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RPT Newsletter #7 October 2013

16/10/2013

NEWSLETTER #7
Welcome and thank you for reading our Newsletter!
September 2013

CPD Courses this October!

* 11th - Dynamic Doubles - Bucks Indoor Centre *

*14th - Fitness and Footwork -Dulwich *

25th - Periodisation & Goal Setting - Teddington

28th - Spanish Drills 1 - York

30th - Dynamic Doubles - David Lloyd, Birmingham

30th - Dynamic Doubles - York

To book on-line visit our website here:
http://www.rpteurope.com/pro-development-courses-dates.html

* Limited places left *

Certification Courses in October!

COMMUNITY COACH
Oct 12th/13th - Glasgow

M ARK OF A PRO
Oct 14th/16th - Sutton Coldfield

Certification Courses November!

LEVEL 2 - Nov 2/3rd, Nov 16/17th & Dec 1st - Leeds

LEVEL 2 - Nov 30th, Dec 7th, (2014) Jan 4/5th & 26th - Ipswich

To book online visit our website here:

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

Congratulations to Adrian Rattenbury, Founder President of the RPT for being awarded the USPTA Master Professional Award in Florida. Adrian is the first coach to ever receive the Master Professional Status from the 3 largest coaching organisations in the world, the USPTA, PTR and the RPT who have a combined membership of over 50,000 !

The RPT are thrilled to reach the finals of the National Management & Leadership Awards in association with Chartered Management Institute! The Awards are highly prestigious and recognise excellence, management and leadership and award organisations that have shown exceptional performance in a fast moving world. Winners will be announced in October.

RPT COACHES CONFERENCE 2013
VENUES & DATES

16th October - David Lloyd Club - Heston
Southall Lane, Heston, Middlesex TW5 9PE

The day will attract 6 LTA Licence Points
Too book online or for more information please follow the link
http://www.rpteurope.com/national-conference-2013.html

The PTCA World Congress will be held in Seefeld-Tyrol, Austria from December 13th - 17th, 2013.

For more information please follow this link or click on the image above.

Last month's winner announced!
Congratulations Adam Rider for winning the September prize!

We we are happy to announce that
readers have another chance at winning a prize!
Please read on for details...

For a chance to win, email Rosie at rosie@rpteurope.com
with the phrase "RPT October Competition" in the subject heading, in the email body please include your name, address and contact telephone number.

Competition closes on the 31st October.
Winners will be contacted in the first week of November.
Please note that the winner will have a special mention in the subsequent newsletter and potentially on other social media platforms.

Drill of the Month

The triangle drill is an effective means of working on a player’s footwork, moving them around the court in a continuous motion.

The coach will feed a ball to point 1, where the player will make their first shot.
They will then hit an approach shot mid court
After which they will move backwards, (facing forward at all times), to hit a deep third shot behind the baseline, before moving back to the start to begin the circuit again.
The coach can make the drill more advanced in terms of footwork by making the player hit only forehands or backhands.
The drill should also be done in reverse to work on movement in the other direction.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

Contact

RPT PO Box 14373
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
B73 9NZ

tennis@RPTeurope.com
08445 — 855866
{Office hours 9.30 –2.30}

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RPT Newsletter #6 September 2013

9/9/2013

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NEWSLETTER #6
Welcome and thank you for reading our Newsletter!
September 2013

August competition winner announced!
Congratulations Lauren Beech for winning the RPT prize!

We we are happy to announce that
readers have a second chance at winning a prize!
Please read on for details...

The RPT are proud to have been nominated for the National Management and Leadership Awards in association with the Chartered Management Institute. The Awards are highly prestigious and recognise excellence, management and leadership and award organisations that have shown exceptional performance in a fast moving world. Winners will be announced in October.

CPD Courses this September!

* 6th - Spanish Drills 1 - Bucks *

* 13th - Streetennis - Heston *

* 20th - Spanish Drills 2 - Bucks *

30th - Spanish Drills 1 - Leeds

To book on-line visit our website here:

http://www.rpteurope.com/pro-development-courses-dates.html

* Limited places left *

Certification Courses in September!

* LEVEL 1 - Sept 7/8th & Oct 6th
at Ipswich *

* L EVEL 3 - Sept 9/13th, Sept 28/29th, Oct 12/13th, Oct 26/27th & Nov 9/10th at Leeds *

ACADEMY COURSE -
Sept 9th - 11th at Dulwich
Sept 16th - 18th at Sutton Coldfield

To book online visit our website here:

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

or for more information
please contact
call 08445-855866 or
e-mail tennis@RPTeurope.com

Why choose to train with the RPT?

The RPT is integral to this system in Spain, in fact all the private Tennis Academies in Spain use RPT coaches including Sanchez-Casal Academy and the Ferrero Academy, 19 of Spain’s top 20 players are trained by RPT coaches including Tony Nadal, coach to Rafael Nadal, Antonio Cascales coach to Juan Carlos Ferrero and Davis Cup Captain Emilio Sanchez-Vicario. With this background and this success it is not surprising that the RPT is the fastest growing coaching organization in the world today.

RPT COACHES CONFERENCE 2013

VENUES & DATES
16th October - David Lloyd Club - Heston
Southall Lane, Heston, Middlesex TW5 9PE

Each day will attract 6 LTA Licence Points
Too book online or for more information please follow the link
http://www.rpteurope.com/national-conference-2013.html

International News
Three exciting new projects for the RPT are on the horizon. For the first time the RPT is entering the US market opening an office based at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Naples, Flordia. Luis Mediero will be opening the office in September and will commence a Nationwide Tour delivering the Successful Spanish Systems course throughout 2014.
Adrian will also be opening new offices in Singapore in October starting with a World Tour Course and in India in November starting with the delivering of a Level 1 Certification course and a series of Junior and Adults Camps. So these are very interesting times for the RPT as it continues its International growth, presence and recognition.

September Special
Win a prize!
For a chance to win a prize, email Rosie at rosie@rpteurope.com
with the phrase "RPT September Competition" in the subject heading, in the email body please include your name, address and contact telephone number.

Competition closes on the 30th September.
Winners will be contacted in the first week of October.
Please note that the winner will have a special mention in the subsequent newsletter and potentially on other social media platforms.

Drill of the Month

'Defence to Attack'

This tennis drill, as the name suggests, looks at turning a running defensive style play into an attacking situation.

First ball is fed deep into the right-handers backhand (shot should be hit back deep crosscourt)
2nd ball is fed deep into the right-handers forehand (shot should be hit yet again back deep crosscourt)
3rd ball should be an approach shot to the forehand that is hit down the line
Final ball is a volley cross court at the net, that should be put away, in an attempt to mimic not allowing the other play to reach the volleyed shot.

This tennis drill can be changed around, whereby the balls fed are to the opposite side of the court, e.g. beginning with a fed ball to the right hander’s forehand
Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

Contact

RPT PO Box 14373
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
B73 9NZ

tennis@RPTeurope.com
08445 — 855866
{Office hours 9.30 –2.30}

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RPT Newsletter #5 August 2013

5/8/2013

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NEWSLETTER #5
August 2013

July competition winner announced!
Congratulations Eduardo Pereira for winning the racquet bag!

We we are happy to announce that
readers have a second chance at winning a prize!
Please read on for details...

Find us on Facebook & Twitter!

CPD Courses this August!

* 1st - Spanish Progressions - Heston *

* 2nd - Singles Tactics - Portsmouth *

*12th - Dynamic Doubles - Leeds *

29th - Spanish Drills 1 - Heston

30th - Spanish Drills 2 - Heston

* 30th - Spanish Drills 1 - Portsmouth *

To book on-line visit our website here:

http://www.rpteurope.com/pro-development-courses-dates.html

* Limited places left *

Certification Courses this August!

* LEVEL 1 - 10/11th Aug & 14th Sept
at Leeds *

LEVEL 1 - 24/25th Aug & 15th Sept
at David Lloyd Heston

L EVEL 3 - Aug 26/29th & Sept 23/25th & Oct 28/30th & Nov 25/27th
at Bucks Indoor Centre

MARK OF A PRO - 12th to 14th Aug
at Gorleston

To book online visit our website here:

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

* Limited places left *

Why choose to train with the RPT?

The RPT was founded and developed in Spain and has now trained more than 50,000 coaches worldwide in the past 20 years. The success of Spanish Tennis over this period of time is unparalleled and it is on this success that the teaching methods and systems of the RPT are based. Spain has not just produced a world-class player "every so often" but consistently over the years and this can only be done if there is a solid coaching programme throughout the country and a system that allows these coaches to develop their own players.

The RPT is integral to this system in Spain, in fact all the private Tennis Academies in Spain use RPT coaches including Sanchez-Casal Academy and the Ferrero Academy, 19 of Spain’s top 20 players are trained by RPT coaches including Tony Nadal, coach to Rafael Nadal, Antonio Cascales coach to Juan Carlos Ferrero and Davis Cup Captain Emilio Sanchez-Vicario. With this background and this success it is not surprising that the RPT is the fastest growing coaching organization in the world today.

To Cool For School!

Lichfield Friary Tennis Club member, Hussian Palejwala who recently attended a RPT Community Coach Course, achieved a fantastic tennis feat at the Lichfield Friary Tennis Club championships.

Firstly playing the under 17 boys final, he found himself 9-6 down, but went on to win 3 match points and won 11-9, winning the last 5 points of the match!

After a short break, and in temperatures of 30 degrees, he then proceeded to compete in the finals of the under 14 boys. In the final tie-break set, to everyone's astonishment he saved 6 match points, pulling him self up from 9-3, going on again to win the match, 11 points to 9!

A truly remarkable achievement, given he was on court for 5 hours, in the incredible heat - thats what you could call "staying cool under pressure"!

The RPT would like to congratulate Hussain's achievement, well done!

Written by Paul Bayliss, Penns Tennis Club

August Special
Win a racquet bag!

For a chance to win the racquet bag, email Rosie at rosie@rpteurope.com
with the phrase "RPT August Competition" in the subject heading, in the email body please include your name, address and contact telephone number.

Competition closes on the 31st August.
Winners will be contacted in the first week of September.
Please note that the winner will have a special mention in the subsequent newsletter and potentially on other social media platforms.

Drill of the Month

'Spanish Cross'

Spanish Cross is a fast paced, tennis drill that covers a range of shots.

In this private-lesson tennis drill the coach is just inside the service line. The player is on the T, at the service line. The coach will feed balls shown in the order below (using a right-handed player as an example).

First ball deep into the back-hand (play a defensive cross-court shot deep).

2nd ball short into the forehand (play attacking)
3rd play deep into the forehand (defensive again)
4th ball short into backhand (attacking shot)

After the four shots the player should return to the original position to start the drill sequence again.
This drill can be modified to go to the forehand side first, then into a short attacking backhand and so on.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

Contact

RPT PO Box 14373,
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands,
B73 9NZ

tennis@RPTeurope.com
08445 — 855866
{Office hours 9.30 –2.30}

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RPT Newsletter #4 July 2013

11/7/2013

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NEWSLETTER #4

July 2013

Thank you for reading our newsletter!

June competition winner announced!
Congratulations Tim Taylor for winning the racquet bag!

We we are happy to announce that
readers have a second chance at winning a prize!
Please read on for details...

Find us on Facebook & Twitter!

CPD Courses this July!

10th - Spanish Drills 2 - Heston

10th - Dynamic Doubles - Birmingham

12th - Spanish Teaching - Heston

24th - Spanish Drills 2 - Birmingham

To book on-line visit our website here:
http://www.rpteurope.com/pro-development-courses-dates.html
or for more information please call 08445-855866 or
e-mail tennis@RPTeurope.com

Certification Courses this July!

LEVEL 1 - 27/28th July & 24th Aug
at Birchwood Leisure Complex

LEVEL 1 - 24/25th July & 15th Sept
at David Lloyd Heston

ACADEMY COURSE - 23rd to 25th July
at Teddington

To book online visit our website here:
http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

Why choose to train with the RPT?

Inspiring minds through Tennis

Last month the RPT and Penns Tennis Club were visited by the BBC, Graffiti Artist Dan Newso and 90 local school children who took part in an exciting activity day by organised by Urban Tennis Passport. Below are a selection of shots from the day, please click here to view the full gallery on the RPT website.

" "It's really important we have an attractive offer at the entry point so we can bring kids into our sport in a fun and engaging way," said Oliver Scadgell, the LTA's head of competitions and programmes.

"The more kids we get in, the more likely they are to progress through and maybe become the next Andy Murrays or Laura Robsons."

There are countless other initiatives being used by the LTA to get people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds involved, with a significant emphasis on changing perceptions of tennis.

One example is the Urban Tennis Passport scheme in Birmingham, launched by coaches James Keatley and Paul Bayliss. "

(Taken from the BBC article)
Wimbledon 2013: The state of grassroots & elite tennis in Britain
By David Ornstein BBC Sport
Published 18th June 2013
Read the rest of the article here.

Tennis Tots are hosting their next Franchise Discovery Day on Tuesday 9th July in Leeds!

If you would like to see more information about their franchise programme visit the franchising page here.

Discovery day info below:
Date: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Venue: Cookridge Hall Health and Fitness, Cookridge Lane, Leeds LS16 7NL
Time: 11am - 3pm

To book onto the Discovery day or for more information please email
info@tennis-tots.co.uk or call 07725339257

July Special
Win a racquet bag!
For a chance to win the racquet bag, email Rosie at rosie@rpteurope.com
with the subject "RPT July Competition" and your name, address and contact telephone number.
The 100th person to email will win the prize!
Competition closes on the 30th July.
Winners will be contacted in the first week of August.
Please note that the winner will have a special mention in the subsequent newsletter and potentially on other social media platforms.

Drill of the Month

'Back and Fourth'

This is a fun warm-up game to start a training session off, and the best thing is you can do it with 3-10 players on a court.

The coach will feed balls to two players standing on the baseline on either side of the centre line.
The first ball will be fed for a baseline groundstroke to each individual player. The second ball will be a short approach shot that they should hit around the service line.
If a player hits both these shots in, they then have to run backwards facing forward at all times, until they reach the back fence, which they must touch.
Once they touch the back fence they continue the same two-shot sequence from the original baseline position.
Once a mistake is made the player will go to the back of the line on their side of the court, and the next player in line will line up.
As its a warm up game the coach should progressively make the shots harder (and by also making harder targets for advanced players such as down the line shots only). This will ensure that players are rotated often and players are not warming down at the back of the court.

To improve the warm up and keep the blood flowing for all players, particularly with large groups, the coach can put footwork drills or skipping ropes at the back of the court, out of the way, for those players who are waiting in line.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

Contact

RPT PO Box 14373,
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands,
B73 9NZ

tennis@RPTeurope.com08445 — 855866
{Office hours 9.30 –2.30}

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RPT Newsletter #3 June 2013

5/6/2013

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NEWSLETTER #3

June 2013

Thank you for reading our newsletter!

June Special
Win a racquet bag!
Read on for details

Find us on Facebook & Twitter!

CPD Courses this June!

6th - Advanced Progressions - Leicester
10th - Physiology & Nutrition - Dulwich
14th - Spanish Progressions - Halton
19th - Spanish Drills 1 - Birmingham
21st - Spanish Drills 1 - Heston
26th - Dynamic Doubles - Heston
27th - Singles Tactics - Leicester

To book or for more information please contact
call 08445-855866 or e-mail tennis@RPTeurope.com

Renew your Membership online
If you are already a member, and want to renew you can now do it on-line!
Simply follow the link below;
www.rpteurope.com/membership.html
Or if you are not a member and wish to join,
please call on 08445-855866
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Certification Courses this June!
Level 2 Coaching Assistant
June 8/9th - June 23rd & 29th - July 14th
Bucks Indoor Centre

Why choose to train with the RPT?

Mark Of A Pro

Course Dates - Venue
Sept 4th - 6th - Dulwich

The Mark of a Pro training programme has been designed and developed to provide a wide range of training materials to provide the coach with a broad yet detailed knowledge of coaching at this level.

Test fee £ 50.00 (optional)12 LTA Licence Points

The course fee includes the relevant study materials the RPT certification and membership and the Spanish Coaches Association licence.

For more information, follow the links below.
http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html
http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-courses.html

Academy Course

Course Dates - Venue
July 1st - 3rd - Dulwich
Sept 9th - 11th - Dulwich
Sept 16th - 18th - Sutton Coldfield

The course is very practical and gives the basis for a development framework and planning of programmes and sessions for training at this level. As well as a global and specific idea of the philosophy and pedagogy of training. Furthermore it can serve as a basis to incorporate a programme for advanced players into your own tennis school.

Test fee £ 50.00 (optional)12 LTA Licence Points

The course fee includes the relevant study materials the RPT certification and membership and the Spanish Coaches Association licence.

For more information, follow the links below.

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html
http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-courses.html

World Tour & PTCA World Championship 2013

Following on from the successful World Tour course in Austria last year the RPT will return to Seefeld near Vienna to deliver another "World Tour" course delivering the Spanish Tennis System from the 28th to 30th June. The course has been organized by the Group Estess and will be led by Luis Mediero and Adrian Rattenbury.
The World Tour Course will come to the UK from 4th to 6th November 2013, Bucks Indoor Centre, High Wycombe.
http://www.rpteurope.com/world-tour-course.html

We would also like to inform you of the 1st PTCA World Championship for Coaches, which will also be held in Seefeld, from September 27th to October 5th. The purpose of the Championship is not just to give you the chance to compete against fellow coaches, but to meet and network with professional colleagues from around Europe and beyond in a social environment.
For more information and registration please contact:

Hakan Dahlbo,
GroupEstess a.s.b.l.
WM-Halle, Mösererstrasse 632
6100 Seefeld-Tyrol
Austria

Email: GroupEstess@estess.com Fax: +43 5212 45 66

Tennis Tots are hosting their next Franchise Discovery Day on Tuesday 9th July in Leeds!

If you would like to see more information about their franchise programme visit the franchising page here.

Discovery day info below:
Date: Tuesday 9th July 2013
Venue: Cookridge Hall Health and Fitness, Cookridge Lane, Leeds LS16 7NL
Time: 11am - 3pm

To book onto the Discovery day or for more information please email
info@tennis-tots.co.uk or call 07725339257

June Special
Win a racquet bag!

For a chance to win the racquet bag, email Rosie at rosie@rpteurope.com with the phrase "RPT June Competition", name and contact telephone number.

The 100th person to email will win the prize!
Competition closes on the 30th June.
Winners will be contacted in the first week of July.

Drill of the Month
'Bounce Court'

Each player covers both service boxes on their end of the court.
Points are played out by hitting the ball first into your end of the court (into one of the player’s service boxes) and bouncing it over the net into the one of the opponents service boxes.
If the ball goes into the net, or bounces outside the service boxes, the point is awarded to the opposition.
The player on the opposite side then hits back, first bouncing the ball into their service boxes, over the net and into their opponents service boxes. This continues as the rally goes on, with the point being lost to the player who isn’t able to bounce the ball into one of their service boxes first and then into their one of their opponents service boxes.
Players can play first to 10 points, or whatever the coach feels best.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

RPT
PO Box 14373, Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands, B73 9NZ

tennis@RPTeurope.com
08445 — 855866
{Office hours 9.30 –2.30}

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RPT Newsletter #2 May 2013

2/5/2013

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NEWSLETTER #2

May 2013

Thank you for reading our newsletter.

Find us on Facebook & Twitter!

CPD Courses this May

3rd - Spanish Drills 2 - Leeds
13th - Fitness and Footwork - Dulwich
15th - Spanish Drills 2 - Birmingham
22nd - Dynamic Doubles - Birmingham
22nd - Spanish Drills 2 - Heston
24th - Spanish Drills 2 - Halton

To book or for more information please contact
call 08445-855866 or e-mail tennis@RPTeurope.com

Renew your Membership online

If you are already a member, and want to renew you can now do it on-line!
Simply follow the link below;
www.rpteurope.com/membership.html

Or if you are not a member and wish to join,
please call on 08445-855866
Are you BRONZE, SILVER or GOLD?

Members
Make sure you aren't missing out on exclusive deals with our partners,
visit our partners page now!

Why choose to train with the RPT?

Mark Of A Pro

Course Dates - Venue

May 8th - 10th - Dulwich
June 10th - 12th - Sutton Coldfield
Sept 4th - 6th - Dulwich

The Mark of a Pro training programme has been designed and developed to provide a wide range of training materials to provide the coach with a broad yet detailed knowledge of coaching at this level.

Test fee £ 50.00 (optional)

The course fee includes the relevant study materials the RPT certification and membership and the Spanish Coaches Association licence.

For more information, follow the links below.
http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-courses.html

PHYSICAL
The programme will show a range of footwork drills and patterns to help establish the a sound fundamental understanding of the physical base required to building the foundations for a strong technical development
TECHNICAL
It is essential that all players develop a sound technique from an early age. We will look at the technical requirements and how to teach sound technique for 20 different strokes from the basic groundstrokes and volleys to drop shots and topspin lobs.
TACTICAL
Here we will help coaches understand how and when to develop the tactical abilities of their players. It will help coaches develop matchplay simulation programmes and help train their players to compete.
MENTAL
The mental element of the coaching methods is the final pillar which helps the player achieve their Ideal Performance State. The course will cover a set of rituals, routines and set programmes for controlling and effectively managing their mental state.

Academy Course

Course Dates - Venue

July 1st - 3rd - Dulwich
Sept 9th - 11th - Dulwich
Sept 16th - 18th - Sutton Coldfield

The course is very practical and gives the basis for a development framework and planning of programmes and sessions for training at this level. As well as a global and specific idea of the philosophy and pedagogy of training. Furthermore it can serve as a basis to incorporate a programme for advanced players into your own tennis school.

Test fee £ 50.00 (optional)

The course fee includes the relevant study materials the RPT certification and membership and the Spanish Coaches Association licence.

For more information, follow the links below.

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-course-dates.html

http://www.rpteurope.com/certification-courses.html

STROKES
Power Serves ∙ Return of Serve ∙ Developing Power Groundstrokes ∙ Volleys ∙ Drive Volley ∙ ½ Volley ∙ Passing Shots ∙ Approach Shots
DEVELOPING BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES
Kinetic Chain ∙ Ground Reaction Force
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Precision ∙ Specific ∙ Video ∙ Analysis software
BUILDING DRILLS FOR TECHNICAL & TACTICAL DEVELOPMENT
2,3,4,5 and 6 ball drills designed for specific development of all aspects of technical and tactical play
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Development of techniques ∙ Practice strategies ∙ Structuring practice ∙ Error detection and correction
COACHING TECHNIQUES
How to create and manage a learning environment ∙ How to identify and manage group dynamics
INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS SCIENCE
Psychology ∙ Nutrition ∙ Fitness and Footwork
PLANNING & PERIODISATION
The principles and processes involved in planning and periodisation ∙ How and when to use planning and periodisation ∙ Modelling of training and competition activities ∙ Planning the programme

World Tour & PTCA World Championship 2013

Following on from the successful World Tour course in Austria last year the RPT will return to Seefeld near Vienna to deliver another "World Tour" course delivering theSpanish Tennis System from the 28th to 30th June. The course has been organized by the Group Estess and will be led by Luis Mediero and Adrian Rattenbury.
The World Tour Course will come to the UK from 4th to 6th November 2013, Bucks Indoor Centre, High Wycombe.
http://www.rpteurope.com/world-tour-course.html

We would also like to inform you of the 1st PTCA World Championship for Coaches, which will also be held in Seefeld, from September 27th to October 5th. The purpose of the Championship is not just to give you the chance to compete against fellow coaches, but to meet and network with professional colleagues from around Europe and beyond in a social environment.
For more information and registration please contact:

Hakan Dahlbo,
GroupEstess a.s.b.l.
WM-Halle, Mösererstrasse 632
6100 Seefeld-Tyrol
Austria

Email: GroupEstess@estess.com Fax: +43 5212 45 66

Drill of the Month

'Rob The Nest'

Divide children into even teams and place a racquet with 7 balls in the team’s base (marked out with tennis cones) for each team, with another racquet in the middle with 11 balls.
When the game starts players will take balls from either the middle or the oppositions racquets.
If a player takes from the other team, they can be tagged in the opposition base area. If this happens they will have to stay trapped in the opposition’s base and can only be tagged out by a teammate who also can be tagged by an opposition player as well.
After 5 minutes the team with the most balls back on their team’s racquet wins. The game can also be lost if all the players in one team are tagged in the opposition base area and therefore stay trapped in the opposition’s base.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

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New CPD course venues

Leeds
Leicester Forest East
Portsmouth Priory School

Follow this link to see when courses are near you.

New certification course venue

Birchwood Leisure and Tennis Complex

Follow this link to see when courses are near you.

CONTACT US

RPT PO Box 14373
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B73 9NZ

08445-855866
tennis@RPTeurope.com
{office hourse 9.30-2.30}
http://www.rpteurope.com

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RPT Newsletter #1 April 2013

1/4/2013

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NEWSLETTER #1

April 2013

Thank you for reading our new newsletter!

Did you know we are on Facebook & Twitter?

Courses this April!

5th - Singles Tactics - Bucks Indoor Centre
17th - Spanish Teaching Progressions - Birmingham 18th - Spanish Drills 1 - Leicester Forest East
19th - Spanish Teaching Progressions - Heston   22nd - Singles Tactics - Leeds
24th - Streetennis  - Heston 26th - Spanish Teaching Progressions - Bucks Indoor
26th - Video Analysis - Teddington   26th - Spanish Drills 1 - Halton Tennis Centre

Follow the link below for more
course dates & info
www.rpteurope.com/pro-development-courses-dates.htmla

Renew your Membership online

If you are already a member, and want to renew you can now do it online!
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Game, Set and Match between
Club and Coach

By Stephen Lownsbrough, Blacks Solicitors

With the tennis industry becoming increasingly commercial, greater emphasis needs to be placed on fostering healthy club-coach relationships. Research shows the most successful tennis facilities are those where there is a strong mutual respect between club and coach with the coach placing themselves at the heart of club activities. At the same time coaches need to be able to operate a successful business and as professional business people, be appropriately remunerated for their services.
Read the full article, here.

Spanish Coaching Licence

RPT are delighted to announce a partnership with the APE the official Spanish Coaches Association. Coaches who complete the new Mark of a Pro course or the Academy Coaches course will now automatically become registered with the Spanish Coaches Association and will receive their certification and licence to coach in Spain. APE is highly regarded and respected throughout Spain and we are delighted to be able to offer our members in the UK the opportunity to become recognised by APE and to have access to a Spanish coaching licence.
Read the full article, here.

International News

The RPT continues to grow and flourish in Latin America. Luis Mediero has started a series of regular trips to Mexico and surrounding countries running courses every month, as well as recently being the key speaker at the RPT Latin America conference, together with Emilio Sanchez Vicario and Dominic Conde. The conference was tied into the ATP event and not only was the conference and all our courses sold out with the ATP tour event was also a complete sell out on every day! This confirms the growth in interest and participation in the country. The RPT is now the leading coach education provider in this part of the world.

The RPT is proud to be an official partner with Tennis Tots, the UK's leading tennis play and coaching programme for children aged 2-6 years of age.

To learn more about Tennis Tots and why the programme is proving so popular across the UK watch this video: https://vimeo.com/62090105 or visit the website at www.tennis-tots.co.uk to learn more about how you can earn a full time income running a Tennis Tots franchise.
Because of the demand for franchises across the UK Tennis Tots are now holding discovery days for potential franchisees to learn more about the programme. The Discovery day will give you the opportunity to find out more about the franchise in an informal, no-obligation setting.

During the Discovery Day we will explain the operation of the business, the products and services we provide, the training and support systems, the financial investment and how you can turnover up to £50,000 a year running a Tennis Tots franchise. There will also be an opportunity to meet some existing franchisees within the network.
Follow the link for more details about the next Discovery Day, on April 30th, Leeds.

Drill of the Month

Mini Tennis

Mini Tennis is a great warm-up drill that allows players to get a feel for the ball, practising their correct technique while working on the timing of their shots before they go back and start hitting full-court.

This is a good drill for practising top-spin. No slices should be allowed during this drill.

Drills are published courtesy of www.tennisdrillshq.com

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