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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>The Storm and a New Game</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2011/08/28/the-storm-and-a-new-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings from the eye of not-so-strong Hurricane Irene. It doesn’t look like there is much damage up here in the woods of New Hampshire (but we evacuated the lake and are staying in the next town of Newport; so I really don’t know). But yesterday, before the start of the storm, I think we invented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Stages of Learning</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2011/07/04/four-stages-of-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to learn a new tennis stroke (or any new skill), there are four stages of learning that you need to go through. This concept is not new; but it is wonderfully insightful to the learning process. According to Wikipedia, the “Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill” was developed at the Gordon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STRENGTH EXERCISES</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2010/08/30/strength-exercises/</link>
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		<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. In doing [...]]]></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 weight [...]]]></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 it [...]]]></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>
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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 [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
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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 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurry up! And Wait.</title>
		<link>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/04/26/203/</link>
		<comments>http://www.seniortennisandfitness.com/index.php/2009/04/26/203/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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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. [...]]]></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>
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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>
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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>
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		<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>
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		<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: [...]]]></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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		<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. [...]]]></description>
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