Tennis Development in WC Asia

1. ITF Tennis Development
in
West & Central Asia
2016
By: Amir Borghei – ITF Development Officer for West & Central Asia

2. Projects
in
2016:

3. ITF West Asia 14 &
Under Team to
Division II
Development
Championships
Thailand
(January)

4. • Coaches:
- Amir Borghei (ITF)
• Players – Girls:
- Nour Deeb (LIB)
- Mahta Khanlu (IRI)
• Players – Boys:
- Abdullah Shelbayeh
(JOR)
- Siavash Shirdel (IRI)
- Jalal Sadek (LIB)
- Badar Al Antar (KUW)

6. ITF Team to 14 & Under
Team to Division I
Development
Championships –
VIETNAM
(March)

7. • Coach:
- Farid Hajebi (IRI)
• Player – Girl:
- Nour Deeb (LIB)
- Mahta Khanlu (IRI)
• Player – Boy:
- Jalal Sadek (LIB)
- Abdullah Shelbayeh
(JOR)

8. ITF “Specific Theme
Workshop on Junior
Development” for
IRAQI Coaches
(January)

10. ITF/OS National
Level 1 Coaches’
Course – Riyadh,
SAUDI ARABIA
(February)

12. ITF Play Tennis
Course for
TURKMENISTAN
(February)

14. ITF/OS Regional
Level 1 Course for
Central Asia -
Tashkent,
UZBEKISTAN
(March-April)

15. - Uzbekistan- Tajikistan- Kazakhstan

16. ITF “Specific Theme
Workshop on
Developing U14
Junior Players” for
OMAN
(May)

18. ITF Play Tennis
Course – Dushanbe,
TAJIKISTAN
(May)

20. ITF/ATF 13&Under
Development
Championships for
West & Central Asia
Amman, JORDAN
(November)

21. - Syria
- UAE
- Yemen
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Iraq
2015 Group Photo

22. 1st ITF Regional
Coaches’
Conference for
West & Central Asia
Tehran, IRAN
(October)

23. 1st ITF WEST & CENTRAL ASIA COACHES' CONFERENCE BY BNP PARIBAS
15th - 17th OCTOBER 2016
Tehran, IRAN
Participants' Arrival and/or Registration: October 14th (Friday) - from 12am to 6pm at Esteghlal Tennis
Academy
DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3
Saturday 15/10/16 Sunday 16/10/16 Monday 17/10/16
8.30-8.45 - IRITF - 8.45-9.45 Workshop
Openning and Tennis Development
Worldwide & in West & Central Asia -
Miguel Crespo (ITF) & Amir Borghei (ITF)
08.30-09.30 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - Key
Points to Train U12&14 Junior Players
08.30-09.30 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - Key
Concepts in Tactical Training ; SERVE &
RETURN
10.00-10.30 - Dr Afshin Molaei (IRI) -
Strategies for Excellency in Coaching
9.45-10.30 - Andrei Logvinenko (KZA) - An
Overview of Tennis Development in
Kazakhstan from the Eyes of a Kazakh
Coach
09.45-10.30 - Dr Mehrshad Poorsaeid (IRI) -
How to Manage Dehydration
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee-Break 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee-Break 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee-Break
11.00-12.00 - Dr Miguel Crespo (ITF) -
Hand Feeding ; Why, When and How
11.00-12.00 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - FFT
Junior National Teams ; Common Drills and
Training Strategies
11.00-12.00 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - Key
Concepts in Tactical Training ; BASELINE &
NET GAME
12.15-13:00 - Dr Mehrshad Poorsaeid (IRI)
- Role of Suplements in Tennis
12.15-13.00 - Ali Akbar Saleh (IRI) - Tennis
10s ; Training and Competition
12.15-13.00 - Charbel Hanna (LIB) - Working
with 4 to 6 Year Old Kids in Tennis
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch and Free Time 13.00 - 14.30 Lunch and Free Time 13.00 - 14.30 Lunch and Free Time
14.30-15.30 - Dr Miguel Crespo (ITF) -
Challenges in Coaching of Tomorrow
Players
14.30-15.30 - Amir Borghei (ITF) -
Biomechanics of Oncourt Movement for
Advanced Junior Players
14.30-15.30 - Amir Borghei (ITF) - Key
Concepts about Strength, Power and Agility
15.45-16.45 - Dr Miguel Crespo (ITF) -
Mental On-Court Training Made Practical
15.45-16:45 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - How
to be a Succesful Coach for Junior Players
15.45-16.45 - Bernard Pestre (FRA) - How to
Run an Effective Training Session
16.45 - 17.00 - Questions & Answers 16.45 - 17.00 - Questions & Answers 16.45 - 17.00 - Questions & Answers
Coffee-Break & Free Time
17.00 Conference Closing - Amir Borghei
(ITF) - IRITF
19.00 Opening Dinner Certificates' Awards & Group Photo
19.00 Farewell Dinner

24. Who is coming?
- Kazakhstan
- Lebanon
- Yemen
- Afghanistan
- Jordan
- Tajikistan
- Qatar
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Iran
- Oman
Total #: 327 !

25. ITF Contributed
Programs:

26. Junior Tennis Initiative
•is the: National development Program
for 14&Under (10/12/14)
•A: Main areas: Training & Competition
•B: Levels: Development & Performance
•C: At: Schools & Clubs
•Supported through the ITF by:
Equipment & Subsidies

27. 2013
- Yemen
- Uzbekistan
- Turkmenistan
- Afghanistan
- UAE
- Lebanon
- Syria
- Kyrgyzstan
- Bahrain
- Jordan
- Oman
2014
- Iran- Iraq
2015
- Qatar- Kazakhstan
2016
- Tajikistan

28. National JTI Coordinators
Essam AbdulaalBahrain
Akbar TaheriIran
Mohammed MaathIraq
Rafik BouchlakaJordan
Richard El HaajLebanon
Soleiman AlrawahiOman
Wahid AliouaQatar
Wassim ZinniaSyria
Mirhussin YakhyaevTajikistan
Zohair MoshgeeYemen
Abdul Azim NiaziAfghanistan
Igor ShelyakinUzbekistan
Gulcha BashimovTurkmenistan
Viacheslav FedotovKyrgyzstan
Nargiz AbenovaKazakhstan

29. Important Notes:
• Emphasize the importance of appropriate
planning by coordinator (not much focus on
clubs, forgetting schools or vice-versa, etc.)
• Report form explains the structure of the
program; is not just the report form!
•Encourage the National Coordinators to make
lots of practical work (schools/clubs)
•Push the National Coordinators to send the 3
reports well on time
•Push the National Coordinators to provide
quality reports/information

30. ITF/GSDF Travel
& Facility Grants

31. Important Notes:
•Travel Grant: the amount of normally
$2000 a year to travel to planned
tournaments
• Facility Grant: the amount of maximum
$20000 to construct/reconstruct tennis
courts
•Totally, there are 4 GSDF meetings each
year and you can apply accordingly

32. WHO received TG in 2016 ?
SyriaHazem Naw
TajikistanShodmon Kurbonov
TajikistanAnastasiya Tursunova
TurkmenistanIssa Mammetgulyyev
LebanonJalal Sadek
LebanonNour Dib
YemenManeea Almaqaleh
YemenSami Alwared

33. Coaches’
Education
Program:

34. ITF Recognition System: National Coaches Education Program:
1) Person responsible for Coach Education in Board of
Directors – Yes/No?
2) Qualified Person responsible for Coach Education –
Yes/No?
3) Qualified tutors in place – Yes/No?
4) CE Courses in place – Yes/No?
5) Course schedule(s) – Yes/No?
6) Administration system – Yes/No?
7) Resources used – Yes/No?
8) Continuous education – Yes/No?
9) External providers – Yes/No?

35. If your answer to all the 9 questions is
YES,
you can send your application to the
ITF DO to apply for Recognition of the
National Coaches Education System
for:
- Bronze Level -
Silver & Gold will come later!

36. ITF/ATF
Visits/Meetings
with NAs

37. 1. Evaluation of the JTI program
2. Evaluation of the Coaching programs
3. Revision of the National Association
(NAs) plan
4. Revision of the ITF & ATF U18/14
tournaments
5. Evaluation of facilities
6. See how the ITF&ATF Could contribute
to the NA’s development programs

38. With Nations:

39.  Visit to KYRGYZSTAN Tennis Federation
 Visit to IRAQ Tennis Federation
 Visit to UZBEKISTAN Tennis Federation
 Visit to OMAN Tennis Federation
 Visit to Tajikistan Tennis Federation
 Visit to Iran Tennis Federation
 Visit to UAE Tennis Federation

40. This ATF Administration
Workshop is a Great Chance to
Meet Up!
So, ANY Respected Delegate from
ANY National Association in my
region, Please do let me know on
anything ITF Could Assist you with,
on your
National Tennis Development Program!

41. ITF
Development
Colleagues
NAs Colleagues
ATF
Colleagues