Tennis movement can be characterized by primarily short lateral movements initiated by a reactive decision step (aka, split-step). About 70% of tennis movement is lateral and 20% of tennis movement is forward (Weber et al., 2007). Movement can be improved by: 1) strength-speed training, 2) technical training, 3) and anticipation training. Kovacs (2009) summarized the importance of lateral movement training. This article addresses on-court lateral acceleration with regards to strength-speed training.
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