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) Macedonia independence 1991

Director of education and committee members 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