Macedonian Tennis Federation

Coaches Education Programme

In this presentation• Until now• Structure• Sport education in Macedonia• Coaches education in MTF• Courses structure• Calendar of courses and activities

2014/15• SWOT• Way forward

Until now• First Coaches Education(CE) event

organized (1994)• Coaches committee founded (1998)• Establishing the system of education

(1999-2002)• More than 180 educated coaches in

over 10 courses, three Level 1 tutors and one Level 2 tutor

• ITF Book translation (STI manual, Old Level 1, Developing young tennis players and Being a Better Tennis Parent)

• Around 70 educated coaches working at the moment

• Competencies based education (2014)

Structure

MTF Board

Coaching

committee

Director of education

and committee members

Coaches

and tutors

Structure• Board of Macedonian Tennis Federation (9-11 peoples - sponsors, club owners and peoples from tennis)

• Coaching committee (President/director and two members)

• President/director of education (person with high education also tutor for the courses)

• Coaches and tutors (all educated coaches and tutors more that 180 at the moment)

Sport education in Macedonia

• Faculty of physical education- High performance coach (high education)- Physical education teachers

• National federations education- Different ways of coaches education- Courses

Coaches education in MTF• Tennis courses as base of MTF

education• Specific educational seminars and

technical workshops• Refreshment courses for maintaining

the license• Informative seminars with the topics

of international symposiums and workshops

• Other (books, internet etc.)

Courses structure• Mini-tennis course (2 days) – Mini

tennis teacher• Level 1 course (8 days) – Tennis

teacher• Level 2 course (8 days) – Club coach• Level 3 course (8 days) – Advanced

coach• Level 4 (2 years) – Diploma coach

Courses structure and licensing starting at 2014• Play tennis course (4 days) – Play tennis coach and license

• Level 1 course (12 days) – Beginner/intermediate coach and license

• Level 2 course (12 days) – Advanced coach and license

• Level 3 course (13 days) – High performance coach and license

• Using materials of the ITF

Calendar of courses and activities 2014/15• ITF/MTF Level 1 – Module 2 (13-16 and

22-23 September 2014)• ITF-TE/MTF Technical workshop (16-20

October 2014)• ITF/MTF Level 1 – Module 3 (27

October-01 November 2014)• Informative seminars (1 day in

November 2014 and 2015)• Refreshment course for license

maintaining (March 2015)• ITF-TE/MTF Technical workshops (TBA

in 2015 – 3 times)• ‘New’ ITF/MTF Level 2 (Dates TBA in

2015)

Strengths• Being independent in most of the

educational programs• Great support from the ITF in most

of the projects• Present country government that

support sport and development programs• Sport law that gives us possibilities

for education and license recognition on national level (From the law of sport: “Sport pro’s” are persons that have at least high education in the filed of sport or license from the International sport federation)

Weaknesses• Weak economical situation in the country that can influent further sport development• Very passive Faculty of physical

education in tennis coaches education (tennis as subject is under recreation)• Coaches and clubs that doesn't

believe in license scheme• Not recognized education at

national level (government unsupported at the moment)

Opportunities• Governmental support for coaches education programs and licensing recognition

• Possibility for coaches education recognition in the ITF (bronze) and providing the certificates that will be accepted by the Macedonian government

• Possibility to receive further support from the ITF in coaches education programs

• Possibility to translate most of the books for coaches education

Threats• Due of being governmental institution, Faculty of physical education can block the licensing recognition and try to protect the education that they have/don't have

• Government can follow the present situation and suspend the education recognition

• Board of the federation that can stop the program due the lack of finances

• ITF will not recognize coaches education of Macedonia

Way forward• Modifying the system of education in MTF according to the ITF Syllabus

• Translation of most of the books and materials that can be used in coaches education

• Developing the competencies based education

• Determinate propaganda for License recognition in Macedonia

• Preparing of all the issues for coaches education recognition in the ITF