Oh no, it’s back to the yoga mat! We have identified three more yoga poses that seem beneficial for tennis. The first yoga pose almost resembles the beginning of a service motion. The second yoga pose will help with rotation on groundstrokes. The third yoga pose will help with leg strength and balance. The fourth…
Today, like so many other athletes and celebrities around the world, we take the Roger Federer challenge. If you are not familiar with Roger’s fun volley challenge, click here. So, grab a fun hat, your racquet, and find a smooth wall. Use a low compression (red, orange, green) or yellow tennis ball. You may want to…
Can you believe that we presented twenty three episodes before we mentioned “ballside”, our trademark doubles system?! In 1985, we published a manual called, Play Better Tennis Without Hitting the Ball. It describes a movement system that identifies where each player should position his/herself while playing doubles. Rather than playing side by side at the…
We hope that everyone watched Dr. Jim Loehr’s video yesterday and is writing in their daily journal. Today, we are back on the court. Coach Judy discusses the difference between positioning and contact on the down the line vs cross court groundstroke. Find a space where you can swing your racquet freely and shadow or…
Today, we are happy to feature the second inspirational message from Dr. Jim Loehr (please see episode 17 for the first video on Overcoming Adversity presented by the PTR). Last week, our homework was to identify the Why? Today, Dr. Loehr describes 10 Things You Can Do to Help You and Your Family During This…
Many tennis players are also baseball fans, and are sad to miss their favorite teams. Some fans will be happy to see Judy back in her Yankee apparel. Today, Judy uses her baseball glove and like an outfielder, turns and catches the ball with her left hand. This move resembles the proper way to turn…
Everyone has really missed their tennis lessons and matches. As time passes, it can become more challenging to be hopeful and positive during these difficult times. Today, let’s focus on your first day back on the courts. Are you going to play singles? doubles? indoor? outdoor? Next, identify your partner and opponent(s). Visualize holding serve,…
The “shelter in place” directive has provided extra time for us to devote to activities that we usually don’t do. Playing tennis or golf, or working at the computer promotes that the shoulders are in a closed position. Today, we “demonstrate” three poses that will help extension on the serve and opening up the chest.…
It’s Footwork Friday! Make a T, if desired, with tape. Slight cross steps, r-l-r, l-r-l into opposite boxes. Add quickness, but don’t lose accuracy. Do for so many seconds, break, repeat. Transition to volley steps with or without your racquet. Don’t forget to continue to work on your “WHY” (Episode 17). Have fun and be…
Today, we return to working on the serve motion. Using a ball (or anything else), practice your toss, focusing on extending the tossing arm (left if you are right handed) above your head. Keep your head back. See if you can catch the object without moving your hand. Next, add the movement of your racquet…