Ways to Prevent Injury – Tennis Elbow
09/30/2009 | Written by: uspta
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Ask the Professor – Ways to Prevent Injury – Tennis Elbow
Video description:
Check out the video clip titled “Ask the Professor – Ways to Prevent Injury – Tennis Elbow,” taken from a USPTA On Court television show and featuring USPTA Master Professional Jack Groppel. In this video, Groppel discusses the causes of tennis elbow, how to prevent it and the importance of maintaining a strength training program.
Tip:
One of a player’s worst enemies in training and competition is injury. Prevention is perhaps the most important issue in the physical-medical component for learning tennis. If coaches and players can successfully practice prevention, they will not have to resort to emergency treatments, cures and even rehabilitation that can interfere with a player’s competitive goals and, ultimately, a tennis career.
So, a coach’s main focus should be on the prevention of injuries, since he or she can make a huge difference in a player’s ability to stay injury free and develop a body, skills and game plan geared toward success on the court. The best way to prevent injuries is to develop sound motor skills, strive for an optimally conditioned body, increase speed, agility and quickness, build strength, practice good nutrition, and maintain flexibility.
You can find a number of helpful resources that focus on injury prevention at tennisresources.com. To access these resources, visit www.tennisresources.com and enter the word “injury” into the Quick Search field.
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