Strength & Conditioning for Tennis - A 25 Year Journey
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Strenght, Conditioning, Physical trainingAbstract
This article will highlight the major areas of physical training and how each area has changed since the first issue of the ITF Coaching and Sport Science Review. The focus gives an insight into strength, power, speed, endurance, flexibility and recovery.
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