What is Velocity Performance Fitness?

 

Fitness is a top priority at Advantage because if you want to be a serious tennis player, you have to be seriously fit. Our tennis performance-training program is designed specifically for our players to achieve ultimate tennis athleticism – it is NOT a “general fitness program” that will improve our player’s athleticism. Our goals for ATA athletes are to achieve greater strength, power, speed, quickness, flexibility and endurance that will

allow them to achieve their tennis goals. Our fitness staff understands the muscles, movements and technique involved in tennis and they design every workout to help our players become better athletes on the court.

 

Our Performance Fitness Program Includes:

 

• Medicine ball training – replicating on-court movement and implementing a load to allow players to generate more force from the ground.

• Resistance band strengthening – upper body conditioning, hip, glute and knee strength, muscle mobility and endurance

• Plyometrics – to develop power, speed, improve reaction time, and develop strength in hips, ankles and feet

• Agility Training – to work on balance, stability and isometric training (balance of strength/mobility on right and left side of the body) 


• Speed, Reaction and Quickness Training – to improve reaction, footwork on the court, and first step speed

• Endurance Training – hill sprints, stair sessions, long distance running, beach/sand training.

 

Functional Movement Screening

 

Functional Movement Screens are recommended for all athletes. The Functional Movement Screen is an evaluation that helps to identify compensatory movement patterns that can lead to future injury and inefficient movement that causes reduced performance. This is important for our tennis players so we can uncover and fix their dysfunctions before they potentially lead to injury and keep them from performing at their potential.