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ProTracker Tennis
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Start
ProTracker Tennis from an icon on the Start screen. |
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Enter the players' names, or select them from the drop down
lists (if you have tracked them previously). For doubles matches use '+' or '&'
symbols between the player's names. Then enter information about the match, the
date (which defaults to today), the Event, court surface and match format.
Make sure the match format is correctly entered, especially the minimum
number of games needed to win a set (usually 6), the number of sets and the
format of the last set of the match (which is sometimes different from other
sets, maybe just a tie-break).
You can also set the current score if the match has already started - make
sure you start tracking at the start of a new game.
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If you are not happy with the Court or Text Colors,
change them using the Options menu |
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The Settings menu option lets you set up information in advance. In
particular Player names, Court surfaces and Comments can be tapped in - this
will save time later and allow for mistakes to be corrected. After making a
change, Tap the corresponding Save or Delete button as appropriate. In
addition you can define the folder used for match files and the time delay
that will be used before the first option in shot-outcome pop-up menus is
automatically tapped.
Other settings include the color for the court surface type, the ball size
to be shown and whether you want to see the summary stats and score after
each game, or only at rest breaks.
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During a match other options are available. In particular you can choose
just to record the points in a match rather than the shots - to do this,
select Track Score Only from the Options menu on the score screen.
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Tap the Start >>> button to start tracking.
The Score screen is displayed. The first thing you must do is indicate which
player is to serve first - Tap on the radio-button next to the player's name.
For Doubles matches you will also be prompted for the Receiver.
Now tap the Continue >>> button. |
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A tennis court will be displayed on the screen. At this
time you may want to change a couple of options. Select Options > Track
Serve Returns if you want to switch on or off Serve Return tracking. And, if
you are standing at the side of the court, rather than the end, Tap on
Options > Court View > Side-On (this feature is only available on Pocket PCs
with Windows Mobile 2003 SE or later, and on the PC version) you can then
hold the Pocket PC in landscape mode and menus will appear correctly. If you
are in bright sunlight, you can also select the option to view in Black and
White.
During a match flashing text will indicate the action needed, as follows:
Tap Server End - Tap on the end of the court from which the server
will serve.
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First Serve and Second Serve - Tap on the court on the
position where the ball bounced (or hit the net) and select an option from
the pop-up menu of outcomes that appears. (TIP: the first option in the list
is usually the one required and it will be Tapped automatically for you
after a short pause) To move the server position, Tap to the left or right
of the racket. Tap on the Racket itself to record a Foot Fault. |
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Return Outcome This prompt will appear only if you have chosen to
track Serve Returns. If so, Tap on the court at the position where the ball
bounced (or hit the net), and select the option from the pop-up menu of
outcomes that appears, the default option will indicate the ball was In. The
position from where the Return was played is assumed from the angle and
depth of the serve. |
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Shot Position and Type - When the point ends decide if the key shot
was an error or a winning shot, Tap on the court at the position where the
shot was played from. A pop-up menu of shot types appears from which one
must be selected. If you are tracking a doubles match, you will first be
prompted for the player's name and then the shot type.
Shot Outcome - Tap on the court at the position where the ball
bounced (or hit the net), and select an option from the pop-up menu of outcomes
that appears. (TIP: the
first option in the list is usually the one required and it will be Tapped
automatically for you after a short pause).
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If you make a mistake Tap the small button by the net
marked '?', and select Undo. You can press undo as many times as required to
reverse multiple mistakes. Other options are available from this button - for
example you can record points that you missed.
An important aspect of tracking is to record comments for future reference.
This can either be done from the score form (Exceptions menu), which is
displayed after each game or rest break, or on the court input form.
Pre-defined comments can be entered by clicking on the drop-down list or you
can tap-in a new comment (which will then be added to the pre-defined list
for another time). Tap the Add button, and select the player that the
comment refers to on the pop-up menu that appears. The comments will appear
on the Match Chart. |
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At each change of ends the score screen will be displayed. On here is a
summary set of stats, and you can analyze the match so far. Press the
Continue >>> button when the players resume.
Tracking will stop automatically when the match is won or lost. Or, if the
match ends prematurely, or you no longer want to track it, tap the Early
Match End menu option.
An Analyze >>> button will be displayed at the end of the match, or the
Analyze menu option on the Score page can be tapped at any time. The
following types of analysis are provided: |
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Stats - Detailed statistics can be shown, which can be filtered by
Set or player if required.
Scatter Diagrams Serves, Returns and Key Shot directions and
outcomes can be viewed graphically. Optionally a line is drawn from the shot
position to the bounce position, at which a coloured ball is shown (green
for winner, red for out etc). A key can be displayed if required. Filters
let you select the player, shot, set and game score so that you can
home-in on particular aspects of the play. Useful information can be
obtained from the displays, such as which shots are producing errors and
where winners are coming from. |
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Match Flow Graph - The flow of points in the match can be seen. Each
time the player named at the top left of the screen wins a point a line is
drawn diagonally upwards, and downwards when the other player wins a point.
The score is shown along with any comments that were recorded, and the line
colour reflects which player is serving. Often an incident during a match,
such as a disputed line call or long deuce game, can change the outcome -
this chart helps identify this and graphically illustrate it to the player.
You can also Overlay shot outcomes on the chart; coloured balls as on the
Scatter Diagrams are used. Serves are shown near the player names and key
shots along the match flow line these enable you to see at what stages in
a match points are being decided by winners or by errors, and the impact of
serves. By Tapping on the line you will be taken to the Replay screen so you
can see the details of the point. |
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Replay The shots that have been tracked during each point are
shown, with coloured balls used to indicate shot outcomes. You can step
through each point in the match and set it to replay automatically. |
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Report (this feature is only available on the PC version).
Printed reports on the match can be produced, click
here
to view an example match report. A set of pre-defined page layouts are
provided or you can design your own layouts. Report pages consist of
component form such as the match score, stats, scatter diagrams, Match Flow
Graph and free text. The Report page format can be changed to match your
printer using the File > Page Setup. To edit one of the individual
pre-defined layouts, Click on the Edit menu and un-check the Lock Layout
option; after doing this, when the mouse is moved over a form it is
activated and you can change the options, move it or delete it. To add a new
component form Click on Edit menu and select the form type you want to add
it will be positioned in the middle of the screen from where you can
re-position it and set the options required. Free Text forms can be used for
titles and other information you can insert player names and other
variable text by clicking the Options button and Add AutoText. To help with
alignment a grid is used after a form is moved it will snap to the
nearest grid point, if this option is active.
On the PC Version you can compare matches easily by loading multiple
ProTracker Tennis Windows - do this by selecting the New Window menu option.
You can even open more than one Window onto the same match file, which might
be useful to compare the players or a player's performance in different
Sets. You can also Print individual screen images, rather than a report.
Moving matches from the PocketPC to
the PC
Before you can use the PC to analyze or print a report
for a match tracked on the PocketPC, it needs to moved. To do this, Sync
your PocketPC to the PC then press the Explore button on ActiveSync, then
browse to the match file which you will find in the folder called
'ProTracker Tennis', drag the file and drop it into the 'ProTracker Tennis'
folder in My Documents on your PC. You can then either open it with the PC
version using the File menu, or just double-click on it.
If you want to Sync match files
automatically every time you cradle your PocketPC, please follow the
instructions
here:
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