What’s it all about….
The Leaderboard is a fantastic way of engaging young players within exciting competition. It encourages players to enjoy playing against others locally in fun competition. Players can monitor their progress on the internet and also see how fellow competitors are doing. This gives young players a real sense of achievement and also something to work towards.
The Leaderboard helps young players learn how to play matches and experience winning and losing. It is important to observe a young player’s win to loss ratio. As an example, if a player is winning all their matches then he or she will need to look at more appropriate competition that would be more challenging and help them develop their game. This may involve playing in events outside the county to give them the opportunity to see different standards and different players which will help their long term development as a player.
How it works…
• All players competing in the MT Tour for Red (8U), Orange (9U) or Green (10U) will be awarded points towards an online Leaderboard. The Leaderboard will be published on the County website regularly during the season.
• Only the events listed in this winter season’s competition programme will count towards the Leaderboard.
• Players will get 10 points for every match they play and receive an additional 40 points for every win.
• Results from the player’s top six competitions will go towards their final total. At the end of the tour there will be a masters final for the top 8 boys and top 8 girls in the area.
• Players can enter as many Mini Tennis Circuit events across their County.
• Through the Leaderboard, young players can find out who is on top of the Red, Orange and Green ‘Mini Tennis Circuit’ and can strive to reach the No1 position and get into the end of season finals.
The Leaderboards should encourage increased entry numbers with the obvious benefits to both players and clubs this will bring. There will be more news about the circuit to come.