Advanced Techniques for Competitive Tennis

Foreword 8(1) Introduction 9(2) Technique and Its Value in Tennis 11(62) What Is Technique? 11(2) The Influence of Technique and Its Value in Tennis 13(1) Functional Movement Analysis 13(3) Biomechanical Principles 16(55) Principle of Initial Force 17(6) Principle of Opposing Forces 23(13) Principle of Chronological Co-ordination of Partial Impulses 36(7) Principle of Maintenance Impulse 43(10) Principle of Optimal Acceleration Path 53(18) Individuality and Individual Style 71(2) Technique Training - Development of Tennis Technique 73(93) Systematisation of Technique Development 73(62) The Tennis Player as a Bio-psycho-social Unit 73(3) Stages of Development in Technique Training 76(3) Systemisation of Technique Training 79(1) First Stage -Technique Acquisition Training 79(1) Learning 79(38) Automation 117(9) Second Stage - Technique Implementation Training 126(9) Basics of Technique Training 135(11) Analysis of the Game of Tennis 135(1) Time Dimension 136(2) Stroke Frequencies 138(1) Spatial Dimensions 139(2) Ball Speed and Ball Flight Time 141(1) Training Physiology 142(4) Guidelines for Technique Training 146(11) Technique Acquisition Training 147(1) Learning 147(6) Automation 153(2) Technique Implementation Training 155(2) Nutritional Physiological Basics for the Optimisation of Technique Training 157(9) Basic Aspects of Nutrition in Tennis 157(1) Carbohydrates 158(1) Fats 159(1) Proteins 160(1) Vitamins 160(1) Mineral and Liquid Supply 161(1) Snacks 162(1) Increase Performance, Shorten the Recovery Process 163(1) Application of Nutritional Knowledge 164(2) Exercise and Training Forms 166(109) Technique Acquisition Training 167(77) Learning 167(1) First Stage - Co-ordination Development 167(13) Second Stage - Short Tennis 180(4) Third Stage - Mini Tennis 184(6) Fourth Stage - Formation of the Final Technique 190(16) Fifth Stage - Automation 206(38) Technique Implementation Training 244(31) Further Improvement of Situational Technique - Complex Training 246(25) Match Training 271(4) Final Word 275(2) Bibliography 277