Blog Post - November 2021

Some of the top mistakes I see from coaches aiming to improve agility, is ignoring the core elements required to optimise movement. You see, in order for a drill to be considered an agility drill, there must be a reactive component. But before hitting these high intensity movements, players must first prepare the body through a specific sequence of exercises.

When discussing Agility Development I use the following terminology:

• FMS - Fundamental Movement Skills
• TT - Technical Training 
• PR - Pattern Running 
• RAT - Reactive Agility Training

In this blog I will touch on the first two - FMS and TT

Fundamental Movement Skills

These are the foundational movement patterns and shapes that underpin on-court movement and agility and would cover exercises such as squats, lunges, jumps, bounds and hops. They would effectively create the warm-up or 'performance preparation' for the forthcoming session.

This is where the SuperMovers concept of rehearsal comes t...

Blog Post - August 2021

Tennis S&C start-up guide 

Are you new to introducing Strength and Conditioning (S&C) into physical programming for tennis?

Are you unsure on what elements of physical training you should do?

Do you know what makes a player tennis-fit?

Here, Howard Green shares the 5 building blocks needed to start your tennis fitness journey with. Incorporate them into your programming now and find out more about our membership offers here.

At Tennis SuperMovers we use the SMASH Curriculum to plan and deliver tennis S&C, this stands for Strength, Movement, Agility, Stability and Honing Coordination. By developing each of these areas, we develop a well-rounded tennis athlete, who is ready to train and compete to their full potential.

Below I will outline each of the SMASH components, explaining the goal and its transfer to tennis, I will also give you a video example of an exercise that develops that physical quality. We also have a series of blog posts called Exercise o...