Week 34 - Spain F27 ($10,000) - Ourense (Hard)

BTtennisfan · Improver

RE: Week 34 - Spain F27 ($10,000) - Ourense (Hard)

indiana · Tennis legend

Hmm, re predictions as I pointed out in another thread, this year's AEGON funding players are basically based on the LTA matrices. Looking at these the selections and non selections were pretty reasonable. It is an objective, not subjective selection policy.

I do think the matrices themselves may be questionable ( I feel too easy targets for doubles playets, too difficult targets for early to mid 20s singles players as against the younger players ), but it generally produced a reasonable list.

I do think it is quite unreasonable to expect the LTA to have supernatural predictive poeers, however much closer they are to the coalface. Who could have foreseen the progress this year of such as Ashley Hewitt, Marvus Willis and Tom Farquharson ? Also, quite clearly selected players can unexpectedy plateau or even dip at still quite young ages.

korriban · Challenger level

indiana wrote:
Hmm, re predictions as I pointed out in another thread, this year's AEGON funding players are basically based on the LTA matrices. Looking at these the selections and non selections were pretty reasonable. It is an objective, not subjective selection policy.

I do think the matrices themselves may be questionable ( I feel too easy targets for doubles playets, too difficult targets for early to mid 20s singles players as against the younger players ), but it generally produced a reasonable list.

I do think it is quite unreasonable to expect the LTA to have supernatural predictive poeers, however much closer they are to the coalface. Who could have foreseen the progress this year of such as Ashley Hewitt, Marvus Willis and Tom Farquharson ? Also, quite clearly selected players can unexpectedy plateau or even dip at still quite young ages.

I'd expect the LTA to be able to predict better than us, but not to be omniscient! All the more reason to spread the base for funding and access to best-in-breed coaches/facilities much more widely (which means less £s and hours for the current elite, and more for the next 20-30 players), and for longer, rather than focus so much on so few for so little time. If ANY players do well (ranking points), they should be able to "earn" more support, assuming they want it!

steven · Tennis legend

korriban wrote:
indiana wrote:
Hmm, re predictions as I pointed out in another thread, this year's AEGON funding players are basically based on the LTA matrices. Looking at these the selections and non selections were pretty reasonable. It is an objective, not subjective selection policy.

I do think the matrices themselves may be questionable ( I feel too easy targets for doubles playets, too difficult targets for early to mid 20s singles players as against the younger players ), but it generally produced a reasonable list.

I do think it is quite unreasonable to expect the LTA to have supernatural predictive poeers, however much closer they are to the coalface. Who could have foreseen the progress this year of such as Ashley Hewitt, Marvus Willis and Tom Farquharson ? Also, quite clearly selected players can unexpectedy plateau or even dip at still quite young ages.
I'd expect the LTA to be able to predict better than us, but not to be omniscient! All the more reason to spread the base for funding and access to best-in-breed coaches/facilities much more widely (which means less £s and hours for the current elite, and more for the next 20-30 players), and for longer, rather than focus so much on so few for so little time. If ANY players do well (ranking points), they should be able to "earn" more support, assuming they want it!

I agree - as far as I can see, that broader approach could ease a lot of the problems that the current funding system seems to create.