| Accompanying the rapid development of sports club and rapid economic growth in China,thesport's training system has been reformed continuously,changing young tennis athletes' training pattern and environment.However this leads to an issue in the tennis industry-how to allow our country's young tennis athletes to speedily and efficiently adapt to the changes in the new training system and environment as well as strengthening their training awareness.Training independently without government support at the tennis club is a new training system for our young talented players.It is also an important issue for the sport industry nowadays.This article researches on the young players of 10 tennis clubs,utilizing different research methods including literature and data collection,questionnaire and mathematical statistics,.These methods evaluate the current situations in these tennis clubs: their training system,goals,facilities conditions,coaching and training environment,training outcome and management.In order to improve the training system for young athletes in Guangzhou tennis clubs,existing problems and inefficient methods are identified with recommendations being proposed thereafter.The research result indicates:(1)Guangzhou tennis clubs are suitable for the needs and demands of the local community and society,contributes to athletes development in diverse aspects,and have a focus on balancing academic studies and training.The clubs have cultivated athletes of high standards and have a strong social adaptability.It is in line with today's tennis development trends and has a broad developmental prospect.(2)Guangzhou tennis clubs are mainly located outdoors.Indoor tennis courts are rare with insufficient facilities support.There is no guarantee that training will occur on rainy days.(3)Guangzhou Tennis Club has a flexible training system for young tennis players.It has set up different systems and professional coaches to promote the development of young athletes.The training goal is to obtain a national second-tier tennis player certificate and make multiple choices.(4).The tennis athletes in Guangzhou's tennis club have high aspirations and academic achievement.Participation in tennis training does not affect their studies.The objective for tennis training is mainly to improve their playing standards,in order to obtain the national second-tier tennis player certificate.This allows them to entry into prestigious universities,both domestically and internationally.To increase the level of athletes playing standards,they should participate in more competitions.However,there is a lack of proper types of competitions that allow players to participate.(5)With small group training in these tennis clubs,training fees are high,while there is more flexibility for time management.Coaches are highly paid with improvement of players easily observed.However with short coaching times,different levels of coaching skills and a lack of innovation,the overall standard of coaches still require improvement.(6)When compared with tennis schools,training at tennis clubs is characterized by poorer facilities and equipment allocation and the shortage of club funds.These issues directly influence the tennis club's development,which leaves room for improvement.There are a few recommendation for these issues:(1)Government and society organization should be more supportive of the tennis club's training mode.The tennis clubs should gain funds from multiple channels to improve its coaching environment.This will guarantee a long-term development.Organizing young tennis players to participate in higher level tennis tournaments will allow them to gaining valuable experience to improve their competition performance.(2)Establish a scientific and effective organization and management mechanism,improve the professionalization of the management team,introduce a salary assessment mechanism,establish a responsibility mechanism and incentive policies for athletes' tuition fees,and promote the standardized management and development of tennis clubs.(3)Strengthen the coaching team by attending coaches development programs and gaining qualified certificates(must obtain the ITF Registration Level 2 and above coaches certificate from the International Tennis Federation,and the intermediate and above levels of coaches certificate from the Chinese Tennis Association)to update coaches' professional knowledge and improve their abilities.This will enhance the quality of tennis club training and promote the healthy development of tennis clubs.(4)Increase the types and frequency of youth competitions,lower eligibility requirements,and improve competition playing standards. |
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