Instructions
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1
The best tennis grips are the ones
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Recommended by the coach
Recommended by the coaching literature
Recommended by research
That best suit the player while avoiding injury
2
Before teaching any grip to a beginner player, coaches should make sure that
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The player knows the basics of the stroke
The player knows which hand uses to handle the racquet
The player is ambidextrous
The player understands how tight the racquet has to be hold
3
As per the teaching of the grips to beginner players, coaches should always
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Teach the same grips to all players
Allow first the players to try which grip would suit them best
Favour the double-handed grips
None of the above
4
Grip changes in beginner players are
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Relatively easy to do
Quite quick to implement
Important coaching interventions
Something the coach should always avoid
5
The coach must always change a beginner player’s grip when
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There is a risk of injury
It is not the recommended one
The player is not happy with the grip
All of the above
6
The two most important criteria for grip change in beginner players are
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Injury prevention and game progression
Injury prevention and conformity
Conformity and aesthetics
Effectiveness and aesthetics
7
Which of the following methods is more adequate for a grip change of a beginner player?
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Using a cast on the player’s wrist to avoid movements
Feeding balls to facilitate the change
Explaining the position of the hand to the player
Shadowing the stroke with the correct grip
8
As per the tightness of the grip, beginner players should
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Hold the racquet tight at all times
Hold the racquet tighter during the first phases of the stroke
Hold the racquet tighter during the last phases of the stroke
Hold the racquet tighter during the impact phase of the stroke
9
In the case of beginner players, two-handed grips should be
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Never taught to them
Always taught to them
Taught to them when it is clear that they have no strength to hold the racquet with one hand
Taught first to them than the one-handed grips
10
The size of the grip and the weight and length of the racquet
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Have no influence on the grips that the player will use
Will influence the grips the player will use
Have less importance than the type of the strings in determining the grips the player will use
None of the above