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🎾 Are You Tracking the Right Things — or Just Chasing Results?

Most tennis players (and even parents) are focused on one thing:

  • Results
  • UTR Ratings
  • Match Wins

But let’s ask a few honest questions:

  • 📈 Are you tracking how many shots you hit per week?
  • 💥 Do you know your forehand or serve speed?
  • 🧠 Are you mentally and tactically improving — or just hoping to win?

If your only metric is your UTR, you’re missing the full picture.

📉 What Most Players Track

  • ✅ Match Wins or Losses
  • ✅ Tournament Outcome
  • ✅ UTR Rating

That's it. But these are just outputs — not signs of real development.

📊 What You Should Track Instead

1. 🎯 Shot Quality

  • Total shot volume
  • Forehand/backhand speed
  • Target accuracy %

2. 🎯 Serve Performance

  • Serve speed
  • First serve %
  • Aces vs double faults

3. 🏃 Movement & Speed

  • 20m sprint time / 400m run
  • Directional change ability
  • Heart rate recovery

4. 🧠 Mental Resilience

  • Focus & emotional control
  • Recovery from errors
  • Staying aggressive under pressure

5. 🧩 Tactical Execution

  • Serve +1 effectiveness
  • Exploiting weaknesses
  • Pattern usage & shot selection

6. 📉 Unforced Error Control

  • Rally tolerance (8+ shots)
  • Footwork breakdowns per match
  • Consistency under fatigue

😤 “But My UTR Dropped…”

That happens. Here’s why it’s normal even when you’re improving:

  • 🎯 You’re playing tougher opponents
  • ⏳ UTR lags behind real improvement
  • 🔨 You’re building long-term structure before results

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