Tennis Academy at Harvard

2. Why?
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. - Aristotle.
If you want to be your best, always look for ways to
improve.
If you want to help others, help yourself first.
Excellence is a habit.

3. So how hungry are you?

4. Resources
Getting Started: coachyouthtennis.com
Science of Coaching: www.tennisicoach.com
en.coaching.itftennis.com
www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/players/#
Video Analysis (easy ones) Coach’s Eye, Ubersense
www.dartfish.tv
Coaching Certifications uspta.com
ptrtennis.com

5. Video Analysis on Your Phone
Ubersense is a free app
Coach’s Eye is about a $4.99 app
They do similar, like compare side-by-side, you can draw and
send stuff to students.
Use iPhone 5 or Android. They film at 60 fps (slow motion).
Maybe check with Sinead/Dave/Traci/Bonnie if using phone
for teaching. Or just have fun filming each other and helping
each other play better.

6. Why Certification?
USPTA uspta.com
PTR ptrtennis.com
• Provide education, job opportunities, benefits
• Testing: teaching, written, skills, drills, grips
• Levels and Types:
USPTA: Professional, Elite Professional, Master Professional
PTR: Adult, Junior, Performance
Associate Instructor, Instructor, Professional, International Master Professional

7. New England Coach Youth
Tennis Conference
Yale June 21
$15 for students
Learn more about ROGY
Meet other coaches
USPTA, PTR, USTA
Hotel Room? FREE!!!!

8. itftennis.com
World governing body, does many coaching course but
not in USA. Useful for Coaching & Sport Science Review

9. www.tennisicoach.com
ITF pay site $30/yr has great videos and many of the best
coaches, sport scientists, experts in the world

10. Dartfish.tv
Videos, you create an account & go to USTA channel.

11. Dartfish.tv
Videos, you need to register an account and go to USTA
channel. Here is the USTA Channel.

12. coachyouthtennis.com
Online course is free and you can follow up with a $15
in-person course (check schedule). Covers basics of ROGY (red,
orange, etc) balls. Supported by USTA, USPTA, PTR & USOC

13. tennisdrills.tv
Cost money, but has lots of drills videos.

14. www.playerdevelopment.usta.com
Great resource of videos of pro players but slightly outdated

15. uspta.com
Oldest coaching group that certifies tennis pro. Videos can be
found at DRILLS AND LESSONS. Networking, job searches,
benfits, free racquets etc.

16. ptrtennis.org
Certify tennis pros, can do adult, junior and performance
certifications. Not many videos on internet, emphasis on on-court
training and experience.

17. Coach Youth Tennis Conference, June 21