• Crunch data (local kids’ and juniors’ rankings, and local tournament results) and determine potential ‘targets’
• Reach out to players, parents, coaches, and tennis club owners in local social networks
• Submit applications via the ACE website to our full-time scouts
• Hold assessment sessions at players’ locations (no need for expensive 2-week travel to a global HQ, like IMG does)
• Use the most modern connected equipment during assessments, for example, the Babolat smart racquet which gathers a variety of data during the game (serve speed, shots hit map, rally time, etc.)
• Use a unique internal players’ assessment checklist (50+ parameters ranging from the strictly technical side to the players’ psychotype or their parents’ involvement). This will allow for development of a standardized process and legitimate player comparisons