{"id":2788,"date":"2020-04-19T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T11:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalagenttennis.com\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2022-12-06T07:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T07:14:39","slug":"movement-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalagenttennis.com\/en\/movement-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Movement Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When you first enter the court, that footwork that seems so simple in the pros, becomes stumbling and discoordinated. How do players get that ease when moving? We have to imagine that the tennis court is like a dance floor: each step you take, each turn of the toe, each move with the heel or with the sole\u2026 all this does not come at random, but has a meaning and previous work which makes it later become as natural as walking for a human being. As part of all that movement, one of the footwork units on the baseline, is the Movement Cycle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is the Movement Cycle?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We will name as Movement Cycle all those steps that a player does from the initial split step, the movement towards the ball, loading step, hitting, recovery, and return to split step. The stances of the shot, although they make up part of this cycle, we are going to separate as a different theme. This Movement Cycle gives us the possibility of bringing together in a rhythmic unit multiple smaller components so that, in the end, we can move our feet just as the pianist moves his fingers: listening to rhythm and music. We will talk about rhythms in other articles as well since it is a unifying concept that always helps to produce a flow effect and certain sensations that players are so fixated on.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Components of the Movement Cycle<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We are now going to break down the components of the Movement Circle one by one:<\/p>

  1. <\/b>Ready Position<\/strong> \u2013 It is position zero with which the split-step must be made. From this position, we optimize the exit possibilities in all 4 directions.<\/li>
  2. <\/b>Split Step<\/strong> \u2013 We also call it a\u00a0Reactive Step<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Reading Step<\/strong>, since it covers these two concepts.<\/li>
  3. <\/b>Startup Step<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 or the\u00a0First Step<\/strong>. With this we managed to open the corridor of movement in the direction of the shot, arming the body with a\u00a0unit turn\u00a0<\/b>(We will talk about unit turn separately).<\/li>
  4. <\/b>Displacement<\/strong> \u2013 The displacement towards the ball carries within it different components, such as running, lateral steps, different sizes of steps, etc.<\/li>
  5. <\/b>Loading\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Loading Step<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 This last step to reach the shot has certain characteristics to slow down the inertia of the body and help balance. The quality of the loading is an important basis to later produce the shot; It will provide us with the stability and contact with the ground, necessary to generate force.<\/li>
  6. <\/b>Stroke<\/strong> \u2013 We will separate it from the Movement Cycle as another topic since it in itself involves extensive material to analyze.<\/li>
  7. <\/b>Recovery<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Recovery Step<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 We will look first at the recovery step and then at the recovery offset to get back to Split.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>

    Now we will discover these units of Movement Cycle in each of its details. We will also review the references or links that they may have with other works on the court and we will leave links in case said reference material is already published in eCoach so that you can continue with the tour.<\/p>

    For the readers\u2019 knowledge, it should be noted that much of the vocabulary used in our articles come from the academy\u2019s own methodology and may have its own meaning (variable in different languages due to the references provided by each language itself). Throughout the articles, we will also define the meanings of each concept.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    The Ready Position is important, as it gives you the opportunity to react quickly on the ball and gives you those milliseconds that help generate the best possible shot. This position has certain important characteristics that are worth reviewing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Ease of starting in all 4 directions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    On the tennis court, you must cover a space of 360 degrees; therefore, you have to find a position that, in a well-balanced way, provides you with the ease of moving in all directions. Furthermore, this position must be linked to other previous and subsequent steps of the Movement Cycle. Since it is a complicated task, we are going to look at small details that our anatomy provides us and learn to use them to form that technical unit.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Ready Position in detail:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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