PLAYING TENNIS IN HOT ENVIRONMENT: APPLIED STRATEGIES AND NEW DIRECTIONS

Nicolas Robin (1) , Laurent Dominique , Guillaume R. Coudevylle

1 ACTES - Adaptations au Climat Tropical, Exercice et Santé

Many tennis competitions are held in hot ambient conditions, which can negatively affect endurance, mental and cognitive functioning and/or motor performance. The purpose of this article is to take stock of the physical techniques and psychological strategies that tennis players can use to counteract the negative effect of the heat. In addition, a new direction based on the mindfulness technic is proposed in this article.

Mots clés: tennis; heat; strategies; cooling; attention; performance

Domaines: Education; Psychologie

Nicolas Robin, Laurent Dominique, Guillaume R. Coudevylle. PLAYING TENNIS IN HOT ENVIRONMENT: APPLIED STRATEGIES AND NEW DIRECTIONS. ITF Coaching and sport science review, 2021, ⟨10.52383/itfcoaching.v29i83.47⟩. ⟨hal-03214346⟩