With the summer tennis season fast approaching, many people will be dusting off their tennis rackets and looking to take to the court once again.
Tennis is an incredibly good sport for fitness, as it requires lots of short sharp bursts at maximum effort, good agility and good overall stamina for long matches. However, it can also be an incredibly frustrating sport with shots continually hitting the net, serves going a long way wide of the target and points missed due to unforced errors....
Posted by Neil B
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Tennis
on 11 May at 11:00 PM
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The debate about who runs the furthest distance in different sports is always one which gets tempers flaring in pub debates; the fact is each sport has different fitness requirements of which endurance running is just one part. While distance run is clearly an important consideration, it is not the be all and end all. Just because competitors in one sport run the furthest distance, does not necessarily mean that is the most physically demanding sport.
But for the sake of resolving arguments...
Posted by Neil B
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Football (Soccer), Field Hockey, Tennis, Basketball, American Football
on 16 Apr at 11:00 PM
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Sustaining a long term injury is an incredibly frustrating, down heartening and negative experience. How you react to such a setback will have a direct impact on both your experience during recovery and the extent to which you recover long term.
It's every sportspersons worst nightmare; A long term injury. You've been training hard, you're approaching your peak and then all of a sudden it's all taken away from you in an instant. No more training, no more competing, no more of the sport yo...
Posted by Neil B
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Fitness & Training, Football (Soccer), Tennis, Running, Cycling
on 30 Mar at 12:00 AM
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Have you ever played on despite knowing the ball went out? Ever blocked an opponent off the ball? Attempted to put off an opponent by saying something to them? Argued with a referee? Then you are part of the sportsmanship debate.
Sportsmanship revolves around the moral and ethical aspects of your participation in sport, and is a much debated topic in recent times. 
It incorporates aspects of:
- -Fair Play
- -Respecting the Rules
- -Respecting Opponents and Officials
- -Integrity
- -Graciousnes...
Posted by Neil B
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Football (Soccer), Tennis, Cricket, Cycling, Rugby Union
on 2 Feb at 12:00 AM
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Posted by Cags R
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Tennis
on 26 Jun 2012 at 11:00 PM
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