Sports and Exercise Program for Tennis Athlete: Endurance Issues and Periodisation Plan

Sports and Exercise Program
Name of the student
Name of the university

Introduction of the case:
• The chosen subject for the assessment is a tennis athlete
• The subject is 29 years old and is a male athlete
• He has been playing tennis since he was a teenager
• For past 2 months, he has been experiencing endurance issues during
long-matches

Background to the Sport
• Tennis is racket-ball sport that mostly involves the arm movements
along with the quick movements of feet
• The matches generally last for 2-3 hours
• The game is played with single players or double players on each
opposing side

Movement Analysis
• Movements involved in the sport:
split step, jab step, pivot step, running, service, return, volley or ground strokes
• Function of body during these movements:
leg drive, trunk rotations, elevation and flexion of the upper arm, extension of the forearm
• Kinetics being used:
Power stroke and the Precision stroke