupermovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/coordination.mov Exercise of the Week 20 – Agility – Circle Tag This week’s Exercise of the Week is a super simple one – it’s called Circle Tag. I use this drill to work on rapid lateral movement – players will use either shuffle steps or […]
Dealing with problem parents
Dealing with problem parents Dealing with problem parents I will start by saying that in my experience there are far fewer ‘problem parents’ than many coaches make out. In my opinion, if you are having any issues with parents, more often than not, it is down to two things: 1. Lack of, or poor, communication. 2. Lack […]
How to build a physical training block
How to build a physical training block How to build a physical training block At the start of each new academic year at Bolton Arena tennis academy where I work, we run a short period in which the physical training takes more of an emphasis. For the players, this will see a reduction in tennis volume […]
