Great tips, would be great to demo some warming down stretches as well - maybe in part 2? I'm never quite sure how long and how to stretch after longer 3+ hours practice sessions. And perhaps include some tips for preventing injury when playing outdoors in cold weather (for us poor unfortunate souls in cooler climates)?
Curious to hear! I’m 54 this year, play league and tournaments and haven’t been injured for more than ten years now. Main ingredients: meditation prior to and even during matches (change over) and a rigorous warm up program.
As always, clear and concise valuable information and instructions. Thanks! I’m going to make sure I follow your advice here because I wish to play good tennis for a few more DECADES 🖤🎾🙏
This was excellent! Wish I had watched this before I injured my arm. I liked the part about playing smooth, and anticipating the ball. I need to do that.
Good teaching! A little off topic, but eye focus warm up is important for match outcome. Try working at focusing on far away signs, then your dash over and over as you drive to your match.
Thanks, Alex, for the wonderful teaching! Would you also go into the detail of stretching? After having a torn calf muscle issue last summer, I'm trying to master it. I guess having more lessons on stretching would be helpful to a lot of people.
Excellent advice and guidance…I will certainly adopt them since it’s dangerous not to properly prepare even for social tennis, without warming up and down
Good video Alex. Some thoughts Comment you made at 4:40 is what I have always thought and said for years. Its unbelievable though the stupid responses people will give on this 'that they dont want to tire out beforehand' or 'its embarassing'. All of that amounts to passiveness which makes nil sense. I think the longer and more intense the warmup the better one will perform. This goes for hitting and serves that is one should work into it The same on the warmdown but it appears most are doing good stretching now Re shoes- Obviously some of this video is tailored for beginners/intermediates however its key to have good stable and lightweight shoes. Asics seems the best currently Re racquet- Heavy racquet is best. I have found certain Yonex's in the past were not great but maybe they have ironed out this problem A final comment- Being as strong as possible will also help one avoid injuries
Nice tips.. u may consider adding replacing shoes once the main grips worn out.. have seen many continue to be play with tennis shoes those buttons are worn out in right spots.. this will invariably affects your retraction movement and those stress will go to your knees. 😱
As always your advice as a professional player is absolutely invaluable. Have been watching your videos for about 6 years now. Thank you! I am well past 50 and play everyday in the evening after work for the past 4 yrs or so after my son left for college - was training him prior. My opponents are about 28 yrs old.. (around either USTA 4.5 or 5.0). Most recently 2 days ago I lost 4-6 in a set and won 2/4 10 pointers.. Well.. I use a foam roller on my legs, ankles, glutes, hips and quads. Absolutely invaluable for recovery - without this I would have difficulty climbing down from the upper floor to the lower. lol!. especially after 2 hours of tennis on Saturdays.. We also started using a ball machine recently .. ( exhausting drills ). The guys I play are all interested in getting better and higher no matter- all the way to college level ( if this is even possible). The only injuries are - medial and lateral epicondylitis - got rid of both of them with physio videos. Incorrect technique and improper loading of the leg on the serve was the cause. My aim is to play at 5.5 USTA and take a set of D3 college player.. lol!.. ( might be too difficult - but I am up for it- currently just working on hitting bigger, heavier and more to the base ) .
Very helpful content Alex! In your opinion, would a proper warm up, 15-20 min prior to playing (15 min drive to a nearest court) be sufficient enough or would you still do it right before stepping onto the court? Thanks
Loved this video on staying injury-free in tennis. The warm-up tips were eye-opening! I'd appreciate a follow-up on warming down stretches and footwork techniques. Keep up the fantastic work! 🎾👍😊
any tips on excersing the knee, i get knee pain when i finish playing tennis, feelit especially the next day, wokenup trying to walk down the stairs - cant bend the knee properly and is in small pain/discomfort
Here is another tip to stay injury free. Don't have too many balls lying on the court during practice. You can step on one unawares during a rally and roll your ankle. I learned it the hard way.
If I could ask do you ever see a problem with knees? I get pain in my knees when I sprint and sometimes when loading legs. One thought is it could be patellar tendinitis Aka jumpers knee Any thoughts? Thanks
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial mate, I had to back off full bed poly and am hitting hybrid. String material (and tension) can also be a source of discomfort. Worth a mention. I've had to educate myself on this topic
Great advice and demos. However I found it difficult to hear and focus on your words. The noise from the background players and the irritating music was very distracting. Sometimes less is better than more.
This is fantastic. I'm 65, only started playing seriously at 60, and -- this is not unusual for me, I'm unusually stiff -- have had a litany of injuries throughout my life. In tennis in the past five years: both calves. Hamstrings. Right wrist. Hip/groin though that is likely age-related as I have a hip impingement. Plantar fasciitis on right foot which flares up every time i play. And I play in fear of tearing my achilles, which a friend did two winters ago and hasn't played since. I've hung in there, gone to physio, do way more warm-ups, and things were going well until a seemingly innocuous incident a month ago has be deciding to quit tennis at least until late spring and maybe forever. I'd warmed up like I usually do, was a half-hour into a session, and was taking a two-handed backhand and just as I was shifting weight I felt a sharp pain in the middle/bottom of my left foot. Very painful. And could feel the pain shoot up above my ankle. Physio told me it's a muscle that goes from bottom of big toe over to the opposite side past the ankle. Two questions: 1. I wear good Asics tennis shoes but with orthotics replacing their insoles. Do you think this is a bad idea? Could the orthotic have slipped? 2. What do you recommend to warm up/stretch tiny feet muscles? I just assumed all the other stretching and warmups i did would naturally work the feet, but obviously not. Please save my retirement, tennis is my passion!!!
