Your Goal For Spring

As many of our players have registered to be at Ace Tennis Camps this summer, now is the time to get ready for a great season of tennis.  Those of who play in many competitions or those who play more socially, your goal remains the same.

Your major goal for the spring season should be to make your sides and muscle groups as similar as possible. You should pay a lot of attention to strengthening the weaker parts and stretching the tighter parts of your body. 

You need to do this pre-season training as much as possible right now, before you increase the hours on the tennis court as you enter the busy summer period. When you get injured, it is much harder to get rid of the injury and it takes a much longer time as well. 

Stop procrastinating, do the training now, and prevent the inevitable. Even as little as 30 minutes a day will bring fast and impressive results. You can do 20 minutes of strengthening and 10 minutes stretching or myofascial release. You can do this daily. Your body can handle it and it can be done conveniently at home.

Your primary focus in strengthening should be your hips. Make your glutes really strong, because it is the powerhouse of the movement on the court. The stronger the glutes are, the more functional the entire kinetic chain will be.

During your time at Ace Tennis Camps the coaching team will keep a close eye on your physical condition as well as your actual tennis game.  Modern tennis is a supremely demanding sport.

A common injury often suffered by young tennis players is called Lateral Epicondylitis, a.k.a. "Tennis elbow". This chronic injury is typically caused by overuse of the hand, forearm, and arm muscles. Inflammation results in the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of the elbow. These are your extensor tendons that are involved in stabilizing the wrist when the elbow is straight. 

Overuse can create microscopic tears in these tendons, resulting in inflammation, pain, and even decreased grip strength.

80 to 95 % of Tennis Elbow sufferers recover without surgery. Research has shown that exercise is the best remedy, specifically Therapeutic Eccentric Exercise (or TEE). Other options could include modifying strokes, changing racket weight or stiffness, or trying a brace.  A member of the Ace Tennis Camps team will advise each player on the smoothest and most dynamic technical aspects of their game to ensure there is no excess strain on their body.

New season new equipment

It is this time of year that players look at changing their equipment. Make sure you have considered all the options and if selecting a new racket one that is the correct weight for your game.  Both the weight of the racket and the grip size can have an impact of your technique and your ability to avoid injury.  A really good guide to purchasing a new racket is available through this link. If you have any questions on equipment a member of the Ace Tennis Camps team would be more than happy to help. All of our camps are provided with Head equipment, as a leading tennis brand its great to have access to best the coaching aids, balls, clothing and rackets.

We hope you have enjoyed reading this months blog and please share your thoughts, images and how you plan to get ready for tennis season!

Have a great month everyone.