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US20080176612A1 US11/567,603 US56760306A US2008176612A1 US 20080176612 A1 US20080176612 A1 US 20080176612A1 US 56760306 A US56760306 A US 56760306A US 2008176612 A1 US2008176612 A1 US 2008176612A1
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  • This invention relates generally to the coaching or development of athletes in a given sport or athletic activity, in general, and the game of tennis, in particular, using a computer based and driven Learning-Teaching Platform which contains a separate 1) Skill Development Component and a separate 2) Evaluative and Recordation and Data Reporting Component which function SYNERGISTICALLY together to expeditiously enhance athletic attainment and performance in a manner which is neither speculative or subjective, but rather is both objective and quantifiable.
  • Skill Development Component and a separate 2 Evaluative and Recordation and Data Reporting Component which function SYNERGISTICALLY together to expeditiously enhance athletic attainment and performance in a manner which is neither speculative or subjective, but rather is both objective and quantifiable.
  • the present invention is a highly systematic, methodological process that is the product of over 35 years of sport scientific research and development. It was initially conceived and employed within the context of the sport of tennis. The goal of this invention is to provide a more effective mechanism for teaching athletes in any given sport, as well as the game of tennis, by training them in a much more efficient, systematic and comprehensive manner. In so doing, it relies on computerization in order to provide this heightened degree of precision, efficiency, time conservation as well as objectivity in terms of quantifiable performance and skill development related data. Said data is generated and periodically reported—on a semi annual basis—to those trained by this invention.
  • this invention was utilized, research within a controlled experimental setting determined that it produced roughly 5 times as many champions (tournament winners) and 3 times as much income revenue in the tennis coaching business for the systematic coach using it as compared to those asystematic coaches not using this invention. It also resulted in a student retention rate that was 3 times greater than that of the asystematic coaches not using this invention. It is asserted and maintained herein that said asystematic coaches are “winging it” and thereby develop athletes in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or in one of the (3) “styles” of the sport of tennis (see item #1 below) in particular who are less capable in terms of quantified, objective performance metrics at any given point in time of their training and development.
  • the present invention produces “better players at a faster rate” in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or in one of the (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis (see item #1 below) in particular. And therein lies the superiority and advantage of this present invention.
  • the (3) “styles” of play are the One-Handed “style” of play in which all shots are hit one-handed on both the dominant side and the non-dominant side of the body, the Two-Handed “style” of play in which all shots on the dominant side of the body are hit one-handed and all shots on the non-dominant side of the body—the backhand side—are hit two-handed, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play in which all shots on either the dominant side of the body, or the non-dominant side of the body are played two-handed.
  • an “MTR” Metal, Template, Rule
  • sport scientific training methodology comprised of the following (3) key components a) (OS) Optimal Sequencing b) A Three Mode Methodological Paradigm and c) the Method of Progressive Pacing and Distancing (PP&D).
  • This invention is a computer based and driven “Learning-Teaching Platform” whose object is to ameliorate the coaching profession by providing it with a more comprehensive, systematic, and efficient vehicle that will produce athletes who perform at the highest possible level and attain more in their sport or given athletic activity, including the game of tennis, in less time than those trained non-comprehensively, and asystematically, such that said enhanced performance can be both generated and measured by this invention, yielding results which are therefore not merely speculative and subjective, but rather are both objective and quantifiable.
  • These results of performance generated by this invention are presented and delivered electronically to those being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis for a period of up to 48 months, or 4 years.
  • This invention includes a separate Skill Development Component that is comprised of but is not limited to an enumeration of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequences of a given sport or athletic activity, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. It also includes a complete listing of all the separate and distinct (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for all of these separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the game of tennis. It also includes a complete listing of the separate and distinct (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic activity, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis.
  • EBP's separate and distinct
  • EUP's Essential Utilization Parameters
  • EBP's a training/drilling regimen that is founded in sport scientific theory and practice designed to facilitate the acquisition of the aforementioned (EBP's) and (EUP's) for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis.
  • This invention also includes a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component to provide those trained by this invention with objective and quantifiable data regarding the progression of skill development and attainment in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis.
  • This objective, quantifiable, non-speculative and non-subjective data is electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis thus taking the results of coaching with this invention from the realm of the asystematic and subjective, to the realm of the systematic and objective, which must be construed as a tremendous and daunting advancement and improvement in this art.
  • the present invention is the product of over 35 years of applied sport scientific research and development. It was initially conceived within the context of training tennis players to play the sport of tennis. For the first time in the history of this sport, all of the “shots” in the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis (the One-Handed “style,” which consists of 78 separate “shots,” and the Two-Handed “style,” which consists of 105 separate “shots,” and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play, which consists of 132 separate “shots”) were identified and enumerated by this invention.
  • Each of these Primary Shots (5), these Derivative shots (125), and the (2) Mutant Shots are introduced during the training process for either of the (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed) in a predetermined order based on two factors: 1) frequency of usage and 2) the ease or convenience of integration into the entire range of both previously acquired “shots” and those “shots” that are yet to be acquired.
  • shots Prior, Derivative or Mutant
  • shots are deemed to be appropriately utilized in terms of optimal shot selection (definition: a choice of one “shot” as opposed to any other “shots” which when chosen maximizes the chance of winning a “point” in the game of tennis either immediately or later on during the course of the same point) they are assigned an “A.”, by the users of the invention, which stands for “Appropriately Utilized.”
  • a given “shot” is deemed to be (A) when all of the associated (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” which are provided for each “shot” in all (3) styles of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed and Totally Two-Handed) are being observed and adhered to when a given trainee chooses to utilize said “shot selection” choice on a consistent basis.
  • This invention automatically generates electronically delivered reportage of said indices of (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.) on a semi-annual basis beginning at 6 months and proceeding to 48 Months (4 years), or at such time during this interim that a given trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) level.
  • the “Method of Successive Approximations” is an “operant conditioning” technique which recognizes and rewards—through verbal feedback—those training “trials” or “repetitions” of a given biomechanical movement sequence entity which come closer and closer to the desired ideal in terms of both the attainment of the (ROC) of a given “shot” and/or it's correct application, thus rendering it (B) Biomechanically Correct, as well as (A) Appropriate Utilized.
  • the Method of (PP&D) Progressive Pacing and Distancing refers to both the location from where tennis balls originate in relation to the position of the trainee and the degree of variability (read: difficulty in terms of speed, spin and location) of said balls during ongoing training “trials” or “repetitions” while the trainee strives to attain and then maintain both (B) and (A) for said “shots.”
  • This invention contains “streaming,” continuous video sequence representations for every “shot” in all (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-handed), as well as “still frame” video sequence representations for all of the separate (EBP's) and (EUP's) for all of these “shots” in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed or Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis.
  • a (BG) is an internal, mental, visual representation of the (ROC) of said “shot” or “shots” based on an internal mental incorporation of the (EBP's) for said “shot” or “shots.”
  • the (UG) is an internal, mental visual representation of the correct utilization (A) of said “shot” or “shots” based on a mental incorporation of the (EUP's) for said “shot” or “shots.”
  • This invention also contains a “drilling” or training section/component that constitutes a regimen whose purpose it is to facilitate the attainment of (P) (B) and (A) for every shot in a given trainees chosen “style” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-Handed, or Totally Two-Handed), thus assuring that those trained by this invention will attain the 100% (O.P) level of performance in said chosen “style” of play.
  • a “drilling” or training section/component that constitutes a regimen whose purpose it is to facilitate the attainment of (P) (B) and (A) for every shot in a given trainees chosen “style” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-Handed, or Totally Two-Handed), thus assuring that those trained by this invention will attain the 100% (O.P) level of performance in said chosen “style” of play.
  • the specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the Two-Handed game is referred to as 2Ht-PDS, or “Two-Handed Tennis Player Development System.”
  • 2Ht-PDS The specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the Two-Handed game is referred to as 2Ht-PDS, or “Two-Handed Tennis Player Development System.”
  • EBP's EBP's
  • EUP's EUP's
  • SYSTEM 2 which comprises the training regimen for the Two-Handed “style” of play.
  • T2Ht-PDS The specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to an Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the Totally Two-Handed game is referred to as T2Ht-PDS, or “Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Development System.”
  • EBP's EBP's
  • EUP's EUP's
  • SYSTEM 3 SYSTEM 3
  • SA Shot Acquisition DRILLS for the incorporation of only one shot at a time on the (B) Biomechanical level.
  • This invention also contains a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that is computer software based and driven.
  • a baseline level of performance in terms of (P) (B) and (A), as well as the resulting (O.P.) are determined and provided to those being trained by this invention to play tennis in any of the aforementioned (3) “styles” of play.
  • the separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the One-Handed game of tennis is referred to as the 1Ht-PES or “One-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.”
  • the separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the Two-Handed game of tennis is referred to as 2Ht-PES or the “Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.”
  • the separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the Totally Two-Handed game of tennis is referred to as the “Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.”
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered (PPI) “Practitioner's Performance Index” “Expert Norms” for both (O.P.) and N.T.R.P. (National Tennis Rating Program).
  • PPI paraffinic Performance Index
  • Expert Norms refers to the percentages for both (O.P.) and N.T.R.P. that were attained by those trained by the inventor of this invention over a 10 year period in which said inventor trained over 300 trainees while using this invention.
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered metrics associated with what are termed “Shot Groups,” in what is termed a “t-PES Shot Group Chart.” There are 20 separate Shot Groups in each of the (3) SYSTEMS—SYSTEM 1, SYSTEM 2 and SYSTEM 3. In each case, “shots” are grouped according to 1) the type of spin which they contain (either topspin or underspin) and 2) the part of the tennis court from which they originate (either the baseline, the mid-court or the forecourt).
  • the “t-PES Shot Group Chart” gives the users of this invention a clear and accurate indication at any point in time which “Shots Groups” are more or less developed relative to other “Shots Groups.” Insofar as this invention seeks to develop complete, fully developed and well-balanced tennis players, it is considered optimal and desirable for each of the 20 “Shot Groups” to develop at approximately the same pace and rate, thus indicating that there are few if any discernible weaknesses or shortcomings for a given trainee with respect to the attainment of said complete, balanced and comprehensive game of tennis in terms of the attainment of (P) (B) and (A).
  • This report is also generated automatically and delivered electronically to tennis trainees at 6 month intervals, terminating at 48 months or at such time that said trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) level which would by default indicate that said trainee 's 20 “Shot Groupings” would not only be exactly the same percentage but would also be at the 100% level as well.
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered metrics associated with what is termed the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart.” For this index all of the aforementioned “t-PES 20 Shot Groupings” are placed into either an “Offensive Shot Grouping,” or a “Defensive Shot Grouping.” The status of the latter two shot groupings is determined by whether the shots in a particular shot grouping are utilized for primarily “offensive” purposes, or primarily for “defensive” purposes, insofar as all credible experts in this sport must contend that tennis is a proper blending of both of these modalities: offense and defense.
  • the “Offensive Shot Group” consists of t-PES Shot Groups #1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20.
  • the “Defensive Shot Grouping” consists of t-PES Shot Groups #'s 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Insofar as this invention seeks to develop complete, fully developed and well balanced tennis players, it is considered optimal and desirable for each of these two “t-PES Shot Groupings” to develop at approximately the same pace and rate, thus indicating that there are few if any discernible weaknesses or shortcomings for a given trainee with respect to the attainment of said, complete, fully developed, balanced and comprehensive game of tennis in any of the (3) “styles” of play.
  • This report is also generated automatically and automatically delivered electronically to tennis trainees at 6 month intervals, terminating at 48 months or at such time that said tennis trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) which would by default indicate that said trainee's “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart” would not only be exactly the same percentage in terms of the development of both indices, but would also be at the 100% (O.P.) level as well.
  • the elements of this Evaluative, Recordation and Data Delivery Component include but are not limited to objectively derived data for (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.), the “Expert Norms” of a skilled and experienced practitioner/coach to measure specific performance criteria and skill development that are specific to a given sport or athletic endeavor, groupings of related but separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor that can be measured and compared to one another to assure the overall comprehensiveness of skill development in a given sport or athletic endeavor over a 4 year period, and a grouping of separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which when grouped together into (2) sub-groups constitute an “Offensive” grouping and a “Defensive” grouping so that the development of a “balanced,” “well-rounded” set of skills with respect to “offensive” and “defensive” capacities can be facilitated and measure.
  • This multi-faceted objectification of training results and outcomes makes this invention eminently (CUT), that is, “Concrete, Useful and Tangible.” And (6) whereas this invention consists of a) separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Delivery Component and a b) separate Skill Development Component, these (2) components are designed and intended to function synergistically in order to yield a more productive and efficient training model which also yields objective, concrete and quantifiable data metrics which will thereby validate the greater efficiency and effectiveness of said sport training methodological process.
  • Skill Development Components (as opposed to the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting elements) will (7) result in a higher level of athletic attainment and athletic performance in said sport or athletic endeavor, such that these levels of performance can be accurately and objectively determined and reported electronically at regular 6 month intervals to those being trained by said invention.
  • Said invention serves to take the evaluation of said performance levels from the realm of the merely speculative and subjective—where it has been for many millenia—to the realm of the concrete and quantifiably objective where it can legitimately and constructively reside in this twenty-first century computer age. Thus, it is “truly an idea whose time has come.”

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A computer software based and driven sports training methodological process which is both more systematic and comprehensive than any previously utilized sports training paradigms, and thereby produces better players/trainees at a faster rate as determined by objective, quantifiable computer software based and driven data, and thus serves to not only elevate the activity or profession of coaching by enhancing the efficacy of same, but by also elevating the enterprise of coaching from the realm of the subjective to that of the objective in terms of the attainment of a comprehensive skill set within a given sport or athletic endeavor, with the aforementioned data recorded and presented electronically to trainees on a predetermined and regularly scheduled semi-annual basis.

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    FIELD OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention relates generally to the coaching or development of athletes in a given sport or athletic activity, in general, and the game of tennis, in particular, using a computer based and driven Learning-Teaching Platform which contains a separate 1) Skill Development Component and a separate 2) Evaluative and Recordation and Data Reporting Component which function SYNERGISTICALLY together to expeditiously enhance athletic attainment and performance in a manner which is neither speculative or subjective, but rather is both objective and quantifiable. Over the course of history, from the time of Mesopotamia, Sumeria and the other earliest civilizations, through the times of the Greeks and the Romans, and to this current twenty-first century time frame, the training of athletes has been and continues to be an ongoing endeavor in nearly every society. Throughout this recorded history of mankind, such training has displayed various degrees of efficiency, comprehensiveness and systematization. This invention aspires to take the training of athletes to heretofore unexperienced levels of efficiency, comprehensiveness, systematization and quantitative objectivity.
  • BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART
  • The present invention is a highly systematic, methodological process that is the product of over 35 years of sport scientific research and development. It was initially conceived and employed within the context of the sport of tennis. The goal of this invention is to provide a more effective mechanism for teaching athletes in any given sport, as well as the game of tennis, by training them in a much more efficient, systematic and comprehensive manner. In so doing, it relies on computerization in order to provide this heightened degree of precision, efficiency, time conservation as well as objectivity in terms of quantifiable performance and skill development related data. Said data is generated and periodically reported—on a semi annual basis—to those trained by this invention. Over the course of the first 10 years that (SP-B) “Standard Package B” when training tennis players in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis when even (1) Two-Handed P5 “shot” (definition: P5 refers to an “underspin” shot played on the non-dominant backhand side of the body) is utilized, thus by default enabling the use of (SP-A) “Standard Package A” for training tennis players in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis by the users of this invention, and also a disablement of (TSP-B) “T-Standard Package B” in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis when even either (1) One-Handed P4 shot (definition: P4 refers to an “underspin” shot played on the dominant forehand side of the body) is utilized, or (1) One-Handed P5 shot (definition: P5 refers to an “underspin” shot on the non-dominant backhand side of the body) is utilized, thus by default enabling the use of (TSP-A) “T-Standard Package A” for training players in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis by the users of this invention. this invention was utilized, research within a controlled experimental setting determined that it produced roughly 5 times as many champions (tournament winners) and 3 times as much income revenue in the tennis coaching business for the systematic coach using it as compared to those asystematic coaches not using this invention. It also resulted in a student retention rate that was 3 times greater than that of the asystematic coaches not using this invention. It is asserted and maintained herein that said asystematic coaches are “winging it” and thereby develop athletes in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or in one of the (3) “styles” of the sport of tennis (see item #1 below) in particular who are less capable in terms of quantified, objective performance metrics at any given point in time of their training and development. It is asserted that the present invention produces “better players at a faster rate” in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or in one of the (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis (see item #1 below) in particular. And therein lies the superiority and advantage of this present invention.
  • It is widely observed and understood that within the world in which we live, in the twenty-first century, that computerization has been and will continue to be employed in nearly every industry in order for those involved in those industries to be able to work more precisely, effectively and profitably in terms of gross and net revenues generated. It is believed by the inventor of this invention that the field of the coaching and training of athletes should also benefit from this technology. Heretofore, however, computerization has not been widely utilized in sports training methodologies. The prior art includes (2) patent pending tennis teaching systems. These are U.S. Pat. App. No. 20060172270 of Brown, and U.S. Pat. App. No. 20040038761 also of Brown. However, they differ significantly from the present invention in (2) principle ways: 1) neither is computer driven and based and therefore does not benefit from the aforementioned advantages of computerization and 2) each of the above describes a (5) step method of teaching a tennis stroke using what is termed the “EASI system,” which is contrasted to the conventional model for teaching which is termed the “MTR method” which stands for a model based on a) Metaphor, b) Template and c) Rule. The present computer based sports training methodological process is an example of a conventional “MTR” teaching/learning paradigm which the aforementioned No. 20060172270 and aforementioned No. 20040038761 are not by disclosure of their inventor. There is also differences in the present computer based sports training methodological process insofar as No. 20060172270 and No. 20040038761 do not include the following major elements or components which comprise the present invention:
  • 1) a complete enumeration of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport, or a complete enumeration of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the (3) distinct “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular. The (3) “styles” of play are the One-Handed “style” of play in which all shots are hit one-handed on both the dominant side and the non-dominant side of the body, the Two-Handed “style” of play in which all shots on the dominant side of the body are hit one-handed and all shots on the non-dominant side of the body—the backhand side—are hit two-handed, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play in which all shots on either the dominant side of the body, or the non-dominant side of the body are played two-handed.
  • 2) a complete listing of all of the separate and distinct (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor or within the game of tennis, and within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular.
  • 3) a complete listing of the of the separate and distinct (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters” for all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular.
  • 4) “streaming” full sequence video as well as “still frame” video of all of the separate (EBP's) mentioned in item 2) above for a given sport or athletic endeavor or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular.
  • 5) “streaming” full sequence video of all of the separate (EUP's) mentioned in item 3) above for a given sport or athletic endeavor, within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular.
  • 6) a training/drilling regimen to orchestrate the acquisition of the (EBPs) and (EUP's) for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic activity, or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular.
  • 7) an “MTR” (Metaphor, Template, Rule) sport scientific training methodology comprised of the following (3) key components a) (OS) Optimal Sequencing b) A Three Mode Methodological Paradigm and c) the Method of Progressive Pacing and Distancing (PP&D).
  • 8) a separate and distinct Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development component as described in items 1-7 above) intended to provide those trained by this invention with quantified, objectively derived data regarding and reporting progress in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in particular, on a semi-annual basis.
      • 1. a separate and distinct Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development component as described in items 1-7 above) intended to provide those employing this invention in order to train participants in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” in the game of tennis, in particular, with quantified, objectively derived data regarding and reporting said trainers progress and expertise in employing said invention by allowing a comparison between said trainers performance to that of preestablished “expert norms” generated by an experienced, expert trainer while using said invention to train participants in a given sport or athletic endeavor, or within the game of tennis, or within one of the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis, in particular.
    BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • This invention is a computer based and driven “Learning-Teaching Platform” whose object is to ameliorate the coaching profession by providing it with a more comprehensive, systematic, and efficient vehicle that will produce athletes who perform at the highest possible level and attain more in their sport or given athletic activity, including the game of tennis, in less time than those trained non-comprehensively, and asystematically, such that said enhanced performance can be both generated and measured by this invention, yielding results which are therefore not merely speculative and subjective, but rather are both objective and quantifiable. These results of performance generated by this invention are presented and delivered electronically to those being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis for a period of up to 48 months, or 4 years.
  • This invention includes a separate Skill Development Component that is comprised of but is not limited to an enumeration of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequences of a given sport or athletic activity, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. It also includes a complete listing of all the separate and distinct (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for all of these separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the game of tennis. It also includes a complete listing of the separate and distinct (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic activity, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. It also includes “streaming” full sequence video as well as “still frame” video of all of the separate and distinct (EBP's) of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic activity, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. It also includes “streaming” full sequence video of all of the (EUP's) of all of the separate and discrete movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. It also includes a training/drilling regimen that is founded in sport scientific theory and practice designed to facilitate the acquisition of the aforementioned (EBP's) and (EUP's) for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis.
  • This invention also includes a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component to provide those trained by this invention with objective and quantifiable data regarding the progression of skill development and attainment in a given sport or athletic endeavor, including the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis. This objective, quantifiable, non-speculative and non-subjective data is electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis thus taking the results of coaching with this invention from the realm of the asystematic and subjective, to the realm of the systematic and objective, which must be construed as a tremendous and monumental advancement and improvement in this art.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The present invention is the product of over 35 years of applied sport scientific research and development. It was initially conceived within the context of training tennis players to play the sport of tennis. For the first time in the history of this sport, all of the “shots” in the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis (the One-Handed “style,” which consists of 78 separate “shots,” and the Two-Handed “style,” which consists of 105 separate “shots,” and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play, which consists of 132 separate “shots”) were identified and enumerated by this invention. This identification and enumeration of said “shots” allows tennis players to be trained comprehensively in any of these (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed game) with the goal being to acquire all of the “shots” in a given player's preferred “style” of play (3). Then, those “shots” (5), in all (3) “styles” of play which are deemed “Primary” were identified. They were deemed “Primary” (5) because they are the “shots” from which all the other “shots” in tennis evolve (except for two “shots” that are termed the “Mutant” Shots because they do not exhibit the same essential biomechanical characteristics of any “Primary” Shot). Therefore the (5) Primary Shots (#1—the Topspin Forehand, #2—the Topspin Backhand, #3 the Serve, #4—the Forehand Volley and #5—the Backhand Volley) are taught first, thus establishing their “Primacy.” Those “shots” which evolve out of these “Primary” Shots are termed “Derivative” Shots because they share the same essential biomechanical characteristics as their related “Primary” Shots. There are a total of (125) Derivative Shots in the game of tennis as conceived by this tennis training methodological process. Each of these Primary Shots (5), these Derivative shots (125), and the (2) Mutant Shots are introduced during the training process for either of the (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed) in a predetermined order based on two factors: 1) frequency of usage and 2) the ease or convenience of integration into the entire range of both previously acquired “shots” and those “shots” that are yet to be acquired.
  • When any Primary Shot, Derivative Shot or Mutant Shot has been introduced via a verbal or “MTR” (Method, Template, Rule) description of said “shot” to a trainee, said “shot” is assigned a “P.”, by the users of this invention, which stands for “Present.” When any of the (3) aforementioned categories of “shots” (Primary, Derivative or Mutant) have been “shaped” through the use of “operant conditioning” principles (definition: a type of learning in which the organism is reinforced for making a certain response in order to increase the probability of that response on the next trial) into a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” (definition: a biomechanical movement sequence which provides for maximal controlled power of a tennis ball) on the biomechanical level, they are assigned a “B.”, by the users of this invention, which stands for “Biomechanically Correct.” A given “shot” is deemed to be (B) when all of the associated (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” which are provided for each “shot” in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed) are correctly in place, thus assuring that said “shots” are in the (ROC). When any of the aforementioned (3) types of “shots” (Primary, Derivative or Mutant) are deemed to be appropriately utilized in terms of optimal shot selection (definition: a choice of one “shot” as opposed to any other “shots” which when chosen maximizes the chance of winning a “point” in the game of tennis either immediately or later on during the course of the same point) they are assigned an “A.”, by the users of the invention, which stands for “Appropriately Utilized.” A given “shot” is deemed to be (A) when all of the associated (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” which are provided for each “shot” in all (3) styles of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed and Totally Two-Handed) are being observed and adhered to when a given trainee chooses to utilize said “shot selection” choice on a consistent basis. When every “shot” in any of the (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed) has attained the status of (P) (B) and (A) then the trainee has necessarily reached an (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” of 100% and is therefore assumed to be a complete, fully developed player in terms of their proficiency on both the (B) Biomechanical and (A) “Shot Selection” levels of this sport. The goal of this invention is to bring said players to the 100% (O.P.) level of at which time their training can be successfully terminated. This invention automatically generates electronically delivered reportage of said indices of (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.) on a semi-annual basis beginning at 6 months and proceeding to 48 Months (4 years), or at such time during this interim that a given trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) level.
  • This “shaping” or developmental training of all of the shots in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed and Totally Two-Handed) within the game of tennis is accomplished through the use of a “Sport Scientific Training Methodology” which is comprised of (3) essential pedagogical components: 1) (O.S.) “Optimal Sequencing,” and 2) The “Method of Successive Approximations,” and 3) “The Method of (PP&D) Progressive Pacing and Distancing.” (OS) “Optimal Sequencing” refers to the effective employment of either (BS) “Blocked Sequences” (in which only one shot is “shaped”), or (MS) “Mixed Sequences” (in which at least two “shots” are “shaped”), or (RS) “Random Sequences” (in which numerous shots are “shaped”) and thus brought into the (ROC)—and utilized appropriately in terms of both (B) and (A). The “Method of Successive Approximations” is an “operant conditioning” technique which recognizes and rewards—through verbal feedback—those training “trials” or “repetitions” of a given biomechanical movement sequence entity which come closer and closer to the desired ideal in terms of both the attainment of the (ROC) of a given “shot” and/or it's correct application, thus rendering it (B) Biomechanically Correct, as well as (A) Appropriate Utilized. “The Method of (PP&D) Progressive Pacing and Distancing” refers to both the location from where tennis balls originate in relation to the position of the trainee and the degree of variability (read: difficulty in terms of speed, spin and location) of said balls during ongoing training “trials” or “repetitions” while the trainee strives to attain and then maintain both (B) and (A) for said “shots.” There are (4) “feeding” “drilling” or “playing” positions in (PP&D) beginning with Position A. and proceeding to Position D., with Pos. A. being closer to the trainee and Pos. D. being the furthest away from the trainee at the opposite end of the tennis court, or baseline, as it is properly referred to. As trainees are able to maintain the (ROC), or (B) and continue to demonstrate correct shot selection (A), for a given “shot” or “shots,” then the trainer employing (PP&D) will move progressively further away from the trainee through the aforementioned progression of Positions A-D. Simultaneously, as the (ROC), or (B) and correct shot selection (A) continue to be manifest in the trainee, the trainer will provide the trainee with progressively more challenging training “trial” opportunities in terms of progressively more difficult “trials” in terms of the pace, spin and placement of the tennis ball. The skillful application of (PP&D) can best be summarized by the phrase and practice of (CSFF) which stands for “Closer and Slower to Further and Faster.” In other words, as trainees succeed in maintaining the (ROC), or (B) and the correct “shot” selection (A) for a given “shot” or combination of “shots,” then the trainer must challenge the trainee to develop skills which more closely approximate those which are required to play at the 5.0 N.T.R.P. level. He does so by 1) “forward adjustments” of positioning through the progression of positions A-D as skill levels of trainees rise, and 2) by providing higher variability (read: escalating difficulty levels). (N.T.R.P. stands for National Tennis Rating Program which is a proprietary rating system employed by the U.S.T.A. (United States Tennis Association) and is considered to be in the public domain of usage. In this rating system a 1.0 player is a beginner, and a 7.0 player is a “world class player,” and a 5.0 player is “capable of executing every shot” which is a goal which corresponds directly to the goal of this invention insofar as said invention aspires to bring all trainees to the 100% (O.P.) level in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed or Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis.
  • This invention contains “streaming,” continuous video sequence representations for every “shot” in all (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-handed), as well as “still frame” video sequence representations for all of the separate (EBP's) and (EUP's) for all of these “shots” in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed or Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis. This enables the users of this invention to continually refer to and to study the verbiage contained in all of the (EBP's) and (EUP's) for all of the “shots” in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed), in the game of tennis while concurrently viewing both aforementioned types of the video representations of said “shots,” and is therefore able to form both a (BG) “Biomechanical Gestalt” and a (UG) “Utilization Gestalt” for all of said “shots” in all (3) “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed and Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis. A (BG) is an internal, mental, visual representation of the (ROC) of said “shot” or “shots” based on an internal mental incorporation of the (EBP's) for said “shot” or “shots.” Similarly, the (UG) is an internal, mental visual representation of the correct utilization (A) of said “shot” or “shots” based on a mental incorporation of the (EUP's) for said “shot” or “shots.” In employing both effective (BG's) and (UG's) a trainer is effectively employing the “3 Modalities of Learning” which have often been identified by educators, experimental psychologists and sport scientists as being necessary to assure the highest degree of skill development on the “neuromuscular” skill development level as well as the appropriate and correct utilization level when all (3) Learning Modalities are employed concurrently. These (3) Modalities are the (1 (V) Visual sense, the 2) (VB) Verbal Sense, and the 3) Kinesthetic sense. By employing all (3) Learning Modalities concurrently, this invention becomes a potent “Learning Teaching Platform” which is capable of both enabling it's users to learn a functional (ROC), or (B) and (A) Appropriate Utilization for each shot in all (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-handed and Totally Two-Handed), as well as to be able to teach a correct (ROC) or (B) as well as a functional (A) Appropriate Utilization for each “shot” in all 3 “styles” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed and Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis.
  • This invention also contains a “drilling” or training section/component that constitutes a regimen whose purpose it is to facilitate the attainment of (P) (B) and (A) for every shot in a given trainees chosen “style” of play in the game of tennis (One-Handed, Two-Handed, or Totally Two-Handed), thus assuring that those trained by this invention will attain the 100% (O.P) level of performance in said chosen “style” of play. The specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to an Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the One-Handed game is referred to as 1Ht-PDS, or the “One-Handed Tennis Player Development System.” In addition to the aforementioned (EBP's) and (EUP's) and associated video sequence representations there are also 273 such “DRILLS” for what is also termed “SYSTEM I” which comprises the training regimen for the One-Handed “style” of play. The specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the Two-Handed game is referred to as 2Ht-PDS, or “Two-Handed Tennis Player Development System.” In addition to the aforementioned (EBP's) and (EUP's) and associated video sequence representations, there are also 561 such “DRILLS” for what is also termed “SYSTEM 2,” which comprises the training regimen for the Two-Handed “style” of play. The specific Skill Development vehicle (as opposed to an Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) which orchestrates the development of the Totally Two-Handed game is referred to as T2Ht-PDS, or “Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Development System.” In addition to the aforementioned (EBP's) and (EUP's) and associated video sequence representations there are also 789 such “DRILLS” for what is also termed “SYSTEM 3” which comprises the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play. Within each of these (3) “SYSTEMS” there are (SA) Shot Acquisition DRILLS for the incorporation of only one shot at a time on the (B) Biomechanical level. There are (SI) Shot Integration DRILLS for the incorporation of at least (2) shots at a time on the (B) Biomechanical level. And there are (SU) Shot Utilization DRILLS for the incorporation of several shots at a time in terms of both maintaining the previously acquired (B) Biomechanical Correctness as well as concurrently establishing the (A) Appropriate Utilization for every “shot” in a given trainees preferred style of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-Handed) in the game of tennis.
  • This invention also contains a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that is computer software based and driven. At the onset of training, a baseline level of performance in terms of (P) (B) and (A), as well as the resulting (O.P.) are determined and provided to those being trained by this invention to play tennis in any of the aforementioned (3) “styles” of play. This is termed the (IER) or “Initial Evaluation Report.” Both the number of shots which are (P) (B) A) and (O.P.) as well as the percentage of shots which are (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.) are automatically generated and electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention to play any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis. And then at 6 month intervals from 6 months to 48 months (4 years) the same numbers and percentages for (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.) are also automatically generated and electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention to play any of the (3) “styles” of tennis in what is termed a (SER) or “Subsequent Evaluation Report.” At the conclusion of training all of these same numbers and percentages for (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.) are also automatically generated and electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention to play any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis in what is termed an (FER) or “Final Evaluation Report.” It is the goal of this invention to elevate all trainees to the 100% (O.P.) level in their given “style” of play (One-Handed, Two-Handed, and Totally Two-handed), indicating that they have no “weaknesses” or deficiencies on either the (B) Biomechanical or (A) Shot Selection levels of performance. They are then, objectively speaking, rather than subjectively speaking, complete and fully developed players with respect to these (2) separate areas of Skill Development (B) and (A). The separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the One-Handed game of tennis is referred to as the 1Ht-PES or “One-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.” The separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the Two-Handed game of tennis is referred to as 2Ht-PES or the “Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.” The separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting vehicle (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which records and electronically delivers said evaluations for the Totally Two-Handed game of tennis is referred to as the “Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation System.”
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered (PPI) “Practitioner's Performance Index” “Expert Norms” for both (O.P.) and N.T.R.P. (National Tennis Rating Program). The (PPI) “Expert Norms” refers to the percentages for both (O.P.) and N.T.R.P. that were attained by those trained by the inventor of this invention over a 10 year period in which said inventor trained over 300 trainees while using this invention. This index will allow the users of this invention to better gauge their skill and subsequent progress in using this invention to the preestablished skill of the inventor of this invention as reflected in the “Expert Norms.” Here I am correctly affirming and asserting that the inventor has a very high degree of Skill Development and facility in the usage and application of said invention as a result of acquiring experience and related expertise with said invention over a 35 year period. Those trainer/coaches who are less experienced in the use of this invention can then compare the progress of each of their 1) individual trainees or 2) their entire group of trainees to these preexisting “Expert Norms” previously established by the expert/inventor in the usage of this invention for both the attainment of (O.P.) and with respect to progressively increasing N.T.R.P. levels with the mutually respective goals of attaining the 100% (O.P.) level, and the 5.0 N.T.R.P. level of performance. These reports are automatically generated and delivered electronically to tennis trainees at 6 month intervals beginning at 6 months and terminating at 48 months, or at such time that a given trainee has reached the 100% (O.P.) level. However, it should be noted that when using this invention to train tennis players, it is entirely possible to develop players who exceed the 5.0 N.T.R.P. level while simultaneously attaining the 100% (O.P.) level. The 5.0 N.T.R.P. is a minimally identified level of attainment which is often exceeded by those trained by this invention.
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered metrics associated with what are termed “Shot Groups,” in what is termed a “t-PES Shot Group Chart.” There are 20 separate Shot Groups in each of the (3) SYSTEMS—SYSTEM 1, SYSTEM 2 and SYSTEM 3. In each case, “shots” are grouped according to 1) the type of spin which they contain (either topspin or underspin) and 2) the part of the tennis court from which they originate (either the baseline, the mid-court or the forecourt). The “t-PES Shot Group Chart” gives the users of this invention a clear and accurate indication at any point in time which “Shots Groups” are more or less developed relative to other “Shots Groups.” Insofar as this invention seeks to develop complete, fully developed and well-balanced tennis players, it is considered optimal and desirable for each of the 20 “Shot Groups” to develop at approximately the same pace and rate, thus indicating that there are few if any discernible weaknesses or shortcomings for a given trainee with respect to the attainment of said complete, balanced and comprehensive game of tennis in terms of the attainment of (P) (B) and (A). This report is also generated automatically and delivered electronically to tennis trainees at 6 month intervals, terminating at 48 months or at such time that said trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) level which would by default indicate that said trainee 's 20 “Shot Groupings” would not only be exactly the same percentage but would also be at the 100% level as well.
  • This invention also includes automatically generated and electronically delivered metrics associated with what is termed the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart.” For this index all of the aforementioned “t-PES 20 Shot Groupings” are placed into either an “Offensive Shot Grouping,” or a “Defensive Shot Grouping.” The status of the latter two shot groupings is determined by whether the shots in a particular shot grouping are utilized for primarily “offensive” purposes, or primarily for “defensive” purposes, insofar as all credible experts in this sport must contend that tennis is a proper blending of both of these modalities: offense and defense. The “Offensive Shot Group” consists of t-PES Shot Groups # 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. The “Defensive Shot Grouping” consists of t-PES Shot Groups #'s 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Insofar as this invention seeks to develop complete, fully developed and well balanced tennis players, it is considered optimal and desirable for each of these two “t-PES Shot Groupings” to develop at approximately the same pace and rate, thus indicating that there are few if any discernible weaknesses or shortcomings for a given trainee with respect to the attainment of said, complete, fully developed, balanced and comprehensive game of tennis in any of the (3) “styles” of play. This report is also generated automatically and automatically delivered electronically to tennis trainees at 6 month intervals, terminating at 48 months or at such time that said tennis trainee has attained the 100% (O.P.) which would by default indicate that said trainee's “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart” would not only be exactly the same percentage in terms of the development of both indices, but would also be at the 100% (O.P.) level as well.
  • This invention was originally and exclusively a tennis training system. However, it is believed and is now herein asserted that this exact sports training methodological process described above encapsulates a template or paradigm—with each of the foregoing described essential elements and components—that can be logically and methodically extrapolated to and thus applied to any sport of given athletic activity in order to train trainees in said sport or athletic endeavor in a more effective, productive, and less time consuming manner. In sum these essential elements and components are as follows:
  • 1) The establishment of (EBP's) and (EUP's) for every separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity for a given sport or athletic endeavor. 2) a) “streaming” and b) “still frame” video representations accompanied by verbal “voiceovers” of the verbiage contained in said (EBP's) and (EUP's) for each of said biomechanical movement sequence entities for a given sport or athletic endeavor. 3) A “drilling” or training regimen designed to bring all said separate and discrete biomechanical movements into the (ROC), or (B) and to assure that each of said movements sequences are also (A) Appropriately Utilized such that the employment of said movement sequences will result in the greatest likelihood of optimal performance—through “high percentage” utilization choices—in a given sport or athletic endeavor. 4) A sport scientifically based methodology utilizing (OS) Optimal Sequencing, a “3 Mode Methodological Learning Dynamic” and the incorporation of (PP&D) under the umbrella of an “operant conditioning” technical approach featuring the “Method of Successive Approximations.” It should be noted that these (4) aforementioned components when taken together constitute the separate Skill Development Component of this invention, whereas 5) is a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component that provides those being trained by this invention to play a given sport or athletic endeavor with accurate and objectively derived data concerning the development of the specific skill sets that are necessary to optimize performance in a given sport or athletic endeavor, and which are automatically generated and automatically delivered electronically to those trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis. The elements of this Evaluative, Recordation and Data Delivery Component include but are not limited to objectively derived data for (P) (B) (A) and (O.P.), the “Expert Norms” of a skilled and experienced practitioner/coach to measure specific performance criteria and skill development that are specific to a given sport or athletic endeavor, groupings of related but separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor that can be measured and compared to one another to assure the overall comprehensiveness of skill development in a given sport or athletic endeavor over a 4 year period, and a grouping of separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which when grouped together into (2) sub-groups constitute an “Offensive” grouping and a “Defensive” grouping so that the development of a “balanced,” “well-rounded” set of skills with respect to “offensive” and “defensive” capacities can be facilitated and measure. This multi-faceted objectification of training results and outcomes makes this invention eminently (CUT), that is, “Concrete, Useful and Tangible.” And (6) whereas this invention consists of a) separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Delivery Component and a b) separate Skill Development Component, these (2) components are designed and intended to function synergistically in order to yield a more productive and efficient training model which also yields objective, concrete and quantifiable data metrics which will thereby validate the greater efficiency and effectiveness of said sport training methodological process.
  • It is herein held and maintained that the incorporation of said Skill Development Components (as opposed to the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting elements) will (7) result in a higher level of athletic attainment and athletic performance in said sport or athletic endeavor, such that these levels of performance can be accurately and objectively determined and reported electronically at regular 6 month intervals to those being trained by said invention. Said invention then serves to take the evaluation of said performance levels from the realm of the merely speculative and subjective—where it has been for many millenia—to the realm of the concrete and quantifiably objective where it can legitimately and constructively reside in this twenty-first century computer age. Thus, it is “truly an idea whose time has come.”

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1.) A sports training methodological process comprising at least a a) separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that is designed to produce, through training in said sport or athletic endeavor, more capable and competent performers in terms of objective quantifiable criteria and generated data, in a given sport or athletic endeavor, in the shortest interval of time, as well as b) a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that presents said objective, quantifiable data at predetermined and regular semi-annual (6 month) time intervals to those being trained by this invention in a given sport of athletic endeavor.
2.) The sports training methodological process of claim #1 that is also comprised of at least a) a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that is also designed to produce through training in the game of tennis, more capable and competent performers in terms of objective quantifiable criteria and generated data, in the game of tennis, in the shortest interval of time, as well as b) a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that presents said objective, quantifiable data at predetermined and regular semi-annual (6 month) time intervals to those being trained by this invention to play the game of tennis.
3.) A sports training methodological process comprising at least a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a numerical cataloging of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities (definition: physical movement sequences of the human body) in a given sport or athletic endeavor, beginning with said movement sequence that is designated as #1, and proceeding to the last enumerated separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity in said enumeration in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
4.) The sports training methodological process of claim #3 is also comprised of a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a numerical cataloging of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the game of tennis, beginning with “Shot” #1 and proceeding to “Shot” #78, in the One-Handed “style” of play (definition: all “Shots” are played one-handed on either the dominant side of the body, or the non-dominant side of the body), and beginning with “Shot” #1 and proceeding to “Shot” #105 in the Two-Handed “style” of play (definition: all “Shots” are played with one hand on the dominant side of the body, and with two-hands on the non-dominant side of the body), and beginning with “Shot” #1 and proceeding to “Shot” #132 in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play (definition: the player hits all shots on both the dominant and non-dominant sides of the body with two hands).
5.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a numerical cataloging of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequences entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor beginning with the most important based on the a) greatest frequency of usage with an attendant consideration for the b) ease and convenience of introducing and then teaching a given biomechanical movement sequence entity at a given point in time within the overall instructional sequence, and proceeding to the least important biomechanical movement sequence entity based on the a) lowest frequency of usage in this descending order of “Primacy” (definition: beginning with the most important element and progressing to less important elements in descending order of importance).
6.) The sports training methodological process of claim #5 is also comprised of a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a numerical cataloging of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in one of the (3) “styles” of play (see item #4) within the game of tennis beginning with the most important based on a) greatest frequency of usage with an attendant consideration for the b) ease and convenience of introducing and then teaching a given biomechanical movement sequence entity at a given point in time within the overall instructional sequence, and proceeding to the least important biomechanical movement sequence entity based on the a) lowest frequency of usage in this descending order to “Primacy” in one of the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis.
7.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a comprehensive listing of each of the separate and discrete bio-mechanical components—which are termed (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” (definition: a single biomechanical element within a single biomechanical movement sequence entity, which, when all of these single biomechanical elements are combined, comprise the entire biomechanical movement sequence entity in question)—for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
8.) The sports training methodological process of claim #7 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a comprehensive listing of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical components for each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots” for each of the 78 “Shots” in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and for each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots” in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and for the 132 separate and discrete movement sequence entities or “Shots” in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, which are, in each of the above (3) “styles” of play termed (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and when said (EBP's) are combined they comprise all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in all the aforementioned (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis.
9.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a comprehensive listing of each of the separate and discrete utilization components—which are termed (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters”—(definition: an appropriate utilization choice or action resulting in performance enhancement or the greatest likelihood of the attainment of specific goals within a given sport or athletic endeavor) for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
10.) The sports training methodological process of claim #9 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a comprehensive listing of each of the separate and discrete utilization components—which are termed (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters”—for each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots” for each of the 78 “Shots” in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and for each of the 105 separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots” in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and for each of the 132 separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, which are, in each of the above (3) “styles” of play termed (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters.”
11.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a listing of the most important “core” separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor which are termed “Primary,” and said shots are termed “Primary” because by their very essence they define most, if not all, of the separate basic movement sequence pattern entities that appear in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
12.) The sports training methodological process of claim #11 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a listing of the (5) most important or “core” separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a listing of the (5) most important “core” separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a listing of the (5) most important “core” separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, such that in each of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis said (5) “core” shots are termed “Primary Shots” because by their very biomechanical essence they define all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence pattern entities (except for one which is called the “Mutant Shot”) that appear in all (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis.
13.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes an identification and listing of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which derive their essential biomechanical characteristics from a given “Primary” biomechanical movement sequence entity; such that said derivative movements are termed “Derivatives” by this invention.
14.) The sports training methodological process of claim #13 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes an identification and listing of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis which derive their essential biomechanical characteristics from one of the (5) “Primary Shots” that are identified in each of these (3) “styles” of tennis; so that there are (72) “Derivative Shots” identified in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and there are (98) “Derivative Shots” identified in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and there are (125) “Derivative Shots” identified in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis by this invention.
15.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes an identification of all the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor which are not identified as either “Primary” or “Derivative,” which are therefore termed “Mutant” insofar as they are both unique and unusual from a biomechanical perspective and they do not derive their essential biomechanical characteristics from any other biomechanical movement sequence entity which is identified as either “Primary” or “Derivative.”
16.) The sports training methodological process of claim #15 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes an identification and listing of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, of which there is (1) such “Mutant Shot,” and a listing of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, of which there are (2) such “Mutant Shots,” and a listing of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, of which there are also (2) such “Mutant Shots.”
17.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of each biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor which demonstrates a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” (definition: a biomechanical movement sequence which results in excellence or high performance due to the efficiency of the biomechanics that are required in a given sport or athletic endeavor) of said movement sequence entity for every separate biomechanical movement sequence in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
18.) The sports training methodological process of claim #17 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical parameters of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical parameters of each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous “streaming” video representation of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical parameters of each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis which in each of these (3) “styles” of play demonstrate a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” for said “shots” in all (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis.
19.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a “still frame” video representation of each of the separate and discrete “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
20.) The sports training methodological process of claim #19 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a “still frame” video representation of each of the separate and discrete (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a “still frame” video representation of each of the separate and discrete (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a “still frame” video representation of each of the separate and discrete (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” for each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
21.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software linked display of a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of a correct utilization of every separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor.
22.) The sports training methodological process of claim #21 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of a correct utilization of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of a correct utilization of each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous or “streaming” video sequence representation of a correct utilization of each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
23.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a continuous “streaming” video sequence representation of an incorrect utilization of every separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor.
24.) The sports training methodological process of claim #23 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked display of a continuous “streaming” video sequence representation of an incorrect utilization of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous “streaming” video sequence representation of an incorrect utilization of each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a continuous “streaming” video representation of an incorrect utilization of each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
25.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SA) “Acquisition Drills” for the “motor learning” (definition: learning skills or habits in which the processes involved are primarily muscular or are described in muscular or in glandular terms) and correct acquisition in terms of establishing a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” for each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor.
26.) The sports training methodological process of claim #25 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SA) “Shot Acquisition Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes “Shot Acquisition Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” of each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SA) “Shot Acquisition Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” of each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
27.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SI) “Integration Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” and subsequent incorporation of two or more of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
28.) The sports training methodological process of claim #27 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SI) “Shot Integration Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” and subsequent incorporation of two or more of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SI) “Shot Integration Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of a (ROC) “Range of Correctness” and subsequent incorporation of two or more of each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SI) “Shot Integration Drills” for the “motor learning” and correct acquisition in terms of the establishment of (ROC) “Range of Correctness” and subsequent incorporation of two or more of each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
29.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SU) “Utilization Drills” for the learning and correct acquisition and incorporation in terms of appropriate utilization of two or more separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor.
30.) The sports training methodological process of claim #29 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SU) “Shot Utilization Drills” for the learning and correct acquisition and incorporation in terms of appropriate utilization of two or more of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SU) “Shot Utilization Drills” for the learning and correct acquisition and incorporation in terms of appropriate utilization of two or more of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and a computer software interface linked training regimen that includes (SU) “Shot Utilization Drills” for the learning and correct acquisition of two or more of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
31.) A sports training methodological process comprised of a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes independent and separate prerecorded verbal “voiceover” renderings which directly correspond to the verbiage contained in all of the individual and separate (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” that accompany each of the computer software interface linked displayed “streaming” video sequence representations, and the computer software interface linked displayed “still frame” video sequence representations of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which then serve to enhance and ameliorate the cognitive comprehension of said (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” and (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” by those using this invention to train trainees in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
32.) The sports training methodological process of claim #31 is a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes independent and separate prerecorded verbal “voiceover” renderings which directly correspond to the verbiage contained in all of the individual and separate (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” that accompany each of the computer software interface linked displayed “streaming” video sequence representations, and the computer software interface linked displayed “still frame” video representations of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and of all of the (132) separate and discrete movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, which then serve to enhance and ameliorate the cognitive comprehension of said (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” by those using this invention to train tennis players.
33.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that contains the capacity to produce and develop an internal visual representation within the psyche of the users of this invention, of both a (BG) “Biomechanical Gestalt” (definition: the ability to accurately and recurrently visualize a separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence both in it's entirely as well as with respect to each of said movements separate and discrete elements that are termed (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters”), as well as a (UG) “Utilization Gestalt” (definition: the ability to accurately and recurrently visualize the correct utilization of a separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities), for all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
34.) The sports training methodological process of claim #33 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that contains the capacity to produce and develop an internal visual representation, within the psyche of the users of this invention, of both a (BG) “Biomechanical Gestalt,” as well as a (UG) “Utilization Gestalt,” for all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, or the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
35.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a “3 Mode Methodological Paradigm” in which 1) the cognitive faculties, and the 2) visual capacity, and the 3) “kinesthetic” capacity are all accessed equally and simultaneously 1) through the recognition and conceptualization of the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameter,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” of a given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor in order to activate and engage the cognitive faculties, 2) and the viewing of the computer software interface linked displayed “streaming” full sequence video sequence representations, and the computer software interface linked displayed “still frame” video sequence representations of each of the separate and individual (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” of a given sport or athletic endeavor are employed in order to activate and engage the visual capacity, 3) and “guidance” techniques” (definition: a means by which through physically leading or “guiding” an individual through a given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of a given sport or athletic endeavor) are employed in order to greatly enhance the “kinesthetic” or feeling sense of said given biomechanical movement sequence entity, thus simultaneously accessing all (3) of the above mentioned learning modalities, thus creating a “Learning-Teaching Platform” in which the users of this invention first learn to accurately conceptualize, visualize, and/or feel the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” of a given sport or athletic endeavor and can then more effectively teach said (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” to trainees of a given sport or athletic endeavor in terms of the development of a functional (ROC) “Range of Correctness” of said biomechanical movement sequence entities, and also develop a concomitant ability to most effectively and correctly utilize said movement sequence entities, thus creating the capacity to develop “better players” in “less time,” thus making this invention a superior Skill Development Platform relative to the plethora of anonymous and systematic approaches to skill development employed for training purposes within a given sport or athletic endeavor.
36.) The sports training methodological process of claim #35 is also a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a “3 Mode Methodological Paradigm” in which 1) the cognitive faculties, and 2) the visual capacity, and the 3) “kinesthetic” capacity are all accessed equally and simultaneously 1) through the recognition and conceptualization of the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” of all the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style of tennis, and all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis are employed in order to activate and engage the cognitive faculties, and 2) the viewing of the “streaming” full sequence video sequence representations, and the “still frame” video sequence representations of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis are employed in order to activate the visual capacity, and 3) “guidance techniques” are employed in order to greatly enhance the “kinesthetic” or feeling sense of said biomechanical movement sequence entities, thus simultaneously activating all (3) of the above mentioned learning modalities thus creating a “Learning-Teaching Platform” in which users of this invention first learn to accurately conceptualize, visualize, and/or feel the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” in all (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, and can then more effectively teach said (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” as well as the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” to tennis trainees in terms of the development of a functional (ROC) “Range of Correctness” of said biomechanical movement sequence entities, and also to develop a concomitant ability to most effectively and correctly utilize said movement sequence entities, thus creating the capacity to develop “better players” in “less time,” thus making this invention a superior skill development platform relative to the plethora of anonymous and systematic approaches to skill development employed for training purposes in any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis.
37.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes the training technique named (PP&D) or “Progressive Pacing and Distancing” that requires that those using this invention to train athletes in a given sport or athletic endeavor to provide said trainees with training “trials” which are comprised of easier biomechanical tasks, which are simultaneously to be executed from a position closer to the trainer, and then progressively require said trainees to perform more difficult and/or complex biomechanical tasks from a position that is simultaneously further from the trainer as said trainees skill levels increase, and then in sum, those using this invention to train athletes in a given sport or athletic endeavor have intentionally and consciously progressed from (CSFF) “Closer and Slower to Further and Faster” in order to most effectively and expeditiously facilitate the functionally correct development and maintenance of every separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
38.) The sports training methodological process of claim #37 comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes the training technique named (PP&D) or “Progressive Pacing and Distancing” that requires those using this invention to train tennis players in a any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis to provide said trainees with training “trials” which are comprised of easier biomechanical tasks, which are simultaneously to be executed from a position closer to the trainer, and then progressively require said trainees to perform more difficult and/or more complex biomechanical tasks from a position which is simultaneously further from the trainer as said trainees skill levels increase, and then in sum, those using this invention to train tennis players in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis have intentionally and consciously progressed from (CSFF) “Closer and Slower to Further and Faster” in order to most effectively and expeditiously facilitate the functionally correct development and maintenance of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
39.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component as well as a separate Skill Development Component which work SYNERGISTICALLY together, and thus includes a computer software interface driven capacity that yields a “Cross-Referencing Component” which allows the users of this invention in order to easily refer to and conduct essential research within the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component of this invention, with respect to the quantitative performance metrics with respect to the indices of (P) “Present” (B) “Biomechanically Correct” (A) “Appropriately Utilized” and (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” for individual trainees or groups of trainees being trained by this invention, when they are positioned in the Skill Development portion of this invention, and conversely, to refer to and conduct essential research within the Skill Development portion of this invention, with respect to the (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” the “streaming” and “still frame” video sequence representations, and the specific “drills” and/or training regimens of a given sport or athletic endeavor, when they are positioned in the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component of this invention, thus expediting and accelerating the training process for athletes in a given sport or athletic endeavor who are being trained by this invention, such that said athletes develop complete, fully developed and well-rounded performance capacities devoid of any “weaknesses” on either the (B) Biomechanical level or the (A) Appropriate Utilization (shot selection) level of performance and so that they can also be elevated to an elite performance standard in the least possible measure of time.
40.) The sports training methodological process of claim #39 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component as well as a separate Skill Development Component which work SYNERGISTICALLY together, and thus includes a computer software interface driven capacity which yields a “Cross-Referencing Component” which allows the users of this invention to easily refer to and conduct essential research within the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component of this invention, with respect to the quantitative performance metrics of individual trainees or groups of trainees being trained by this invention in any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis with respect to the indices (P) “Present” (B) “Biomechanically Correct” (A) “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) “Overall Percentage,” (PPI) “Practitioner's Performance Index,” for both (O.P.) “Overall Percentage,” and N.T.R.P., (National Tennis Rating Program) (definition: N.T.R.P. stands for “National Tennis Rating Program,” and is a proprietary ability indexed paradigm that has been disseminated into the public domain by the U.S.T.A. which stands for United States Tennis Association, in which beginners are rated 1.0. to 2.5, intermediate players are rated 3.0 to 4.0, and advanced players are rated 4.0 to 6.0, and “world class” players are rated 7.0), the “t-PES (Tennis Player Evaluation System) 20 Shot Groupings,” and the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart,” when they are positioned in the Skill Development portion of this invention, and conversely, to refer to and conduct essential research within the Skill Development portion of this invention, with respect to the (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” the “streaming and “still frame” video sequence representations, and the specific (SA) “Shot Acquisition” DRILLS (SI) “Shot Integration,” DRILLS and (SU) “Shot Utilization” DRILLS provided to incorporate all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities into the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in to the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, when they are positioned in the Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting portion of this invention, thus expediting and accelerating the training process of said tennis players in all (3) “style” of play, such that said players develop complete, fully developed and well-rounded tennis games devoid of any “weaknesses” on either the (B) Biomechanical level or the (A) Appropriate Utilization (shot selection) levels of play in the least possible measure of time.
41.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes an automatic computer software interface that provides a disablement function which prevents an attempt by the users of this invention to train athletes for a given sport or athletic endeavor to begin the development of (B) which stands for “Biomechanically Correct,” and/or (A) which stands for “Appropriately Utilized,” for a given separate biomechanical movement sequence entity in a given sport or athletic endeavor, until said given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity has first been introduced to those being trained by this invention in a given sport or athletic endeavor, such said movement sequence is first assigned a (P) indicating that it is “Present.”
42.) The sports training methodological process of claim #41 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes an automatic computer software interface that provides a disablement function which prevents an attempt by the users of this invention to train tennis players in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, to begin the development of (B) which stands for “Biomechanically Correct,” and/or (A) which stands for “Appropriately Utilized,” for a given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, until said given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity has first been introduced to those being trained by this invention in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, such that said movement sequence is first assigned a (P) indicating that it is “Present.”
43.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which provides for the automatic disablement of the capacity to attempt to develop (P) which stands for “Present,” or (B) which stands for “Biomechanically Correct,” or “A” which stands for “Appropriate Utilization” with respect to any (DD) which stands for “Derivative Shots” before any (PP) which stands for “Primary Shots” are developed with respect to any of the (78) “Shots” in the One-Handed “style” of play, or with respect to the (105) “Shots” in the Two-Handed “style” of play, or with respect to the (132) “Shots” in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play in the game of tennis, by those using this invention to train said tennis players in any of these (3) “styles” of play.
44.) A sports training methodological process comprising an Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which allows the users of this invention to automatically access the next separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity that is to be acquired on a predetermined enumerated list of said biomechanical movement sequences in any given sport or athletic endeavor after the preceding separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity that is enumerated on said list of biomechanical movement sequence entities is successfully brought to (TC) or “Total Completion” in terms of the acquisition of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” such that this next predetermined separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity can be brought to (TC) or “Total Completion” so that those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention can reach the 100% (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” level in the most efficient and least time consuming manner.
45.) The sports training methodological process of claim #44 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which allows the users of this invention to automatically access the next separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity that is to be acquired on a predetermined basis in the One-Handed “style” of tennis which consists of (78) such entities (read: “Shots”), or the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, or the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis which are to be brought to (TC) or “Total Completion” in terms of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) “Appropriately Utilized” after the preceding separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity on said list of biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of the (3) “style” of play in the game of tennis have been brought to (TC) or “Total Completion” in terms of (P) (B) and (A) so that those being trained to play tennis in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis by this invention can reach the 100% (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” level in the most efficient and least time consuming manner.
46.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes an automatic computer software interface which allows the users of this invention to access the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP 's) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” and the “streaming” full sequence video representations, and the “still frame” video sequence representations, and the requisite training regimens or drills that facilitate the development of each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor by typing the number of said biomechanical movement sequence entity into an appropriately identified “text box” that is provided for the users of this invention within this invention.
47.) The sports training methodological process of claim #46 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Recording Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes an automatic computer software interface which allows the users of this invention to access the (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” and the “streaming” full sequence video representations, and the “still frame” video sequence representations, and the (SA) “Shot Acquisition” DRILLS, and the (SI) “Shot Integration” DRILLS, and the (SU) “Shot Utilization” DRILLS, that facilitate the development of each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis by typing the number of said “shots” in any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis into an appropriately identified “text box” that is provided for the users of this invention within this invention.
48.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface whereby a recordation file for each new trainee to be trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention is created by typing said trainees name into an appropriately identified “text box” that is provided for the users of this invention within this invention for training athletes for a given sport or athletic endeavor.
49.) The sports training methodological process of claim #48 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface whereby a recordation file for each new trainee in any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis is created by typing said trainees name into an appropriately identified “text box” that is provided for the users of this invention within this invention for the purpose of training tennis trainees for any of the aforementioned (3) “styles” of the game of tennis.
50.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that automatically creates and sustains an “Address Book” which contains the name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention in order to support and effectuate automatically generated and electronically delivered progress reports to those being trained in a given sport of athletic endeavor by this invention on a semi-annual basis.
51.) The sports training methodological process of claim #50 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a software interface that automatically creates and sustains an “Address Book” which contains the name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of those being trained to play any of the (3) “styles” of tennis by this invention in order to support and effectuate automatically generated and electronically delivered progress reports to those being trained to play any of the (3) “styles” of tennis by this invention on a semi-annual basis.
52.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a verbal, descriptive introduction to a separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity to a trainee in a given sport or athletic endeavor, such that when said introductions are successfully accomplished by those using this invention, said biomechanical movement sequence entities are then deemed to be (P) which stands for “Present,” and is then automatically assigned a (P) through a computer software interface operation.
53.) The sports training methodological process of claim #52 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a verbal, descriptive introduction to separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity to a trainee for each of the (78)separate and discrete biomechanical sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and for each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and for the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, that when said introductions are successfully accomplished by those using this invention, said biomechanical movement sequence entities are then deemed to be (P) which stands for “Present,” and is then automatically assigned a (P) through a computer software interface operation.
54.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes the successful progressive acquisition of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in a given sport or athletic endeavor, such that when said biomechanical movement sequence entities are deemed to be biomechanically correct (definition: a physical movement sequences of the human body that when placed into (ROC) Range of Correctness facilitate the attainment of high performance in a given sport, athletic endeavor or the game of tennis, in particular) they are deemed to be (B) which stands for “Biomechanically Correct,” and they are then automatically assigned a (B) through a computer software interface operation.
55.) The sports training methodological process of claim #54 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes the successful progressive acquisition of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the One-Handed “style” in the game of tennis, and the successful progressive acquisition of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the successful progressive acquisition of all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play in the game of tennis, such that when said biomechanical movement sequence entities are deemed to be biomechanically correct they deemed to be (B) which stands for “Biomechanically Correct,” and are then automatically assigned a (B) through a computer software interface operation.
56.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate and Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes the successful progressive acquisition of the appropriate utilization (definition: a choice that contributes successfully to the attainment of high performance by a trainee in a given sport, athletic endeavor, or the game of tennis, in particular) of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in a given sport or athletic endeavor, such that when said biomechanical movement sequence entities are appropriately utilized they are termed “Appropriately Utilized” and are then deemed to be (A) which stands for “Appropriately Utilized,” and are then automatically assigned an (A) through a computer software interface operation.
57.) The sports training methodological process of claim #56 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes the successful progressive acquisition of the appropriate utilization of all the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the successful progressive acquisition of the appropriate utilization of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the successful progressive acquisition of the appropriate utilization of all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities by a trainee in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of play in the game of tennis, such that when said biomechanical movement sequence entities are deemed to be appropriately utilized they are deemed to be (A) which stands for “Appropriately Utilized,” and are then automatically assigned an (A) through a computer software interface operation.
58.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that facilitates the successful introduction to all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor to a trainee, such that they are deemed to be (P) or “Present,” and the successful acquisition of the correct biomechanics of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor to a trainee, such that they are deemed to be (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and the successful acquisition of the correct utilization of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor to a trainee, such that they are deemed to be (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and when taken together and combined as separate measure of (P) (B) and (A) these (3) indices measure and comprise an (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” of comprehensive skill development in the areas of (B) Biomechanics and (A) Utilization, within a given sport or athletic endeavor—ranging from 0% to 100%—for those being trained by this invention at a given point in time.
59.) The sports training methodological process of claim #58 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which facilitates the successful introduction to all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and to all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and to all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, to those being trained in any of these (3) “styles” of tennis, such that said “Shots” are deemed to be (P) or “Present,” and the successful acquisition of the correct biomechanics of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and to all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and to all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, to all of those being trained in any of these (3) “styles” of tennis, such that said “Shots” are deemed to be (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and the successful acquisition of the correct utilization of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and of all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, to all of those being trained in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis, such that said “Shots” are deemed to be (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and when taken together and combined as separate measures of (P) (B) and (A), these (3) indices measure and comprise an (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” of comprehensive Skill Development in the areas of (B) Biomechanics and (A) Utilization within any of the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis—ranging from 0% to 100%—for those being trained by this invention at a given point in time.
60.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which supports the goal of facilitating the attainment by those being trained by this invention of a 100% (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” level in terms of comprehensive skill development in terms of the combined acquisition of the of the indices of (P) (B) and (A) for a given sport or athletic endeavor within no more than 4 years or 48 months from the time at which commencement of training in a given sport or athletic endeavor with this invention begins.
61.) The sports training methodological process of claim #60 is a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which supports the goal of facilitating the attainment by those being trained in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, of the 100% (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” level in terms of comprehensive skill development in terms of the combined acquisition of the indices of (P) (B) and (A) in the aforementioned (3) “styles” of tennis within no more than 4 years or 48 months from the time at which commencement of training in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis with this invention begins.
62.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the establishment of an initial baseline level of performance in terms of skill development with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized, and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” that is called an (IER) “Initial Evaluation Report” within (1) month of the commencement of training in a given sport or athletic endeavor, with said report being automatically converted to electronic files and reported and delivered electronically to those being trained by this invention.
63.) The sports training methodological process of claim #62 is a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface which provides for the establishment of an initial baseline level of performance in terms of skill development with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P) or “Overall Percentage,” that is called an (IER) “Initial Evaluation Report” within (1) month of the commencement of training in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, with said report being automatically converted to electronic files and reported and delivered electronically to those being trained by this invention.
64.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluation, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that calculates progress of those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor with this invention with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” at each (6) month interval for a duration of up to and not less than 4 years or 48 months, with these (SER) “Subsequent Evaluation Reports” being automatically converted to electronic files and reported and delivered electronically at a 6 month, a 12 month, an 18 month, a 24 month, a 30 month, a 36 month, a 42 month and a 48 month interval, from the time of commencement of training in a given sport or athletic endeavor with this invention.
65.) The sports training methodological process of claim #64 is a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that calculates progress of those being trained in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, and the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis with this invention with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” at each (6) month interval for a duration of up to and not less than 4 years or 48 months, with these (SER) “Subsequent Evaluation Reports” being automatically converted to electronic files and reported and delivered electronically at a 6 month, a 12 month interval, and 18 month, a 24 month, a 30 month, a 36 month, a 42 month, and a 48 month interval, from the time of commencement of training in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis with this invention.
66.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that calculates the final training results of those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” at either the time of termination of training with this invention or at the prescribed 4 year or 48 month termination of training juncture, with these (FER) “Final Evaluation Results” being automatically converted to electronic files and electronically delivered to those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention so that said trainees not only have access to this data but also so that those utilizing this invention to train individuals in a given sport or athletic endeavor can accurately resume the training process at the proper point in said training process of said trainees who suspend their training prior to 48 months and then subsequently wish to resume training in a given sport or athletic endeavor with this invention at a future time.
67.) The sports training methodological process of claim #66 is a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that calculates the final training results of those being trained in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, or the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, or the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis by this invention with regard to the indices of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” at either the time of termination of training with this invention or at the prescribed 4 year or 48 month termination of training juncture, with these (FER) “Final Evaluation Results” being automatically converted to electronic files and electronically delivered to those being trained in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis by this invention so that said trainees not only have access to this data but also so those utilizing this invention to train individuals in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis can accurately resume the training process of said trainees who suspend their training prior to 48 months and then subsequently wish to resume training in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis with this invention at a future time.
68.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of an (IL) “Initial Letter” to those being trained by this invention that includes a description of this invention, with said description containing a description of both the a) Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component of this invention in terms of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” as well as the semi-annual reporting intervals of said indices, as well as the b) Skill Development Component of this invention, and a statement of purpose of this invention, and a background summarization of this invention.
69.) The sports training methodological process of claim #68 is a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of an (IL) “Initial t-PES (Tennis Player Evaluation System) Letter” that includes a description of this invention that contains a description of both the a) Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component of this invention in terms of (P) or “Present,” (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” as well as the semi-annual reporting intervals of said indices, as well as the b) Skill Development Component of this invention, and a statement of purpose of this invention, and a background summarization of this invention.
70.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of a (PPI) “Practitioner's Performance Index” that represents the predetermined and preestablished “Expert Norms” of a skilled and experienced trainer/coach in a given sport or athletic endeavor, such that a less skilled and experienced trainer/coach in a given sport or athletic endeavor can compare the performance of each of the latter's own individual trainees to on a semi-annual basis, or an entire grouping of their trainees to on a semi-annual basis, up to and not less than 4 years, with respect to the (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” of comprehensive skill development in the areas of the (B) Biomechanics and (A) Utilization as an indicator of progressively increasing comprehensive skill development in a given sport or athletic activity.
71.) The sports training methodological process of claim #70 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of a (PPI) “Practitioner's Performance Index” that represents the predetermined and preestablished “Expert Norms” of a skilled and experienced tennis trainer/coach that a less skilled and experienced tennis trainer/coach can compare the performance of each of the latter's own individual tennis trainee's to on a semi-annual basis up to and not less than 4 years, or an entire grouping of their tennis trainees to on a semi-annual basis with respect to the (O.P.) “Overall Percentage” as an indicator of progressively increasing comprehensive skill development in the areas of (B) Biomechanics and (A) Utilization within all (3) “styles” of the sport of tennis, as well as the automatic generation and electronic delivery of progressively increasing N.T.R.P. (N.T.R.P. stands for “National Tennis Rating Program” and is a proprietary ability indexed paradigm that has been disseminated into the public domain by the U.S.T.A. which stands for United States Tennis Association in which beginners are rated 1.0, intermediates are rated 3.0, advanced players are rated 4.0, and world class players are rated 7.0) levels on a semi-annual basis up to and not less than 4 years as an additional indicator of progressively increasing comprehensive skill development in the areas of (B) Biomechanics and (A) Utilization within all (3) “styles” of the sport of tennis.
72.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of an “Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart” that is intended to compare the development of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which are predominantly “offensive” in nature, and which are placed into one grouping that is identified as being essentially “offensive” in nature, to the development of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor which are predominantly “defensive” in nature, and which are placed into one grouping which are identified as being essentially “defensive” in nature, in order to effect the goal of attaining approximate parity between these (2) indices for those being trained by this invention in a given sport or athletic endeavor, with an “Offense vs. Defense” report automatically generated and electronically delivered to those being trained by this invention to play a given sport or athletic endeavor on an ongoing semi-annual basis, up to and not less than 4 years.
73.) The sports training methodological process of claim #72 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of a “t-PES (“Tennis Player Evaluation System”) Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart” that is intended to compare the development of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, which are predominantly “offensive” in nature, and which are placed into one grouping which is identified as essentially “offensive” in nature, to the development of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis which are predominantly “defensive” in nature, and are placed into one group which are identified as essentially “defensive” in nature, in order to effect the goal of attaining approximate parity between these (2) indices by those being trained by this invention, with a “Offense vs. Defense” report automatically generated and electronically delivered on an ongoing semi-annual basis, up to and not less than 4 years.
74.) A sports training methodological process comprised of a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that contains a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of data pertaining to the progressive development of separate and discrete groupings of separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities that are organized and grouped together on the basis of either a) common biomechanical movement sequence commonalities, and on the basis of b) from the physical position from which said movement sequence entities originate with respect to the nature and requirements of a given sport or athletic endeavor, such that the percentages of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities that reach a status of (T.C.) or “Total Completion” (as evidence by the attainment of (P) or “Present,” and (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities which comprise each of the separate and discrete groupings of said biomechanical movement sequence entities), will increase over the course of a 48 month, or 4 year evaluation period, thus indicating that those athletes being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention are displaying ever increasing levels of skill development, and range of skill development, in the areas of (B) Biomechanics, and (A) Utilization, within said sport or athletic endeavor, within which a given trainee is being trained.
75.) The sports training methodological process of claim #74 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that contains a computer software interface that provides for the automatic generation and electronic delivery of data pertaining to the progressive development of the 20 separate and discrete “t-PES (Tennis Player Evaluation and Development SYSTEM) Shot Groupings” that contain all of the (78) “Shots” within the One-Handed “style” of the game of tennis, and data pertaining to the progressive development of the 20 separate and discrete “t-PES Shot Groupings” that contain all of the (105) “Shots” in the Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis, and data pertaining to the progressive development of all of the 20 separate and discrete “t-PES Shot Groupings” that contain all of the (132) “Shots” in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis, such that said groupings in all (3) “styles” of the game of tennis are organized and grouped together on the basis of a) common biomechanical movement sequence commonalities, which render them to contain either “topspin” or “underspin,” and b) on the basis of which part of the (3) parts of the tennis court (either the 1) backcourt, the 2) mid-court, or 3) the forecourt—in this temporal order of introduction)—that said “Shots” in all (3) “styles” of the game of tennis originate in terms of physical location, such that the percentages of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities (read: “Shots”) that comprise all (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis that reach a status of (T.C.) or “Total Completion” (as evidenced by the attainment of (P) or “Present,” and (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” of the “Shots” in all (3) “styles” of the game of tennis, which also comprise all 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings” of said “Shots” in all (3) “styles of the game of tennis), will increase over the course of a 48 month, or 4 year evaluation period, thus indicating that those tennis players being trained in any of the (3) “styles” of the game of tennis by this invention are displaying every increasing levels of skill development, and range of skill development, in the areas of (B) Biomechanics, and (A) Utilization, within any of the (3) “styles” of play within the game of tennis, within which a given tennis trainee is being trained.
76.) A sports training methodological process comprised of a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that contains a computer software interface that provides for a capacity whereby all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor are placed into groupings, so that each of the individual separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities that comprise each said grouping can be accessed by clicking on the number of one of the separate and discrete groupings of said biomechanical movement sequence entities that comprise a given sport or athletic endeavor, in order to also be able to access, through a software interface operation, the (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” and the continuous “streaming” video sequence representations, or the “still frame” video sequence representations of said biomechanical movement sequence entities that comprise each said grouping of said biomechanical movement sequence entities, and the “drills” and/or training regimens that facilitate the incorporation of said biomechanical movement sequence entities, as well as all of the groupings of separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities, into the performance repertoire's of those being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention.
77.) The sports training methodological process of claim #76 is also a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that contains a computer software interface that provides for a capacity whereby all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of the game of tennis are placed into one of 20 “t-PES (Tennis Player Evaluation and Development SYSTEM) Shot Groupings,” or all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis are placed into one of 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings,” or all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis are placed into on of 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings,” so that each of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities that comprise each of (20) said “t-PES Shot Groupings” can be accessed by clicking on the name of a separate and discrete grouping that comprise each of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis, in order to also be able to access through a software interface operation the (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and the (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” and the continuous “streaming” video sequence representations and the “still frame” video sequence representations of said biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots,” and the “DRILLS” that facilitate the incorporation of said “Shots,” as well as all of the 20 “t-PES Shot Groups” of said separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities or “Shots” that comprise each of said 20 “t-PES Shot Groups,” into the performance repertoire's of those being trained to play any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis by this invention.
78.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the capacity wherein at any time during the training process in a given sport or athletic endeavor for which this invention is used, such that when either an (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameter,” or an (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameter” are absent from a “student file” thus creating a state of what is termed a (PC) or “Partial Completion,” in which, to wit, either a (B) for “Biomechanically Correct” and/or an “A” for “Appropriately Utilized” are absent from the either the (IER) “Initial Evaluation Report,” or the (SER) “Subsequent Evaluation Report,” and/or the (FER) “Final Evaluation Report” of a trainee being trained in a given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention, so that said (EBP's) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters” or (EUP's) “Essential Utilization Parameters” which are absent can be identified and then selected from a “drop down” list, thus enabling the users of this invention an opportunity to incorporate the missing (EBP) and/or (EUP) which are absent into any of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities of a given sport or athletic endeavor from which said (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) are absent so as to effect a desired state of (TC) or “Total Completion” by this invention (definition: a state in which any given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity is ascribed a (P) for “Present,” and a (B) for “Biomechanically Correct,” and an (A) for “Appropriately Utilized”) for any given separate and discrete biomechanically movement sequence entity that is part of the total number of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in a given sport or athletic endeavor.
79.) The sports training methodological process of claim #78 comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the capacity wherein at any time during the training process with this invention in the sport of tennis, such that when either an (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameter,” or an (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameter” are absent from any of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of play in the game of tennis, or from any of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of play in the game of tennis, or in any of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, thus creating a state of what is termed a (PC) or “Partial Completion” in a given tennis trainees “student file” which, to wit, either (B) for “Biomechanically Correct,” and/or (A) “Appropriately Utilized” are absent from the (IER) or “Initial Evaluation Report,” (SER) “Subsequent Evaluation Report,” and/or (FER) or “Final Evaluation Report” of a tennis trainee being trained by this invention in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis, so that said (EBP's) and (EUP's) which are absent can be identified and then selected from a “drop down” list, thus enabling the users of this invention an opportunity to incorporate the missing (EBP) and/or (EUP) which are absent into any of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of said (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis from which said (EBP's) and (EUP's) are absent so as to effect a desired state of (TC) “Total Completion” (definition: a state in which any given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity is ascribed a (P) for “Present,” and a (B) for “Biomechanically Correct,” and an (A) for “Appropriately Utilized) for any given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequenced entity that is part of the total number of all of the separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the sport of tennis.
80.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the capacity wherein at any time during the training process for any given sport or athletic endeavor for which this invention is used, such that when either an (EBP) or “Essential Biomechanical Parameter,” and/or an (EUP) or “Essential Utilization Parameter” are absent from said trainees electronically generated “student records,” thus creating a state of what is termed a (PC) or “Partial Completion” in which either a (P) for “Present,” or a (B) for “Biomechanically Correct,” or an (A) for “Appropriately Utilized” are absent from either an (IER) or “Initial Evaluation Report,” or an (SER) or “Subsequent Evaluation Report,” or an (FER) or “Final Evaluation Report” of a trainee being trained in a any given sport or athletic endeavor by this invention, which therefore results in a state of what is termed (PC) or “Partial Completion,” said capacity exists whereby additional verbiage elucidating said unincorporated (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) of any given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity of said sport or athletic endeavor can be accessed via a computer software interface, as well as both continuous “streaming” video representations of the entire biomechanical movement sequence entity in question, or the individual “still frame” video representations of the missing (EBP 's) and (EUP's) of said movement sequences can be viewed in order for the users of this invention to be better able to effect a state of (TC) or “Total Completion” by converting said absent (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) into (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) which then render a given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity either (P) (B) and/or (A) in any given sport or athletic endeavor.
81.) The sports training methodological process of claim #80 comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a computer software interface that provides for the capacity wherein at any time during the training process for the One-Handed “style” of tennis, or the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, or the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, such that when either an (EBP) or “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and/or an (EUP) or “Essential Utilization Parameters,” are absent from said trainees electronically generated “student records,” thus creating a state of (PC) or “Partial Completion” in which either a (P) for “Present,” or a (B) for “Biomechanically Correct,” or an (A) for “Appropriately Utilized” are absent from either an (IER) or “Initial Evaluation Report,” or an (SER) or “Subsequent Evaluation Report,” or an (FER) or “Final Evaluation Report” of a trainee being trained in any of the (3) “styles” of tennis by this invention, which therefore results in a state of what is termed (PC) or “Partial Completion,” said capacity exists whereby additional verbiage elucidating said unincorporated (EBP's) and or (EUP's) of any of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, or of any of the 105 separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, or any of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis can be accessed via a computer software interface, as well as both continuous “streaming” video representations of the entire biomechanical movement sequence of said separate and discrete biomechanical sequence entities in all (3) “styles” in the game of tennis, or the individual “still frame” video representations of the missing (EBP's) or (EUP's) of said movement sequences can be viewed in order for the users of this invention to be better able to effect a state of (TC) or “Total Completion” by converting said absent (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) into either (EBP's) and/or (EUP's) which then render a given separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entity or “Shot” either (P) (B) and/or (A) in any of the (3) “styles” of play in the game of tennis.
82.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Recording Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a (SP-A) or “Standard Package A,” which is intended to automatically record and electronically deliver through a computer software interface the semi-annual progress of up to but not more than 4 years, in acquiring (90) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities out of a possible (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis in terms of the acquisition of (P) or “Present,” or (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage, as well as a (SP-B) “Standard Package B” which is intended to automatically record and electronically deliver through a computer software interface the semi-annual progress of up to but not more than 4 years, in acquiring all (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis in terms of the acquisition of (P) or “Present, or (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized”, and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” and a (TSP-A) “T-Standard Package A” which is intended to automatically record and electronically deliver through a computer software interface the semi-annual progress of up to but not more than 4 years, in acquiring the (102) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis in terms of the acquisition of (P) or “Present,” or (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” as well as a (TSP-B) “T-Standard Package B” which is intended to automatically record and electronically deliver the semi-annual progress of up to but not greater than 4 years, in acquiring all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis in terms of (P) or “Present,” or (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” or (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” as well as providing explicit directions and guidelines to the users of this invention as to when said users should opt to employ either (SP-A) or (SP-B) when training tennis players in Two-Handed “style,” of tennis, or when to opt to employ either (T-SP-A) or (T-SP-B) when training tennis players in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis.
83.) A sports training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) which includes a computer software interface deigned to disable the employment of (SP-B) “Standard Package B” when training tennis players in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis when even (1) One-Handed P5 “shot” (definition: P5 refers to an “underspin” shot played on the non-dominant backhand side of the body) is utilized, thus by default enabling the use of (SP-A) “Standard Package A” for training tennis players in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis by the users of this invention, and also a disablement of (TSP-B) “T-Standard Package B” in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis when even either (1) One-Handed P4 shot (definition: P4 refers to an “underspin” shot played on the dominant forehand side of the body) is utilized, or (1) P5 (definition: P5 refers to an “underspin” shot on the non-dominant backhand side of the body) is utilized, thus by default enabling the use of (TSP-A) “T-Standard Package A” for training players in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis by the users of this invention.
84.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a “SYSTEM 1” also known as 1Ht-PDS (“One-Handed Tennis Player Development SYSTEM”) that includes (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” as well as “streaming” full sequence video representations of all of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as “still frame” video representations of each of the individual (EBP's) and (EUP's) for each of the (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as a training/DRILLING regimen of 274 separate and discrete (SA) “Shot Acquisition,” (SI) “Shot Integration,” and (SU) “Shot Utilization” DRILLS for the correct shot acquisition, correct shot integration and correct shot utilization of said (78) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the One-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as a sport scientific methodology utilizing the “3 Mode Methodological Paradigm,” which is intended to expedite the learning process and produce fully developed, and complete one-handed tennis players without any (B) Biomechanical or (A) Appropriate Utilization shortcomings.
85.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a “SYSTEM 2” also known as 2Ht-PDS (“Two-Handed Tennis Player Development SYSTEM”) that includes (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” as well as “streaming” full sequence video representations of all of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as “still frame” video representations of each of the (EBP's) and (EUP's) for each of the (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as a training/DRILLING regimen of 546 separate and discrete (SA) “Shot Acquisition,” DRILLS, and (SI) “Shot Integration,” DRILLS, and (SU) “Shot Utilization” DRILLS for the correct shot acquisition, correct shot integration and correct shot utilization of said (105) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis, as well as a sport scientific methodology utilizing the “3 Mode Methodological Paradigm,” which is intended to expedite the learning process and produce fully developed, and complete two-handed tennis players without any (B) Biomechanical and/or (A) Appropriate Utilization shortcomings.
86.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Skill Development Component (as opposed to a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component) that includes a “SYSTEM 3” also known as T2Ht-PDS (“Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Development SYSTEM”) that includes (EBP) “Essential Biomechanical Parameters,” and (EUP) “Essential Utilization Parameters,” as well as “streaming” full sequence video representations of all of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of the game of tennis, as well as “still frame” video representations of each of the (EBP's) and (EUP's) for each of the (132) separate and discrete biomechanical movement sequence entities in the Totally Two-Handed “style” of tennis, as well as a training/DRILLING regimen of 783 separate and discrete (SA) “Shot Acquisition” DRILLS, (SI) “Shot Integration” DRILLS, and (SU) “Shot Utilization” DRILLS, as well as a sport scientific methodology utilizing the “3 Mode Methodological Paradigm,” which is intended to expedite the learning process and produce fully developed, and complete totally two-handed tennis players without any (B) Biomechanical and/or (A) Appropriate Utilization shortcomings.
87.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a 1Ht-PES (“One-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation SYSTEM”) that automatically generates and electronically delivers all of the following reports and/or indices: (IER's) or “Initial Evaluation Reports,” and (SER's) or “Subsequent Evaluation Reports,” and (FER's) or “Final Evaluation Reports,” to those One-Handed tennis players being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis for up to but not more than 48 months, said reports consisting of measures of “Shots” which are (P) or “Present,” and (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and (A) “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage,” of said “Shots,” with a capacity to compare one's performance in using this invention to preestablished “Expert Norms” for the development of (O.P.) of those being trained by this invention, as well as progressively increasing (N.T.R.P.) (National Tennis Rating Program) ratings, with a capacity to compare one's performance in using this invention to preestablished “Expert Norms” for the development of (N.T.R.P.) of those being trained by this invention, as well as the progressive increases of each of the 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings,” as well as progressive increases in both the “offense” category of skill development and the “defense” category of skill development in the One-Handed “style” of tennis as recorded and electronically delivered by the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart.”
88.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a 2Ht-PES (“Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation SYSTEM”) that automatically generates and electronically delivers the following reports and/or indices: (IER's) or “Initial Evaluation Reports,” and (SER's) or “Subsequent Evaluation Reports,” and (FER's) or “Final Evaluation Reports,” to those Two-Handed tennis players being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis for up to but not more than 48 months, said reports consisting of measures of “Shots” which are (P) or “Present,” and (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage” of said “Shots,” with the capacity to compare one's performance in using this invention to preestablished “Expert Norms” for the development of (O.P.) of those being trained by this invention, as well as progressively increasing (N.T.R.P.) (National Tennis Rating Program) ratings, with the capacity to compare one's performance in using this invention to preestablished “Expert Norms” for the development of (N.T.R.P.) for those being trained by this invention, as well as the progressive increases of each of the 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings” for those being trained by this invention, as well as progressive increases in both the “offense” category of skill development, and the “defense” category of skill development in the Two-Handed “style” of tennis as recorded and electronically delivered by the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart.”
89.) A tennis training methodological process comprising a separate Evaluative, Recordation and Data Reporting Component (as opposed to a separate Skill Development Component) that includes a T2Ht-PES (“Totally Two-Handed Tennis Player Evaluation SYSTEM”) that automatically generates and electronically delivers the following reports and/or indices: (IER's) “Initial Evaluation Reports,” and (SER's) or “Subsequent Evaluation Reports,” and (FER's) or “Final Evaluation Reports,” to those Totally Two-Handed tennis players being trained by this invention on a semi-annual basis for up to but not more than 48 months, said reports consisting of measures of “Shots” which are (P) or “Present,” and (B) or “Biomechanically Correct,” and (A) or “Appropriately Utilized,” and (O.P.) or “Overall Percentage of said “Shots,” with the capacity to compare one's performance in using this invention to preestablished “Expert Norms” for the development of (O.P.) of those being trained by this invention, as well as progressive increases of each of the 20 “t-PES Shot Groupings” for those being trained by this invention, as well as progressive increases in both the “offense” category of skill development in the game of tennis, and the “defense” category of skill development in the game of tennis as recorded and electronically delivered by the “t-PES Offense vs. Defense Balance Chart.”
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