Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category

The Burpee – A Full-Body Tennis Exercise

September 12th, 2011

Do You Want A Functional Tennis Exercise That Works Everthing?

The Burpee – This Tennis Exercise Works Your Legs, Core, and Chest

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the exercise was named in the 1930s for American psychologist Royal H. Burpee, who developed the Burpee test. Consisting of a series of the exercises performed in rapid succession, the test was meant to measure agility and coordination. It is not clear whether the exercise itself was invented by Burpee, or if his test merely popularized it. (wikipedia.org)

How do you do this tennis exercise?

Start in a standing position.
Drop into a squat position.
Kick your feet back and perform a push up.
Return to the squat position.
Jump up with your arms overhead

If you want to do a burpee workout, here's one for you…

Warmup for 3 minutes (job/jumping jacks/etc).
Stretch for 3 minutes
Do 15 burpees
Rest 30 seconds (drink water, jog in place…but do not stop moving)
Do 14 Burpees
Rest 30 seconds
Go all the way down to 1 burpee
Stretch/cool down for 3 minutes

You're going to be sucking wind after this exercise routine; it is 120 burpees!

The burpee is an example of a great functional tennis exercise that works your entire body!

Tags: american psychologist, Body, Burpee, burpees, oxford english dictionary, position, rest 30, squat position, test, Want
Posted in tennis-fitness, Uncategorized | Comments Closed

Tennis Fitness – The Pros & Cons of the Treadmill

July 25th, 2011

Why The Treadmill is Good, But Not Great For Tennis Fitness Training

The other day, I received an email asking about treadmill training. For general fitness and weight loss, treadmills are great. There is no difference in terms of caloric burn between a treadmill and running outside.

Here are the benefits of tennis fitness training on a treadmill:

Weather – you can train no matter what the weather is outside.
Interval training – you can do interval training on a treadmill.
Pace – running on a treadmill allows you to know your pace at all times.
Hills – most treadmills allow you to do resistance hill work.
Cushion – most treadmills are softer than concrete or asphalt.
Endurance training – the treadmill is a great way to increase your endurance.

Here are the disadvantages of tennis training on a treadmill:

Forward training – on a treadmill you only train forward. For tennis you need to move in five dimensions.
Lateral movement – you do not do any training laterally.
Speed training – though you can do speed training on a treadmill, it is no easy.
Strength training – though hill work will build strength, it is only in one direction.
Flexibility – you sill still need to incorporate flexibility into your tennis training program. The treadmill workouts by themselves do not address this.

In conclusion, running on a treadmill provides many benefits to your tennis training. They are a great part of a tennis fitness program, but they are not a complete system. A complete tennis training system incorporates speed, strength, endurance, and flexibility.

Tags: endurance training, fitness, hill, interval training, Pace, running on a treadmill, tennis fitness, treadmill workouts, Weather, work
Posted in tennis-fitness, Uncategorized | Comments Closed

Wheelchair Tournaments: USTA.Com

July 13th, 2011

The USTA & Wheelchair Tennis

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) needs no introduction. The association is responsible for development and promotion of tennis throughout the United states of America. Though this institution is now for profit, started as a non-profit organization and it still maintains values strongly grounded in its non-profit roots.

The USTA believes that tennis should be accessible to everyone.
As part of their mission of spreading the game of tennis,The USTA organizes wheelchair tennis tournaments. The initiative started in 1998 and since then they have been organizing events from the recreational level to the Olympic and Pan American levels.

Major achievements of the USTA.

The achievements range from getting grants for wheelchair players and promoting the game to organizing and creating tournaments for wheelchair players.

· 2011 Wheelchair Tennis Grassroots Grants- USTA provides grants to its various agencies and foundations that work towards promotion of such events. The amount of the grant depends greatly upon the past performance of the organization. These funds are typically used for coaching, buying equipment and arranging events for wheelchair players. The effort has resulted in a great many wheelchair players, who now are able to enjoy the game of tennis.

· Junior Wheelchair Tennis Camp- Usta.com proudly announced the schedule for their junior wheelchair camp for 2011. The camp is aimed at developing and attracting young wheelchair players to the game. This is the fourth year that the camp has run, and it has been a success each year.

USTA tournaments for wheelchair players consist of different tiers of events, the winner of each a tournament is awarded USTA points. Category I National is essentially the pro level of wheelchair tennis. The Category II National is just a tier below, and the players are still super tough. There are lower tier sectional and state level events, where players can develop and work their way up to the national stage.

Tags: association, middot, promotion, states tennis association, united states tennis, united states tennis association, usta, Wheelchair, wheelchair players, wheelchair tennis tournaments
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Closed

Holabird Sports: Best selling offerings

June 17th, 2011

Holabird Sport: A Tennis Leader in Tennis Magazine & Online

Holabird Sports Company was founded in 1981. Over the years, its role changed from a sports shop to an all round racquet sports supplier. The company has a 42,000 sq feet warehouse and display center on the outskirts of Baltimore.

Holabird Sports showroom displays almost 5,000 products on a daily basis. To best serve customers, Holabird Sports has made it a policy to only employ knowledgeable runners and racquet sport players . Holabird has a great demo program. You can try any tennis racquet that Holabird offers for 10 days and there is no demo fee! The only thing you have to do is pay for the cost of shipping the racquet.

So go test some racquets and find the right one for you.

Tennis Equipment sold at Holabird Sports

Holabird has tons Tennis Racquets and Tennis Shoes for sale. The Most popular products at Holabird are:

Tennis Racquets:
Though the company deals in all major brands, the best selling brands of racquets are Head, Prince, Wilson and Babolat. The Head LiquidMetal Pro and LiquidMetal 4 continue to impress most players, while Wilson fans tend to love the K factor series. If you're looking for a Prince stick, check out the best selling Price O3 series. From Babolat, the Babolat AeroPro Drive GT is the new best seller for the company.

· Shoes: If you play hard, you need a great court shoe. If you can't move to the ball, you're not going to make the shot. Poor movement = lots of losing. Holabird sports makes it easy to find the right shoe. You should consider these most popular shoes in your search ( they are popular for a reason, they're great shoes). Holabird's best selling shoes continue to be from Head, Adidas and Prince and Asics. Men should try the Head accrue and the uber popular Adidas Barricade 6.0. For female players the top selling shoes are the Prince Lady 22 and the ASICS GEL-Resolution 3.

Tags: babolat aeropro drive, demo, demo fee, Head, Holabird, holabird sport, holabird sports, knowledgeable runners, LiquidMetal, series
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Closed

USTA.Com: Tournaments

May 26th, 2011

Ready To Compete In A USTA Tourney?

Did you know that the United States Tennis Association (USTA) is responsible for organizing the US open? The association also organizes the USTA recreational league. The League is open to all players 18 years of age or older. Get a USTA number, find a team or a tournament and register

Walkthrough of USTA League and Tournament Registration

Registration:

Go to USTA.com. Then click on tennislink and select USTA league from the drop down menu.
You'll see a section that says: start playing. Click on register for a team under that section. From there registration is easy. If you don't have a USTA number, you'll be given an opportunity to join. And if already have a USTA number, just continue to register for your team.

Determining your rating: Your rating matters a lot in the USTA. A player needs to determine his rating in order to participate. This ranking can be obtained via two methods:

1. The applicant can use the services of the NTRP (National tennis rating program) certified tennis pro. Ask the tennis pro for a tennis rating lesson, and he or she will be able to determine your NTRP rating that you'll need to sign up for USTA play. An NTRP rating ranges from 1.5 to 7.0. The lower end is an absolute beginner, while having a 7 means that the player is capable of competing at the pro level.

2. Or you can rate yourself. When rating yourself you will be prompted to answer several questions by the USTA site. Normally the rating you're give is fairly accurate, but if you think it's too high you can appeal the rating. Typically players who have not played in a USTA event for more than three years can self-rate. This term is relaxed to two years for player above 60 years of age.

Match requirements: Once all the registrations are done at usta.com, the player needs to ensure that he fulfills the requirements of the USTA tournament. They can range from medical fitness to other factors. Each tournament has requirements of its own.

Tags: association, ntrp rating, Player, Registration, states tennis association, tennislink, tournament, united states tennis association, usta, usta tournament
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Closed