About the BrilTennis Method

Why do I need the BrilTennis method?

There is an opinion that an experienced coach can see without any tests, 'by eye' all the advantages and the weak points of a player. Is it true? Indeed, the experience and the knowledge play an important part. So, is it necessary to carry out the diagnostics, then? Let us have a look at an example to answer this question. A tennis player is often late for a ball. Naturally, it can be an effect of a whole number of causes: incorrect footwork, low speed, slow start, etc. Suppose his or her coach to be enough experienced to identify that the reason is, for example, in slow start for a ball. But what is next? This weak point (slow start for a ball) can have a lot of reasons as well: low level of reaction, poor prediction of direction of opponent's strokes, insufficient mobilization of will, unstable concentration of focus, etc.... Of course, it is possible to start going over all possible reasons. But imagine how much time, means and efforts it will take! Is not it easier to carry out the tests and to get the clear answer?

However, the method is intended not only for skilled players, but also for those who take the first steps in tennis or who is just going to start with it. In this case, the results of the diagnostics will give the parents a clear view of the structure of the child's abilities, their level and, above all, the means of their developing. In addition, they will help to make the decision about professional or amateur way of the child's tennis activity. But anyway, the method never labels your child as an 'untalented', an 'unpromising', etc., but it clearly shows the shortest ways of getting rid of the weak points, reinforcing the advantages and achieving quick improvement.

Why are the BrilTennis tests made in the form of the games?

It was found that the best possibility how to reveal the abilities is using the games. For example the computer games. The aim here is to win and playing with such an aim is difficult to be cunning. Just in the process of a game, the necessary relaxation comes and a tested person demonstrates his whole potential. In addition, he or she always has positive mood, and it is not difficult to awake interest as much as possible. Undoubtedly, such diagnostic games must be well considered and logically selected, so that the basic human faculties called to form the talent can show and can be evaluated. Furthermore, everybody should be able to play the games, regardless of age and computer skills. And, of course, accidental errors should not be registered, the results in the games should not be momentary and should not differ so much from the previous results upon a repetition, etc.

The BrilTennis consists of ten test-games in which the manifestations of the significant tennis abilities are duplicated and varied in various combinations. It is done for reducing the accidents and increasing the reliability of testing. That is why a computer has to analyze, to evaluate and to compare a lot of characteristics. As it becomes a machine, the computer makes it quickly and unmistakably.

A fragment of 'The Sniper' test:

A fragment of 'The Bombing' test:

What will I get after carrying out the BrilTennis diagnostics?

The analysis of the results of testing includes:

• The most preferable game style for you (5 basic game styles),
• The level of your qualities, personal features and tennis abilities (32 characteristics),
• The level of the factors of your success in tennis (6 main factors),
• The harmonicity of your structure of the tennis abilities (based on the level of the 23 system-forming characteristics),
• The strategy of developing and compensation of your tennis abilities,
• The summary containing the practical recommendations.

A fragment of the list of the qualities, personal features and tennis abilities (the point level is stated to the right of each characteristic):

A fragment of the diagram showing how your basic tennis abilities are away from the average level for the tennis players of your age, sex and tennis qualification (50 points):

A fragment of the table of your tennis abilities developing and compensation strategy:

How to use the results of the BrilTennis diagnostics in practice?

So, according to the results of testing, the 'diagnosis' is made. The statement about the level of the abilities is made on the basis of the correlation of the player's results with the results of the coevals of the same sex and tennis qualification. The 100-point scale is used for it. For example, if the level of your 'specific reaction to a ball' is 50 point, it means that this ability can be evaluated as average. The 75-point level of e.g. the 'prediction of the direction of opponent's strokes' means considerable exceeding of the average level, etc. Of course, we had to carry out a huge number of testings to create this scale. Prof. Michael Bril, an author of the BrilTennis, followed a number of players from age of 6 till 26 in order to find out the characteristics, which helped them to make progress in tennis. The 'means' are chosen individually, according to the general structure of the abilities. They are called for fighting with the weak points and reinforcing advantages revealed with help of the diagnostics. The special exercises are the main 'method'. They are not universal. The exercises are worked out for a particular player (because they influence the whole individual structure of the abilities and not only one ability). The program analyzes the structure of the abilities and creates the 'strategy of developing and compensation'. It contains the list of the main weak points, their level at present, the level that have to be achieved and, finally, the list of qualities, which compensate these weak points. The worked out exercises simultaneously develop the weak points and the qualities, which compensate them. That is why the 'double acceleration' in developing the abilities is achieved.

So it is evident that the analysis of the results is useful not only for a player but also for his coach who can work out the strategy based on the real individual qualities of the sportsman. Having received the analysis of the results, the coach can either create the exercises intended for developing the weak points and the compensations or advise the player to order a package of such exercises from the authors of the BrilTennis.

Here is an example. Having tested a player, the program identified very low level of the start reaction and a quality compensating that weak point - high concentration of focus. Other pairs (a weak point + its compensation) were analyzed as well. On this basis, the special exercises, which simultaneously 'pulled up' a weak point (e.g. the start reaction) and reinforced its compensation (e.g. the concentration of focus) were created. For achieving the required effect, the purposeful work with the sportsman (regular analysis of the results of the exercises for control of the dynamics, intensive cooperation with the coach, psychological influence, etc.) based on deep analysis of the player's personality was needed besides doing the exercises. After half a year of doing the exercises and systematic work with the sportsman, a repeated testing was carried out. It demonstrated that the effect was achieved, i.e. the whole structure of the abilities of the sportsman became more harmonious (it was expressed in the significant growth of the ranking as well). It also showed that there was a potential for the further growth.

The BrilTennis program is permanently improving. That is why the fragments of the tests and the analysis of the results, names, lists and number of the tests and the analyzed qualities, etc. given at this Web site can differ in the actual version of the program.

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