You foot fault during the early serve warm-up. Shouldn't do this.

On a forehand, do the hips begin rotating before the hitting shoulder or do the hips and hitting shoulder rotate at the same time?

this is great stuff!

Many thanks, really useful.

Unfortunately, most parents and players don’t understand the importance of the last example you described. Learning how to keep rallies going with someone who has less control than you is an absolute skill in of itself and forces you to not only find good contacts on irregular balls yourself, but also deliver comfortable balls to the other player, which make it easier for him/her to control.

Nice video and explanation.

Since Paolini is one of the rarest athletes - probably exceeding her potential - it would be nice if the theorist kept his mouth shut and learned instead of creating content. This whole packaging of this site is a forum for wannabes who mostly offer horrible advice. I wonder how much squat training and explosiveness training Isner did.

Nice work coach

Hey just came across your vids this evening and will look at a few more… how do you find the fold away rack ? Would you recommend it over a half rack ?… Is front squat really beneficial for Tennis players if they can do back squat already ?

The take home message is that it’s a miracle to hit the ball well. So, give up!

Seems like deep squats are just great no matter what sport you play.

because everything works back from that point. It makes it much easier to design a curriculum when you've got a specific goal; and every drill or game has to keep in mind its benefit to that goal rather than simply "winning" the drill with whatever means.

Baseball is different from tennis. MB throws are more appropriate for ground strokes than serve in my opinion. I agree they are not plyometric and it is hard to incorporate progressive overload from a weight perspective to increase strength. But the MB throws done properly reinforce technique for rotational force development. they also can be combined with footwork to increase intensity and then can be done for longer and longer periods to provide strength endurance. That is the ability to sustain power through a match.

I really wanted that Rogue fold away rack system. Bu then mt wife divorced me and forced to sell lur large home and now i live alone and dont have the room anymore 😢

I can't get into that front rack position.

Footwork drills are more like technik training players need to stay light on there feet has nothing to do with Strength training. Thats what i think but great channel.

Nice work as usual Matt. Only one point I feel is crucial to this being about Jasmine: when did she start this 9more sensible) training regime, and how does it relate to her being somewhat of a late bloomer, one who often surprises opponents with the power from her short frame. In her depth drop plyos to med ball throws, like almost all players, she uses an initial foot plant that moves away from centre of mass and relates to only one scenario from split steps with lateral momentum.

Have you played around with wearable resistance like Exogen/Lila Tech?

Great advice

Hi Matt , this is very interesting, love your professional opinion.

thank you, glad someone credible actually said it.

I'm the first to comment les good 🎉

the main reason is not purely velocity, but the main reason is to learn to employ the hips in technique.

Yessir, love this!

what weight is this?

good stuff!

Awsome!

I’m a 33 year old recreational player looking to improve. I don’t love efficiently to the ball though so while ladders drills won’t help me, I’m still still wondering what footwork patterns you suggest are worthwhile practicing? For example, there must be efficient ways to get to the ball and recover if pulled out wide, for moving in and back for a short ball or the opposite for a seen high ball. What are some exercises or drills you use for these?

Would you recommend this for a recreational player? And what lifts do you recommend if someone isn't very flexible?

What if they were to train footwork drills using weights in a backpack? Would it work increasing weight load as they get faster and faster?

Well said. Very good advise. Can my 10 yr old player perform some of the tasks that you suggested. I like him to try.

very nice topic, congrats

sweet jumper ;)

First :)

I would like to ask you. Do you think that weightlifting is good for tennis??

Great video! Look forward to more of this :)

How is he doing now? Is he still playing tennis at a high level? Hope so, it looks like he worked hard. 👍 Thanks for sharing and we believe in this thinking as well. 😉

S&C IS the key! TY

Great content. What would be the ratio of reps and set for this?

I'm enjoying your content. I hope you keep making videos.

Great tips, especially about incorporating adequate rest periods between serves and sets of serves. Another routine I've been incorporating into my serve warmup is starting by hitting three from the service line, three from mid-court, and three from one step inside the baseline. I start with my hitting arm in trophy position. Starting from inside the baseline helps me to warm up more slowly and to develop the sensation of hitting down on the ball. I then move behind the baseline and hit 5-10 serves, still keeping my hitting arm in the trophy position until I feel like I have some rhythm and I'm not hitting too hard.

Awesome video Matt. Wish I was still playing and could try these. I think the one thing I failed at was appropriate rest, would have been interesting to see if I used longer rest periods what the outcomes would have been. Using longer rest periods helped me tremendously on bench press recently, can totally see that working on court too. I would be drained after max effort serve sessions.

This is great! Thank you. Would you consider filming some served in slow mo?

Hey Matt, how many sets and reps would you do for these?

Very nice

This exercise is for what