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Tennis Coach

Posted on August 19, 2013 by rag

Do It Right Sports gives you more than just a Tennis Coach for $30.00 to $160.00 per hour person. We give you a Certified USPTA professional. We give you access to a Tennis Analyst, a Tennis Statistician, a Tennis Trainer/Conditioning Coach, a Nutritional Coach and a Hitting Partner. These tennis hitting partners are trained to play with you at any level (above, at or below your level). We will help set your goals if you like and show you how to achieve those goals or just answer your questions to help you achieve your desired results. Our Tennis Coaches are not just a coach we are all of the following job descriptions many of which exist no where else in the world. Come check us out.

A Tennis Coach is a person who trains a tennis athlete or a team of tennis athletes, the coach takes a players strengths and weaknesses, to teach the player how to use those skills so that the player can become the best they can be for the individual or team.

A Tennis Analyst is the person who provides expert discussion of tennis-related topics before, during, or after a tennis event and evaluates a player to determine their strengths and weaknesses to teach a player how to use those strengths, weaknesses and skills to win in different circumstances.

A Tennis Statistician is the person who works with theoretical or applied tennis statistics tracking results and sharing the data with the player to confirm / prove a players weakness and strengths that can be used to identify and better track progress, goals, and tactics that the player can use to win.

A Tennis Trainer/Conditioning coach is the person who guides a player in developing physical fitness for tennis as a life time sport.

Nutritional Coach advises the player on the nutritional supplements a player needs to build a champions’s body.

Tennis hitting Partner can play at any level the player needs to challenge, grove or enhance a players game before a competition.

Call Robert (919)522-9463 to see if we can help you improve your game.

Natural Laws Short version

Posted on February 4, 2013 by rag

There are many laws that govern this world we live in, here are a few that apply to tennis if you dare.

Law of Obedience Is the ability to do what one is told from what ever source one may choose. It is also the law of Joy and happiness!

Law of Sacrifice Is the ability to give of ones self for a greater return yet to be achieved. It is also the law of appreciation or value!

Law of Hope Is the ability to seek or cherish a desire with anticipation.

Law of Faith Is the ability to have a firm belief in something for which there is no proof.

Law of Love Is the ability to be warm and attached, enthusiastic, or devoted, unselfish, loyal, benevolent and concerned for the good of the endeavor or person.

Law of Gravity Is a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions which occur because of mass between particles, between aggregations of matter (What goes up must come down as long as it is heavier than the mass it is going through).

Lake Lynn Grand Slams

Posted on January 30, 2013 by rag

Hello – anyone interested in joining Lake Lynn’s 14 and under Junior Team Tennis team please follow the directions below.

Where champions are made – Do It Right Tennis.

You must be 11 to 14 years of age or be ranked in USTA 12 and under to play on this team if you are younger than 11 years old.

To register for 14U Silver Team with the City of Raleigh, please follow the following directions:
Go to RecLink
http://reclink.raleighnc.gov/Activities/ActivitiesCourseDetails.asp?cid=137101

#136534 14U Silver

Add the course to pay for the practices. $60.00 City Residents $72.00 Non Resident

We meet 1 day a week (Wednesdays) Feb 20th is the first practice and Saturdays for matches. If you can’t make Wed, you can schedule your time on this site Tues or Thurs 7:00pm-8:30pm.
http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/DoItRightSports/Robert_at_Lake_Lynn
No charge for using my Scheduler.

This is the USTA Site to register for JTT 14U Silver League play
https://tennislink.usta.com/TEAMTENNIS/Main/Registration.aspx

Team Id Number: 7039204563

Team Name : Lake Lynn Grand Slams

League Cost $15.00

You also must have an active USTA Membership that can be renewed or registered for at the following site:
http://membership.usta.com/section/Individual-Family-Memberships/101.uts
$20 per year
I also need your T-shirt size.

Why use a Tennis Ball Machine like Boomer?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by rag

There are many reasons to use a tennis ball machine. But to use a machine that shoots a ball back when it sees your shot in is like playing a point. You will learn one of the few concepts, a machine like boomer, can teach. Timing! According to Robert Gibson Timing is the third to success at anything you do. Timing is Power on the court and off. With a pro working with you, you can learn true power and control.

Most players use a wall to get their 1 million strokes in a year. It is good for; timing of the grip, learning a point of contact for a ball straight forward stroke, reaction time, how to get beat by a player at the net, and if you are aggressive you can get a cardio workout by hitting angles. So why do you want to use a ball machine like Boomer?

Here are just a few suggestions:

Consistency (the machine can play better than a back board shooting balls: left, right, deep, short, high, low, heavy topspin, to wicked backspin, hard, soft, fast, slow)
Direction (this machine can use direction in multiple ways: places the ball based on where you hit the ball according to programing [thinking, the machine selects a shot based on the shot mix already setup and the Depth, Width and Speed of your shot ], user defined (like most machines hit left hit right [but Boomer allows you to hit 11 directions for 30 shots not just endless], Coach programed (point replication Wide, Wide, Jam)
Depth (this machine can create depth, by power rating, elevation, speed, and/or spin.)
Height (this machine creates the height of the balls being shot by changing elevation, and spin.)
Spin (is generated by the moving of 2 wheels at different speeds and direction. No side spin or golfers slice)
Power (is generated by level and combining spin and speed)
Speed (is custom set or by level)
Shot Selection / Sequence (You can program the same points over and over until you learn how to win or put in the winning point at this year’s US Open to learn how win against the PRO’s)
Match and Tie-Breaker play (Boomer can play full Matches or Tie-Breakers calling the lines and keeping score. From beginner to undefeated 7.0 NTRP Ranking Level)
Analytics (Boomer tracks all the shots he hits at you and all the shots you hit back including depth, width, speed, and Rating level)

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard that’s impossible, no one can get that, and as the player walks away thinking they have won the point, the player on the other side hits the shot back for a winner. Remember, just because you have never met anyone that can hit your shot dosen’t mean they are not alive and well somewhere else in the world. Many players won’t play against a backboard or a machine because they think they can’t win. With Boomer, if you play above the level he is set at you can win but in the same breath he has a level that has never been beaten. The question is are you going to train to beat the best, Boomer! at that level and become better than Federer, Nadal, Sampras, Djokovic, Navratilova, Graf, Evert, on the Court. I have not completely tested boomer to see exactly the most balls this machine can hit in one hour but my players and their drills for private training lessons average 600 – 800 strokes an hour ( the same as playing a 5 set match 271 points average 3 strokes per point or 813 strokes). I have seen boomer hit 1435 strokes an hour. I am sure he can hit more but most players can’t keep up with that pace. If you want to try Call Robert at (919) 522 – 9463.

Six of the Nine points up above are from Tennis Channels News clip on the Brain Game: Seven Ways to Force an Error by Craig O’Shannessy . The last 4 are contributed by Boomer, Do It Right Sports and Robert Gibson.

New Advanced Tennis Analytics Class starts January in Raleigh NC!

Posted on December 6, 2012 by rag

Tennis Camp 2018

New Advanced Tennis Analytics Class starts January in Raleigh NC! Welcome to Do It Right Tennis. Do It Right Tennis is an organization which delivers to Tennis Players, their sponsors, coaches and Pros, Tennis Analytics to build and strengthen an individual in a life time sport through personal interface, advance robotics and a digital delivery system. We have the first advanced tennis analytics center in Raleigh, North Carolina, using Boomer – the Advanced Tennis Robot. Tennis students from Cary, Morrisville and Raleigh Working with our center can incorporate tennis analytics in to your training program which should take your organization to the top in the tennis industry at a fraction of the cost. Or working with Do It Right Tennis we can turn your facility into a tennis analytics center. Boomer can play with you at whatever level you are– beginner to pro. He will rate your shots, measure your speed, serve, and act as a common ball machine if that is what you want. He will tell you where you need to improve, and plot your progress over time. He can train you or work with your tennis trainer remotely. Schedule your appointment today.

: Boomer’s Eye

Nick Playing Boomer

We are located at the Lake Lynn Tennis Courts off Ray Road in Raleigh. We offer a USPTA certified tennis coach for private or group tennis lessons, sports training, and Boomer analysis with optional video analysis.

Rumor has it this team has an unfair advantage.

2012 14 and Under Silver Champions
What or who is missing?

Boomer is a member of the Team
We want to build a National Level 14 and under and 18 and under Tennis Teams we need 5 girls and 5 boys for each Team. This January we are starting a class that could build 4 teams to compete for the honor to represent Raleigh/Morrisville/Cary area at nationals within 2 years. Sign up if you want to add boomer to your team. Adults are welcome in the 18 under class for training not to compete.

Welcome to a lifetime of tennis education.

See how the tennis pros do it right!

We do Dartfish Video training.

Men’s Ranking Women’s Ranking

USTA Junior Rankings

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“There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship. ” Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Tennis Lessons that use Tennis Analytics to change the sorry state of U.S. Tennis ?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by rag

There came out of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference these statements about Tennis Analytics. I would like to let you know that these gentlemen did not know about Boomer’s potiential to address these areas. So today’s tennis lessons will be about Tennis Analytics an what Do It Right Sports has to offer users of our services.

The orginal Article

This portion modify by Robert Allen Gibson

Analytics cannot save U.S. Tennis. Most “_____ Analytics” panels began the same way, with executives, current or former players, and ESPN personalities all smiling and telling the crowd that analytics are surging in the given sport (then they spend 40-50 minutes attempting to prove it with varying degrees of success). The “Tennis Analytics” panel, on the other hand? Not so much. In ESPN the Magazine‘s Analytics Issue, major sports were ranked according to analytical advancement. Tennis was second to last, ahead of just boxing. Former pro Todd Martin, on the panel with coach Paul Annacone, “tennis analytics pioneer,” New York Times contributor Craig O’Shannessy and moderator Marc Stein, discussed how, when you watch tennis on television, you are seeing the same stats you saw 20 years ago: first and second serve percentage, winners, and unforced errors. Meanwhile, as I learned during the Australian Open, you cannot really even find consistent data online regarding winners and errors, which was mind-boggling.

O’Shannessy discussed the ways in which he is using data and analytics to help professional players — and yes, I joined his website, The Brain Game, immediately after the discussion — and mentioned that since tennis is basically “50 percent chess, 50 percent poker” the potential for tennis analytics is still quite high. They all agreed, however, that ~~analytics cannot help the sorry state of U.S. Tennis~~ at the moment. Martin briefly channeled Bill Murray: “If the game’s not taught well at the beginning levels, it just doesn’t matter.“ ~~Americans are being taught how to hit, but not where to hit,~~ and, as Annacone said, “You get 16-20 year olds trying to figure out how to play after eight years or so of bad habits.” Exciting, huh?

We at Do It Right Tennis are tring to change these comments with Boomer. We will put into the hands of the coaches, Pros, Players and Sponsors the information in a form that they will be able to display the depth, width and speed of each shot hit off the court in the secquence it was hit, allowing the players to replay the images in their heads off the court. They will be able to study why they won a point and the mistakes to avoid. With Boomer we don’t just work on learning a new shot we learn where and when to use those shots to win points. Most players do not know that there are shot sequences that will win a point 95% of the time, or how to defend against those shots. The things we are putting into boomer will make a players better, Stronger, Faster, Smarter at a younger age ready to compete at the professional level. Yes Analytics can save the tennis industry with the right tools being used by Professionals.

How to use Tennis Analytics in your lessons?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by rag

Did you know that 1/2 of all the tennis players in the world have never hit 100 strokes in a row over the net? When I train my players I try to help them understand that they need to work on 100 shots in a row to go pro. I start them with just down bounces on the racquet (dribbling the ball), then I have them bounce the ball up, then down on the side of the racquet, then up on the side of the racquet, then catch the ball with no bounce. As they practice this daily they actually hit the tennis ball 500 times in about 5 mins. that is more hits than a player will hit in an Hour and a half match. But in that 5 mins. they will learn to get in the zone (concentration), feel the ball better (touch), work on timing (the firming of the Racquet by griping). So how would you like to have a report in 10 mins on the status of your students ability to read the ball coming at them?, identify exactly how they handle a Heavy Top Spin Shot? the depth?, width? and speed? of their response. How would you like to the see the placement of each shot in order? How would like to see their tactics or lack thereof in a tie- breaker? Would you like to see how they handle Heavy Topspins from level 2.0 to 7.0? Where do they breakdown? Is it because of fatigue? Strenght? Timing? Sequence? Reading? You know your players are good in Drill mode, how do you get them to execute on game mode? Start with Boomer! In ten mins boomer can hit about 75 strokes and play 1 Tie-Breaker, and give you and your players a performance evaluation at their level. Now you can. The raw data can be overwhelming for the 71 strokes but we at Do It Right Tennis have compiled 4 pages of the information that we feel you should know and your players should study off the court. If they know their workout is being tracked for them they don’t have think about the results they can focus on their strokes while on the court. As they replay the shots in their mind while reviewing the data they will build better pictures of their strokes. Here is just 1 sample of 2 pages. Just think about it these 71 strokes occurred at about 1 stroke every 4 second you had to write what the opponent hit at you and what you did with the shot.

Page 1 Stroke performance and data

Boomer Level

Percentage in

Total Shots

Average Speed

Your Fastest Speed Response

Average Depth in feet

Average Width from center

2.0

2.5

3.0

91%

32 MPH

50 MPH

3.5

64%

39 MPH

50 MPH

4.0

36%

38 MPH

50 MPH

4.5

5.0

100%

46 MPH

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

Percentage in

Total Shots

Boomer’s Stroke to you

To Forehand

To CTR

To Backhand

60%

Drop Shot

80%

Flat Drive

63%

Heavy Topspin

75%

Lob

44%

Pass

67%

Serve

50%

Slice

80%

Topspin

Based on a level 3.0 -3.5 player or placement in 3rds of the court

15.56%

of your shots were hit to your opponents backhand

17.78%

of your shots were hit to your opponents Center Court

66.67%

of your shots were hit to your opponents Forehand

51.11%

of your shots were hit to your opponents Deep Court

31.11%

of your shots were hit to your opponents Mid Court

17.78%

of your shots were hit to your opponents Fore Court

Page 2 Serve performance and data

	Total	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Serves	5	4	1	80.00%	20.00%
Aces	0	0
Faults	1	1
Double Faults	0
Serves In	0	0	0
Points Won	0
Fastest Serve		39	38
Average Speed	38	38	38

Advance Tennis Analytics used in training of city players in Raleigh

Posted on November 8, 2012 by rag

Do It Right Sports at Lake Lynn

Robert Allen Gibson with the help of Tennis Analytics evaluation tool (Boomer) is trying to put together a national level team (3 top boys and 3 top Girls comprise a National level 14 Under Silver Gold required to play singles and doubles) in the Raleigh, Cary, Morrisville area. He has set up a Tennis course that uses Tennis Analytics in the training of the players, for 12 – 48 students in each of the following brackets (12 students per class each day 1 to 4 days a week for 7 weeks) . 10 and under, 12 and Under, 14 and under and 3.0 or higher. The courses will be run out of Lake Lynn Tennis Center, 7921 Ray Rd. Raleigh, NC 27613 from 4:00pm – 10:00pm. Captains/Coaches: there are potientaly 4 teams able to be built out of each of these classes, if you think your team could use some of the lessons taught as well as the analytics, have your students sign up. The goal is to get Raleigh/Cary/Morrisville recognized on the national tennis circut as a great tennis training area with execllent clubs and tennis facilities in 2015. To sign up goto this page and schedule days of availability. Then go here to pay for the # of hours you want.

The new classes can be viewed and signed up for at this Link. If you need more information or help signing up click on the individual links below or if you need to talk to someone with questions call Robert (919)522-9463 or check out http://www.DoItRightSports.com . We also provide Private lessons to learn the strokes better/faster.

Designed for junior tennis players so that they can get in the practices need to be competitive. We will do drills to help players see how to use their already learned shots, this team will workout and train for tournaments with the intention of establishing or improving their state ranking. Players will meet twice a week, to hit a large quantity of balls, work on conditioning, balance, speed and agility. Players will be encouraged to do additional training on their own with other team members and to attend USTA/North Carolina tournaments. Scholarships are available through the Raleigh Tennis Association. Call for additional details.

JTT Prep 10U – M/W 5:00pm – 6:30pm Course Number 155031

Designed for All 10 and under tennis players who have learned all shots, this person will work out and train for tournaments with the intention of establishing or improving their ranking. Players will meet to hit a large quantity of balls, work on conditioning, balance, speed and agility. Players will be encouraged to do additional training on their own with others. USTA/North Carolina tournaments and leagues encouraged. Includes a pre and post Tennis Analysis at start and at end of the session. The Class is seven weeks.

In this course we will be practicing/working on principles that will lead to average speeds of 35-45 MPH, Consistency of 10 shots in a row, half court control deep and wide, Orange and Regular balls will be used in the class, 10U court, Tactics to use at this level, foot work, conditioning, balance, speed and agility.

JTT Prep 12U – M/W 6:30pm – 8:30pm Course Number 155032

Designed for All 12 and under tennis players who have learned all shots, this person will work out and train for tournaments with the intention of establishing or improving their ranking. Players will meet to hit a large quantity of balls, work on conditioning, balance, speed and agility. Players will be encouraged to do additional training on their own with others. USTA/North Carolina tournaments and leagues encouraged. Call for additional details. Includes a Tennis Analysis at start of class and at end of session. The Class is seven weeks.

In this course we will be practicing/working on principles that will lead to average speeds of 45-55 MPH, Consistency of 25 shots in a row, 1/3 court control power, deep and wide, Green DOT and Regular balls will be used in the class, Full court, Tactics and Strategies to use at this level, Strength building, foot work, conditioning, balance, speed and agility.

JTT Prep 14U – T/TH 7:00pm – 8:30pm Course Number 155033

Designed for All 14 and under tennis players who have learned all shots, this person will work out and train for tournaments with the intention of establishing or improving their ranking. Players will meet to hit a large quantity of balls, work on conditioning, balance, speed and agility. Players will be encouraged to do additional training on their own with others. USTA/North Carolina ranking for 12 and under tournaments required if age is under 12. Call for additional details. Includes a Tennis Analysis at start of class and at end of session. The Class is seven weeks.

In this course we will be practicing/working on principles that will lead to greater competitiveness (point system for ranking), average speeds of 55-65 MPH, Consistency of 50 shots in a row, 1/4 court control spin, power, depth and width, Regular balls will be used in the class, Full court, Spin Tactics and Strategies to use at this level, Strength building, foot work, conditioning, balance, speed and agility.

High School / College Prep – T/TH 8:30pm – 10:00pm Course Number 155034

Designed for All ranked 3.0 or higher tennis players (mostly High School players and Adults) who have learned all shots. This person has played or is playing on a High school/College Team or is in a 3.0 – 5.0 team/ladder or league. This person will work out and train for tournaments and league play with the intention of establishing or improving their ranking. Players will meet to learn spins, tactics, and strategies that go along with those spins, hit a large quantity of balls, and work on conditioning, balance, speed and agility. Players will be encouraged to do additional training on their own with others. USTA/North Carolina ranking for tournaments preferred required if under 14. Call for additional details. Includes a Tennis Analysis at start of class and at end of session. The Class is seven weeks. This is design for teams that want to get ready to qualify for the State / Regional / and National seasons. This is also a great way to identify the skills of members trying out for your teams.

In this course we will be practicing/working on principles that will lead to average speeds of 65-75 MPH, Consistency of 100 shots in a row, 1/5 court control height, spin, power, depth and width, Regular balls will be used in the class, Full court, Professional Tactics and Strategies to use at this level, Strength building, foot work, conditioning, balance, speed and agility.

Tennis USTA Jr. Team Tennis
Description: Come to try outs at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center to be placed on a team. Practices run once a week after school and matches are on Saturday mornings finishing with the tournament. Players must also pay USTA annual membership($20) + local league fee ($16).

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Course	Days	Dates & Times	Location	# of Classes	Space Avail.	Basket
152695 18U Gold	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 1:00AM – 1:01AM View full schedule	MEX 12 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	24
152696 18U Silver	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 1:00AM – 1:01AM View full schedule	MEX 11 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	24
152697 14U Silver	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 1:00AM – 1:01AM View full schedule	MEX 13 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	32
152698 14U Bronze	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 1:00AM – 1:01AM View full schedule	MEX 01 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	24
152689 12U Bronze	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 2:00AM – 2:01AM View full schedule	MEX 19 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	24
152690 12U Silver	Mon	Mar-03-2014 – May-05-2014 2:00AM – 2:01AM View full schedule	MEX 15 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	10	23
152691 Worthdale 10U Beginner	Mon Wed	Mar-03-2014 – May-07-2014 4:00PM – 6:00PM View full schedule	Wdale #4 TC Worthdale Community Center	20	6
152684 8U Beginner	Fri	Mar-07-2014 – Apr-25-2014 4:30PM – 6:30PM View full schedule	MEX 07 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	7	24
152685 8U Intermediate	Fri	Mar-07-2014 – Apr-25-2014 4:30PM – 6:30PM View full schedule	MEX 08 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	7	8
152686 10U Beginner	Fri	Mar-07-2014 – Apr-25-2014 5:00PM – 6:30PM View full schedule	MEX 01 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	7	26
152687 10U Intermediate	Fri	Mar-07-2014 – Apr-25-2014 5:00PM – 6:30PM View full schedule	MEX 16 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	7	12
152688 10U Advanced	Fri	Mar-07-2014 – Apr-25-2014 5:00PM – 6:30PM View full schedule	MEX 09 TC Millbrook Tennis Center	7	13

Newest level of Tennis Analytics available in world.

Posted on October 11, 2012 by rag

Robert Gibson started working in his back yard in Cary, NC trying to develop the drills that would lend themselves to analyzing tennis players for training purposes. He started his analysis in San Jose, California back in the late 1970’s using a VCR and video cassette camera teaching lessons, which was stolen in 1978 in Hollister, California. Now Robert has added High speed digital cameras and Dartfish. Boomer’s 5 min Tennis Analysis program is Robert’s 5 min warm-up before a match with an opponent so that Boomer can read the players response to the strokes Robert used to delivered to his opponents. This routine will allow the Boomer’s computer to analysis in greater detail and accuracy the players game in less than 10 mins. what Robert tried to do with the Human eye back in the 1970/80s. The cool thing about this is you actually get to have the information available for the player to take back to their pro to develop a training program to improve the player’s game. Tennis Analytics is being tested on Robert’s students in Raleigh where he works for the city of Raleigh. Everyone says they get a better, more dynamic work-outs with Boomer than they ever get with regular city classes. Boomer has been up and down the East coast playing players in Florida to Maine and even California. But this Year 2012 is the first year Boomer is going to re-define Tennis Analytics and Tennis Training in general. You should see Higher levels, faster hitters, and greater records by younger players as they start using Tennis Analytics by Do It Right Tennis using the Tennis Robotics in Boomer.

Tennis Analytics

Posted on October 9, 2012 by rag

Are Tennis Coaches at fault for not providing analytics in their programs? No, Most coaches already do the analytics for their students thus their advice is adjusted to the player’s ability to do as the coach request. To tell you the truth, I believe that the number one reason players do not meet their potential is because of our training methods. Players are not given enough opportunity to analyze their game off the playing field.

Too many of our players go into analytical mode during the hit or during the point. In part because we have had no way to separate the analysis from the stroke building and everyone is always wondering are they doing it right each and every stroke? Good Tennis Lessons, Tennis Instruction, or Tennis Coach is a way that these problems can be overcome. The way I was able to get most of my students out of the analysis mode was to feed the balls faster than they expect so that there is no time to watch their great hit. The other way was to make them hit so many shots in a row that they had to “get into the zone”. Concentrate on what it was they were doing. Hitting the ball at a specific point of contact for a specific result.

Some believe that you have to analyze every shot before you hit. Reality is that you have to read the ball spin, speed, trajectory, and place yourself in the path of the ball to hit it at the point of contact that you need to achieve the desired stroke and placement of your shot. But that isn’t analytics as much as it is shot recognition. Then comes the question what is the good, better and best shot to hit from that point of contact. These have to be the pictures that one brings up in their mind based on the point of contact they perceive they will have when they get there.

I have a ball machine that can tell a player what they are doing with a Heavy Topspin shot, how they handle a drop shot where their shot goes when they hit a passing shot. This machine will also give the player immediate verbal feedback in certain modes which means the player doesn’t have to look at where every shot they hit is going.

These analytics will help a player learn what they can do and what they should do if they receive this type of shot. At the same time it will allow them to have the ability to continually grow in this life-time sport. Just as an eastern grip is better for hitting low balls with topspin, tall players need to serve and volley, that doesn’t mean short people can’t. It is just harder, and it can be learned and done by anyone given the time to create the motor skills to accomplish the task at hand. Just like an eastern grip can hit a slice.

I believe that Analytics if filtered will give a coach more influence over the player’s development. It will give the player more control over their success. Tennis analytics will also allow sponsors to stop looking for the next Federer and move the tennis industry in the direction of building great players. Don’t get me wrong, there are traits that make great people, but I know if people are prepared to do the things they are asked to do, taught to concentrate on the things they are doings and given the conditioning to have timing (being in the right place at the right time with the right stuff) and have developed the ability to visualize themselves doing the thing they are trying to do. They will be far more successful at everything they do. And Tennis Analytics is the next step to the highest level of game. And anyone that is found using them off the court to improve their pictures on the court will be more successful at everything they do.

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“Our duty as men and women is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. ” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin