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Tennis: Prepare the core

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Player puts back on the gymnastic ball. Player performs regular crunches by rising the upper back.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on core muscles. Core is responsible for stability and power during the strokes so weakness in this area can lead to lower quality of the shots as also it can be a reason of some injuries that can stop player's development.

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Power comes from core:

The player lays on the ground while keeping legs on gymnastic ball. The player performs regular crunches making sure that the whole motion uses only core muscles.

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Point To Cone:

Player stands in the middle of the box, which is set up by cones. Coach points to a cone and the player has to touch this cone as fast as possible. Player recovers to the middle after each run.

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Sideways one leg hurdle:

The player stands sideways to the hurdles (right side). The player jumps sideways on right leg over the hurdles.

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Sit up with medicine ball:

The player lays down on the ground with knees bent, and the coach throws the medicine ball to the player. The player catches the ball, makes a sit up and throws the ball back.

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