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Tennis: Right Rotator Prevention

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Player works with resistance band.
Player maintains the same elbow position during the whole exercise and rotates shoulder internally.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, player takes care of injury prevention. Rotator cuff has to deal with a lot of pressure during every practice session so players have to make sure that they conduct specific exercises to not miss weeks of training because of injury. Every day activities focused on shoulders injury prevention should be included before the practice to optimally prepare for the work.

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Right leg balance:

The player stands behind balance platform. The player steps on the platform with right leg and tries to maintain balance.

Agility & Fitness

Shadow Warm Up:

Players stand either side of the service line and face each other. One player acts as a mover, and the other as a shadower. The mover will move left and right across the service line, never backwards or forwards, and the shadower must keep up with their movements and follow them across the line.

Agility & Fitness

Shadow With The Band:

You will need a resistance band to perform this drill. The player takes the band and shadows their serving motion. In this drill, the player warms up all the body parts needed for the serving action. The resistance band is great for working the arms as they are separated.

Serve and Return

Short Width, Full Width:

Player starts in the middle and sprints to the deuce corner, imitating a forehand stroke. Immediately, the player changes direction and sprints all the way to the other corner to finish imitating backhand stroke.

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