| I get a lot of questions about tennis scorebooks. | | | | tournament charts to use followed by a Match |
| Most coaches in the know are looking for the | | | | Report Form, Tennis Team Roster page and last |
| Wirtanen tennis scorebook and who could blame | | | | but not least a Tennis Season Summary Page. |
| them as this book is like royalty among tennis | | | | The Wirtanen Tennis Scorebook is full of |
| enthusiasts. That being said I know of a couple | | | | everything you need to keep score and statistics |
| of other options that sell very well and are quite | | | | for your team. If you looking for the best you'll |
| popular. | | | | find it here. Glovers Short Form Tennis |
| Let's take a quick look inside of three major | | | | Scorebook |
| tennis scorebooks and see what each has to | | | | The Glovers short form tennis scorebook is also |
| offer. I will explain the differences between the | | | | a fantastic book. At first glance you'll see that it |
| Wirtanen tennis scorebook, the Glovers Short | | | | features a very durable plastic cover in color light |
| Form tennis scorebook and Accuscore Official | | | | blue. In addition to this water proof cover you'll |
| tennis scorebook. The Wirtanen Tennis Scorebook | | | | notice a very thick spiral binding that can take a |
| Behind the green cover of this coveted tennis | | | | beating. The first page of the books is titled " |
| scorebook is something I have never seen in any | | | | Glovers Tennis Directory" and it gives spaces for |
| other scorebook. A story about an athlete and | | | | all your players contact information, your school |
| his coach. I'm going to provide an exact copy of | | | | information and coaches information. Turn the |
| that story below as it is the story behind the | | | | page and you find 2 full pages of scoring |
| development of this scorebook. | | | | instruction in the form of example pages. After |
| Taken from the Wirtanen Tennis Scorebook page | | | | a quick review you'll be ready to go. |
| 1... | | | | From there you head straight into scoring pages. |
| " The name WIRTANEN on the cover of this | | | | There are two pages for each meet. The left |
| scorebook is in memory of John Wirtanen whom | | | | hand page is the Score Sheet and the right hand |
| Paul Bouchard coached while at Greenway High | | | | page is the Match summary. You get 6 lines for |
| School, Coleraine, Minnesota. John began playing | | | | singles matches plus 2 extras and 3 sets of |
| tennis in the ninth grade. After only two year of | | | | doubles plus 1 extra. The match summary is |
| competitions, and with 02 schools competing, John | | | | straight forward with spaces for final score, |
| led his high school team to an undefeated season | | | | strokes, best shot, weak shot, right and left. |
| as well as leading it to the state team | | | | You get enough sets of scoring pages to score |
| championship in the spring of 1961. John | | | | 30 matches. |
| Wirtanen teamed with Jim Miller to win the State | | | | At the end of the scoring pages is a page with |
| Doubles Championships that same spring. What | | | | tables for Team Season Summary and |
| was unusual about this situation was not only the | | | | Tournament Results. Following this page are 12 |
| winning of the state championship in two years, | | | | pages for Player Summaries with tournament |
| but that in the 60 year history of high school | | | | results at the bottom for each player. |
| tennis in Minnesota, this was the first and only | | | | The Player Summaries are followed by 12 pages |
| time that a team from Northern Minnesota had | | | | of "Glover's Challenge Charts". Each page has a |
| ever won a State Tennis Championship. | | | | Singles Ladder and Doubles Ladder. Singles has |
| Following his high school career, John enrolled | | | | 16 boxes total in a triangular layout and doubles |
| at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota where | | | | have 6 boxes total in the same type of |
| he was instrumental in leading Hamline to three | | | | tournament layout. |
| consecutive Minnesota State College | | | | The Glover's book if very well laid out and |
| Championships. In his senior year at Hamline, | | | | features a bit of an oversized page for more |
| John discovered that he had cancer. John never | | | | writing space. The pages are made of thick |
| gave up and never once felt sorry for himself. | | | | paper and the cover is very durable plastic. |
| He fought to the end of his short life. John | | | | Definitely a great book. The Accuscore Tennis |
| passed away on September 7, 1969 at the age | | | | Scorebook |
| of 22. It is in memory of John that this book | | | | The Accuscore tennis scorebook looks like all of |
| has been published. In education, many teachers | | | | the other Accuscore books. Thick card stock |
| and coaches come in contact with outstanding | | | | cover in a standard 8.5" high x 11" wide format. |
| young individuals whom they never forget. For | | | | Inside the book you first find a note to the |
| Paul Bouchard, John Wirtanen will never be | | | | scorekeeper which offers general instruction on |
| forgotten." | | | | how to use the book and keep score. The next |
| I thought the above was worth passing around to | | | | page is a Season information page where you can |
| even those who don't buy the book. | | | | fill in the year, team roster, schedule, and coaches |
| Now I do highly recommend this book. It | | | | names. Flip the page and your into the scoring |
| features a superior quality cover like that of a | | | | pages. The layout of this book differs from our |
| hard cover novel. In fact the cover is so stiff | | | | previous 2 books and is very open. The left |
| that you will not need additional support when | | | | hand page scores the singles matches and the |
| writing. You can write neatly into this book | | | | right hand page scores the doubles. You get 7 |
| without worry that it will flex suddenly. The next | | | | rows for singles and 6 for doubles. The bottom |
| page of he book shows a sample page filled out. | | | | of the right hand page offers cumulative scoring |
| Flip the page and you'll find a team record and | | | | for the meet and a final team score area. The |
| schedule page and adjacent to that is a weekly | | | | very bottom of this page is a couple of lines for |
| schedule page. Flip the page one more time and | | | | comments. You get 24 sets of these scoring |
| your ready to keep score. The top of this page | | | | pages. A little less than the 30 in both the |
| is titled "Tennis Score Sheet" There is a column | | | | Wirtanen and Glovers but this book is half the |
| for Home Team and column for Opponents | | | | price. |
| followed by Winner, Set1, Set2, Set3. You get 6 | | | | The final page of the book is a Season Summary |
| singles lines with 1 extra line and 3 doubles lines | | | | that offers tables for Team Totals, Singles Totals |
| with 1 extra. Each score page features a Team | | | | and Doubles Totals. There are also lines for |
| Records box with All Matches and Conference | | | | Team Honors and Single/Double Player Honors. |
| tables. There is a Final Score section and lastly | | | | The back of the Accuscore is even thicker card |
| an information box with spaces for Site, Date, | | | | stock that is stiff enough to offer an ok writing |
| Weather, Opposing Coach, Court Surface and | | | | surface. |
| Remarks. | | | | For a closer look at these books check out my |
| The adjacent page is Match Notes with weakness | | | | tennis scorebook review review video. |
| and strength lines as well as grade line for each | | | | I hope this short article will assist new coaches in |
| match. Finally you find a Team Summay of | | | | picking a scorebook that suits there needs and |
| Opponents. There are 30 sets of these pages. | | | | that experienced coaches who aren't happy with |
| After scoring pages you will find a page with | | | | there scorebooks find a better one. Thanks for |
| generous tables for Individual Player Results and | | | | reading and be sure to check out more review |
| Tournament Achievements. This page is | | | | articles at |
| followed by 10 pages with tables for Individual | | | | You can purchase any of the above scorebooks |
| Player Records. Next you get 12 pages of | | | | at The Tennis Scorebook Store. |