How to set up a good training

 Using simple exercises with complex objectives.

                               

                               "Art is the elimination of the unnecessary " Pablo Picasso

     From the methodological point of view , training is to look through intensive practice , an improvement in competitive performance.

How can we get it ?

   The first thing to understand is that training is , to a greater or lesser degree, a reproduction of a competitive situations . Therefore we must try to set up the training  with physical,  technical, tactical , mental and emotional components that are  involved in the situation. One, some or ideally all  of these components must be involved in the session

    It's pretty easy to create a workout from the physical, technical and tactical  point of view, where usually we run into problems it creates the mental and emotional aspect of the real situation of the competition.

    I would say that it is almost impossible to create in training the  real sense of  competition , but we can try . A good point is  to understand  that the simplest exercise can become more complex if we propose the right goal.

For example :

Exercise : One forehand and one backhand

Level 1: I ask the player to hit “Just” one forehand and one backhand, it is a simple exercise , even vacuous and Mental involvement .

Level 2 : I ask that depending on where the coach throws the ball , the player has to hit crosscourt or down the line , the level of attention increases , as they had to read the trajectory of the ball and make a decision.

Level 3: I say that if the player misses a ball ,they have to do 10 pushups , then , attention will increase even more.

    If viewed by observers, it will remain a very simple forehand and backhand exercises, but for the player it is completely different. In Conclusion : simple exercises , with right and cognitive approaches are sometimes very useful.

    Mixing goals, numbers, making decisions, we can  create hundreds of possibilities to increase the full implications of the player from the technical , tactical , physical, mental and emotional point of view. Is just necessary to be creative thinking in the player necessity 

By Enrique Guldberg

Elite Tennis Academy Director

www.elitennis.com