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TST 1 Proceedings contents
1 Introduction

The balance between technology and tradition in tennis
A.Coe

2 Equipment

An overview of racket technology
H. Brody

Modelling the impact between a tennis ball and racket using body dynamics
S.R. Goodwill, S.J.Haake

The Influence of racket moment of inertia during the tennis serve: 3-Dimensional analysis
S.R. Mitchell, R. Jones, J. Kotze

Sweet area prediciton of tennis racket estimated by power: comparison between two super large sized rackets with different frame mass distribution
Y. Kawazoe, R. Tomosu

On tennis equipment, impact simulation and stroke precision
F. Casolo, V. Lorenzi, H. Sasahara

Prediction of the impact shock vibrations of the player’s wrist joint: comparison between two super large sized rackets with different frame mass distribution
Y. Kawazoe, K. Yoshinari

Development of a racket with an "Impact Shock Protection System"
T. Iwatsubo, Y. Kanemitsu, S. Sakagami, T. Yamaguchi

One size fits all? Sensitivity to moment of inertia information from tennis rackets in children and adults
S. Beak, K. Davids, S. Bennett

Dynamic properties of tennis strings
R. Cross

Methods to determine the aerodynamic forces acting on tennis balls in flight
S.G. Chadwick, S.J. Haake

Tennis science collaboration between NASA and Cislunar Aerospace
J.M. Pallis, R.D. Mehta

Comparison testing of let-cord sensors – The Trinity system by GTE and the Sharpline system by Signal Processing Systems, Inc.
J.R. Fisher

CFD modelling of full-size tennis courts
Z.B. Gradinscak

Aeromechanical and aerodynamic behaviour of tennis balls
T.M.C. Brown, A.J. Cooke

Analytical modelling of the impact of tennis balls on court surfaces
R.J. Dignall, S.J. Haake

The interaction of the tennis ball and the court surface
G.W. Pratt

The variation of static and dynamic tennis ball properties with temperature
P. Rose, S.J. Haake

Dynamic testing of tennis balls
R. Cross

3 The court and facilities

Facilities equals growth
P.A. Sandilands

Construction and maintenance of championship grass courts
E. Seaward

Ground conditions in tennis court construction
J. Bull

The use of quality control procedures during the construction of tennis courts
V. Watson

Alternative structures for covered tennis
J. Smith

Impact-absorbing characteristics of tennis playing surfaces
S.J. Dixon, A.C. Collop, M.E. Batt

Investigation into the sports characteristics of short and medium pile synthetic turfs and textile tennis court surfaces.
A.L.Cox

Modern day tennis coaching ... the impact of the Sport Sciences
M. Crespo, D. Miley, K. Cooke

Relation between selected psychological features and sports abilities in junior tennis
P. Unierzyski

4 The game

Proposals to slow the serve in tennis
H. Brody, R Cross

Reaction time testing and grand slam tie-break data
S.J. Haake, P. Rose, J. Kotze

How to reduce the service dominance in tennis? Empirical results from four years at Wimbledon
F.J.G.M. Klaassen, J.R. Magnus

"New balls please": tennis, technology, and the changing game
A. Miah

Tennis and the environment
C. Bowers

Unforced errors and error reduction in tennis
H. Brody

5 Sports science

Muscle activity in tennis
E. Paul Roetert, Todd S. Ellenbecker

Rackets, strings and balls in relation to tennis elbow
B.M. Pluim

Fatigue, carbohydrate supplementation and skilled tennis performance
P.R. McCarthy-Davey

Nutritional status of performance level junior players
S.R. Parsonage

Sport-specific conditioning for tennis, science and myth
T.J. Chandler

The biomechanical fundamentals, the commonalities, and the preferences of tennis strokes
D. Van der Meer, W. Ben Kibler

Aeromechanical and aerodynamic behaviour of tennis balls
T.M.C. Brown, A.J. Cooke

Analytical modelling of the impact of tennis balls on court surfaces
R.J. Dignall, S.J. Haake

The interaction of the tennis ball and the court surface
G.W. Pratt

The variation of static and dynamic tennis ball properties with temperature
P. Rose, S.J. Haake

Dynamic testing of tennis balls
R. Cross

6 The court and facilities

Facilities equals growth
P.A. Sandilands

Construction and maintenance of championship grass courts
E. Seaward

Ground conditions in tennis court construction
J. Bull

The use of quality control procedures during the construction of tennis courts
V. Watson

Alternative structures for covered tennis
J. Smith

Impact-absorbing characteristics of tennis playing surfaces
S.J. Dixon, A.C. Collop, M.E. Batt

Investigation into the sports characteristics of short and medium pile synthetic turfs and textile tennis court surfaces.
A.L.Cox

Modern day tennis coaching ... the impact of the Sport Sciences
M. Crespo, D. Miley, K. Cooke

Relation between selected psychological features and sports abilities in junior tennis
P. Unierzyski

Kinematic analysis of the service stroke in tennis
C. Papadopoulos, M. Emmanouilidou, S. Prassas

Dynamic characteristics of two techniques applied to the field tennis serve
L. Braga Neto, E.C. Bezerra, J.C. Serrăo, e A.C. Amadio, E.P. Eche

Kinematics of trunk and upper extremity in tennis flat serve
L.H. Wang, C.C. Wu, F.C. Su, K.C. Lo, H.W. Wu

Strategies for the return of 1st and 2nd serves
H. Kleinöder, J. Mester

The development of an emotion control programme for adolescent tennis players
P.J. Dent, R. Masters

Professional tennis players in the zone
J.A. Young

Development of a new machine for tennis players to strengthen the lower limb adductor muscles
R. Tomosue, K. Yoshinari, M. Yamane, M. Suda

Endurance in tennis – a complex approach
P. Unierzyski, E. Szczepanowska

Battery of tests for prediction and evaluation of tennis players
E.M. Isnidarsi, A.C. Gonçalves

Longitudinal observation of physical and motor preconditions in tennis
J. Zhánĕl, F. Vaverka, M. Černošek

TRIGGER – OSTEOPRACTIC a novel approach for the treatment of tennis related injuries
W. Bauermeister, Hans-Henning Fries

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