Coach Assimilation

Assimilation Process 

Qualifications Other Than Tennis Ireland

Do you hold a coaching qualification from abroad, or granted by a coaches training body other than Tennis Ireland? Do you want to find out if your qualification can be assimilated into the Tennis Ireland Coaches Qualification system? If so, you may wish to apply for possible assimilation. In order to complete this process in a fair and equitable manner, Tennis Ireland has put in place the following process.

Application Process

1. Please complete and return the Coach Profile Form in the link below to [email protected]  Ensure that you enclose with the completed form all requested documents/certificates. If you do not do so, it will delay the process. IMPORTANT – Please note that all documents/certificates must be translated into the English language. 
2. Our Assimilation Officer will then review these documents provided and contact your two listed referees.

3. The Tennis Ireland Coaches Education and Technical Committee will meet to decide on your application for assimilation. Having studied the documentation, the Committee may decide to:
   • Grant you equivalency at one of the following levels – Level One Coach, Level Two Coach, Level Three Coach, or Level Four Coach.
   • Advise you that you need to carry out certain tasks in order to be assimilated at a specified level. For example, complete a project, attend specified components of Level 1, 2, or 3 Courses, undergo an aptitude test.
   • Advise you that your request for assimilation has not been accepted and recommend you to apply for the next Level One Coaches Training Course.
4.  PTR Applicants – Note that only applicants with the Professional Grade Qualification from the USPTR can apply to be assimilated.

Additional Requirements

• Before being assimilated into the Tennis Ireland system, all applicants must attend a Safeguarding 1 Training Course in Ireland or Northern Ireland. No person can be assimilated until Tennis Ireland has received a copy of the certificate of attendance from a recognized provider of the Safeguarding 1 Course. To find a course provider near to where you are living in Ireland, click on the following link – LSP Contact Finder

• Applicants for Assimilation if they are living or have lived in Ireland for a period of time, must apply to be Garda Vetted through Tennis Ireland (Police checked) – click here for details.

• Applicants also need to provide police checks from all the countries they have lived in prior to arriving in Ireland. 
• All applicants must have a valid First Aid certificate from a course delivered in person that includes AED training. If there is no expiry date on the course, please note that the general 2 year rule will apply.

Fees and Forms

The fee for assimilation is €100.00 per application.

PTR and LTA applications – €50.00 per application.

Payment can be made once documents including the Coach Profile form are submitted to Tennis Ireland. Payment can be made via invoice payable by card or bank transfer.

After payment is received, the documents are processed by the assimilation officer.

For further information on becoming assimilated into the Tennis Ireland coaching structure, please contact Lisa Murphy on [email protected]. 

Download the relevant Assimilation Application form below:

• Coach Assimilation Application Form
• PTR and LTA Assimilation Application Form

Safeguarding & Vetting

All participants must produce evidence of having attended Safeguarding 1 and that they have been vetted either by the Garda or the Access NI through Tennis Ireland or Tennis Ulster.

Any further details required, please contact:

Roger Geraghty
Director of Development & National Children’s Officer
Mobile: 086-2316478