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Take your players and game to a higher level! Train like the pros by specifically conditioning each fitness component to meet the physical demands of tennis.

USTA's Complete Conditioning for Tennis improves strength, power, agility, flexibility, quickness, and stamina for the specific demands of tennis. Tested and proven to provide the best benefits for tennis players.

"This book covers it all. Anything you ever wanted to know about training for the sport of tennis is right here. It is great to see all the exercises I have been through all these years down on paper." - Patrick McEnroe, Professional tennis player & Tennis analyst, ESPN

Experts from the United States Tennis Association provide

  • 17 fitness tests
  • 21 stretches
  • 56 strength-training exercises and workouts
  • 12 quickness and agility drills
  • 18 ball and racket drills
  • 13 sample training and workout schedules
  • 7 injury-prevention exercises and stretches

    No matter what the skill level, Complete Conditioning for Tennis provides programs that can be specifically tailored for specific needs. Plus, you’ll learn where your player's conditioning is compared with other tennis players and how to chart progress through the different conditioning levels.

    "Developing an exercise routine outside of tennis will help strengthen different muscle groups. Risk of overuse injuries is reduced and, in many cases, all-around conditioning improves tennis performance." - From the book Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids

    The USTA developed Complete Conditioning for Tennis with the help of Paul Roetert and Todd Ellenbecker. Paul Roetert is the USTA Sport Science Administrator in Key Biscayne, FL. He received his PhD in biomechanics from the University of Connecticut. He is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and a certified tennis teaching professional.

    Todd Ellenbecker is a physical therapist and clinic director of Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. In addition, he is a certified sports clinical specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and a certified strength and conditioning specialist.

    Table of Contents
    Chapter 1. Physical Demands of Tennis. Chapter 2. Testing Tennis Fitness. Chapter 3. Warm-up and Flexibility. Chapter 4. Strength Training for Tennis. Chapter 5. Aerobic and Anaerobic Training. Chapter 6. Quickness and Agility Drills. Chapter 7. Ball and Racket Drills. Chapter 8. Designing a Tennis Training Program. Chapter 9. Tennis-Specific Conditioning Programs. Chapter 10. Injury-Free Tennis Training and Performance.


    With Complete Conditioning for Tennis your players will finish strong in every match.

    Paperback: 216 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.53 x 9.00 x 6.06
    Illustrations: 100 photos; 56 drawings
    Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1998
    Companion Resources: USTA's Complete Conditioning for Tennis - Video



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