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International Tennis Federation
Tennis Development
Department
ITF Monthly E-Mail
Newsletter for Coaches, Year 6, Issue 4, April 2005
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The ITF Development Department is
pleased to welcome you to the April edition of its ITF Monthly
E-mail Newsletter.
In an effort to keep you informed and updated on ITF coaching
matters worldwide, in this issue of the newsletter you will find:
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ITF
Coaching and Sport Science Review
* Favourites
upset
at African Junior Championships
* Development
Events
* Wheelchair
Tennis News
* Cursos
de Nivel 1 en
Ecuador..
Quito y Guayaquil
* Jornada
de Capacitación – ITF en Buenos Aires, Argentina
* News
from National Associations and other organisations
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ITF
COACHING AND SPORT SCIENCE REVIEW
Issue 35 of the ITF Coaching and Sport Science Review is now
available on the ITF coaching weblet.
This
is the first edition for 2005 and it signals a new era for the
publication as it is the first edition that will be published in an
electronic form only. It includes
articles on a variety of topics including junior tennis,
psychological, physiological and nutritional methods to enhance
performance, as well as an article on national coach education
programmes.
Latest issue:
http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/sportsscience/index.asp
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FAVOURITES UPSET AT AFRICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Anas
Fattar (MAR) and Ola Abou Zekri (EGY) were the surprise 18 & under
champions at last week’s rain-hit 28th ITF/CAT African Junior
Championships in
Mauritius.
The presence of Cyclone Hennie in the region brought heavy rain
throughout the week, although a modified format and the use of
additional venues ensured that the event only had to be extended by
one day. Unfortunately the doubles events were cancelled.
In the boys’ 18 & under singles, top
seed Reda El Amrani (MAR) lost a three-set quarterfinal to No. 8
seed Kevin Kerr (RSA). Kerr, winner of the warm-up event, scored
another three-set victory over No. 5 seed Hakim Rezgui (TUN) in the
semifinals to set up a meeting with sixth seed Anas Fatta. Fatta,
who did not drop a set en route to the final, went on to clinch the
title with a narrow 57 64 75 triumph.
The girls’ 18 & under singles saw a
repeat of the 2004 final, with No. 2 seed Ola Abou Zekri overturning
last year’s result against teammate and top seed Magy Aziz (EGY) 57
75 62. In the semifinals Abou Zekri had avenged her defeat in the
warm-up event with a straight sets victory over Mauritius Junior
Champion Else Potgeiter (RSA).
There were no upsets in the 16 & under
category with Rikus De Villers (RSA) and Fatim El Allami (MAR)
justifying their top seedings. However De Villiers needed to save
four match points in the boys’ final to defeat No. 3 seed Slah
Mbarek (TUN) 62 26 76(8) in a repeat of the 2003 14 & under final.
In the semifinals Mbarek had avenged his defeat by No. 2 seed Lofo
Ramiaramanana (MAD) in the warm-up final. El Allami, who had stepped
up a category to reach the 18 & under warm-up final, dropped only
one set to become girls’ 16 & under champion. She defeated Amira
Benaissa (ALG) 46 63 63 in the semifinals, before seeing off No. 2
seed and warmup champion Chane Hines (RSA) 62 63.
Due to the weather, all 14 & under
semifinals and finals had to be played on the last day. Boys’ No. 1
seed James Munro (RSA) had few problems winning his second title in
two weeks, defeating Sunday Emmanuel (NGR) 61 61 in the semifinals
and Ramy Kamal Etah (EGY) 61 75 in the final. However the girls’ top
seed Menna El Nagdy (EGY) ran out of steam in the final, losing to
Yasmine Alkema (ALG) 67(8) 62 76(2), having needed three sets to
defeat Monica Gorny (RSA) earlier in the day.
South Africa
was awarded The Team Trophy, presented to the nation that has
accumulated the highest number of points based on the best four
singles results of a team. Separate Boys’ and Girls’ Team Trophies
were awarded to
South Africa
boys and
Egypt
girls.
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DEVELOPMENT EVENTS
27
March - 10 April:
ITF
14 & Under Asian Championships - Zone 1,
India
(including ITF teams).
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12 April:
ITF
Level I Coaches Course,
Tarija,
Bolivia.
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15 April:
ITF/OS Level II Coaches
Course,
Venezuela.
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22 April:
Central Pacific Qualifying event,
Kiribati.
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WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS
ITF
renews agreement with Cruyff Foundation
The ITF announced that it has renewed
its agreement with the Johan Cruyff Foundation as a programme
partner for the Wheelchair Tennis Silver Fund for 2005- 2006. The
Cruyff Foundation began financing the Silver Fund in 2003,
supporting the development of wheelchair tennis in several
countries, including
Bolivia,
Romania,
Sri Lanka,
El Salvador
and
Indonesia.
The new agreement will extend the
relationship between the Cruyff Foundation and the ITF to establish
wheelchair tennis programmes in
Bulgaria,
Moldova,
Colombia,
Morocco
and
China.
The Cruyff Foundation is also a programme partner for the wheelchair
tennis junior programme that aims to increase the competitive and
training opportunities available to junior wheelchair tennis
players.
On the signing of the new agreement, ITF
President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: “We are delighted to continue
our relationship with the Cruyff Foundation. The Silver Fund has
already made a significant impact on the lives of hundreds of
children and adults worldwide and further programmes will allow us
to introduce wheelchair tennis in many other countries where players
are eager to embrace the game.”
Carole Thate, director of the Johan
Cruyff Foundation said: “We are very proud of the achievements
within the Silver Fund project. Our partnership focuses on having
coaches and players participate in teaching the basics of wheelchair
tennis to children. This project not only informs but also
stimulates children in third-world countries to participate in the
great sport of wheelchair tennis.”
The Wheelchair Tennis Silver Fund was
set up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of wheelchair tennis. The
Fund aims to establish sustainable wheelchair tennis programmes in
developing nations through the provision of tennis equipment and
technical expertise and the identification of local partners who
will take the programme to self-supporting levels.
The Cruyff Foundation supports and
stimulates play and sport for children worldwide, with a special
focus on sports programmes for children with a disability. The
Foundation supports a wide variety of sports projects including
street soccer, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball and
swimming.
The
latest issue of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Coaches Review is now on
the ITF website:
http://www.itfwheelchairtennis.com/asp/wheelchair/publications/coachesreview.asp
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CURSOS
DE NIVEL 1 EN ECUADOR. QUITO Y GUAYAQUIL.
Gracias a la excelente iniciativa del
Profesor Alex Peña y con todo el respaldo de Andrés Gómez, se
realizaron en Ecuador dos Cursos de Nivel 1. El primero entre el 01
y el 09 de Marzo en la ciudad de Quito, mas exactamente en el Club
Buenavista tuvo a 28 profesores de esa ciudad y sus alrededores, el
segundo se hizo en el Club Nacional de la costera ciudad de
Guayaquil, entre el 10 y 18 de Marzo del 2005 y los asistentes
fueron 31.Los Tutores Iván Molina y Richard González destacaron la
muy buena organización y coordinación del Profesor Alex Peña y la
extraordinaria cordialidad del ex campeón Andrés Gómez.
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JORNADA DE
CAPACITACIÓN – ITF EN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
Lugar:
Hotel &
Club Círculo de la Fuerza Aérea (Av. Libertador 661 - Vte Lopez).
Fecha: Viernes
15 de Abril. Horario: de 9.30
a 17.00 hs. Disertantes:
Miguel Crespo
(Responsable
de Investigación de la ITF)
y Miguel Miranda
(Oficial
de Desarrollo ITF - Sudamérica).
Temática del
curso:
1. Las potencias mundiales
del tenis: Razones del éxito
(aula).
2. El rol
del entrenador de tenis en el
trabajo psicológico con los jugadores (aula).
3. Entrenamiento psicológico en la
cancha (cancha).
4. Métodos de observación y mejora
del rendimiento
del tenista (cancha).
5. Metodología de entrenamiento en
distintos niveles (cancha).
6. Aplicación práctica
del mini tenis (cancha).
Informes e
inscricpión:
Tel:
4777-2447 / 15-5248-2058 / 15-5248-2063.
info@tenisargentino.net
/
www.tenisargentino.net
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NEWS
FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Bolivia:
El Profesor Rolando Nieva, que actualmente se desempeña como Head
Coach del Club de Tenis de Santa Cruz en la ciudad del mismo nombre
en Bolivia, esta buscando una Entrenadora Mujer para que se haga
cargo de la selección femenina que ese importante Club tiene.
Para conocer más acerca de este Club y sus instalaciones,
Uds pueden visitar
www.clubtenissantacruz.com .
Las interesadas deben escribir a
rolando_nieva@yahoo.com.ar.
enviando un resumen de CV y pretenciones de sueldo.
Mexico:
La compañía Club Med solicita candidatos calificados para el puesto
de Instructor de Tenis. Los candidatos interesados pueden
comunicarse directamente con Cynthia Corral en el (01 55) 91 71 15
68 en la Ciudad de México o bien llenar su solicitud por Internet en
la página web:
www.clubmedjobs.com.
Cynthia Corral. Club Med - North American Zone. G.O. Recruiter -
México. Phone: 01 55 91 71 15 68, Fax: 01 55 91 71 20 83.
Sudan:
The
Sudan LTA is looking for a coach to work with juniors and National
teams in the association centre. The successful applicant will work
with and under the supervision of the technical director. Applicants
should have the following qualities: Prepared to work very hard,
appropriate qualifications and experience, must have very good in
English and some Arabic would be beneficial. The SLTA will provide
the successful applicant with an apartment inside the SLTA centre
and a good salary. For more information please contact the Sudan
LTA: TEL: 00249 183 795473, FAX: 00 249 183 770246, EMAIL :
slta909@hotmail.com
Tennisplayer.net:
A new
internet site has been launched by John Yandell. This site contains
some of the Latest High Speed Video Research from
AdvancedTennis. It also has
An Amazing
Archive of Lessons from people such:
Robert Lansdorp, Rick Macci, Nick Bollettieri, Bruce
Elliot, Jim Loehr, and a New Generation of Coaches and Teachers.
It's all illustrated with luminous new digital animations and
photography. It also has
a new stroke
archive where you can view many top players in large clear windows
with fast download times. This includes 10,000 all
new clips from live tournament play.
PLUS:
tennis music videos, tour portraits, analysis of your strokes right
on the site and a new interactive forum and message boards.
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this ITF e-mail newsletter, please forward us their address for
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Dave Miley and Miguel Crespo- Authors
Patrick McInerney - Editor
ITF Monthly E-Mail Newsletter for Coaches is published monthly.
International Tennis Federation
Tennis Development Department
c/o Miguel Crespo
c/ Pérez Báyer, 11, 10º A
46002 Valencia
Spain
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