Tennis Leagues and Automation
Tennis leagues are one of the most popular activities in the tennis world. At the beginning of each season, leagues are often the first program to fill up. Have you ever seen a co-worker rushing out of work with a racquet in hand to play in their tennis leagues? Ever walk by a tennis club on a warm night and hear the roar of applause and shouts of “Come on”? You probably just passed by a league match.
Tennis leagues operate in team formats. Teams compete against one another in singles or doubles. Team captains select players of similar levels to compete against one another to ensure a fun and competitive match. There are junior leagues, adult leagues, house leagues, high school leagues, university leagues and club leagues.
Because leagues are set up to match players of similar abilities against one another, anyone can join a league at their level and simply get better by playing. The team setting allows players from all walks of life to create lifelong friendships. It is also a great way to meet new hitting partners and to get regular exercise. For juniors and new players, the league system is a great way to introduce them to competition.
As a tennisaholic, I played on a few tennis leagues. I have often observed the team captains are still using pen and paper to create their lineups and to tally the scores. Wouldn’t it be better if we can use our mobile device to track the matches, lineups and team performance?
Now you can with the team support in TennisKeeper. Simply add a team and create a season schedule. Then create the matches within that season and add your match lineups and roster. After that let TennisKeeper calculates the running stats of each team member for you.
A new season is beginning for me now, and I will be using the team support to track my own performance on the tennis teams I played on. If you are a league captain, or a tennis coach captaining a high school team, you may find this feature useful for you too.
