Open AccessAn athlete’s long term development “the integral preparation of the developing player”
Author(s) -
Fernando Vilches
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
itf coaching and sport science review/coaching and sport science review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1812-2310
pISSN - 1812-2302
DOI - 10.52383/itfcoaching.v23i66.132
Subject(s) - term (time) , foundation (evidence) , physical ability , value (mathematics) , physical development , computer science , psychology , physical therapy , medicine , political science , law , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
Tennis is a sport that requires the combination of general and specific skills. Traditionally, when talking about the preparation of an athlete, one usually refers to his physical preparation giving an added value to the preparation of the “body or the physical aspect”. This article intends to provide an approach in which the preparation of the player is an integral method. It includes a physical conditioning programme delivered at the tennis schools and will be the foundation for the long term development of an athlete.