Mark Kovacs - Sport Scientist and Human Performance Specialist
This week we chat to Mark Kovacs, Mark has combined his scientific brain and his passion for tennis to create the Kovacs Institute. We touch on many topics throughout this chat and Mark shows a wealth of knowledge in so many important areas of the game.
Mark is author of 2 must have tennis books, Complete Conditioning for Tennis and Tennis anatomy
We cover:
- His days as a Junior with Lleyton Hewitt/Andy Roddick
- Combining a phd with tennis
- Breaking down the makeup of a top 50 player
- Tennis Benchmarks
- Best athletes in the world // Comparing Athletes
- Training periodisation
- The benefits of players taking a break each year
- What is the Kovacs institute
- Weights for Junior Players
- Wearable technology
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