Article 11 Oct 2019

ITF Coach Education Programme: Educating and certifying coaches

11 Oct 2019

Coaches who successfully complete courses as part of the ITF Coach Education Programme are awarded a National Association certificate.

Find out more about the levels of certification available to coaches in the table below.

Course	Competencies	Minimum Tutor contact hours
ITF Play Tennis course	Work with beginner players (ITN10) and 10 & under children Knowledge of basic tactics and technique Organise simple competitions Use correct equipment and court sizes for starter players	35 Blended-learning hours (32 in-person and 3 online)
*ITF Coaching Beginner & Intermediate Players course (formerly Level 1)*	Work with players rated up to ITN 6 Understand and be able to apply the basic training principles needed to coach players from beginner to intermediate levels	86 Blended-learning hours (80 in person and 6 online)
*Coaching Advanced Players course (formerly Level 2)*	Work with players up to ITN 3 Understand and be able to apply the necessary training principles for coaching beginner, intermediate and advanced players Plan the training and competition programme for advanced players	88 Blended-learning hours (80 in-person and 8 online)
*Coaching High-Performance Players course (formerly Level 3)*	Work with high performance players up to ITN 1 Understand and be able to apply the training practices necessary to help high performance players technically, tactically, physically and mentally Plan and organise the competition schedules for high performance players	100 Blended-learning hours (88 in-person and 12 online)

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