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Optimal Tennis Leeds
Приєднався 7 лют 2024
Optimal Tennis is a premium tennis coaching provider for all ages and abilities based in North Leeds. Our primary objectives is to get more people playing tennis, optimise the level of their play and increase the number of players of all ages playing competitions and tennis matches.
Optimal Tennis combines a 'Constraint-Based' coaching approach with a Langevad Sports Biometrics technical syllabus. The aim of this channel is to give an overview of Optimal Tennis teachings and provide a valuable learning resource for players on our tennis programme.
We want the channel to be 'real' and show actual players within our programme, trying, learning and improving, not simply 'perfect' examples of practice.
We aim to put practice drills and exercises as well as examples of optimal technique.
Engage with schools and others and include players at all stages of their player journey.
We also aim to include our youngest players in our 'Bambino Tennis' Tots (ages 2 - 5) programme.
Optimal Tennis combines a 'Constraint-Based' coaching approach with a Langevad Sports Biometrics technical syllabus. The aim of this channel is to give an overview of Optimal Tennis teachings and provide a valuable learning resource for players on our tennis programme.
We want the channel to be 'real' and show actual players within our programme, trying, learning and improving, not simply 'perfect' examples of practice.
We aim to put practice drills and exercises as well as examples of optimal technique.
Engage with schools and others and include players at all stages of their player journey.
We also aim to include our youngest players in our 'Bambino Tennis' Tots (ages 2 - 5) programme.
Advanced Forehand Technique
This video provides a visual aid to players and an overview of some of the key aspects of forehand topspin technique.
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Skill Sheet 4b - Rallying using spin
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Develop rally skills using spin, including specific techniques for low and hall balls.
Skill Sheet 4a 2024 - Basic Rally Skills
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In this video we simplify the tennis shots with the aim of helping children to improve their rally skills quicker.
Skill Sheet 3 2024
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Building on Levels 1 and 2, this Level 3 video introduces harder ball skills for improving players. Fun, quick exercises ideal for solo practice in between tennis lessons or as an introduction to tennis.
Skill Sheet 2 (Spin Bounce Ups)
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Start spinning the ball in no time with these spin bounce ups!
Skill Sheet 1 Video
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A video to help children starting in tennis gain initial racket control skills.
Serve Biomechanics Video
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Serve Overview Video. Optimise performance and minimise the risk of injury. A reference video. Over time we will provide breakdown of exercises and ways to develop these.
Topspin (Part 2) - Skill of the week 24.3.24
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This video builds on last weeks Skill of the Week video which showed how to create topspin using your hand and the ball. This weeks video builds on that with the ball now being hit forward with topspin initially using the hand, then the racket with a shortened grip (finger through the throat) and finally with a full forehand grip. A great set of practices to develop topspin and ideal for a chil...
Kinaesthetic topspin using just your hand and a ball.
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This short video shows a simple way of getting the feel for hitting topspin using just your hand and a ball.
Sebbie Fh March 2024
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Initial Forehand Analysis using Pat Cash as a guide for technical work on the forehand groundstroke.
2 Touch Volley Short Clip
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A short video showing our Drill of the Week (Sunday 3rd March). 2 touch volleys. Exercise 1 is 2 touch forehand volley. Exercise 2 is 2 touch backhand volleys. Exercise 3 is 2 touches on opposite sides of the racket, 1 with forehand or backhand 2nd touch with the opposite shot. Other varieties (not shown) include: 2 touch with 2nd touch through the legs, 2nd touch around the back, use of non-hi...
Forehand General Guidelines
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Video showing professional players demonstrating good general technique on the forehand. This video is intended to give players on our tennis programme with an overview of good technique. We aim to show our own pupils shortly. The video shows general technique, which will vary depending on the ball being received (height and pace) as well as the tactical intention of the shot.