ITF Recognition of Coach Education Systems

The objective of the ITF's Recognition of Coach Education Systems programme is to ensure that the coach education being performed in our member nations at least meets minimum standards.

ITF recognition is based on criteria and minimum standards for coach education that were agreed by the ITF Task Force on Coach Education and subsequently endorsed by the ITF Coaches’ Commission and the ITF Board of Directors.

Nations must provide to the ITF certain information in advance, and then an ITF assessor pays a 2-day visit to the nation concerned where their Director of Coach Education has the opportunity to explain the system that they have in place and can show the assessor all of the resources and learning tools used in their programme.

As at 8 March 2024, the following tennis nations were recognised by the ITF at:

Gold Level:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil 
Canada
Colombia 
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland

Silver Level:

Argentina
Egypt
Estonia
India
Kazakhstan
New Zealand
Pakistan
Poland
Slovakia
Sweden
Thailand

Bronze Level:

Bolivia
Bulgaria
Chile
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Ecuador
Hong Kong, China
Indonesia
Kenya
Korea, Republic. 
Lithuania
Malaysia
North Macedonia
Paraguay
Peru
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Tahiti
Trinidad & Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam

White level: 

Algeria
Bhutan
Botswana
Brunei
Cambodia
Costa Rica
Iraq
Lebanon
Macau
Mauritius
Mexico
Mongolia
Myanmar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Nepal
Rwanda
Bangladesh

For further information on this process, click here or contact us at education@itftennis.com