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International Tennis Federation Tennis Development Department ITF Monthly E-Mail Newsletter for Coaches, Year 6, Issue 3, March 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The ITF Development Department is pleased to welcome you to the March 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: * 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop, “Quality Coaching For the Future” * 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop: Free Communications – Applied / Scientific Session’s Instructions for Authors Submitting Abstracts * Tennis Anti-Doping Programme * Development Events * Wheelchair Tennis News * ITF Central America and Caribbean Junior Team * Tennis News from West Asia * News from National Associations and other organisations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14TH ITF WORLDWIDE COACHES WORKSHOP “QUALITY COACHING FOR THE FUTURE” The ITF is pleased to announce that the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop will take place in Antalya, Turkey on 17–23 October 2005. The event will be organised by the ITF in conjunction with the Turkiye Tenis Federasyonu and Tennis Europe. The theme of the workshop will be “Quality Coaching for the Future” and some of the confirmed speakers include: • Prof Bruce Elliot (AUS) • Gustavo Luza (ARG) • Carl Maes (BEL) • Machar Reid (AUS) • Dr Paul Roetert (USA) • Dr Ann Quinn (AUS) • Craig Tiley (RSA) • Ivo van Aken (BEL) • Frank van Fraayenhoven (NED) • Frank Couraud (ITF) • Miguel Crespo (ITF) • Dave Miley (ITF) • Dr Stuart Miller (ITF) The five-day Workshop will take place at Club Ali Bey, a beach resort in Manavgat just outside Antalya. With 57 clay tennis courts on site, Club Ali Bey has hosted Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties as well as the ITF Seniors World Team and Individual Championships in 2004. The ITF package offered to participants will include: • Entry to the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop (including information pack). • Accommodation in a single (US$580) or twin room (US$460) from 17–22 October. • All meals commencing with dinner on 17 October and finishing with breakfast on 23 October. • Use of hotel facilities: gym, tennis courts, swimming pools, aquapark, beach. • Airport transfer to and from hotel for participants on official arrival and departure dates. Further details on the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop and application procedures will be available through all national associations. All coaches must be nominated and approved by their National Association and entries will only be accepted from the National Associations themselves on the official entry form. Entry forms will be sent to all National Associations in mid-April 2005. A deposit of US$100 per application is required when submitting an entry. The entry deadline is Monday 1 August 2005. Any coach wishing to be kept up to date on the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop and other coaches’ education news can register to receive free of charge the ITF Monthly Email Newsletter for Coaches by emailing: [email protected]. Further information regarding the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop can be found on the ITF coaching weblet: www.itftennis.com/coaching. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14th ITF WORLDWIDE COACHES WORKSHOP: FREE COMMUNICATIONS – APPLIED / SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS th The ITF is calling for the submission of abstracts to be presented at the 14 ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop to be held in Antalya, Turkey from 17 – 23 October 2005. These presentations will be known as FREE COMMUNICATIONS APPLIED / SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS. They will be in the lecture room and the duration of each presentation will be 15 minutes maximum including time for questions. Abstracts should encompass different areas of sport science as applied to tennis: Psychology, Methodology and Training Systems, Sports Medicine and Physiology, Nutrition, Biomechanics and Technical Analysis, Physical Conditioning, Working with Disabled players, Tactics and Match Charting. Further information regarding the submission of an abstract can be found on the ITF coaching weblet: http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/wwcw05/freecommunications.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TENNIS ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMME The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme is a comprehensive and internationally recognized drug- testing strategy that applies to all players competing at tournaments sanctioned by the ITF, ATP, and WTA Tour. The goals of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme are as follows: o Maintain the integrity of tennis o Protect the health and rights of all tennis players. The Tennis Anti-Doping Programme maintains a common set of rules and procedures that apply across all levels of tennis. Players are tested for banned substances in accordance with the guidelines of the World Anti-Doping Code (from WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency). More detailed information can be found on the ITF weblet: http://www.itftennis.com/abouttheitf/rulesregs/antidoping.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 1-9 March: ITF Level 1 Coaches Course, Ecuador 10-18 March: ITF/Tennis Europe 14&U Development Champs, Tallinn, Estonia 15-19 March: International Junior Championships of Mauritius, Mauritius 21-26 March: 28th ITF/CAT African Junior Championships, Mauritius 27 March - 10 April: ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships - Zone 1, India (including ITF teams) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS Aad Zwaan (NED) VOTED 2004 IWTA COACH OF THE YEAR The International Wheelchair Tennis Association is pleased to announce that Aad Zwaan (NED) has been voted 2004 IWTA Coach of the Year. Zwaan’s contribution to the game has been enormous in many areas. He has worked as an ITF expert on Silver Fund projects in Sri Lanka and Bulgaria and assisted at the 2004 ITF International Junior Camp in the Netherlands. The achievements of the Dutch players working with Aad have been remarkable. In 2004 he was the head coach at the Invacare World Team Cup in New Zealand where the Netherlands won the men’s, women’s and junior titles and were runner up in the quad division. Under Aad’s guidance the Dutch players won many medals including gold in the singles for Esther Vergeer and Robin Ammerlaan. This is the first time this award has been made. IWTA President Martin McElhatton commented, ‘I am delighted that Aad has won this first award. His commitment to the sport is enormous. In addition to recognising Aad’s achievements in the sport I hope that this award will assist to raise the profile of all coaches working in wheelchair tennis’. CRUYFF FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS JUNIOR RANKING Following years of successful junior wheelchair tennis development work, the ITF is pleased to introduce the first wheelchair tennis junior ranking. Starting in February 2005, junior girls and boys will be ranked based on their combined junior and senior ranking points. The junior ranking points are earned at selected junior events while the senior ranking is made up of points earned on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, based on the official ITF Wheelchair Tennis Ranking for men and women. All junior events played in 2005 will count towards the ranking, which will be published on a monthly basis. Please find below the first Cruyff Foundation International Wheelchair Tennis Junior Ranking (February 2005 edition). http://www.itfwheelchairtennis.com/pdf/uploads/Ranking%20feb%2028_website.pdf - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ITF CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR TEAM The ITF Central American and Caribbean Junior Team tour to the COSAT Circuit ended in February. The team, which included 11 junior players from seven different countries in the region, embarked on the five-week tour of South America at the beginning of January. The team, containing some of the best players in their age categories in the region, was as follows: Boys 18 & Under Girls 18 & Under Javier Cuellar (CUB) Liset Brito (ESA), Jessica Sweeting (BAH) Boys 16 & Under Girls 16 & Under Jose Hernandez (DOM), Nicole Stanziola (PAN), Andres Bucaro (BAH), Kiristen Andrea, Weedon (GUA), Michael Clarke (TRI) Boys 14 & Under Girls 14 & Under Julen Uriguen (GUA), Olivia Bennett (TRI), Jesús Silva (CUB) The Team is financed by the Grand Slam Development Fund, providing players with the opportunity to take part in top level international competition and the invaluable experience of traveling abroad as part of a team under the guidance of ITF coaches. This year the three ITF coaches were Ivan Molina (COL), Alberto Fernandez Garcia (CUB) and Damien Applewaithe (BAR), who accompanied the players to COSAT Circuit tournaments in the following countries: 10 – 15 January Venezuela 17 – 22 January Colombia 24 – 29 January Ecuador 31 January – 5 February Peru 7 – 12 February Bolivia Notable performances came from Olivia Bennett of Trinidad who reached the girls’ 14 & under singles final in Venezuela, where she lost to Fabiana Rojas (PAR) 62 62. In Ecuador, Bennett teamed up with Lorena Aviles (ECU) to win the doubles title, defeating Veronica Cepede and Fabiana Rojas (PAR) 62 62. Bennett and Aviles went on to reach the doubles final in Peru, where they lost narrowly to Yessica Medina (COL) and Daniela Trigo (BOL)