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Tennis24/7 Coach Academy: Cardio Tennis! Past, present, future

Cardio Tennis! Past, Present, Future!

Michele Krause managed the Cardio Tennis program from startup; helping it become a global product and part of tennis culture.

Michele Krause is a tennis fitness integration specialist. She was previously the Cardio Tennis Global Education Director for 15 years and recently partnered with the USTA to grow Cardio Tennis. She managed the Cardio Tennis program starting in 2005 and under her leadership it became a global product and is now part of tennis culture throughout the world.

Michele is an experienced international speaker and trainer who has presented at industry events all over the world and has delivered over 500 educational courses to tennis and fitness professionals.

In this 45 minute online interview hosted by Mark Tennant, Michele will talk about how Cardio Tennis started and evolved, the health and wellbeing benefits of Cardio Tennis as part of a healthy lifestyle, and where she sees Cardio Tennis evolving over the coming years.

If you’re a tennis coach who runs Cardio Tennis classes or would like to in the future, a tennis player who would like to participate in Cardio Tennis, or just a tennis fan interested in talking tennis, you’ll find this a lively, fun and informative interview.

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Cardio Tennis Approach & Volley Drill

In this post we join inspire2coach director, Richard Marklow while he delivers a cardio tennis course to a group of coaches at Bolton Arena in Lancashire (filmed live). In this first part of the course, Richard demonstrates how deliver an approach & volley drill to keep your Cardio Tennis Group enthused and their hearts-pumping!

If you’re not familiar with it, Cardio Tennis is a group fitness class (on a tennis court) playing tennis! It’s fun, fast-paced and sociable – suitable for all ages and abilities.

Purpose of the approach & volley drill – increase speed of the net approach.

This cardio tennis drill is divided into three stages.

Stage 1

  • Firstly, halve the group.
  • A receiver will then start at the baseline.
  • Another player will start at the beginning of a ladder.
  • A third player will start in the corner of the court.

Stage 2

Secondly, two balls are fed to each player. One for the approach and one for the volley. Alternatively, two coaches may feed for the approach and volley because the two players approach from two groups – left and right on the court.

  • After the approach and volley, players then complete the ladder.
  • Position the ladder alongside the court. This aspect of the drill attends to footwork.
  • Complete the ladder and then progress to do 5 star-jumps. (Or 8 to increase cardio intensity).

Stage 3 (to intensify cardio levels)

Players can add toe-taps before approaching from the baseline again!

Cardio Tennis: Approach & Volley Drill

Top Tips!

  • Punch balls with racket for the feed. Consequently, coaches increase feeding pace and subsequent cardio intensity.
  • Coaches should project their voice – this increases cardio energy in players.

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