Mike Barrell, Tennis Australia subject matter expert for MLC Tennis Hot Shots will again be visiting Perth to present “When can I play again?”
The full day workshop will cover the benefits of modified tennis for children, why it’s important to run competitions, the best age appropriate formats for red, orange and green stages and how to best plan, market and run your event.
Workshop Details
Date: 17th August 2011
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm (lunch provided)
Venue: State Tennis Centre, Victoria Park Drive, Burswood WA Cost: FREE for registered MLC Tennis Hot Shots deliverers
$66 TA Coach Members, $88 Non TA Coach Members
Dress: Tennis Attire
To register please contact Ryan Popovsky on 08 6462 8315 or email [email protected]
Background on Mike Barrell, Guest Speaker.
Based in the UK, Mike has taught tennis for over 20 years working with players of all levels and more recently as Director of evolve9, providing consultancy to clubs, organisations and National Associations.
Mike has presented at numerous National and International conferences and authored many magazine articles and manuals. His work has seen him work on programs in developing tennis nations including Holland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Cyprus and Hungary.
Mike currently also works for the LTA as one of a team of coach education tutors, delivering coach education, certification and training. An LTA Level III Licensed Coach, he was also the 2007 PTR Professional of the Year. Mike owned his own community based tennis club for over 10 years and now manages the Under 10s program at the West Hants Club in Bournemouth where he still works on court each week.
Mike works closely with Tennis Australia as a subject matter expert for MLC Tennis Hot Shots, and his previous presentations at the Australian Grand Slam Coaches Conference and workshops throughout Australia have been extremely well received by coaches.