ITF Coach Education Programme: Educating and certifying coaches
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 level |
Core Competencies |
Minimum Tutor contact hours |
| ITF Play Tennis course |
- Work with beginner players and 10 & under children (WTN 40-35 approx)
- Knowledge of basic tactics and technique
- Organise simple competitions
- Use correct equipment and court sizes for starter players
|
35 hours |
|
ITF Coaching Beginner & Intermediate Players course (formerly Level 1)
|
- Work with beginner and intermediate players (WTN 34-25 approx)
- Understand and be able to apply the basic training principles needed to coach players from beginner to intermediate levels
|
80 hours |
|
ITF Coaching Advanced Players course (formerly Level 2)
|
- Work with advanced players (WTN 24 -16 approx)
- 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
|
80 hours
|
| ITF Coaching High-Performance Players course (formerly Level 3) |
- Work with high-performance players (WTN 15-1 approx)
- 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
|
88 hours
|