Tracking your first match

Ten seconds of tapping per point from the fence. In return: an honest recap, real statistics, and evidence that accumulates for years.

Before the match

Create the match — pick your athlete, enter the opponent's name, and choose the format. TierBreak knows the common junior formats: best of 3 sets, no-ad scoring, 10-point match tiebreak in place of a third set, 8-game pro sets, and short sets. If the draw sheet says it, there's a preset for it.
Find your spot — somewhere you can see the whole court and glance at your phone without being a distraction.

If it's a tournament morning, the athlete's Match Day card (from the Mental Pathway) shows their goals, routine, and a pre-match activation — worth opening before warm-up. More here.

During the match: the loop

For each point you record three things, all taps:

Serve — first serve in, second serve, or double fault. The "In" state is pre-selected, so a routine point starts with zero extra taps.
Who won the point.
How it ended — winner, forced error, unforced error, or ace. One more tap, and you're back to watching.

That's the whole job. TierBreak handles the score — games, sets, tiebreaks, no-ad deciding points, side-switches — and it never gets the math wrong. The big score display is readable from three courts away.

Made a mistake? Use undo. Points can be corrected as you go; the scoring engine recalculates everything downstream.

Pressure points tag themselves. Break points, game points, set points, and match points are detected automatically from the score. You never label anything — but the evidence engine will use those tags forever.

Can't track every point?

Reality: you'll get sandwiches, you'll chat with other parents, you'll miss games. That's fine. Track what you can — even set scores only. A fully tracked match unlocks the deepest analysis, but TierBreak is built for real fences, not lab conditions.

After the handshake

The Story — TierBreak writes an editorial recap of the match from the actual point data: the run that decided the second set, the break-point save, the momentum swing. Honest, specific, and shareable with the athlete when they're ready to talk.
The numbers — first-serve percentage, points won by ending, pressure-point performance, error patterns by stretch of the match.
The reflection — the athlete's post-match check-in (how they competed, energy, emotions, one focus for next time) lands in their Mental Pathway loop.
The evidence — every tracked point feeds The Proof: error recovery rate, big-point index, fresh-set starts. One match is a data point; a season is a case file.

Fence etiquette

You're a scoreboard, not a coach. The tracking loop is designed to keep your eyes up and your mouth closed. If the match gets tense, track points and breathe — your athlete will read your calm from across the court. (The parents' guide has more on this, including what to say in the car.)

Next: Reading the Weekly Review and The Proof →