Serving up Success: Assessing and Improving Tennis Athlete Development Pathways

Binghao Zhang; Dr Violeta S. Dulatre

doi:10.54097/06xnax17

Authors

Binghao Zhang
Dr Violeta S. Dulatre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/06xnax17

Keywords:

Technical, Primarily Training, Tactical Skills, Mental Preparation, Competitive Experience, Teaching, And Support Networks

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to look into what makes tennis players develop and succeed, as well as the most significant problems and obstacles they face on their way to becoming better. Using a mix of methods, numeric and qualitative data were gathered from 526 tennis players from various school programs and levels of experience. The quantitative data was technical, primarily training, tactical skills, mental preparation, competitive experience, teaching, and support networks. On the other hand, the qualitative conversations looked into how athletes felt about these things on a deeper level and perceptions of the coaches on their view of the current development of atheletes and how they could be improved were also the focus of this study. Meanwhile, the players who answered were male and female, from various school backgrounds, and most of them had competed for one to two years. The study found that athletes liked all parts of training but needed more access to expert coaches. These training sites required to be updated had more chances to compete and had trouble balancing their athletic and academic obligations. Qualitative results showed more problems, such as mental stress from high-level racing and not enough help for recovering from injuries. Results showed that there are significant holes in the current growth paths for tennis players. It stressed the importance of making it easier for them to get tools, mental health support, and up-to-date training devices. Based on these results, a complete program was created to remove these obstacles and improve athletic growth.

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