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Analyzing a tennis match is important for the improvement of a player. Using these analyses, a player can see how good he is and what were the mistakes. A match with the competition is the test of how good a player is in the tactical, mental, physical and technical aspects of the tennis match. Most of the coaches analyze the matches by just watching them. They do not bother to make notes, which is not a good idea. There are tennis h2h statistics available that you can use to briefly analyze the performance of a player. These stats are also used by the football expert because they are very helpful. It is always better to analyze a match on the basis of the objective rather than subjective facts. Moreover, all of these stats and opinion must be noted during the match.
Modified Aggressive Margin System
The first method we are going to explain is called Aggressive Margin System. The official stats are always shown on the screen during the tournament. These stats include a number of wins, number of unforced errors, etc. The main difference between official and this system is it also counts the force errors. These are kind of shots that make the opponent to make a mistake. These shots are count as winning shots while the unforced error is a point that is given to the opponent. Actually, there is no reason for making that mistake. It also includes the stroke which made the last point. B for backhand, F stands for forehand, S for serve, FV or BV for a volley, Fr or Bris for return, SM for smash, Bp or Fp for passing shot, Drop, and Bslice for forehand drop shot, etc.
It is basically calculated by adding all the forcing and winners' errors of the set, unforced errors of the set, and subtracting all the unforced errors from winning shots. If the end result you get is positive then there are more chances of players to win more points. In other words, you can say that the player did not beat because he gave more points to himself.
Analyzing Junior Tennis Match
When you are going to analyze the junior tennis match, try to expand the comment section into tactics, mental, physical and techniques aspects. After that note all the strong and weak sides of the player. It is very common that you note only mistakes because you are focusing on the mistakes rather than the strength of the player. As a coach, you need to point out both the strength and the weakness of the payer. As a coach, you do not need to write long pages of analysis. You just need to be selective to determine which mistake or strength you should note. Moreover. you should choose to note the most important things.
You first priority weakness should be the one that was the cause of the majority of the errors. Second, you should take note of the strength that is very important for the player. Pointing out strength will help build the confidence of the player.
