Coaches
FOOTFAULT
PETER FARRELL – Development Officer.
Several people have spoken to me recently about the fact that a lot of our young players “suffer from” a tendency to footfault. I think that this is something that coaches should be addressing. 
Players footfault because they don`t know about the relevant rule, or they have technical problems on the serve which leads to them footfaulting, or they don`t think it is any big deal...these are all things which coaches can help with.
Sometimes a player only realises he or she is footfaulting when they are called during an important match – the only type of match where there would be an umpire in place to enforce this rule. By then it`s too late and a players confidence and performance can suddenly plummet, leading to the loss of a big match.
I have produced an A4 poster which you might like to use at your club to inform all players of the situation as regards footfaulting. I hope you find it of use in drawing players attention to the footfault rule. You can download it using the link at the bottom of this page.
ITN (International Tennis Number) TI Qualified Assessor
All players will be required to have an ITN to enter all Open Tournaments in the short future. TICA and Tennis Ireland have developed an online facility for all interested coaches to register as Qualified Tennis Ireland Assessor for the International Tennis Number.
Click on the document link at the bottom of this page to download REGISTRATION FORM (Word format: for e-mailing). Click HERE (53 kb PDF) if you prefer to download it in .pdf format (for posting).
