CPD For Coaches
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR COACHES
Tennis Coach Ireland (TCI) works with Tennis Ireland on the coach Continuous Development Programme (CPD). All TCI members are informed of the programme and how it operates, and of ongoing CPD opportunities.
If a coach is not a member of TCI, but wishes to be involved in CPD (usually for Tennis Ireland Licensing purposes; see note below), TCI will keep a record on their behalf of the points gained if the coach informs TCI of the fact that they have accrued points and provides the necessary evidence. Coaches who are not members of TCI are welcome to attend TCI CPD events – charges may apply.
FOR MEMBERS ONLY:
TCI offers to examine and potentially ratify for CPD points events that are self-nominated by a coach (this is a time-consuming process and so is offered as an enhanced service to members only).
TCI CPD Programme 2024
Next month will see one of the world’s top wheelchair tennis coaches – Stuart Wilkinson – deliver coach workshops in Dublin and Belfast. This is your invitation to attend this CPD event, which thanks to subsidies from the Enjoy Tennis Programme is free of charge.
Stuart Wilkinson: lead coach in the most successful period of British wheelchair tennis ever, achieving record breaking medal success.
ITF Disability Coach of the Year 2016-2017.
Individual Coach to Alfie Hewett 2016-2019, winner of singles and doubles championships including Rio Paralympics, US Open Singles and Wimbledon.
Individual coach to Andy Lapthorne 2004 – 2017, winner of singles and doubles tournaments in Rio, Australian & US Open Grand-Slam and World titles.
DUBLIN
DATE: Sunday 10th March
TIME: 10am to 1pm
SCHEDULE: 10am to 11.30am – a focus on coaches who are new to wheelchair tennis. 11.30am to 1pm – a focus on coaches who have previously worked in wheelchair tennis.
VENUE: Shankill Tennis Club Indoor courts.
BELFAST
DATE: Monday 11th March.
TIME: 9am to 1pm.
SCHEDULE: 9am to 11am – a focus on coaches who are new to wheelchair tennis.
11am to 1pm – a focus on coaches who have previously worked in wheelchair tennis.
VENUE: Belfast Indoor Tennis Centre (Ormeau Park).
CPD POINTS: Attendees will receive 20 CPD points
TO BOOK: please drop an email to [email protected] to confirm your attendance, stating which venue you will attend (Dublin or Belfast).
NOTE RE TENNIS IRELAND LICENSE:
Coaches need to factor in the importance of CPD points within the Tennis Ireland Licensing Scheme, where to be registered as a ‘Licensed Coach’ in 2023, a coach will need to achieve 100 points under the CPD 2022 scheme (i.e. the scheme works on a ‘previous year’ basis).
The Tennis Coach Ireland Administrator is Nicola Herbert: [email protected]