High school girls tennis?

Question

i know i just asked a question about tennis... but now that i'm actually considering it: What amount of physical shape is needed for tennis? I'm not worried about not being in shape or anything since i have swim team from now until spring sometime, but i was just wondering what kind of shape you have to be in for high school girls tennis. (like running how many miles without stopping or arm strength etc.) thanks♥

Answer 1

You need to be fast on short bursts of energy to get the ball back over the net if its not near you or another person. You need good arm strength to swing the racket around. You also need a good fast hard swing so the other team can't get to the ball. Try going to a place with a wall like an elementary school wall ball court to practice hitting and receiving the ball. you could also run short sprints, half way around a track as fast as you can then walking the last half then repeating over and over helps. Also long distance running helps endurance but swimming does to but when swimming end i suggest running to keep the endurance up.

Answer 2

Ok you need to be pretty strong, after 3 months of intense training, I had a nice hunk of muscle. You also need to run quite fast, and you need to know how to recover from running at a fast speed because you cannot loose time or energy. I think you should prepare your self for it a bit, it takes some stamina, but the thrill is fabulous. :)

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Answer 3

well we have practice 6 days a week.. we run a mile and a half everyday, some of the girls stop and walk but i just keep running, because if you are in good shape the coaches notice it!

there's girls all different sizes on  the team, and i'd say the better shape you are in the better it will be for you..

and for arm strength, just i guess have some... i did crew so i kinda have a lot and it helped me a lot... but i guess you have some kinda arm strength from swimming..