On Court: Wheelchair Tennis with My Coach

This week I give you a peek into what a typical training session looks like for my wheelchair tennis. I really love training and look forward to it every week, so I thought it'd be good to show you what I'm working on at the moment. With my first interstate wheelchair tennis tournaments only a couple of weeks away, it's important that I'm really maximising my time out on court. I can't say I'm great yet but I'd like to think that I'm improving!
Thanks for watching!
Kalvin :)
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My name is Kalvin and I'm an Australian guy in his mid-20s with a condition called FSHD. It is a form of muscular dystrophy which affects various parts of my body, limiting my mobility. I was diagnosed as a 14-year old and have only recently accepted it as part of my life.
I will be documenting my journey living with a progressive disability, whatever that may entail. Expect to see a whole lot of disability-related advice, updates on how I'm dealing with things, activities I pursue and a whole lot more.
My goal with this channel is to hopefully inspire people with disabilities to go out there and give things a crack. I aim to spread some awareness about muscular dystrophy and build a community of people to ensure that no one feels like they're fighting this on their own.
Stay strong ♥
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Chapters:
0:00 - prepping for the session
0:24 - warm up
2:55 - serves
3:38 - points (deuce side)
5:07 - points (ad side)
6:26 - post session
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Music:
Senrio - tape ft.Purrple cat
purrplecat.com

[@nathanss7895]

Love hearing you chat tennis strategy / tips Kal. Your shot is looking good as always, keen to see how you go at the tournaments

[@dudeability]

Thanks Nath, I'll have to get some strategy tips off you at some stage!

[@bianca_hbr]

The tennis videos are always so much fun to watch - good luck for the tournaments :))

[@dudeability]

thankyou Bianca! I'm really glad you enjoy them and I always appreciate the ongoing support :)

[@georgemildred-short]

Awesome vid Kal looks like you’re a lot quicker in the chair now since last tournament.

[@dudeability]

Appreciate it Georgey! Slowly getting there I think. We'll have to get you back out on court for a hit some time

[@HanPerilla]

Do you not like the reverse backhand that most top wheelchair players use?

[@dudeability]

yeah it's something I'm trying to work on at the moment. Just because of the way my dodgy shoulder moves, I'm not able to really accelerate too well with the reverse backhand so I do a weird hybrid version and it seems to work for me for the time being :)

[@HanPerilla]

@@dudeability Ah that makes sense! I’m still searching what backhand works best for me. So far it’s been a mix of slicing and reverse back but seems to not get enough drive deep with reverse. Too much top spin. Super proud to see you push content out, I’m enjoying it and hope to see more of your progression!

[@dudeability]

ay thankyou for the kind words! I definitely feel you with not getting enough depth with the reverse. I think I've just accepted that it'll take some time to wrap my head around. Is there a way I can reach you? I'd love to hear about your journey with wheelchair tennis. If you have Instagram, feel free to shoot me a DM (dudeability) if you're interested :)