Tennis Australia is committed to offering more opportunities for women to pursue high-performance coaching careers.
Melbourne, Australia, 25 November 2022 | tennis.com.au
The latest cohort of high-performance coaching graduates are making strides in their careers due to scholarship coaching opportunities provided by Tennis Australia that are designed to drive more women through the coaching pathway.
As part of the push to develop more women coach role models and encourage participation in young girls, coaches are offered a diverse range of opportunities – from entry level courses to more advanced qualifications.
The scholarships also grant women exclusive access to learning opportunities such as the Billie Jean King Cup National Camp and other Tennis Australia tours and development programs.
“At the top level of the sport, tennis is leading the way in women and girls’ inclusion opportunities by having men and women compete on the same stage, awarding equal prize money and by offering equal exposure,” said Tennis Australia’s Women’s Coach Lead Nicole Pratt.
“However, like many sports we are facing a drop off in girls’ participation at the grassroots level, particularly as they approach their teenage years. We want to see more women progressing through the coaching pathway and develop into competent and confident coaches because we know that having more women role models is key to keeping girls in the sport.”
Emma Hayman (Queensland) and former world No.1 doubles champion Cara Black (Victoria) are the most recent graduates who credit the completion of their high-performance course to their growing coaching careers.
Hayman is now a Talent Programs Assistant Coach at Tennis Queensland and says that support provided through the scholarship program has been instrumental in her development as a high-performance coach.
“I learned a lot through the high-performance course and the structure of the program was invaluable,” Hayman said. “Throughout the course, mentors and other high-performance coaches would assess you on court and give you really constructive feedback.
“You would have debriefings and mentors would take the time to reinforce some important learnings that you can take out and apply to your coaching every day.”
Black is now a private coach working with five professional players on the Women’s Tennis Association and International Tennis Federation tours.
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