Through the course of tennis history, players’ performance enhancement evolved around the strokes and its effective application for the purpose of winning points in the
Tag: テニス
BRAIN FUNCTIONS and OUR PERFORMANCE
To be able to produce consistent level of performance at the physical (visible to eye) level, athletes are in need of the rested and productive brain, prepared to create mental images and connect them to the muscle fibers in order for an athlete to produce a movement
PERCEPTION IN TENNIS AS AN EARLIEST ASPECT OF THE TENNIS MOVEMENT
Visual system is the dominant sensory system and critical for detecting relevant cues in order to effectively produce an appropriate motor response. As such, for successful performance, an athlete, especially in tennis, must identify and attend to relevant visual cues as early as possible
Visual search in tennis. Crucial feature for successful performance
Visual search, peripheral vision, gaze in tennis, anticipation
BIOMECHANICS OF THE STROKE: Transfer of potential to the kinetic energy
In tennis, the player transfers the energy from the body to the ball through a tennis racket to generate speed and spin of the ball. The loaded energy is the potential (stored energy) is transferred through the kinetic chain into the moving energy (the energy of movement) of the body segments in the timely manner through the ball into the wanted direction
Tennis Training METHODOLOGY
My METHODOLOGY of the training development includes working with athletes as a holistic process, as a coach being a mentor equipping them with tools to take control over the situation at the times of the challenges, to build resilience at the times when feeling of giving up and to understand the importance of overcoming the limits that usually athletes establish by themselves
