Summary Report on Activities of Tennis Federation of I. R. Iran

 2016 ATF Administrators Workshop (Bangkok, Thailand)

History of Tennis in Iran

Iran is a large country in the Middle East and West Asia, between the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea. It is bordered by Iraq to the west, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan to the northwest, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the southeast.

The population of Iran is about 77.45 million (2013) In 1959 for the first time Iran attended the Davis Cup. In 1972 for the First time Iran attended the Fed Cup.

Present situation of Tennis in Iran President: Mr. Majid Shayesteh Secretary General: Mr. Kamyar Kimiaei No. of Active Committees: 11 Committee as per follow:

Competitions clubs Provinces Education Financial Disciplinary Officiating National Teams Mini Tennis Information and Statistics

Juniors and Talent Identification (JIT Program)

Active National Teams of Iran U13 Junior (Boys and Girls) U14 Junior ( Boys and Girls) U16 Junior (Boys and Girls) Fed Cup Team (Group II Asia-Oceania) Davis Cup Team (Group II Asia-Oceania)

Statistical Information about growth of Tennis in Iran No. of Tournament Players: 400 No. of Junior Tournament Players: 600 No. of active clubs: 76 No. of registered Coaches: 851 No. of active officials and referees: 300 No. of standard courts around the country: about 600 No. of Futures held in 2016:10 weeks No. of ITF Juniors held in 2016: 2 weeks No. of ATF U14 tournaments held in 2016: 4 weeks

Ranking Status of Iranian Players:

U14 ATF: 34 Boys and 32 Girls U18 ITF: 12 boys and 17 girls ATP Players: 7 players

Tennis Officiating status of Iran No. of Iranian referees, officiating in different international events: 9

officials as per follow: Mr. Ali Katebi, Silver Badge Mr. Adel Borghei, Bronze Badge Mr. Saman Hasani, Bronze Badge Mr. Ara Soukezian, White Badge Mr. Seyed Amir Hossein Mousavi, White badge Mr. Masih Salah, white badge Mr. Mohsen Khodaparast, White badge Mr. Radin Bashar, White Badge

Tournament & Competition Structure 1- Super League of Iran (Men and Women)2- 1st Division Tennis League of Iran3- 2nd Division Tennis League of Iran4- Prize Cup (Men and women)5- Regional Tournaments of Iran (Men and women)6- Junior League of Iran (Boys and Girls)7- Junior Championship of Iran (Boys and Girls)8- Clubs Play off Competitions of Iran (Men and Women)9- Senior Competitions (Men and Women)10- Age group Tennis Competitions of Iran (Girls and Boys)

Iran’s National Coaches’ Education System- IRITF Coaches & Education Committee

Conversion of the ITF recommended system/syllabi to the IRITF and Iran’s Ministry of Youth & Sports system

ITF Approved/Recommended Courses IRITF Qualification Levels

Coaching High Performance Players’ Course International Coaching Certificate

Coaching Advanced Players’ Course Grade 1 Coaching Certificate

Coaching Beginner to Intermediate Players’ Course Grade 2 Coaching Certificate

Play Tennis CourseGrade 3 Coaching Certificate

Note: For official assessment of participants, Level of Play, Group Lesson and Written Exam are defined and added to the regular ITF Play Tennis Course.

Participants must also pass General Sport Science Courses covering coaching related modules.

IRITF International Coach

=ITF Level 3

IRITF Grade 1 Coaches' Course=

ITF Level 2

IRITF Grade 2 Coaches' Course=

ITF Level 1

IRITF Grade 3 Coaches' Course (6-7 Days)=

ITF Play Tennis Course + 3 Exams + General Sport Science Courses covering coaching related modules

1 Day ITN Rating ClinicParticipants must score ITN 1 to ITN 6 to be qualified to participate in

the IRITF Grade 3 Coaches' Course

Statistical Information on Education programs (2016)

Play Tennis Courses: 9 Level 1 Coaching Course: 1 Level 3: 14 7 updating Seminar has been held for the Coaches 1 Solidarity Coaches course was held under supervision of NOC Organizing of the Regional Coaching Conference of West Asia is the next

important program of Committee More than 300 coaches has been registered for attending the Conference

Holding U14 and U16 Camp in Esteghlal Tennis Academy The camp was held in July in Tehran with presence of Amir and Mr. Igor 26 U14 and U16 players attended the camp

JTI Programs of Iran

Committee is working based on the updated programs of ITF Organizing and participating in the junior training camps in Iran is

the priority of the committee Two JTI seminars have been held for provincial coordinators An agreement has been signed with Education Ministry of Iran for

bilateral cooperation toward holding the JTI programs Three Tennis 10s seminars have been held for the provincial

coordinators to be updated about developing programs

Proposal Developing Programs

Talent Identification strategies and programs may be promoted as the basic development strategy.

Such as Junior Developing Programs it seems we need some Coaching Developing Programs at ATF Level, to assess the coaching system of each country and help them to increase their coaching abilities

It seems we need an Assessment Program to assess the developing process of the Asian countries based on some fundamental criteria in the line with ITF/ATF policies and strategies. The role of ITF regional officers is important for this mean.

Active Participation in different international and regional events that are held in Asia, can help to increase the professional level of Tennis all around our continent. So it is expected the member countries will attend the important events more eagerly and with more interest.

Thank you and Good Luck.