#9: Dominic King – Tennis from an S&C Coach’s Point of View

In this episode you’ll get to know: – The exact physical demands of tennis – When to specialize – What the truths are about kids & resistance training Make sure to visit www.maximiseathleticperformance.com to get to know more about Dom & current coaching opportunities. Enjoy the show! 01:30 Physical Demands of tennis 05:10 Most common tennis injuries 07:00 How to reduce likelihood 09:25 Mobility work 13:25 Cooling down 15:05 Good rolling 16:50 Cultural leader 20:00 Periodization 23:15 Where does the periodization start 24:05 Adjusting periodization 28:45 What to do at tournaments 31:40 Doing something at tournaments or not? 32:00 If there is no gym at cite 35:37 Spezialisation 39:37 When to Spezialize 41:59 Kids & physical training 48:36 Which Exercises to start with 54:06 Transfor to the court 55:45 Conditioning 1:00:45 Monitoring 1:06:15 Combat Sport & tennis 1:12:43 Number one skill set 1:12:26 Most valuable lesson learned 1:15:45 Biggest myth / waste of time 1:18:19 Biggest inspiration 1:21:20 What Dom has changed his mind about 1:24:00 Advice to coaches & players