Tennis play and stay seminar 2008

The Tennis Play and Stay Seminar 2008, organised by the ITF Development Department, will be held at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London, from November 28th to December 1st.

During the seminar, experts from around the world will present topics related to Play and Stay, a campaign which aims to help all players to “Serve, Rally and Score” from the first lesson, by using slower balls on smaller courts.

Seminar presentations will include:

‘Serve, Rally and Score: from the first lesson’
‘Using slower balls with High Performance players’
‘Mini Soccer: A case study from the England FA’
‘Competition Formats and Scoring Systems’
‘Progressing Players’
‘Sponsorship and Branding’
‘Implementing the Campaign’

Seminar Programme - Click here to view the Seminar Programme

Presentations will be short and followed by discussions, with the objective being to share experiences and ideas related to Play and Stay from the different nations and organisations. Approximately 160 people from over 55 nations are due to attend, including the federations, regional associations, coaching organisations, tennis industry and the ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tours.

The seminar is only open to invited federations and organisations. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact marely.flores@itftennis.com or james.newman@itftennis.com.