International Tennis Federation Tennis Development Department ITF Monthly E-Mail Newsletter for Coaches, Year 6, Issue 5, May 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The ITF Development Department is pleased to welcome you to the May 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: * ITF Coaching Weblet * Development Events * Registration Information for the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop * 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop: Free Communications – Applied / Scientific Session’s Instructions for Authors Submitting Abstracts * Recent Coaching Courses * Wheelchair Tennis News * East Africa Regional Training Camp * Slovak Tennis Federation Prepares for ITN Launch * South American Newsletter * News from National Associations and other organisations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ITF COACHING WEBLET New Interactive eLearning Sport Science Presentations: We are pleased to announce that there are now 4 NEW electronic presentations available on the ITF coaching weblet. The presentations that are on the weblet thus far are by: Dr. Ann Quinn, Prof. Bruce Elliott, Machar Reid and Dr. Tim Wood. These presentations are of world class quality and contain information that is important for coaches the world over. To view these presentations please follow the link provided. In the following months we will be including more presentations from other world class speakers on topics such as: teaching methodology, medicine for tennis and practical psychology. http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/practicalinfo/elearning.asp Online articles: In our continued effort to increase the amount of information available to coaches we have been sourcing articles from different coaches and sport scientists around the world and placing them on the coaching weblet. There are currently more then 10 articles available in English and Spanish. These articles are on a variety of topics including: nutrition, tactics, strength training, teaching methodology and the development of junior players. If you have an article that you think would interest other coaches please email it to: [email protected] To access the articles please use the following links: English: http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/practicalinfo/onlinearticles/english/ Spanish: http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/practicalinfo/onlinearticles/espa%C3%B1ol/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEVELOPMENT EVENTS 1 - 6 May: West Pacific Qualifying event, Solomon Islands 9 May - 3 July: ITF International Junior Touring Team to Europe, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany and UK 24 May - 5 June: ITF/OS Regional Level II Coaches Course, Tehran, Iran - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR THE 14TH ITF WORLDWIDE COACHES WORKSHOP The latest information about the 14th ITF Worldwide Coaches Workshop is now available to download from the weblet, in the form of PDF documents. The PDF’s contain the latest information about: speakers, the venue, cost, VISA and other travel requirements, as well as the registration and credit card payment forms. To download these documents please follow the link provided. http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/wwcw05/applicationinformation.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - RECENT COACHING COURSES Curso ITF de nivel 2 en Venezuela: Durante los días del 4 al 15 de Abril se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Caracas, Venezuela el nivel 2 para entrenadores de tenis. El curso se efectuó en las instalaciones del centro nacional de la Federación Venezolana de tenis, en las canchas de polvo de ladrillo. Para más información: http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/news/newsarticle.asp?id=13214 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. Para más información: http://www.itftennis.com/coaching/news/newsarticle.asp?id=13166 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS Junior wheelchair camp held in Brazil Junior wheelchair players and coaches from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia took part in last months ITF Cruyff Foundation Junior Camp in Brazil. This was the first ever international junior camp to be held in South America and was staged alongside the Brazil Open, a part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. ITF Wheelchair Tennis Development Officer Mark Bullock led the camp. The players benefited from meeting and watching some of the top players in the world including Paralympic Gold medallists Esther Vergeer (NED) and Robin Ammerlaan (NED), who presented the trophies to the players in the junior tournament. Fifteen-year-old Diego Perez (CHI) beat 12-year-old Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 60 60 in the final. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EAST AFRICA REGIONAL TRAINING CAMP The ITF/KLTA East Africa Regional Training Camp was held in April in Nairobi, Kenya. Organised in conjunction with the Kenya Lawn Tennis Association (KLTA), the camp was conducted by Prince Madema, the ITF Development Officer for East Africa, with the assistance of the national coaches. Twenty-two players took part from the following nations in the region: Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. The main objective of this annual camp is to bring together the best 13 & under juniors to train with other top juniors in the region. This year’s camp covered the ‘five game situations’, with physical drills, mental skills and general professionalism the other topics included. After the six- day camp, a four-day tournament was held for the participants, who were able to practice what they had learnt and demonstrated an improvement in their level of play. More than 100 local kids were also invited to take part, which added some excitement since the locals had a chance to measure their level against the foreign players. The camp also enables the ITF to identify talented players who can be recommended for short-term scholarships to the ITF/SATA African Regional Training Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. Many players who are already at the Centre have been identified through such projects. Prince Madema said: “The players responded very well to the training. The ITF Junior Tennis Initiative, whereby nations operate both a mini-tennis and performance training and competition programmes for the most talented players, seems to now be bearing fruit since most of these players taking part in the camp came from this initiative”. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SLOVAK TENNIS FEDERATION PREPARES FOR ITN LAUNCH The Slovakian Tennis Federation held a one-day workshop on 22 April to prepare its coaches for the International Tennis Number (ITN), which is to be launched in the Slovak Republic in May 2005. The workshop, which was conducted by ITF/Tennis Europe Development Officer Hrvoje Zmajic, featured ten future Slovakian assessors who were taken through the ITN programme. During the lecture room presentations, participants were informed of the benefits and opportunities that the ITN Programme offers, while on the court, participants were taken through the practical procedures of the ITN assessment. Slovak Federation Vice President Anton Litecky Sueda said: “With the ITN we would like to attract more people to start playing tennis. In the first instance we would like to create a database of recreational players which will then be followed by the organisation of a variety of different events based on the ITN.” The ITN provides a method of rating the skill levels of tennis players with the intention of encouraging more people to play tennis, promoting a variety of different tennis competition formats and helping to facilitate the movement of all levels of players between the countries. For further information, please visit the ITN website: http://www.itftennis.com/itn/. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SOUTH AMERICIAN NEWSLETTER For all the latest news on South America follow the link provided: http://www.itftennis.com/development/news/newsarticle.asp?id=13199 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -