What is a 135 Player Consult
It’s the question we get asked most. What is a Player Consult? In short, the answer is:
a profile of a player’s level of play at a point in time, compared to both their previous level, and benchmarks of other players at a similar age and stage.
The most important word in the above answer is “play”; their tactics and strategy; how they win points and how they lose points; their best patterns and sequences. Measuring “play” requires not only data, but data analysis such that the way forward for an individual player is clear, rather than based on perception and results or scores.
At school a student’s level in each subject is measured and reported as part of a process of their education. In addition, meetings with each of a student’s teachers are organised to discuss the student’s progress. 135 Player Consults provide this service for tennis, using data analysis to support findings and recommendations.
It’s the question we get asked most. What is a Player Consult? In short, the answer is:
a profile of a player’s level of play at a point in time, compared to both their previous level, and benchmarks of other players at a similar age and stage.
The most important word in the above answer is “play”; their tactics and strategy; how they win points and how they lose points; their best patterns and sequences. Measuring “play” requires not only data, but data analysis such that the way forward for an individual player is clear, rather than based on perception and results or scores.
At school a student’s level in each subject is measured and reported as part of a process of their education. In addition, meetings with each of a student’s teachers are organised to discuss the student’s progress. 135 Player Consults provide this service for tennis, using data analysis to support findings and recommendations.
"I am yet to consult to a player - pro, college or junior - who wasn't surprised by what the match analysis data revealed about their level of play."
To avoid player confusion, an initial consult will likely target one issue from each of the player’s 135 patterns (serve), 246 patterns (return), and their 7+ patterns (long rally). Subsequent Consults will measure improvement from previous consults, and also raise further issues that may require work.
It’s not all about the areas that require the most work. We also discuss what the player does well. Consulting to players is as much about providing confidence and clarity as it is about analysis.
At the conclusion of a Consult, a Player Report is completed with data and comments based on findings. Everything, including filtered footage, data and reporting, is available for the player/parent/coach to view in the 135 Analyser.
For more information about 135 Player Consults, please talk to your 135 Coach or get in touch with us through the Chat icon below.
