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ITPA ExamTrue or False:Many times competitive tennis players have a strength differential between their right and
left legs - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
True or false: most coaches categorize players into four different playing styles:
A. Serve and volleyer b. Aggressive baseline c. Counterpuncher d. All court player - correct answer
✔✔True
True or false: the traditional all court player and counterpuncher are rarely seen at the highest-level -
correct answer ✔✔FALSE (THE AGGRESSIVE BASELINER IS THE MOST PREVALENT, FOLLOWED BY ALL
COURT PLAYER. THE TRADITIONAL SERVE AND VOLLEYER AND THE STEROTYPICAL COUNTERPUNCHER
ARE RARELY SEEN AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
The counterpuncher must depend on _______, _________ and the ability to change direction - correct
answer ✔✔speed, quickness
True or false: linear momentum is a product of both mass and velocity and can be generated only in
vertical direction - correct answer ✔✔FALSE; IT CAN GENERATE IN BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL
Most modern most modern tennis players utilize the ______ handed backhand
-two handed
One handed - correct answer ✔✔2
The__________ is usually described as the most important shot in tennis - correct answer ✔✔Serve
True or false: There are two major types of serve stance- the foot up serve and the foot back serve -
correct answer ✔✔True
Which of the following is not a stage in the preparation phase of the serve? A. Contact b. Loading c.
Cocking d. Node - correct answer ✔✔A
,Three phases and eight stages of serve
Preparation: from the first sign of movement until maximum external rotation of the shoulder. Which
coincides at the point when the tip of the racket head points towards the ground - correct answer
✔✔Preparation
Start
Release: From the start stage (ball and racket at rest) until the ball is released from that non-serving
hand
Loading: from the release stage until a fully loaded lower body position this position coincides with the
elbows lowest vertical position and also maximum knee flexion
Cocking: from the end of the loading stage until maximum shoulder external rotation coinciding with the
tip of the racket head pointing towards the ground
Acceleration phrase: Begins for maximum external rotation of the shoulder until the end of ball contact
Acceleration: from the end of the cocking stage until contact
Contact: The very short period where ball and racket impact
Follow through phase: begins immediately post ball contact and continues through the end of the
service motion
Deceleration: Following contact until the end of upper and lower body deceleration of the serve
Finish: The short period of the end of the deceleration and before the initial movement to prepare for
the next stroke
THE three main keys of the serve from a strategy and tactics perspective are - correct answer ✔✔pace,
spirit and placement
True or false: the principle of adaptation states that the body will adapt and improve with the
appropriate application of stress (exercise) to the body - correct answer ✔✔True
No matter what method is used to measure the intensity tennis points involve relatively high intensity
bouts of energy expenditure for a short period of time followed by an approximate __ second rest
interval - correct answer ✔✔20
______ is the total training load (combination of duration and intensity) and should include both and off
court training - correct answer ✔✔volume
, True or false: periodization is a set model which can be applied in the same manner to all tennis players
at all levels - correct answer ✔✔FALSE; not a set model
True of false: Frequency of training depends on the desired outcome of the type of training involved -
correct answer ✔✔TRUE
Define periodization: - correct answer ✔✔refers to the manipulation of training variables over specific
periods of time for the purpose of promoting maximum performance at the appropriate time and
decreasing the risk of overtraining/ injury
True or false all tennis players professional or competitive should be on some form of periodization
program - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
True or false feeling tired after a training session or match is a normal response but feeling tired all the
time is a sign that the body has not adapted well to stress - correct answer ✔✔True
True or false it is more beneficial to overall development to schedule hard training weeks during light
academic weeks as the athlete will have more time and be in less stressful mental state during these
periods - correct answer ✔✔True
An athletes ______ age Is the birth age where as a player is ______ age is how many years and athlete
has been training for tennis at a competitive leve - correct answer ✔✔chronological; training
There are three energy systems which work together to provide energy for the body: - correct answer
✔✔the phosphagen system, the glycolytic system and the oxidative system.
List the two major functions of a resistive training program: - correct answer ✔✔The first function is to
improve power output (via increases in rate of force development and maximal force) Because of the
pace of today's game explosive power is crucial to success. Developing power requires a combination of
strength and speed. The second major function of resistance training is to decrease the risk of injuries via
improvement in joint stability and resistance to both nervous and muscular system fatigue.
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