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BETTER ATHLETE BETTER PLAYER AWARD


14/01/2010
NOVEMBER: Robin Soderling. After defeating Nadal at the French Open and reaching the final, the swede has gone on to finish nr.8 in the world Soder is firey, fit and focused
14/01/2010
OCTOBER: Caroline Wozniacki - Improved her fitness and it paid off big! Finished 2009 no.4 in the world and played the most matches on the women's circuit. Great effort from the Dane.
14/01/2010
SEPTEMBER: Radak Stepanek. Davis Cup match against Karlovic. Stepanek won 16-14 in the 5th set after 6 hours! Stepanek is fit, works hard and gets the September BABP award!
14/01/2010
DECEMBER: Taylor Dent.Former top 30 player had 2 major back surgeries and spent nearly an entire year in bed,but has worked hard on his fitness and has risen back into the the top 80. A 4th round at the US Open this year shows that Dent is back!
14/01/2010
Make Jan Siemerink captain of fed cup team as well. Siemo is a professional & has the respect of the players. It makes sense to have one person to fill both roles.
14/01/2010
Just saw the next best thing at Australian qualies yesterday, GREGOR DIMITROV. Even though he lost 1st rnd, keep an eye out for this guy! And remember you read it here first. I also ran the Hobart marathon on Sunday in 3hours 15, nice warm up for Miami marathon end of month.

Allistair McCaw

Allistair McCaw is recognized as a leader in sports performance training, specializing in athlete movement and strength development. His well proven BABP training system has already provided over 250 world class athletes with the tools to maximize their true athletic potential and perform better.

Click here to view the resume of Allistair. (doc)

BABP tennis training system consists of the following 6 elements:

  1. Pre & post performance routines
  2. Strength
  3. Core dynamics
  4. Prehab specifics
  5. Movement
  6. X-T conditioning

Interested in incorporating the BABP training system into your academy, organization or program? Contact Allistair for more information.


MESSAGE FROM ALLISTAIR


I've been training world class athletes for over 15 years now and the more i do this job the more I discover how much energy is wasted by athletes spending what I call 'junk time' in the gym and on the court doing things that are simply only making them more tired and slower instead of quicker and better! To me, success in improving an athletes performance has been first making sure the athlete performs the basics consistently well and then further developing their strengths. This is my training philosophy.
My job as a sports performance coach is to make the athlete a better player. From a physiological point of view, tennis is about movement and muscle, in that order. I have also learned from mistakes and failure as a former 5 time world championship competitor and trainer that the same program or success route taken by one athlete does not always work for the other. In my opinion, a good trainer is a person who can first identify what is needed for the individual athlete and then apply it in a way that the athlete responds to in a positive manner. Not always easy, but always a great challenge!
Anyhow, thanks again for visiting my site and remember a BETTER ATHLETE is a BETTER PLAYER.

Contact: performance.tennis@yahoo.com

Allistair contributes articles to the following magazines:

Better Athlete Better Player

DID YOU KNOW?


Allistair is the only performance trainer in squash and tennis to train the worlds' current no.1 players: Nicol David and Dinara Safina.




Those who have worked under Allistair include:

Tennis:
Dinara Safina (WTA no.1)
Jelena Dokic (WTA no.4)
Nathalie Dechy (WTA no.11)
Anna Lena Groenefeld (WTA no.13)
Karolina Sprem (WTA no.17)
Michaella Krajicek (WTA no.30)
Jamea Jackson (WTA no.40)

Squash
Nicol David (world no.1 & world champion)
Natalie Grinham (world no.2)

Other:
World cup cricket squad of Netherlands
European Squash Academy



Athlete Stretch Strap

Just like your sporting performances, you don't just want to maintain your level, you want to better it. The same goes for your flexibility and range of motion. The most effective way to achieve this is by performing active isolated stretching (AIS) exercises with the Athlete Stretch Strap.

With the use of an aid like the Athlete Stretch Strap, an athlete can increase their range of motion by up to 10 degrees more than without an applied resistance.

Stretching with the Athlete Stretch Strap is best done after a training session or competing and helps speed up the recovery time and decrease the chances of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) from occurring. Already, many world class athletes are using this method of stretching with incredible results.

It's available online at www.athletestretchstrap.com

Don't just maintain your flexibility, better it!