The following post is an excerpt from Frank’s newest book, INNOVATIVE TENNIS CHARTING.
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SO, WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF MATCH-CHARTING?
1) Athletes who are charting and teaching (explaining their data) accept and retain more information than those who are solely hitting. Why? Because they are learning to identify the reasons a point is won or lost (focusing on performance) instead of simply focusing on the outcome.
2) To the athlete charting, match charting provides non-threatening data acceptance.
3) Researchers have found that student-athletes enlisted to teach others work harder to understand the game’s intricacies, recall it more accurately, and apply it more effectively.
4) Athletes, parents, and coaches with the ability to chart develop a higher tennis IQ and EQ.
5) Athletes charting others develop increased self-awareness and solution-based problem-solving skills.
6) Students, parents, and coaches gain more significant insights into designing their customized game plans.
7) Charting skills enhance opponent awareness skills.
8) Charting exposes the game’s critical tipping points and “mega points.”
9) Interpreting match charts requires tactical dialog between students, parents, and coaches, which is an essential interactive learning skill.
10) Peer charting elicits confidence through cooperative learning, which makes charting a powerful learning vehicle for group sessions.
Developing the mental component through peer learning exposes the gaps between our athletes’ hitting skills and match awareness. If you want athletes to understand the art and science of winning, incorporate group charting and peer learning.
