To become an elite tennis player you had to create a training schedule and one of the things that I made sure to include in mine were tennis fitness drills. These drills would help me achieve the level of fitness that would help me WIN games!
What sort of drills are there?
There are a load of tennis fitness drills out there and each one has its own purpose in tennis. Three of my favourite I have listed below....
- Line Jumps - Improves your ability to change direction
- Set up a long line on the ground (you can use a skipping rope/rope/even a tennis/football court line)
- Stand on one side of the line and jump sideways over to the other side
- Now jump slightly forward to the other side of the line
- Keep doing this down the line for 30 seconds
2. Sprint stops - Improves your speed and ability to change direction
- Set up two cones 10 yards apart
- Starting from one cone sprint as fast as you can to the other cone
- When you reach that cones STOP as quickly as you can
- Repeat
- Start in a standing up position
- Drop down into a press-up position
- Do a press-up
- Bring your knees up to your stomach (fast)
- Explode (jump) upwards
- When you land repeat the whole process
- Do this about 15 times
These are 3 favourite tennis fitness drills and they are highly effective in building you into an elite tennis player!
Tennis fitness drills - Make sure you include them in your tennis training schedule!
Tennis fitness drills - Make sure you include them in your tennis training schedule!
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