Did you practice your grips yesterday? Today, we identify the strokes that match the five grips we showed yesterday. The backhand (white) is used for the one handed backhand groundstroke. The continental (blue) is used for serves, overheads, volleys, drop shots, approach shots, under spin groundstrokes or chips and the two handed backhand. The eastern forehand…
Have you lost your grip?! Today, Judy distinguishes the five grips for playing tennis, color coding each bevel. First, backhand (white), continental (blue), eastern forehand (orange), semi western or hybrid (green) and lastly, western (gray). Your forefinger knuckle would move from top to bottom in a clockwise pattern (bevels 1-5). Left handed players would move…
Get ready for a couple of footwork warm ups and then some fun hand eye exercises. Be creative and add variety. If you don’t have a partner, you can toss off a wall. Have a ball!
TODAY IS ABOUT SOMEONE SPECIAL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY COS. Episode 57 (5+7=May 12!) Today we focus on the 5 R’s – Ready, Read, React, Respond and Recover, created by David Bailey. This process is one that you should practice and improve to help your preparation and reaction to a tennis shot. First, take your Ready steps,…
Judy’s title for today’s episode is “tennis balls’ new roll” for our health. To date, we have performed various methods to improve our health and performance, on and off the court. We use a tennis ball to help massage different areas of the body: glutes, shoulder, upper and lower back, lymph nodes under armpit and…
Communicate clearly! Decide and Commit! Provide encouragement and be flexible! This sounds like advice for a couples counseling session. These are tips for players, so they can be a good partner in doubles. In the first illustration, Judy, the ballside player is receiving a lob. She defers at the last second. If she calls for…
Do you have ATTITUDE? Today, we ask you to evaluate your attitude or “confidence factor” on the court. View a wonderful presentation by Linda LeClaire, an awesome therapist and author of “The Confidence Factor” by clicking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRFDMJIpmvU&feature=youtu.be. There are seven steps: awareness, desire, visualization, breathe, self talk, acceptance-detachment and choosing confidence. Reflect back to matches…
Today, we had some fun using a basketball hoop. In the first exercise, we tried to score by hitting different compression tennis balls through the hoop. In the second exercise, we tried to rally off the backboard. Both drills required control, placement, and opening up the racquet face to get the proper height. Good practice…
While sitting in the car waiting for take out, we spotted bushes and ropes, which resembled a perfect net. Out came the racquets and we practiced rallying and volleying over the shrubs in the parking lot. Over the last eight weeks, it has been fun to see all of the makeshift tennis courts online –…
Today, we add a mental toughness component to the exercises that were presented in Episode 48, which focus on the lymphatic system and improving immunity to the virus. The exercise itself is the physical component. Saying affirmations will help with mental training. Try sayings, such as: I Am Happy (pulling ear lobes), I Am Healthy…