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Player Development System in Germany

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This presentation explains the development system of elite tennis players within the German Tennis Federation. It will feature an overview of the different responsiblities of the German Tennis Federations and its state institutions in regards to the development of junior and professional tennis players.

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development system of elite tennis players,

Summary

The German Tennis Federation consists of 18 independent sections and with 1,600.000 members has the most members of any other Tennis Federation in the world. The entire Federation has 10.000 tennis clubs registered with a grand total of 50,000 tennis courts. The Federation organizes numerous tennis tournaments on all levels. The German International Open in Hamburg, Germany, Davis Cup matches, Fed Cup matches as well the National Championships are the premier events in German Tennis.

The basis of the development system in Germany is the elite-sport concept of the German Tennis Federation. It features a detailed structure of all development levels within the Federation. The centralized goal of the concept is to develop the best junior players both male and female into elite professional players. Talented young players are willing to prepare themselves for the professional level despite the distractions of school and other things. The transition into the much stronger international competition has become harder over the years, due to the increasing depth of young talented players at all levels. This puts additional stress on the players in training, competition and the private life.
The German Tennis Federation and its independent sections are trying to assist those players in their efforts as much as possible. The Federation and sections have developed an infrastructure to help those athletes achieve their maximum potential. This includes proper personnel and structure within each section.
This presentation will focus on the Pro and Cons of the development system of the German Tennis Federation and sections.

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Hans-Peter

Curriculum vitae

Hans Peter Born has been the National Tennis coach of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) since 1992. He is responsible for the development program of the juniors 14 & under. He is also the Director of the Education Program for the highest coaches degree (A-License) as well as the Coordinator of the „Diplom-Trainer“ (Masters Program for Tennis Coaches) Education at the Coaches Academy in Cologne, Germany. Hans-Peter Born has also been a member of the ITF Coaches Commission for the past 8 years. Additionally he has been a speaker at numerous training seminars. Hans-Peter Born has also published numerous articles as well as a „Tennis-Fitness-Video“. He is also one of the co-authors of the new e-learning model of the German Tennis Federation.
As a coach and captain, he has been very successful with his players and teams at numerous European Championships, European-Cups, World Junior Cups as well as many other international tournaments. Hans Peter Born was named “Coach of the Year” in 2006 by the German Tennis Federation.
Prior to his job as a National Tennis coach, Hans-Peter Born worked for the State of „Wurttemberg“ as a coach from 1983 to 1992.
Hans-Peter Born earned a Degree in Physical Education from the German Sport University in Cologne, Germany. In addition he earned a Diploma from the Coaches Academy in Cologne, Germany (Diplom-Trainer) with „Best Grade Point Average“ honors. He also earned the highest Coaches Degree of the German Tennis Federation (A-License) as well as the coach’s degree from the Technical University in Munich, Germany.

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