As the world continues to face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, tennis players have been forced to adapt to new ways of training. With many tennis facilities closed or limited in capacity, at-home training has become an important way for serious players to maintain their skills and fitness. In this blog, tennis coach Chris Lewit shares his insights and secrets for at-home tennis training.
According to Chris, there are three key priorities for at-home tennis training: cardio, technique, and mental focus. Cardio should be the most important focus, as it is the foundation of fitness and endurance on the court. Technique is also important and can be developed through repetition and visualization exercises. Mental focus can be developed through mindfulness and visualization techniques.
KEYNOTES:
- The Big Three Priorities for at home tennis training. Don’t mess these up!
- Why Cardio should be the most important at home training focus
- How Chris uses the Zoom platform to train kids remotely
- The Eye Coach as a ball machine in your living room
- The Great Base Backboard as a ball machine in your garage
- Chris shares his thoughts about the Topspin Pro machine
- Secondary priorities when training at home
- Why shadow swinging with the hand is safer than with the racquet
- Why you should avoid excessive shadow swinging at home if possible
- Why push-ups and sit-ups are not nearly enough to stay tennis fit
- Why it’s important to work ground-strokes and serves at home daily
- Sammie the tennis academy dog makes a cameo appearance!
- Why you should be cautious about watching videos and working on mental training and strategy at home
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