• ITF Development Programme
• Tennis Play and Stay Programme/Tennis10s
• Other related projects
• Tennis Xpress
• Questions/Working groups
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2
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• Player Pathway
• Coach Education
• Increase Tennis Participation
• Development officers/monitoring and
administering
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SLIDE HEADING
• SUB HEADING
– Second Level
• Third Level
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SLIDE HEADING
• SUB HEADING
– Second Level
• Third Level
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African Centre Morocco
• Amalgamation of Southern and West
African Centres
• Closer to Europe/Competitive
Opportunities
• 24 Players full time
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KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE !
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Coach Education
SLIDE HEADING
• SUB HEADING
– Second Level
• Third Level
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Recommended Tutor Contact/ITF
Recommended Syllabi
• Play Tennis: 30 hours
• Coach of Beginner Players/Level one:
80 hours
• Coach of Advanced/Level 2: 80 hours
• Coach of High performance
players/Level 3: 80 hours
2012: 79 Courses
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Miguel
Crespo
Carl Maes
International Conference Centre, Port Ghalib,
Egypt
Bruce Elliott
Gabriel
Jaramillo
Miles
Maclagan
Port Ghalib Resort, Egypt
Ismail el Shafei & Louis
Cayer
Wayne Black
Mark Kovacs
Making Nations self sufficient
in coach education
• Big objective for
ITF to identify
and train local
Tutors
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ITF Coaches Commission Members
Ismail El Shafei
Egypt /
Chairman
Ms Yayuk Basuki
Indonesia
Hemant Bendrey
India
Louis Cayer
Great Britain
Hans Peter Born
Germany
Andres Gomez
Ecuador
Ms Debbie Kirkwood
Canada
Cesar Kist
Brazil
Patrick McEnroe
USA
Mark Kovacs
USA
Hani Nasser
Egypt
Kamil Patel
Mauritius
Bernard Pestre
France
Geoff Quinlan
Australia
Hichem Riani
Tunisia
David Sanz
Spain
Tito Vasquez
Argentina
Ms Larissa Schaerer
Paraguay
Frank van Fraayenhoven
Netherlands
Boris Sobkin
Russia
Hayato Sakurai
Japan
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COMPETENCY CRITERIA
1. Coaches Education Department
and Coaches and / or Sport Science
Commission
2. Coaches Education Director and
staff (Nat. tutors, etc.)
3. Coaches' Education programme /
structure
4. Coaches' Education calendar /
schedule
5. Coach licensing programme
6. Coaches' Education resources
7. Education Professional
Development Programme
8. Other relevant characteristics of
the system
BRONZE
(Self-sufficient up to…)
SILVER
(Self-sufficient up to…)
GOLD
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√
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√
√
√
(up to coach of beginner players – level 1)
Tutor training every 2 years.
(up to coach of advanced players – level 2)
Tutor training each year
(no Coaches / Sport Science Commission)
√
√
(up to coach of beginner players – level 1)
Max tutor – pupil ratio 1/24 (level 1)
(up to coach of advanced players – level 2)
Max tutor – pupil ratio 1/12 (level 2)
√
√
√
√
(up to coach of beginner players – level 1)
(up to coach of advanced players – level 2)
NA
NA
√
√
√
√
(up to coach of beginner players – level 1)
(up to coach of advanced players – level 2)
NA
NA
√
√
√
√
ITF Approval
• Approve Coach Education Systems
Under the control of National Federations
• ITF wants countries to become self
sufficient in coach education
• Approval will act as an incentive
• Improve and maintain standards
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ITF Recognition
• Self sufficient at Play Tennis and
Level one……Bronze approval
• Self sufficient at level 2…..Silver
approval
• Self Sufficient at level 3…..Gold
approval
• 2013….16 top nations approved
• 2013…..12 more nations currently awaiting
recognition/under assessment?
• 2014…..approval is open to all countries at Bronze and
silver
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Payment systems...
• One off fee for
national associations
based on voting
strength - unlimited
coaches as members
• 25 Nations
• $30 per coach for
icoach membership
• More Players!
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tennisplayandstay.com
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Tennis 10s Parents Leaflet
FRENCH
SPANISH
Translation of supporting materials….
POLISH
ARABIC
PERSIAN
RUSSIAN
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Tennis 10s DVD
ITF manual on setting
up/marking courts
All variations of temporary and permanent lines
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AROUND THE WORLD
Poland
INDIA
GERMANY
GER
SWEDEN
AROUND THE WORLD
Russia
EGYPT
GREAT BRITAIN
SERBIA
Example 10 and Under webpages
from around the world
EGYPT
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AROUND THE WORLD....ARGENTINA
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RACKET SIZE
27‘‘  152 cm
26‘‘  146 cm
25‘‘  140 cm
24‘‘  134 cm
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Supported by Top
players and Coaches
...And by top cartoon characters...Sponge
Bob likes the Foam Ball!!!
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Easier to
Develop High
performance
players!
Other advantages
• Less extreme grips
• Less chance of injury
• More chance to develop all round players
• Court positioning nearer baseline/racket speed
• Can implement more advanced tactics
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Approaching or at
the Net (11)
Taking advantage
in the point by
approaching the
net
Other Initiatives
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Health Benefits: Model sport for Life!
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dr Paul Roetert, US (Director of
the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation
and Dance)
Max De Vylder, Belgium (LTA
research officer / ITF Coaches
Commission)
Dr Machar Reid, Australia (Tennis
Australia Research Officer /
Expert in Biomechanics and
Physical Conditioning)
Bernard Pestre, France (FFT / ITF
Coaches Commission member)
Nicky Dunn, UK (ITF Health Care
Provider / Physiotherapist)
Dr Stuart Miller, UK (ITF Director
of Science and Technical)
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•
•
•
•
•
Dr Mark Kovacs, USA (USTA/ITF
Coaches Commission; Health
Benefits of Tennis Taskforce /
Research Coordinator)
Dr Jack Groppel, USA (Expert in
Physical Conditioning and other
Sports Science areas)
Dr Brian Hainline, USA (ITF
Medical Commission Chairman /
USTA)
Dr Babette Pluim, Netherlands
(ITF Medical Commission member
/ KNLTB)
Dr Miguel Crespo, Spain (ITF
Coaching / Psychology expert)
Dr Javier Manquerian, Argentina
(Medical Doctor / President of
STMS)
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Teenage research
• Develop programmes for
teenagers
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Green Ball rule change!
• Experiment extended 2014 and 2015
• Optional ball used for all competitive play except
international events
Colour specifications
YES
NO
Stage 1 (Green)
Stage 2 (Orange)
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Recommendation
s for Stage 1 balls
• 10 and under competitions will use new
balls at the start of each event
• Packaging consistent with standard balls
– Pressurised cans for pressurised balls
– Cans or cardboard boxes for pressureless
balls
Appropriate
Competition
Drives the Sport?
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Remember…
• Tennis coaching is not a
sport...... Tennis is the
sport!!! ...So let them Play!
The best drill in tennis
......The Slogan…
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Key Messages
• Tennis Competition can be
fun
…..and formats and scoring
systems exist to suit all lifestyles
and abilities
• Promote user friendly formats
and scoring systems
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•
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•
•
•
1 Match tiebreak to 7 or 10
Best of 3 match tiebreaks to 7
1 Short set (1st to 4 games)
Best of 3 short sets (1st to 4 games)
Tie break instead of a 3rd set
Timed matches
No ad scoring (play 1 game point at deuce)
No-Ad Scoring Method
The let during a service
Best of 3 /5 sets (Advantage set or tie-break
set)
• A combination of these
• Are they being used in your
nations?
• Is green ball being used?
• Promote user friendly formats
and scoring systems
• Promote use of green ball
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Club
Importance of national
rating systems
• Revamping the ITN
• Link it to User friendly Scoring systems
and formats
• Increase activity at the Micro level
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CLUBMARK
CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT
 Recognising quality clubs , providing an active
club environment
 Promoting and using Play+Stay concepts to
attract and retain players
 Providing quality competition and coaching
programmes
 Planned Launch in 2013
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Differentiating between...
AND
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• Centred around Green and Orange Ball
• Red Ball used as teaching aid
• Full sized rackets
• Progressing to green ball and full court sooner
• Less emphasis on technical competency....get them
playing green ball/full court as soon as possible
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Because of the
balls……
• Tennis is easy to play……anyone can play!
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Promo Video
TENNIS XPRESS - SCHEDULE
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British LTA
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World Tennis Day
• Events in Hong Kong and New
York
• Linked to Tennis 10s
ENGAGED NATIONS
•
55 nations
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Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Bolivia
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
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Egypt
Fiji
Georgia
Great Britain
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong, China
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland
Libya
Malaysia
Mauritius
Mexico
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
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Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Russia
Serbia
South Africa
Spain
Turkey
Uruguay
USA
Vanuatu
Venezuela
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12 Class B Nations
9 Class B Nations
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MAKING AN IMPACT!
Argentina
Iran
Egypt
Cambodia
Brazil
Portugal
Turkey
WTD 2014- March 3rd
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World Tennis DayMarch 3rd
• Events in Hong Kong, Bangkok,
London and New York
• Linked to Tennis 10s/Tennis Xpress
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