Basics of the Throwing Motion

Basics of The Throwing Motion
April 14th, 2012, Saturday
Rome, Italy
Auditorium Del Massimo

Committee:
Giovanni Di Giacomo
Alberto Costantini
Piegiorgio Luciani

Registration:
Concordia Hospital for "Special Surgery"
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LTA 2012 Medicine & Science Conference

The 2012 Pre-Wimbledon Sports Medicine & Sports Science Conference
"The One Who Wrote the Book"

Where: Parkstead House, Holybourne Avenue, Roehampton, London
When: June 23rd - June 24th, 2012

http://www.lta.org.uk/conference2012

The conference will include a BBQ on Saturday evening (June 23rd) at the LTA National Tennis Centre in Priory Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5JQ and it is anticipated that conference delegates will be able to attend the first day of The Championships, Wimbledon (subject to availablity). The 2012 conference is supported by the Medical Departments of the ATP (Association of Tennis Professional) and the WTA (Women's Tennis Association)

USTA Tennis Performance Conference Report

The USTA Tennis Performance & Injury Prevention Conference
December 10^th & 11^th, 2011 Tampa, Florida
By Mark Kovacs, PhD, FACSM, CSCS

Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist where he combines research and education to improve tennis-specific performance. He oversees the sport science area for the United States Tennis Association. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Bringing together some of the leading experts in tennis performance, injury prevention and linking with other major tennis bodies is what made this tennis performance and injury prevention symposium unique. All speakers were courtesy of the ATP, WTA, STMS, USOC, Cleveland and Florida clinic.

With 120 in attendance, the conference was opened by Dr. Mark Kovacs, who gave a summary of the purpose of the conference. The opening session focused on the applied biomechanics of tennis strokes and movement. As the audience was a mix of tennis coaches, strength & conditioning professionals, physical therapists, athletic trainers, massage therapists and medical doctors, a strong overview of the demands of the sport was provided.

Dr. Ben Kibler (former STMS President) followed with an outstanding keynote presentation on the shoulder and the tennis player from an injury prevention perspective. The conference was then divided into a performance track and an injury prevention track, and Dr. David Dines (ATP) provided a presentation on elbow issues in the tennis player while Loren Seagrave (IMG Sped and Movement Specialist) provided a great practical session on improving acceleration and explosiveness for the tennis player. Liz Chafin (new medical coordinator for the USTA) followed looking at hip region of the tennis player while Rory Cordial (James Blake’s trainer) discussed metabolic conditioning for tennis. Dr. David Westerdahl (Cleveland Clinic Florida) reviewed growth and development in the young tennis player while Satoshi Ochi (USTA) discussed the best methods to train before and after tennis competition. To conclude the formal program on day one Dr. Randy Wilber, (Head Physiologist for the USOC) who has worked with elite US athletes for 6 Olympic Games, presented great data on training the elite athlete with emphasis on overtraining and recovery. A networking session followed which allowed all the participants to discuss tennis medicine, science and training; it was a unique mix of individuals from dozens of Universities, high schools, private tennis academies, sports medicine and physical therapy clinics all with a passion and interest in tennis.

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STMS 2012 Membership Renewal

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