Tennis+(+forehand+stroke+)

There are three different kinds of forehand in tennis, forehand stroke, slice, and top spin. But out of all these three, forehand stroke should come first, due to the reason that this is one of the most important shots that can be played from anywhere you want in the court. Doing a good tennis forehand stroke, it involves good body usage and footwork. Before doing a forehand stroke, be aware of some preparations. To start with, place your feet widely enough, in order to make you feel more comfortable while receiving the ball. Secondly, make sure that your body is crouch forward, and the shoulders line is parallel to the net. Lastly, place the racquet in front of your body, and held it with two hands, it is good that you check the grip, make sure that it is not to wacky. When doing a forehand stroke or receiving, make sure that you have to bend your knees at the beginning of your stroke and make eyes contact with the ball (better at waist height), this would often make your hits more powerful and accurate. For right handed player, when possible, hitting position should be left foot forward, and right arm extended. If you haven’t planned feet into the right position, we will most likely be off balance, which will also lose power. Lastly, finish the stroke with racket over our left shoulder (if you’re right handed).

Also there are some **attributes** you need when doing a forehand stroke:

1. Agility- The ability to change the direction of the whole body in space quickly and efficiently. This is important for a tennis game, because you have to reach the ball in time. 2. Balance- The ability to maintain equilibrium while moving. In a tennis game, you have to keep your body balance in order to control the direction of the ball. 3. Coordination- The ability to use senses, muscles, and body parts to move smoothly and accurately. Having a good coordination in a tennis game could make you move faster around on the court. 4. Power- Move the body parts while applying the maximum force of the muscles. 5. Reaction time – The ability to respond quickly to stimuli. It’s important for forehand is because while you’re receiving a strong and powerful serve from your opponent, you need to react quickly or else the ball will just go pass by you. 6. Speed- The amount of time it takes to complete a task.

Lastly, You can make your hits more powerful by doing the following **traing**:

-Interval training- interval training is a good way to build up endurance; and usually when you vary intensity in your exercises; it goes from low to high. The advantage of using this training is that it includes a rest period which allows for recovery. - Continuous training - This is the most appropriate trainging to improve cardiovascular endurance to those people who hasn't trained for a long time.