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Enhance your coaching skills with the TPA’s online courses and modules. Stay up to date with the latest coaching methods, earn professional development credits, and learn from industry experts, all at your own pace.

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The CAC and its provincial partners also offer a wide range of online courses that can be used towards professional development.

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Maintenance of Certification
Coaches Ontario Remote Learning
CSC Pacific NCCP Workshops
CSC Pacific Speaker Series
CSI Calgary Professional Development
CSI Ontario Events
INS Quebec Conferences & Workshops
CSC Atlantic Podium Performance Series

As a club professional you have many duties to fulfill. You will need to be able to act in a variety of roles, depending on the program or situation, in order to meet the needs of your players and the facility. Some of the roles that you may need to take on, include:

Professional
Teacher
Trainer
Coach
Play Coordinator

These modules explore each of these roles and their associated best practices.

Module 1: Tennis Professional

While a club professional may wear different hats depending on the situation or program, there is a standard of professionalism that must always be upheld. Club professionals are ambassadors of the tennis industry and leaders in their community and at their facility. As a result, they present a professional demeanour in all of their interactions, both on and off the court. This standard of professionalism also extends to interactions outside of their facility.

This module consists of: Customer service, Facility operation, Safety, Programming, Marketing and Career development

Module 2: Play Coordinator

The role of Play Coordinator is an important function in a tennis facility. The Play Coordinator uses various match or point-play formats to facilitate play while simultaneously creating the social atmosphere that gets players feeling connected to their club or facility.

This module will look at various play formats that can be offered to different clientele.

Module 3: Teacher

The number one role of the Club Professional is to help players improve their game. Club Professionals need to effectively transfer their knowledge so that players can acquire new skills and learnings to improve. While Club Professionals may need to teach elements of all 4 Performance Factors (Psychological, Physical, Tactical & Technical), this module will focus on the tools needed for Tactical/Technical learning.

Module 4: Trainer

In the role of trainer, the Club Professional will help players improve their performance by expanding their learned skills and abilities. They help players reach a new level of play by pushing them beyond their limits and encouraging them to train outside of their comfort zone. As players refine and improve their skills, their understanding of the game is enhanced along with confidence in their own abilities.

This module will cover a number of different skills and tools that the Club Professional must master when training players.

Module 5: Coach

In the role of coach, a club professional will help players set and achieve performance goals. The coach helps players improve their performance in match-play by helping them understand the tactical, mental and emotional components involved in performing under the pressure of a match situation. At many clubs, the role of Coach also involves coaching and managing club teams. As a result, managing the dynamics of a team environment are also covered. The Coaching role requires the ability to positively manage key relationships so that everyone is on the same page when it comes to player/team goals and expectations.

The kids’ online modules are a series of 5 modules that provide essential information to run an effective kids’ tennis program (6-12 yrs) in your club environment.

Module 1: Core principles of Kids Tennis

In this modules you will learn about the roots of Kids tennis and how to create an effective environment where kids will be active and successful.

Module 2: Organizing Play & Competition

This module will emphasize the importance of play for kids. It will also explain the value of Competition for kids and how it can be incorporated into Team Play.

Module 3: Skill Development for kids

This module will introduce how to develop a foundation in 4 different aspects of the player’s development: psychological, physical, tactical and technical.

Module 4: Group Lesson Organization

In this module you will be introduced to the steps of a lesson and the on-court management tools to help you run play and practice activities.

Module 5: Guidelines: from recreational to competitive tennis

This module will help understand the transition from recreational to competitive tennis. It will provide a big picture by understanding the Long-term athlete development guidelines and U12 pathway. It will also describe the environment needed for competitive tennis and how to select and register for a tournament.

Created by Tennis Canada and the TPA, Quality Standards for Kids Tennis aims to raise the quality and consistency of children's tennis programs to provide safe environments and positive experiences that promote life-long participation. This online professional development course counts as a full-day re-certification opportunity.