Competition Formats PP MT

 Tennis…Play and Stay Increasing Tennis Participation Worldwide: 

Tennis…Play and Stay Increasing Tennis Participation Worldwide

Competition Drives The Sport!Need to Adapt it to the Players lifestyle: 

Competition Drives The Sport! Need to Adapt it to the Players lifestyle

  New competition formats and scoring systems not being promoted and used: 

New competition formats and scoring systems not being promoted and used Competition formats -Short sets (1st to 4 games) -Tie break for 3rd set -No Ad scoring    Multi Match formats round robin feed in events compass draws

Tennis competition can be fun…and formats exist to suit all lifestyles!: 

Tennis competition can be fun…and formats exist to suit all lifestyles! Actively promote the competition formats and scoring systems that are now part of the rules of tennis to suit the lifestyles of players

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Mark Tennant Considerable experience in Programmes related to tennis participation Worked on this project for 2 years Chaired the Competition working group Competition Website

Competition formats website: 

Competition formats website ITF ‘Tennis Play and Stay’ seminar 26-27 February 2007

Introduction: 

Introduction The ITF Intro to Tennis Taskforce elected a working group to put together a competition formats website for the Tennis Play and Stay campaign Led by Mark Tennant from the ITF, and involved representatives from the LTA, KNLTB and the USTA

Objectives: 

Objectives To promote the importance of competition in tennis To promote different competition formats To devise a user friendly website which coaches and competition organisers could use to download the resources necessary to organise different competition formats

Creating a user-friendly resource: 

Creating a user-friendly resource When planning to run a competition, organisers tend to know: the age of the players approximately how many players to organise for the approximate standard of the players if they are competitive or social players

Competition Structuresunder 10: 

Competition Structures under 10 Line Declercq VTV Coordinator KidsTennis (Belgium) Mini Toer (- 9 years) Informal competition Red and Orange stage No winners or losers (number of games) Volkswagen Tour (+ 8 years) Formal competition As from Orange stage Tournaments Team competition (+ 8 years)

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Line Declercq VTV Coordinator KidsTennis (Belgium) Advising the right competition

Communication: 

Communication Direct mailing Referees and officials Trainers Clubs Website: rules and scenarios Congresses and information sessions Coaches education

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ITF seminar London February 2007

« A CHACUN SON MATCH »A MATCH FOR EVERYONE: 

Official competition is not adapted to tennis newcomers Many women are not attracted by official competition Little girls are not happy with playing matches People feel they are not able to play a real match AND YET… The aim of tennis is to play points….. « A CHACUN SON MATCH » A MATCH FOR EVERYONE

« A CHACUN SON MATCH »A MATCH FOR EVERYONE: 

« A CHACUN SON MATCH » A MATCH FOR EVERYONE goals : Give players of all levels and all ages the opportunity to play a tennis match Get more pleasure in playing tennis through convivial and playful games in specific conditions Make people « play and stay » in tennis clubs through an evolutive approach of the game Choose a format according to players’s level and motivation Make transition towards official competition easier

LA COMPETITION EVOLUTIVE« A CHACUN SON MATCH »: 

LA COMPETITION EVOLUTIVE « A CHACUN SON MATCH »

TOURNAMENT FORMATS: 

TOURNAMENT FORMATS Choice of format depends on number of players, number of courts and time allowed « DISCOVERY MATCHES » best of three sets one set = 4 points to be reached (1,2,3,4…) round robin « PROGRESSION MATCHES » best of three sets one set = 7 points or 3 games round robin or draws «  PERFORMANCE MATCHES » best of three sets one set = 7 points or 3 games round robin or draws