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	<title>Senior Tennis and Fitness &#187; Drills and Exercises</title>
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	<description>Tips for the over 60 crowd by the over 60 crowd!</description>
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		<title>STRENGTH EXERCISES</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/30/strength-exercises/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/30/strength-exercises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These exercises are designed to work the wrists, forearms, shoulders, and legs.  I have broken them down into three different groups of six exercises in each session; and I try to do each session on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday.  It doesn’t always work out that way; but at least that is the goal. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis Exercise</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/27/tennis-exercise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A critical phase of getting the body ready for tennis camp, tournaments, or just to excel on the tennis court is building strength &#8212; to improve the power in the muscles, but to also strengthen the “housing” around the key tennis joints.  Several years ago, I had a physical trainer develop a series of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Video</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/07/using-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/07/using-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have any idea what your strokes LOOK like?  For years, a critical component to ALL pro athlete training/improvement has been the use of video to help the individual “see” what needs to be corrected.
I have used video occasionally to check on what a certain stoke looks like.  But have also used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aggressive Doubles Baseline</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/05/08/aggressive-doubles-baseline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/05/08/aggressive-doubles-baseline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 13:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You’re returning serve in doubles and the server comes in behind his first serve and hits a deep volley back to you.  Then what do you do?
Here is a drill to help you try to be as aggressive as possible.
Skill: To hit aggressive baseline groundstrokes in doubles
•	The play is crosscourt only
•	The Practice partner starts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using the ball machine</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/12/31/using-the-ball-machine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/12/31/using-the-ball-machine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equipment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have not used a ball machine for many years; but when my practice partner cancelled at the last minute, I scheduled one for an hour.  It was one of the best one-hour practice sessions I’ve had in a long time!
My point of emphasis this season is to strengthen my volley – especially the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Net</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/12/13/the-net/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/12/13/the-net/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tennis Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While Tom McCune and I were practicing earlier this week (he is now ‘enjoying’ the cold in MN), Pelican Bay pro Mike Lewis was watching and commented: “You and Tom place too much of a premium on missing a shot.  I was taught it was OK to miss… as long as you were going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurry up! And Wait.</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/04/26/203/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Tennis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is more discouraging than working the point in singles till you finally get that short ball over the middleâ€¦ and you blow the shot?  There are things we can do to correct that problem â€“ and cash in on the opportunity.
One thing many of us do is run somewhat casually to the shot, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Points Drill</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2008/11/26/double-points-drill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2008/11/26/double-points-drill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people will practice.  Others need to â€œkeep score.â€  Here is a great drill that you can have fun with and accomplish several goals.
I call it the â€œDouble Points Drill.â€  It works to help you:

Reduce double faults,
Return serve with depth,
Work hard to get to the ball,
and Go for the winner.

Like a regular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Trifecta of Tennis Improvement</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2007/07/01/the-trifecta-of-tennis-improvement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2007/07/01/the-trifecta-of-tennis-improvement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Tennis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marc VanDam, my good friend and â€˜regular Tuesday guyâ€™ in Florida, is a young (39) player with all his tennis potential in his future. He reports that he has been practicing almost daily with a pro and seeing great upside in the quality of his strokes and conditioning; but having some trouble translating it into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handicap Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2007/04/10/handicap-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2007/04/10/handicap-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a great experienceâ€¦ my return to the singles court! I played two good sets against my 39-year-old â€œgazelleâ€ friend, Marc Vandam.  And what made it more fun for both of us was the handicap.
Since before my operation we were playing about even â€“ with Marc having the slight edge â€“ he would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure Tennis: the Two Point Game</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/08/13/pressure-tennis-the-two-point-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/08/13/pressure-tennis-the-two-point-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2006/08/13/pressure-tennis-the-two-point-game/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you worked very hard to either hold or break your opponentâ€™s serve in a critical game, only to lose the next game easily?  Here is a drill to help you the next time that happens.
The skill to work on is focusing (both as a server and returner) on the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Camper at John Newcombeâ€™s Fantasy Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2005/10/23/diary-of-a-camper-at-john-newcombe-fantasy-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2005/10/23/diary-of-a-camper-at-john-newcombe-fantasy-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2005 12:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drills and Exercises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Tennis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2005/10/23/diary-of-a-camper-at-john-newcombe%e2%80%99s-fantasy-tennis/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Diary of a Camper at John Newcombeâ€™s Fantasy Tennis

Here are my notes and impressions of each dayâ€™s activities at my third year of this great tennis experience! Click on &#8220;Continue reading&#8230;&#8221; to learn about the preparation, the great tennis superstars who were there (above), and a day-by-day recount of all that went on!
Preparation:
* The only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of a Rookie at the Newcombe Fantasy Tennis</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2003/10/16/diary-of-a-rookie-at-the-newcombe-fantasy-tennis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2003/10/16/diary-of-a-rookie-at-the-newcombe-fantasy-tennis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Tennis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Diary of a Rookie at the Newcombe Fantasy Tennis

For my 60th birthday, I received one of the all time great presents: one week at the John Newcombe Fantasy Tennis Camp, located in a small town outside of San Antonio Texas. Here are the notes I â€œjotted downâ€ on my laptop after each dayâ€™s activities.

Sunday, day [...]]]></description>
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