Can specific series of micro-stepping exercises increase on
court speed in tennis players?
Yes—It can. It was observed with two un equated groups with pre- post test
design involving tiny steps of progression[3to4inches]with toe, ball of the
foot at forward, sideward, backward progressions and ball-heel-ball-toe, heel-ball-
toe with only forward progressions and inter-spread with striding for 30 meters
proved to be beneficial in improving the on court speed of tennis players.
Speed on court was tested by using modified line running test.
Jasmin papa, Prince jeya kumar; Effect of specific
micro-stepping exercises on movement speed in tennis, Un published Mphil
dissertation, Annamalai University,2007.
