Tennis Athlete

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Reading list

• Tennis anatomy¹

Plyometrics

• High volume UE plyometric activities benefit service speed of elite junior tennis players (Gelen et al 2012)

Shoulder Mechanics

Readings

• Chapter 2: Mechanics of the Shoulder²

Tennis Serve

When the shoulder is brought into overhead flexion during a serve, this aligns the myofascial lines of the coracobrachialis and pectoralis minor, allowing them to work together³. These lines can be extended to the Deep front of arm line and the Superficial Front Line³.

Exercises

• Lateral deadlift
• Lateral deadlift on slideboard - Train sliding while hitting

References

1.

Roetert EP. Tennis Anatomy. 2nd ed. Human Kinetics; 2019.

2.

Ellenbecker TS, Wilk KE. Sport Therapy for the Shoulder: Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport. Human Kinetics; 2017.

3.

Myers TW. Anatomy Trains. 4th ed. Elsevier; 2021.