The video clip is from the 2011 film, “Moneyball”. There is a reference to “…epidemic failure within the game….”. We want to stress in the strongest possible terms that the failure is not that of parents or players, and definitely NOT the failure of coaches. Coaches can’t attend all matches and, given the data that’s … Read more
135 Tennis Intelligence What We’re Not Teaching Juniors About How to Win Tennis Matches Junior tennis development places a strong emphasis on execution. Forehands. Backhands. Serves. Technique is refined, repetition is encouraged, and players are taught how to hit the ball better. All of that is important. But it is only part of the game. … Read more
Why Players, Parents and Coaches Should Embrace Analytics Early In the world of junior tennis, the prevailing mindset often suggests that analytics and match analysis are tools reserved for older, more advanced players. Many young athletes don’t even consider engaging with analytics until they are nearing the end of their high school career, believing that … Read more
In Part 1 of June workshops, we look at the way tennis analytics are displayed on TV and started to discuss how we need to measure improvement by recording the difference between a forced and an unforced error.
In Part 2 of our Workshops, we looked at how analytics tell the story of each point, “big data” and some of the stats that don’t matter.
In Part 3 of our June Workshops, we look at Player Profiling, Hard court v Clay court tennis, and the most common strategy mistakes made by developing players.
Forced Errors and Unforced Errors – Where to Start The first thing to realize is that forced errors are rarely reported by TV networks when they broadcast tennis. They stick to a straight winners and unforced error count. So, where do forced errors come into it? Some quick definitions: Unforced Error: Missing a shot was … Read more