High performance tennis at 40+

  • Constantly research the mental, fitness, technical and tactical aspects
  • Watch tennis all levels to identify players playing style and weaknesses to visualize how to defeat them
  • Go last mile by dedicating half an hour to work the serve once a week
  • Non-tennis days: Power walk, stationary bike, forearms, core, legs
  • Listen to your body. If you are tired mentally or physically, just rest

Build your training

Always have a single objective per training in Apple Reminders:

  • Group lesson: Use legs, breath out, ...
  • Week-end serve sessions: Aim in a window above the net, scorpion kick, ...

Build your tennis player card

The following single page template in Apple Pages help to track my progress and player identity:

  • Current-Year objective: X, Y, ...
  • Hardware setup: Racket, string, overgrip, ...
  • Training routine: X hours of group lesson tennis per week, bike, ...
  • Main strengths: Identify one strength per Mental, Fitness, Shot Technique and Tactic category
  • Weaknesses to improve: Identify one weakness per Mental, Fitness, Shot Technique and Tactic category
  • Game intentions: Identify intention per situation like between points, when the ball is on opponent side, serve, return of serve, groundstrokes, when inside the court, at the net
  • Adjustments based on the opponent playing style: Play more short cross, ...
  • Plan B: Do X on clay, do Y on hard, do Z in windy condition
  • Private lessons history: Date, location, pro name, what went ok, what can be improved