PLAYING SURFACE FRICTION AND SLIPPAGE-ADAPTATION

Prince Jeyakumar

PLAYING SURFACE FRICTION AND SLIPPAGE-ADAPTATION : Playing surface friction and slippage properties and the type of sole in the shoes interact to generate the level of dynamic balance/equilibrium during the match play situations.Parents,players may have to choose the right type of shoes'/soles which suits the surface of play.Soon I believe shoes with playing surface/Tennis specific motor fitness ratings will come to market on a premium price.
More surface friction leads to better stability and more strain to the weight bearing joints due to the acyclic[open skill] nature of competitive tennis. Lesser the friction lesser the stability and more loss of balance during competitive play.
Quick to the surface adaptation will be safer for the player during competition.The shoes they wear should be able to transmit the right feel of the surface to the neuro-motor balancing in an acyclic,dynamic competitive Tennis movement situation.
COACHING POINT: A series of micro-stepping exercises with the appropriate shoes and surface may enable tennis players' to adapt faster to a variety of playing surfaces.

Prince Jeyakumar

PRE- EVENT ROUTINE OR A STATE OF ''NIRVAN'': Athletes and sports persons prefer to have their own pre- event routine besides their warm up,stretching etc,some athletes prefer to lie down for a moment.Some others may prefer to move around and perform some rituals like combing their hair or verifying their shoe laces etc.Their routines will help them to concentrate for the event.Yet some others may prefer to keep their mind away from the contest to get a complete relaxation before the event. This kind of detachment is required for excellent performance.Especially when there is a tough competition the winner would be the person who can attain a state of ''NIRVAN'' and detach himself from the out comes of the competition but still performs the sequence of tasks correctly.

OFF SEASON TRAINING

OFF SEASON TRAINING: We are biological organisms with a persistent need for activity and exercises of some kind like jogging,running,swimming,cycling etc.The motor qualities like strength, speed,endurance flexibility are the by products of demanding,deliberate and vigorous physical activities.A sedentary man who avoids any type of physical activities/exercise may lead to muscular atrophy and degeneration of muscles.To avoid this happening in an athletes'body, off season training is advised.It is a system of training/combination of games/exercises one may have to do while not in active competition.Depending upon the bio-mechanical/physiological need and motor requirements which are required for his/ her main event  one may have to choose appropriate set of activities.A middle distance runner may take to jogging,A weight lifter /jumper/throwers may play some basket ball,hand ball. Sprinters may take up quick reaction games like badminton etc. Off season work out's duration,intensity may vary according to the need and nature of the individual's main game/sport.A tennis player may take up a combination of games like table tennis,badminton,squash,volleyball,swimming etc to keep him fit and active.

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STROKE ENDURANCE Vs SHOT VELOCITY:This factor should be carefully considered during the early stages of mastering tennis.Often coaches get paid more by the ambitious parents to make their kids to produce a shot with a bang.What is required is that an optimum mix of stroke endurance and shot velocity.An individuals' capacity to master this skill may vary vastly, which depends on their ability to maintain their focus consistently while the ball in play.
COACHING POINT TO NOTE:-Devote more time for continuous[optimum speed]rallies to the point of exhaustion involving skill equated partners.

A GIFTED ATHLETE-BEHAVIOR INPUT

A GIFTED ATHLETE- BEHAVIOR RELATED INPUT:Gifted athletes who are nimble footed,restless with abundance of energy and enthusiasm should always like to have the limelight and lions'share of responsibility.It should be the concern of the coach to see the most gifted and the average club level players are taken care of appropriately in the training ,media coverage,sponsorship and other endorsements.Often coach may have to devise a program for the medium club level player, so that his/her spirits are held high and optimum level of contribution is rendered by every one for the betterment of the game and the process.BY:Prince --humanperformanceexcellence.blogspot.in

PRINCE TENNIS CENTER

• PRINCE TENNIS CENTER
  The story of ‘’PRINCE TENNIS CENTER’’Yes I have a professional and moral responsibility to share this info to all my friends. Asok kumar was a master’s student in physical education 2006-08 batch with an intercollegiate potential in Badminton skills. He came under me for his tennis specialization, he was creative, hard working and diligent and had a drive to take up responsibility and hails from very moderate family background.
  He has spend a very moderate sum of Rs-50000/-[less than 1000 US $] to convert his friend’s paddy field in to three clay tennis courts at a place 8kms away from Vellore town limits., and his inaugural tournament has attracted more than 150 entries. He was so emotional and sentimental to name the center as ‘’Prince’’ Tennis Center. The observation is India is changing and there is a lot of scope for investment in private recreation.

  

  
  
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TOSS ACCURACY AND TENNIS SERVICE

CAN ADULTS LEARN TENNIS SERVICE FASTER BY MASTERING THE VERTICAL TOSS ?
YES-It was empirically found that adult men tennis learners[20-25 yrs] improved their service consistency to deuce and ad courts alternatively in a time bound continuous service testing [10 min] with a two equated group pre - post test experimental research[t-2.80.,p<.05] for experimental and control remained the same.

COACHING POINT:- Train the toss in the same vertical path with the same sequence routine.

Loudusamy ,Prince jeya kumar.,Effect of toss accuracy training on service consistency in tennis,Unpublished master's dissertation,Annamalai university, May ,2008.