This is a preliminary version of the Programme of the 16th ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference. This preliminary programme will be continuously updated on this website and therefore, you should regularly check for updates so as to be sure that you have the latest version of the programme.


The Conference will be conducted in English and Spanish with simultaneous translation into English or Spanish as required. Informal translation into French may be provided but this will only be confirmed after the entry deadline.


DAY 2
Saturday 31/10/09
8.30-9.30 Movement for tennis – it is not just about speed!. Mark Kovacs (USA)
9.45-10.45 Bruce Elliott (AUS) and Machar Reid (AUS) Biomechanical Factors for Consideration in the Development of the Serve
10.45-11.15 Coffee-break and Conference exhibition area open
11.15-12.15 Transition from pro player to tour coach and other life issues - Francisco Clavet (ESP)
12.30-13.30 Tennis Business - José María Gay (ESP)
13.30-14.30 Lunch, free time and Conference exhibition area open
14.30-15.50 Workshops (LR) 20' each
14.30-15.50 Free communications (LR) 15' each
BNP PARIBAS SHOWCOURT- ESPAÑOL / ENGLISH
SALA MAPFRE - ESPAÑOL
CORTAL CONSORS ROOM - ENGLISH
SALA WILSON - ESPAÑOL Moderador: Juan Carlos Andrade
KAPLAN CPS - ENGLISH Chair: Hrvoje Zmajic
Talent ID - Detección de talentos Chair / Moderador: Dave Miley
Enseñanza a jugadores iniciantes Moderador: Cecilia Ancalmo
Business and IT for tennis Chair: Scott Over
1. Cuantificacion de la ansiedad somática en tenistas en situaciones de estrés: estudio comparativo - Beltrán, R. (ESP)
1. Awareness Training in tennis - Barbaros, P. (CRO)
2. Estudio sobre la atribucion que los jugadores de tenis tienen sobre la pericia. Martín, A. (ESP)
2. Serve Speed and its evaluation of Coefficient of effectiveness - Vaverka, F. (CZE)
3. Indicadores de rendimiento en tenistas de competición - Baiget, E. (ESP)
3. Two-dimensional video-screening of tennis strokes - Gómez, S. (GBR)
4. Parámetros funcionales en el tenis competitivo en jugadores adolescentes. Sánchez, A. (ESP)
4. Biomechanical influence of the service technique on serve and volley in tennis - Martin, C. (FRA)
5. Lumblagia en el tenista joven: Del retorno a la competicion hacia la prevención. Hernández, S. (ESP)
5. Behavior and preinteractive decision making of the tennis coach - Rodrigues, P. (POR)
15.50-16.30 Coffee-break and Conference exhibition area open
16.30-17.45 Workshops (LR) 20' each and 15' questions to all
16.30-17.45 Free communications (LR) 15' each and 15' questions to all
1. Repeated sprint training is an effective method to improve specific fitness in intermittent sports - Serpiello, F. (AUS)
6. Evolución tecnológica de la raqueta. Llana, S. (ESP)
6. Role of proprioception - Di Giacomo, G. (ITA)
2. Improvement in initial speed, acceleration and agility through the use of velocity monitored training in two male tennis players - Bosse, C. (GER)
7. Tenis playa - Campos, J. (ESP)
7. Physiological responses during singles tennis - Morante, S. (AUS)
3. Fitness capoeira tennis performance - Raupp, E. (BRA)
8. Propuesta metodológica para el trabajo en pista con 40 alumnos de CAFD - Morejón, S. (ESP)
8. Effect of racquets strings on muscular fatigue in tennis - Fabre, J.B. (FRA)
4. Fluid tennis - Oliveira, M. (POR)
9.Aplicación de las nuevas tecnologias a la gestion de las escuelas de tenis - Sanz, D. (ESP)
9. Psychological and biomechanical aspects of the second serve - Farouk, K. (EGY)
   
5. Recognizing patterns - Bombac, I. (SLO)
10. Maximizando su capacidad como entrenador - Granitto, G. (ARG)
10. High-speed abilities of the tennis player - Skorodumova, A. (RUS)