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Tennis: Prepare The Quads

I have used many of the tennis drills and as a result my two High...

Linsent, Tennis coach

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Players performs forward jumps using both legs
Pausing after landing for few seconds.
Players should try to jump as far as possible.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, player works on leg strength.
By performing long jumps, players learn how to generate maximum power using their lower body and also they strengthen the quads that will help them to execute slice shots.
Players should try to coordinate lower and upper body to achieve maximum distance in every jump.

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