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Tennis: Protect Your Back

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Player keeps posture with bending knees slightly and keeping upper body straight
Player grabs resistance band with both hands and performs pulling action towards the belly
Player tries to perform the action by working with the back muscles

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, player strengthens back muscles to prevent possible injuries
It is important to work on both sides of the body because of the specificity of the sport as tennis is
A lot of players have weaker non-dominant side of the body and this muscle imbalance can cause possible injuries
The player performs exercise with a resistance band to strengthen both sides at the same time and to be able to play intensive sessions without the danger of putting own back at risk

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

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ABS Throw Overhead:

Sit close to the wall and put feet up on the wall. Lift your upper body and start throwing the ball overhead against the wall. Player has to maintain straight upper body to make sure that core muscles are working all the time. On the other hand, player also works on shoulders while throwing the ball.

Agility & Fitness