Stance

General Terminology

• Standing with feet shoulder width apart parallel to the baseline
• Racquet is held out in front of us between the waist and chest
• Knees are slightly bent

Shoulder Girdle

• The right and left shoulder girdle are both in abduction with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting concentrically 

Shoulder Joint

• The right and left shoulder joints are bilaterally internally rotating with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis are contracting concentrically

Elbow Joint

•  The right and left elbow joints are bilaterally flexing with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting concentrically

Radioulnar Joint

• The right and left radioulnar joints are bilaterally pronating with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracting concentrically  

Wrist and Hand Joint Movements

• The right and left hand joints have bilateral flexion of the fingers and thumb with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
• The right and left wrist joints are bilaterally in the neutral position contracting isometrically