 Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |  Photographer: Paul Zimmer
Date: 08 Aug 2009 |
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| 08 Aug 2009 - Prostejov, Czech Republic | |
| ITF Junior Tennis School - Prostejov Forum |
Players at the 19th World Junior Tennis Finals in Prostejov last night laid down their rackets and attended an educational forum.
The forum in Prostejov was attended by all the teams and their captains competing in the World Junior Tennis Finals and included a special guest appearance by former professional Lenka Nemeckova.
Luca Santilli, the manager of junior tennis at the ITF, began by giving a talk entitled ‘What is the ITF?’. Backed up by dvd footage and slide shows of ITF events, Mr Santilli explained to the players about the role of the ITF in the sport and talked about how the ITF and players can work together.
Santilli was followed by Dr Wart Van Zoest, an expert in sports nutrition, who provided the players with invaluable information and tips on how to eat and drink to maximise their performance, with advice on taking the right balance of carbohydrates, protein and vitamins for playing.
Birgit Kirsch then gave an interesting and informative talk on injury prevention, involving the players in an interactive game for a chance to win some prizes.
The players were then given a talk by Anne Pankhurst, who gave the players invaluable information regarding child welfare and the steps being taken to ensure their safety. To round off an informative evening there was a question and answer session where former player Lenka Nemeckova shared her experience of life on the professional circuit and representing the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup.
The ITF has long been committed to helping young players learn the off-court skills that they will need if and when they become professionals, as well as keeping them informed about the rights accorded to young people by the United Nations. It holds regular educational forums at its team and individual events and has launched an online junior tennis school to educate them on issues such as anti-doping, coaching, parental involvement and dealing with the media so that they can learn via the internet as well as at the forums.
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