David Robinson

Biography

David Robinson

USPTA, PTR certified tennis professional

USA Pickleball-PPR certified pickleball coach

David Robinson is an internationally recognized expert in tennis-specific fitness &

conditioning and has been

USPTA National Speaker since 1995. Dozens of his articles

have been published in numerous magazines over 25 years including

Tennis Magazine,

ADDvantage Magazine

and Pro Tennis Magazine. David played #2 singles & # 1

doubles at Oregon State University where he received his bachelor?s degree

in exercise

physiology. David has competed at the national level for over 30 years and held

numerous national rankings from juniors to the master divisions. He coached on the

WTA pro tour for three years with top ten world ranked Barbara Potter (#8 singles/#2

doubles). David worked several years as the

Director of Performance Training &

Master Tennis Professional

at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy and has coached

highly ranked internationally and nationally juniors while at the

Mid-Atlantic USTA

Competitive Training Center

, and at Harry Hopman?s and Nick Bollettieri tennis

academies in Florida.

David founded

TenniStrength & Fitness in 1990, specializing in high performance

fitness & conditioning, as well as training other tennis coaches and fitness trainers in

sport sciences. David is a course instructor for accredited professional certifications

including

USTA Sport Science Level Two: Sports Medicine & Biomechanics. He served

seven years on the

Tennis Industry Assn. /Cardio Tennis Executive Committee as the

Fitness & Research Advisor

and as a Cardio Tennis National Speaker. In 2010, David

was named to the new

USPTA Tennis for the health of it Advisory Council, which is

comprised of very select top tennis coaches and sports medicine professionals. The

USPTA

Tennis for the health of it

initiative was created to promote tennis as a healthy

activity and to provide health/fitness/sports medicine resources to active players.