What's the best way to train for tennis?

Question

I need to improve the following:

agility

consistency

endurance

skill

strategy

technique

I have about one year to improve these.

Answer 1

Ok well first of all, you need to get a group of maybe 3 or 4 people your level, or better, someone a little better and some1 a little worse. For agility and endurance, a great game (I know you want to learn match play but trust me it really helps) to play is Around the World. What happens is you stand in lines, 3 or 4 people to play this game is best, and once you hit the ball, you run to the other side of the court. So you take turns hitting the ball and then you run, it's much harder than you think and will really help!

Consistency: Practise makes perfect. Use a ball machine and just hit shot after shot, until its in your blood practically. I'd say try hitting about 50 of each a day.

Strategy: Watch tons of matches. See when to hit the ball where. Also, try taking some private lessons and ask the pros. You can also play tons of practice matches and see what works best for you

Technique: Work with a pro and find your stroke! Now adays there are so many different kinds, and you just gotta try them! You can also do this with a ball machine

Answer 2

there is no "best way". mcenroe trained for tennis by playing soccer and doing coke.

but this is what i'd do:

sprint/run lines. jump rope, run stairs, do pushups. set very high standards/goals when hitting against the backboard. jog 6 miles.

finally, play a lot of tennis. i'm a firm believer that the mental/strategic/technique aspects of the game will fall in place with better conditioning and match play.

for fun i'd play basketball and table tennis.

Answer 3

A tennis training program has to meet the demands of an all-round physically challenging, individual sport.

For a tennis player to perform at their best, they must have just the right mix of aerobic and anaerobic endurance, explosive strength and power, speed off the mark and agility. In fact, the amount of strength, speed, agility and flexibility conditioning a player is prepared to undertake has been linked to the standard they play at (1).

A tennis match is characterized by repeated bouts of high-intensity activity. However, a typical rally may last about 6 seconds (2) and not much more than 10 seconds even on a clay court. Between points there is the luxury of up to 25 seconds rest - 90 seconds if it's a changeover. Hence, the overall physical demand is closer to prolonged moderate-intensity exercise (such as distance running) than a true multisprint sport (such as soccer) (3).

A tennis training program must be based on solid aerobic endurance to sustain a high work rate for the duration of a game that may last several hours. Anaerobic endurance is also an essential component so that power over each rally, and in each shot within a rally can be maintained to same high level.

On average a tennis player will move just 3 meters per shot and 8-12 meters during a point (5). It becomes obvious that good speed and quickness around the court is essential in order to reach the majority of these shots. During a match 48% of a players movement is sideways (6) so agility, or the ability to change direction rapidly and under control becomes equally as important.

Finally, a balanced tennis training program should help to prevent injury and over training. For example, a preventative program of wrist extensor strengthening and stretching exercises can help to prevent tennis elbow (7). Specific exercises can also be prescribed to reduce the risk of rotator cuff damage

Answer 4

agility*** ralley againsthe the walll and make yourself run

consistensy***  practice alone and with a partner on court

endurance*** take aerobic classand weight training on upper and lower extremities

skill*** watch the pro play and immitate

strategy*** play your game and follow your opponents game

technique*** take lesson with a retire pro