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An often overlooked concept is the dynamic that our experience plays in forming our on bias in respect to our sporting background. From a tennis player in a singular sporting context to a basketball player in a multi-player (team) environment, both serve as preliminaries for what’s to come. What is overlooked is the value of both singular and multi-sport dynamics for the opposing sport and thus players progress and a coaches concept and awareness of this value factor that can inadvertently enhance their players performance…

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To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTok, Twitter, Threads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

The final instalment in our functional movement series addresses the role of Balance and how it not only optimises our performance but is a key and thus fundamental performance metric to head towards a Top 10 tennis ranking. Balance can be taken for granted especially in the developmental years and not given the attention it deserves. By putting in the time to build and establish a sound foundation of ‘balance’ better equips a player in the development of dynamic balance through player and in developing an optimal performance…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTok, Twitter, Threads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

The fourth instalment on our discussion around functional movement, it should come as no surprise then that power in itself is dependent on not only a level of awareness around your centre of gravity (C.O.G), range of movement (R.O.M) and momentum, but the application of these technical proponents into your game. By including all four of these functional movement principles into your game, a player/athlete begins to reach that next stage of development and with that progresses towards that next level…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTok, Twitter, Threads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

One of the most significant contributors to mitigate injury in the aspiring and/or active professional player/athlete is the ability to integrate functional movement into your game. The ability to adopt a stance that is open to and accommodates functional movement is a head start that most developing players are deprived of and in turn not taught until well into their formative years when they’re on the cusp of potentially turning professional. The draw back here is two fold — one, the player/athlete needs to recondition their current technique to incorporate functional movement, and two, are more susceptible to developing an injury due to their repetitive motions to movements not aligning with functional movement principles…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTok, Twitter, Threads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today. 

Building on from our initial take on functional movement and our centre go gravity (C.O.G), a player’s range of movement (R.O.M) is closely aligned and in fact they work in tandem when we’re looking at developing not merely a high performance player, but an elite player with the capacity to head towards the Top 10 on the WTA or ATP tour. This is a technical mishap that often occurs and a player’s body is ‘overstretched’ too soon when their developmental needs to their current range isn’t accounted for nor is the current level to capacity of their R.O.M…

To read the full article please consider supporting my work through my new Book (pending release late 2024) that incorporates a variety of my writing — Dr Berge

To learn more about our data, predictive analytics and how to optimise your own performance, head on over to AM8 International. To learn more about AM8 International check out our selection of Books and/or options to join Dr B’s Pack to gain exclusive access to the best in the world. Not quite ready? Head on over to Beyond Top 10 Tennis for free access to 100+ episodes directly from Dr Berge of what it really takes to win multiple Grand Slams to securing that Top 10 tennis ranking with new episodes each week. More? Catch up on our Tips over on TikTok, Twitter, Threads or Instagram for quick snippets to apply in your game, today.