Video assignment

Hi everyone,
You may use any method you like to submit the videos to us.  You can upload them to a file sharing resource, bring them on a flash drive, bring a cd, email them to us, or any other method you can think of to get them submitted.

Best,
Andy, Jean & Scott

Homework resources

Hi Everyone,
Some of you may have been having difficulty finding some of the resources from which you are to take lessons to prepare for the first day.  Please go to the Learn To Play document which can be found on the TPA website.  Take lessons from there to be able to present instead.

Best,
Andy

Coaching Resources #3

Another great Canadian resource:

http://www.gbatennis.com/

Tired of taking the same old tennis lessons and hearing the same old tips with same the old frustrating results?

THE GBA IS A MORE INTUITIVE WAY TO LEARN TENNIS. Think of The Game Based Approach more like The Performance Based Approach. Instead of focusing on technique or "the strokes" first and hope you figure out how to use them in a game later, the GBA is the complete opposite. It focuses on getting you to understand how to play the game first and then uses technique as a tool to get you to perform better.

The GBA does not just get people to play "games" and ignore technique. It uses a systematic way of integrating the tactical, physical, mental & technical together. The way tennis is being taught is shifting away from traditional "model" based coaching.

If you're only hearing your coach tell you you're getting better but you're not really sure, get measurable results...find out what the ITF and players around the world already know.. The GBA is the best way to learn tennis.

Coaching resources #2

Ace Tennis

A fantastic resource for coaching articles, methodology, Progressive Tennis

And it's our very own Wayne Elderton, Coach 4 and BC Head Course Facilitator.

Canadian content!

http://www.acecoach.com/

Coaching Resources #1

Hi all,
We want to bring your attention to some coaching resources with tis being the first.  Please look these over as they can be useful tools in your coaching.  This first one is an excellent coaching resource, and as it is with all the ones that I will post, it is run by a Canadian, Larry Jurovich.  He has worked for Tennis Canada, the LTA (UK federation), the Chinese Tennis Federation, and currently coaches professional players and is building a facility in BC.  He is also a Tennis Canada Course Facilitator and has led Coach 2 & Coach 3 courses.

Laurus Coaching Solutions

Another great Canadian Coaching Source of Information:

http://www.lauruscoachingsolutions.com/

How we can support you:

The Laurus Coaching Solutions team specializes in program, coach, and player support. We have vast experience in everything from leading national coach education programs, to consulting to leading tennis academies, and coaching players of all levels from u10 to tour players. Whatever your performance tennis needs are, LCS can help.

Coach Development
Speaking
The Experts at LCS are very experienced dynamic speakers. We have spoken at conferences all over the world for International, National, and Regional organizations. We speak on specific player development content as well as coaching methodology and leadership; add the expertise of or team to your conference and your participants will be thanking you.
Training
Our team are experienced, expert coach educators. We have experience offering training through everything from short workshops to extensive qualification courses for top performance coaches and national coaches for multiple countries. You will find our competency based training methods to be highly engaging and geared towards not just providing information to coaches but to insure a lasting transformation of their coaching.
Curriculum Development
Allow LCS to develop your coach education curriculum for you. We can develop a program specifically to meet the demands of your coaches. We will work with you to identify the key development priorities for your academy and then develop an innovative program that will train your coaches for the specific needs of your work environment.
Player Development
Coaching Support
All of the LCS coaching team are heavily involved in “on court” work. Far from academics behind a desk our team can support your players on court with the best of technical, tactical, physical, and mental work. We work with the players individual coaches to ensure a seamless integration of our support and the day to day coaching being done. If you have a specific area of your game that you would like help with or a general evaluation of where you are in your development, you will be thrilled with what our team can do for you.

Program Development
Organization Support
All of the services mentioned above are offered at an academy level. We can help maximize the service you provide your players through a continuous development program for your coaches, program design to ensure your goals and scheduling our maximized, and player support to work with your athletes.
Individual Support
Along with all of the hard work being put in, it is crucial that your program and goals are designed to maximize development. The LCS team are experts in designing goals and programs for players and offer a service of reviewing and advising your program to ensure you are giving yourself the best opportunity to reach your full potential.

Welcome

Welocome to the blog for this edition of the CP1 course. Please use this as a forum for communicating with your fellow candidates and the course facilitators. Remeber that we have to be professional in our use of the blog, and so will not post things that shouldn't be in a public forum. If you need to contact me or any of the other CF's with something you don't want viewed publicly then please email directly.

I am looking forward to a great course and know that you will all benefit greatly from the shared experience and knowlege that you all have that will get shared amongst us.

Andy, Jean, & Scott