Planes of Movement And Joints
The plane of movement that a forehand swing occurs in.
What is the transverse and frontal plane?
The predominate energy system in the game of tennis.
What is the Anaerobic System?
Small jumps from foot to foot, wide leg stance, racket in front of body with proper grip.
What is the ready position?
This law acts on the racket while the athlete is in the ready position.
What is the law of inertia?
Micronutrients that a tennis players diet should include.
What are carbohydrates, proteins and healthy fats?
The joints involved in a forehand swing.
What is the shoulder joint, the wrist joint, the elbow joint, the hip joint, the knee joint, and the ankle joint?
The energy system that is used for a forehand swing.
What is the Anaerobic Alactic System?
Rotates to be standing sideways, abduction of the arm holding the racket.
What is force production?
What is Newton's third law?
The amount of water that a tennis player should drink.
What is 4 L of water per day?
This is one of the most common mistakes when doing a forehand swing
What is closed stance?
The energy system that creates a quick surge of power with 1-2 chemical reactions for synthesis that enables the athlete to preform a forehand swing.
What is the role of the anaerobic alactic system in a forehand swing?
Adduction of the arm with the racket, swinging the arm forward with speed, rotation of the upper torso forward.
What is force production?
The law that allows the tennis ball's speed to increase (acceleration) after being hit with a forehand swing.
What is Newton's second law?
Foods to eat pre tennis match.
What is whole wheat pasta and bread, fresh fruits, oatmeal?
Flexion and extension occur in these joints.
What are the elbow and wrist joints?
The energy system that lasts 10-15 seconds.
What is the anaerobic alactic system?
Racket hits ball, back foot lifts and pivots body (front foot stays planted).
What is the critical instant?
The law that acts on the tennis racket when an athlete moves from the ready position to the force production position.
What is Newton's first law?
Foods to eat during a tennis competition.
What are fruits, vegetables, pasta, and cereal?
This is a common type of joint injury from a forehand swing.
What is a repetitive strain injury?
The ATP-PC system produces energy and runs out of ATP and PC extremely fast.
What is the largest limitation of the anaerobic alactic system?
Arm continues to swing, body continues to rotate. Swing ends with racket next to head.
What is the follow through.
Foods to eat after a tennis match.
What is chicken, fish, whole-wheat pasta, and fresh vegetables?