Coaching Workshop Concludes
Written by Ahmed I. Aleid Wednesday, 10 June 2009 00:00
The first tennis coaching workshop concluded yesterday at the Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) premises in Isa Town with Bahrain's best coaches in the fray.
The five-day function was organised by the federation and supervised by American tennis experts Mark Dalzell and Hassan Chaouqi, representing Bollettieri Tennis Academy of the US.
Participants were Aziz Rasool, Jalil Humaidan, Eric Morgan, Mohammed Abdulrasool, Essam Abdula'al, Bader Abdula'al, Nader Abdula'a, Khalid Al Thawadi and Abdulla Mohammed.
The workshop consisted of morning and evening sessions. The morning session focused on theoretical part during which the participants were informed on the latest training tactics, athletic nutrition and other training issues.
The practical section was presented in the evening sessions and involved Bahrain national team players of different ages.
Ceremony
The final session was followed by the closing ceremony, during which Dalzell held talks with the Bahraini coaches and admired the programmes being adopted by the federation board.
"A good coach is not only one who teaches and trains, but who impacts every component of the student/athlete's development. Whether it is physical or mental, technical, tactical or social, an national tennis coach's role is to encourage our student/athletes to fully develop their overall potential," said Dalzell.
He said the responsibility of an coach goes beyond tennis instruction, adding that their goal is to develop more than well-rounded tennis players.
"Their goal is to develop well-rounded student/athletes, who will take the disciplines they have learned at the Academy and adjust them to life beyond the court."
On the court, coaches are responsible for overseeing each athlete's training discipline, technical development, style of play, strategic and tactical growth, competitive tournament schedule, daily conditioning and work in the classroom. It is with pride that we list our coaches from whom not only more is expected, but from whom more is a part of their daily routine," further explained Dalzell.