Top quality coaching is vital to everyone's experience of tennis, from recreational players to professionals. The ITF coaches the tennis coaches – providing education and certification globally for the dedicated men and women who teach us the game, and supporting our member national associations in their coaching provision.
Every year, the ITF's coach education programme works with around 68 countries to help them develop and deliver ever higher standards of tennis coaching. We also create programmes for member nations who don’t have their own system for certifying coaches. Expert education is provided through courses, conferences, online learning and various publications, and in multiple languages.
Our coaching courses are put together with the help of the ITF Coaches Commission and coaching departments of some of the world’s most successful tennis nations. As a result, they are of the highest quality – in fact, more than 120 member nations use our resources.
We offer three programmes for tennis coaches which are funded by profits generated through the Olympic Games: 1. Technical Courses for Coaches 2. Olympic Scholarships for Coaches 3. Development of a National Sports Structure
The ITF Academy is the essential tennis education hub for both individuals and our member nations. It is for everyone interested in tennis – whether you’re a tennis player, a tennis coach, parent, sports science practitioner or a fan. It contains more than 250 online courses and a huge content library which includes coaching publications, conference videos and research papers.
Coaches who successfully complete an ITF course to the required standard are awarded a National Association certificate. These qualifications may also be recognised by Regional Associations.
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We work with National Associations all over the world to deliver quality coach education. Please contact the coaching section within your National Association to find out about courses near you.
Contact your National AssociationThis programme ensures that coach education in our member nations meets a set of minimum standards and criteria, so that talent can shine.
The showpiece of the ITF's coach education programme, this conference runs every two years and brings together the world’s leading tennis coaches from over 80 nations.
Regional Coaches Conferences are held every two years in Asia, South America, Central America/Caribbean and Africa, and annually in Europe. Featuring top-level international speakers, they focus on coach education for the top tennis coaches in their region and cover a variety of topics from high-level player development to strategies for increasing tennis participation.
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The ITF’s Coaching and Sports Science Review is a published journal of tennis-specific academic and practical articles for tennis coaches, players, fans, parents, administrators and scientists. The journal, published three times a year in English, Spanish and French, is free to download and includes features on sport psychology, physiology, drills, tactics, technique, biomechanics, and more.
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