DEVELOPMENT EVENTS

·         12 al 20 de junio Curso nacional de Nivel 1 - Lima, Perú

·         16 - 26 June ITF Level 1 Coaches Course - Amman, Jordan

·         20 - 22 June ITF Play Tennis Course - Yaounde, Cameroon

·         20 al 26 de junio Cursos cortos ITF - Venezuela y Ecuador

·         25 al 27 de junio Curso corto ITF - Lima, Perú

·         29 de junio al 1 de julio Curso corto ITF - Santa Cruz, Bolivia

·         3 al 4 de julio Curso corto ITF - Asunción, Paraguay

·         6 al 13 de julio Cursos cortos ITF - Argentina, Chile y Brazil

·         13 al 17 de julio Curso de ODEPA - Guayaquil, Ecuador

WORLDWIDE COACHES CONFERENCE CONFIRMED SPEAKER

Albert Costa

Costa won his first top-level singles title in 1995 at Kitzbühel. He won three further titles in 1996. In 1997, he won another two singles titles and was part of the Spanish team that won the World Team Cup. He won another two singles titles in 1998, including the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg. Three further titles followed in 1999.

In 2000, Costa helped Spain win its first Davis Cup. He also captured a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, partnering Álex Corretja.

During the French Open in 2002, Costa came up against another Spaniard, Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final. Ferrero had been in fine form in the run-up to the event and most observers considered him to be the heavy favourite going into the final. But Costa won in four sets - 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 - to claim his only Grand Slam title. The win propelled him to his career-high singles ranking of World No. 6 in July 2002.

During his career, Costa won 12 top-level singles titles. In 2005, he captured his first tour doubles title (in Doha, partnering Rafael Nadal). Costa took over the role of Davis Cup Captain of Spain in 2009 and defeated Serbia at home in Spain's first tie of the World Group.

To view the video of Albert Costa and Marat Safin click HERE

COACHES COMMISSION MEET AT ROLAND GARROS 2009

The ITF Coaches Commission met at Roland Garros on Wednesday 3rd June. Chaired by Ismail El Shafei (Egypt / ITF Board of Directors), the Commission discussed the forthcoming Worldwide Coaches Conference 2009, as well as preliminary plans for the Regional Coaches Conferences in 2010.

Also on the agenda was the issue of on-court coaching and coaching matters as related to Davis Cup, Fed Cup and professional tennis. Luca Santilli gave an update on junior tennis while Dave Miley presented on the ITF Play and Stay campaign and Tennis 10s.

Stuart Miller (ITF Head of Sport Science and Technical) gave an update on the ITF anti-doping programme as well as the progress made in developing the court surface ratings.

Miguel Crespo reported back on the work towards developing coaching competencies as well as further steps forward in other matters such as the ITF recognition of National Association coaches education programmes, distance learning and tennis icoach, and tennis in universities.

Many thanks to Bernard Pestre and the Fédération Française de Tennis for hosting the meetings.

COACHING COURSES IN AFRICA

Stage de formation Play Tennis à Mauritanie

La Fédération Mauritanienne de Tennis (FMT) a invité 25 de ces entraîneurs pour assister à un stage de formation Play Tennis sous la tutelle d'Amine Ben Makhlouf, Responsable au Développement pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre.

Les trois jours de formation ont été consacré à la nouvelle approche des entraînements basée sur le jeu et l'adaptation aux entraînés par la mise en place des trois différents types de terrain et les trois différentes types de balles - Rouge, Orange et Vert.

« Cette nouvelle approche basée sur le jeu répond parfaitement à la demande croissante des jeunes qui veulent jouer au tennis et notre manque d'infrastructure pour les accueillir, je me rends compte que le côté compétition est très important dans le processus de développement du joueur et peut être non seulement un test mais aussi une animation très amusante » a commenté Dah Abdi, Directeur Technique National de la FMT.

CURSOS PARA ENTRENADORES EN SUDAMÉRICA

Curso de Play Tennis se celebra en La Serena, Chile

En el club La Serena Tenis dio inicio el curso de Play Tennis, que se desarrolla los dìas 13, 14 y 15 de Mayo, con la presencia de entrenadores de tenis y profesores de Educaciòn Fìsica de los colegios pùblicos de La Serena.

Se comenzaron las clases para personas que nunca habìan jugado tenis. Participaron 7 alumnos y recibieron clase de parte de los entrenadores y descubrieron que en una hora, los alumnos estaban jugando tenis y se culminò con un doble entre los participantes.

Contamos con la participaciòn de la Sra Maria Teresa Campos (Presidenta de la Asociaciòn Regional) y el Sr Uriel Toledo (Director de la Asociaciòn Regional), quienes vieron con mucho entusiasmo, quedando sorprendidos por los avances tan ràpidos de los jugadores.

COACHES EDUCATION IN EUROPE

Estonia hosts Play and Stay Workshop

The Estonian Tennis Association hosted a Play and Stay Workshop for 30 local coaches from 17 - 19 April. The aim of the Workshop was to give an overview of the Play and Stay campaign, highlighting the importance of the various types of competitions and the appropriate types of practise on red, orange and green courts.

The two and a half day course conducted by ITF/Tennis Europe expert, Mike Barrell, focused on topics such as physical literact and lesson planning for various 10 & Under age groups.

Allar Hint of the Estonian Tennis Association was responsible for the organisation of the course, and commented, "This was a most useful few days for us as we seek to introduce Play and Stay methodology to Estonia. All the coaches in attendance were enthusiastic about what they had seen and many will be able to put it immediately into practice with their youngest players. We'd like to thank the ITF and Tennis Europe for their help, and are already looking forward to providing similar opportunities for our coaches in the near future."

Moldova hosts its first ever Level 2 Coaches Course

The first ever Level 2 Coaches' course took place in Kishinau, Moldova from 14 - 24 April under the supervision of ITF/Tennis Europe expert Piotr Unierzyski from Poland. Twelve candidates took part in the Course which aims to prepare coaches to work with advanced junior players. Modern training methodology, biomechanics of tennis technique and tactical development are some of the topics that should help the participating coaches in their future work.

Hrvoje Zmajic, ITF/Tennis Europe Development Officer: "Coaches' Education is one of the cornerstones of developing tennis worldwide and especially in less developed countries such as Moldova. Educated coaches are able to maximize performance of their players by developing their potential and preparing them for the professional game."

LINKS

ITF Coaching:http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/
ITN:http://www.itftennis.com/itn/
ITF Development:http://www.itftennis.com/development/
ITF Tennis...Play and Stay website:http://www.tennisplayandstay.com
ITF Tennis iCoach website:http://www.tennisicoach.com
ITF Store:https://store.itftennis.com
ITF Junior Tennis School:http://www.itfjuniortennisschool.com/