Tennis serve
Introduction to tennis
Tennis is a sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Major bones
BONES
The types of major bones used when serving a tennis ball are all of the bones in your arms, and all the bones in the leg. Basically every major bone and muscle is used to play tennis.
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Carpals (wrist): to flick and move the racquet.
Humerus, radius, ulna (arms) : to support your wrist and fingers when hitting the ball, it also providers power when hitting the ball.
Clavicle, scapular and the upper humerus (shoulder): needed to pivot and for serving.
Pelvis, Sacrum and Coccyx (Hip): Needed to align your body to hit the ball. Tarsals, Metacarpals, Phalanges (foot): To move, run, balance move and for foot wear.
Talus (Ankles): To start and stop quickly. Tibia, Patella (Knee): To bend over to hit the lower shots.
Muscles used in tennis serve
When serving a tennis ball, all the muscles of the body are involved, since you are throwing a ball up, taking a step back and then swinging your arm forward to hit a ball using the whole of your body for follow-through.
The muscle used in a tennis
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They may be rotational forces in the shoulder joint, elbow and wrist, as well as with the cervical vertebrae as you turn your head to watch the ball and make contact with it using the racket.
Types of joints
• Synovial Joints
Ball and Socket Joint – wind up for a pitch and Shoulder and Hip
Hinge Joint – wave your arm, Elbow, Knee and Ankle
Pivot Joint – nodding your head, Radio-Ulnar Joint and Atlas/Axis Joint
Condyloid Joint – hand, Wrist
Gliding Joint - Spine between adjacent bony processes
Saddle Joint – Giving a Thumbs
Health component and skill component
There are a wide range of fitness components that contribute to successful tennis performance. More than one is usually important.
Health component
• Muscular Strength
Tennis is a very effective an impact game, and each time you strike or run for the tennis ball your body absorbs serious impact.
To stand this force you need both upper and lower body strength. Including strength training in your off-court workout is a smart move.
Traditional weight lifting (with dumbbells, barbells, or weight machines) is an excellent way to develop muscular strength. You can also use exercise bands or tubes, body weight exercises (push-ups, and body squats) and medicine balls.
Skill
Wasser (2016) stated, “The acceleration phase involves increasing angular velocities of the body segments (pelvis, trunk, shoulders) and crosses to prepare for ball release.” The trunk follows a progressive pattern of flexion throughout the throwing motion, thus, influencing the power behind the ball’s trajectory. The turning of a player’s shoulders to align with their hips is what creates the momentum for the ball’s speed and direction upon release. At the beginning of the acceleration phase, as shown in the lacrosse shot analysis, the trunk exits the preparatory stage and enters a phase of rotation. According to Plummer and Oliver (2015), this phase is vastly important because the alterations in action and purpose of involved muscles could be
Each bone in a synovial joint has articular cartilage at the articulating surface. The C-shaped medial and lateral menisci serve to deepen the articulation at the superior surface of the tibia, thus enhancing the bony stability of the joint.
Racquetball is a competitive game in which a strung racquet is used to serve and return the ball.
Karch Kiraly, an American volleyball player with two gold medals, once said, “No volleyball game can begin without a serve, and the serve is the only technique that is completely under your control.” The serve is what starts every play and is used to attack the other team’s offense. With the rally scoring used in volleyball today, there is no room for service errors. With plenty of practice and these eight simple steps, you will be serving like a pro in no time. Previous volleyball experience is recommended to successfully complete these steps.
Pivot Joint This type of joint is also known as a rotary joint and allows only one type of movement, rotational movement which occurs when bone rotates on or around another bone, an example of this type of joint includes the joint of the first and second vertebrae of the neck that allows the head to move back and forth, the joint in the wrist which allows the palm to be turned facing upwards and facing downwards, this type of joint is incredibly important because it allows the bones to move freely while rotating, without this type of joint we wouldn’t be able move our head or our hands and wrists. The bones in a pivot joint are connected by ligaments to allow flexible side to side movement. Different types of bones are connected in a joint, for example, irregular bones like the vertebra and the skull is connected in a pivot joint. Hinge Joint
The innovations in the material of the tennis racquet — the strings and the frame — have changed tennis throughout the years; thus, fundamentally changing the game by allowing players to hit with more power, spin, and racquet speed. Many star professional tennis players in the past and present use new technology to help take their game to new levels. The change from a wooden racquet to a carbon-fiber tennis racquet and the change from cow gut strings to non-gut synthetic strings have changed the way tennis is played.
Has tennis become more popular around the world? It is obvious that more and more people are starting to get involve in this sport. People that play tennis ranges from age 4 to 70 years old. Tennis players around the world have different game strategies and style of their own. Whether you focus more on offense or defense, it helps you to build your own style of game. Serve and volley is a game style or strategy often used by Australian tennis players. This strategy is not commonly seen because it requires higher fitness level and speed. An Australian player Patrick Rafter, currently ranked number three in the world of professional tennis uses the serve and volley technique. The concept of serve and volley is to intimidate the opponent by moving up towards the net after serving the ball.
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Gawande talks about how he came up with the idea of hiring a coach to watch him perform surgery after an experience he had playing tennis. Years of playing the game and not improving, Gawande incidentally finds himself play tennis with a young man who is a tennis couch. The young man gives Gawande a tip about keeping his feet under his body when hitting the ball. At first he is uncertain, stating, “My serve had always been the best part of my game…..With a few minutes of tinkering, he’d added at least ten miles an hour to my serve. I was serving harder than I ever had in my life” (Gawande, 2011, p.3). Gawande is so greatly impacted by this experience that he decides to hire a coach to help him with is professional endeavors.
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