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June 2008 • volume 13 • number 2 medicine and science in tennis • Rolling for recovery • Meet the expert: Dr. Gary Windler • Tennis training • PRO U™ Player Orientation • Best serving strategy Chair www.stms.nl Moroe BEPPU, MD www.stms.nl Congress Organizer Chairman & Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery St. Marianna University School of Medicine Journal of STMS in co-operation with: ITF • ATP • Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Kawasaki, Japan ISSN: 1567-2352 Medicine and Science in Tennis is a Journal produced by the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science (STMS) in co-operation with the ITF, the ATP, and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, and is issued three times a year (February, June, and October). Medicine and Science in Tennis is listed in Altis, Free Medical Journals, MedNets, NewJour, Sponet and SIRC Sports Discus. Th e International Board of the STMS: President: Marc R. Safran, San Francisco, CA, USA E-mail: [email protected] Vice-President: Javier Maquirriain, Buenos Aires, Argentina Message from the President E-mail: [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer: Bill Durney, San Francisco, USA E-mail: [email protected] Membership Offi cer: Todd S. Ellenbecker, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Dear Members, E-mail: [email protected] Past-Presidents: Babette M. Pluim, Ede, the Netherlands Per A.F.H. Renström, Stockholm, Sweden W. Ben Kibler, Lexington, KY, USA Babette Pluim, the founding and current editor of the STMS journal, Additional Members: Peter Jokl, New Haven, CT, USA Bernard Montalvan, Paris, France Associates to the Board: Miguel Crespo, Representative of the ITF has decided to step down after 13 years in offi ce so this will be the Kathy Martin, Representative of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Gary Windler, Representative of the ATP last STMS journal she is editing. Once again, this issue demon- Honorary Members: Irving V. Glick, Great Neck, NY, USA Savio L-Y Woo, Pittsburgh, PA, USA strates the very high standard our journal has reached as a result North American Regional Committee: of her tireless eff orts and we owe her a very big “Th ank You”! Chairman: Marc R. Safran, San Francisco, CA, USA Neeru Jayanthi, Chicago, IL, USA Peter Jokl, New Haven, CT, USA W. Ben Kibler, Lexington, KY, USA Th is edition has several original articles in all disciplines of Carol Otis, Portland, OR, USA E. Paul Roetert, Key Biscayne, FL, USA tennis medicine and science. Th ere are articles on the adoles- Savio L-Y Woo, Pittsburgh, PA, USA cent athlete, mental health and psychology, and optimisation European Regional Committee: Chairman: Giovanni di Giacomo, Rome, Italy Gilles Daubinet, Paris, France of performance through the use of statistics. Th ere are medicine Hans-Gerd Pieper, Essen, Germany Babette Pluim, Ede, the Netherlands papers on imaging of os acromiale and the prevention of ankle Angel Ruiz-Cotorro, Barcelona, Spain Michael Turner, London, United Kingdom sprains, both important topics as the fi rst is a bit of a controversial, South American Regional Committee: but signifi cant issue, and the other due to the great frequency of ankle Chairman: Rogerio Teixeira Silva, São Paulo, Brazil Javier Maquirriain, Buenos Aires, Argentina sprains in tennis. Th ere are tips for coaches, and information about Scientifi c Committee: what the professional players are learning, in the WTA article on the Chairman: J. Chandler, Jacksonville, AL, USA Bruce Elliott, Perth, Australia Players’ Pro University about professional life and life after tennis. W. Ben Kibler, Lexington, KY, USA Karl Weber, Cologne, Germany Savio L-Y Woo, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Continuing in the series of Meet the Expert, we have included an interview with Gary Educational Committee: Chairman: Neeru Jayanthi, Chicago, IL, USA Peter Jokl, New Haven, CT, USA Windler, a member of the ATP Medical Team, clinician and active researcher of issues W. Ben Kibler, Lexington, KY, USA Kathy Martin, Melbourne, Australia relating to the professional tennis player. Further, there are book and DVD reviews about Piotr Unierzyski, Poznan, Poland Gary Windler, Summerville, SC, USA tennis medicine and science to help our readership evaluate what they may want to use to Editorial Board: further investigate areas of tennis medicine and science. Editor-in-Chief: Babette M. Pluim, Ede, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Todd S. Ellenbecker, Scottsdale, AZ, USA Neeru Jayanthi, Chicago, IL, USA Lastly, a conference calendar of upcoming tennis related meetings (in addition to review Javier Maquirriain, Buenos Aires, Argentina Maarten Moen, Amsterdam, the Netherlands of the most recent tennis science and technology meeting) is provided, including the Rogerio Teixeira Silva, São Paulo, Brazil Bert J.G. van Weelde, Th e Hague, Netherlands two upcoming STMS meetings. Th ere is the North American Regional Meeting being Gary Windler, Summerville, SC, USA held August 1-2, 2008 in Cincinnati during the ATP tournament and hosted by Neeru Editorial Assistant: Anne Meredith, Wakefi eld, United Kingdom Jayanthi and Robert Rhoades. Additionally, the World Congress of the STMS will be held Subscriptions and Membership: Todd S. Ellenbecker in Tokyo, Japan during October 2-4, 2008, hosted by Moroe Beppu. Th e world congress Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic promises to be a fantastic meeting, with three concurrent sessions, including work shops for Scottsdale, AZ 85258, USA E-mail: [email protected] trainers, debate sessions, current concepts and some of the newest, exciting original research Annual Subscription fees due 1st January 2008 in tennis medicine. Full membership: $175.00 Student membership $100.00 Delegated Publisher: Once again, many thanks to Babette for all her hard work over the last 13 years. Th e TopNautic Media Onder de Bomen 7 STMS Journal is a magnifi cent legacy of her ongoing eff orts to improve the delivery of 6871 CG Renkum Th e Netherlands Phone +31-317-350728 sports medicine education to our tennis community. E-mail [email protected] Design: Leon van Loon, Liessel, the Netherlands I hope to see you in Cincinnati and Tokyo! E-mail: [email protected] Cover photo: Maaike Smit, Emmeloord, Netherlands Sincerely, Photography: Jeff and Manuela Davies, Orlando, FL, USA www.doubleXposure.com Marc R. Safran, MD Circulation: 2,000 President STMS Webmaster: Vincent ter Maat, Wageningen, the Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.stms.nl Disclaimer: Th is journal is published by the Society of Tennis Medicine and Science for general information only. Publication of information in the journal does not constitute a representation or warranty that the information has been approved or tested by the STMS or that it is suitable for general or particular use. Readers should not relay on any information in the journal and competent advice should be obtained about its suitability for any particular application. © 2008 Society of Tennis Medicine and Science. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission of the copyright. holder. Opinions and research expressed in this journal are not necessarily those of the STMS. STMS is sponsored by: 2 medicine and Contents science in tennis 2 Message from the President Marc R. Safran 4 Rolling for recovery Allistair McCaw 8 Physiological and behavioural responses to thermal stresses in tennis Sarah Morante 10 Introduction to PRO U™ Player Orientation Thomas Livengood, Ashley Keber and Kathy Martin 13 Tennis Training Enhancing on-court performance Mark Kovacs, Britt Chandler and Jeff Chandler 14 Imaging of sports-related muscle and tendon injuries in children and adolescents Evert J.L. Vandervliet, Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Annemiek Snoecks, Jan L. Gielen, Pieter van Dyck, and Paul M. Parizel 16 ITF hosts successful TST Congress 17 Conference calendar 2008 18 Preventing ankle sprains and improving balance in tennis players Vasiliki J. Malliou, Paraskevi Malliou, Asimenia Gioftsidou, Stavros Douvis and Alexandros Mavvidis 21 The Knee: Patient evaluation / Imaging / Therapy and Rehabilitation Rudolph Schabus and Elisabeth Bosina 22 Loading and velocity generation in the high performance tennis serve Machar Reid 24 Applying match statistics to increase serving performance Tristan Barnett, Denny Meyer and Graham Pollard 28 Australian elite tennis juniors’ perceptions of the importance of mental skills Janet A. Young 32 Meet the expert: Dr Gary Windler 34 What is the best serving strategy? Geoff Pollard 39 Core Stability Training on DVD Carl Petersen and Nina Nittinger 40 10th STMS World Congress 3 Coaches Corner Allistair McCaw Med Sci tennis 2008;13(2):4-7 The best kept secret to maximising your perfor- Rolling mance is simple: “Recover better” according to tennis performance trainer Allistair McCaw. In this for article Alistair explains his views on the potential benefits of using a simple piece of foam to optimise recovery and recommends eight specific foam- recovery rolling exercises for players of all standards. How fast your body recovers from the previous match or training Having a programme that incorporates good post training/match session can ultimately determine your next performance, because recovery techniques is critical for a player’s overall development if your body has not been able to repair and regenerate sufficient- and performance. It enables the player to perform the next time ly, you simply will not perform to your maximum potential. with less fatigue and in doing so, adapt to workloads faster. I am a firm believer in the saying “Your next performance is only as good as your recovery from the last”. With this in mind, The most common techniques used by players today are sports recovery and regeneration are treated with as much importance massage, aquatic therapy (pool running, movement exercises etc.), in the programmes I set for my athletes as movement, nutrition yoga and stretching. These all definitely contribute to the healing and mindset. process, but the problem is the time that lapses between the end of the training session and when the massage, aquatic therapy Tennis is a physically demanding sport.