Efficient deceleration: The forgotten factor in tennis-specific training

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 58-69

  Kovacs, Mark S ^a   Roetert, E Paul ^a   Ellenbecker, Todd S ^b  

^a United States Tennis Association   (United States)

^b Physiotherapy Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Deceleration; Movement; Quickness; Speed; Tennis

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649982520     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e31818e5fbc     Document Type: Article

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