Players he has trained in the competitive circuit:
Sunday Emmanuel, Nigeria,
USA based (3 times represented Nigeria as a Davis Cup player
National Senior Ranking Singles: #1 & Doubles: #1 (National Ranking)
ITF Junior Ranking #91, ATP Ranking #700
Role as a Coach: Coaching, Travelling & Hitting Partner
Michaela Laki, Greece
ITF juniors (5th of July 2021) Singles Ranking: #18
Semi-finalist WTA Crete Island 2020, National Junior Ranking Singles: #1 / Doubles: #1.
WTA Ranking: #1205. Grand Slam appearances: US Open 2021 Juniors, Wimbledon 2021 Juniors
Role as a Coach: Assistant Coach, Hitting Partner & Personal Psychologist (2016-2018/19)
Sylvester Emmanuel, Nigeria
Davis Cup player 2019 in Morocco
National Ranking Singles: #1, Doubles: #1. ITF Junior Ranking: #300, ATP Ranking Singles: #1097 (2016), Doubles: #867 Doubles (2017)
Role as a Coach: Pro Coach & Personal mental trainer
Leandros Misdrachis, Greece
Now on Scholarship for College Tennis in the USA
National Junior Ranking Singles: #3 (2016), ITF Ranking Singles: #570
Role as a Coach: Assistant Coach & Hitting Partner, Personal Psychologist (2016-2018/19)
Christos Daglis, Greece
Now on Scholarship for College Tennis in the USA
National Junior Ranking Singles: #3 (2017), ITF Ranking Singles: #600 (2017)
Role as a Coach: Assistant Coach, Hitting Partne & Personal Psychologist (2016-2018/19)
Giannis Mbechlivernidis, Greece
National Junior Ranking Singles: #2 & Doubles: #1
Role as a Coach: Assistant Coach, Hitting Partner & Personal Psychologist (2016-2018/19)
Leuteris Demovelis, Greece
National Junior Ranking Singles: #8 (2018) & Doubles: #5
Role as a Coach: Assistant Coach, Hitting Partner & Personal Psychologist (2016-2018/19)
Career Highlights:
01 May 2021-to-date
Head Coach (Touring Coach) at Tennis Club Blau-Weis Kirn E.V. Germany
- Organization of tennis training
- Coordinating fitness drills session
- Performs storing and selection of equipment and supplies
- Instructs players on playing tennis and anticipating opponent’s moves
- Mental Training: Using psychological techniques and skills to enhance players’ performance
- Tennis coach on and off the court
October 2020-August 2021
Head Coach-Tennis (Freelance) at Megas Alexandros Syllogos Vrahati, Greece
- Coordinates Tennis activities
- Fitness trainer
- Psychological part of the game
September 2018-January 2020
Head Coach
- Organization of tennis training
- Coordinating fitness drills session
- Performs storing and selection of equipment and supplies
- Instructs players on playing tennis and anticipating opponent’s moves
- Mental Training: Using psychological techniques and skills to enhance players’ performance
- Tennis coach on and off the court
September 2016-August 2018
Assistant Tennis Coach / Mental Trainer (psychologist) at Tennis Icon, Larissa, Greece
- Support Team for organizing competition
October 2015-September 2016
Assistant Coach at Tennis Trikala (Sport/Recreation) Club, Trikala, Greece
- Mental Training
- Support Team for organizing competition and fitness drills
October 2015-September 2016
Assistant Tennis Coach III (Part Time) at Larris Sports Center, Trikala, Greece
- Support team for organizing competition and fitness drills
February 2015-November 2015
Sports Director at Education Plus International School, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Implemented and coordinated curriculum
February 2010-January 2015
Assistant Coach II at AFRO Tennis Academy, Kaduna State, Nigeria
January 2009-January 2010
Fitness Coach / Assistant Tennis Coach at CO (Creating Opportunities) Foundation, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Playing Career
- Highest ITF Junior World Singles Ranking: #720 (2005-2007)
- Highest Junior Singles Ranking in Nigeria: #1 (2004)
- Nigerian University Ranking: #1 (2012-2014)
- West Africa University Ranking: #2 (2011-2014)
Highlights
February 2014
Doubles champion at Nigerian University Games (NUGA) Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife
February 2011
Singles and doubles champion at Nigerian University Games (NUGA) Benin City (UNIBEN 2011)
September 2004
U16 doubles champion at National Junior Championship, Lokoja Kogi State, Nigeria
November 2003
U16 singles champion at National Junior Championship, Lokoja Kogi State, Nigeria
March 2002
U14 singles champion at Milo National Junior Championships, Lagos
December 2001
U14 singles champion at Unicef Junior Championships, Kaduna
2015-November 2017
Master of Science, M.Sc.European Master in Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Thessaly, Greece
November 2010-July 2015
Bachelor of Science, B.Sc. Human Kinetic & Health Education, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
2001-November 2007
S.S.C.E.‘O’ Level, Zamani College, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
2016
Elite Sport Performance: Psychological Perspectives Program,Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP)
Workshops/Training/Certifications
2017
‘Tennis Mental Coach – Mental Coach Aspects of Tennis’ , Scuola Superiore Psicologia Dello Sport (SSPS) Rome
Global Professional Tennis Coach Association (GPTCA) coaches course, ‘B’ Level Certification
2016
Global Professional Tennis Coach Association (GPTCA) coaches course, ‘C’ Level Certification
February 2016
Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP)
Elite Sport Performance: Psychological Perspectives
January 2016
Intensive Course European Master in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Trikala, Greece
Certificate Program in Sport & Exercise Psychology
ITF Certifications
2020
ITF Academy Case Study – Planning in tennis organisations
October 2020
ITF Academy Q & A – Strategy and tactics for advanced tennis players: Fundamentals
September 2020
ITF Academy Q & A – Parents of tennis players: Coach-parent interaction
ITF Academy Q & A – Parents of beginner tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course – Introduction to dealing with parents
ITF Academy Q & A – Parents of intermediate tennis players: Behaviours towards competition
August 2020
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course – Introduction to physical conditioning
ITF Academy Q & A – Goal setting and motivational climate for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Visualisation for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Technique of the high-performance serve
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics and development of racquet speed in high-performance tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics and on-court movement in high-performance tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Coordination chain for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Rituals and routines for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A - Nutrition in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Hydration in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Coordination for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A - Speed and agility for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A - Strength for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Case Study – Periodisation of high-performance players I
ITF Academy COVID-19 Return to Tennis Guidelines
July 2020
ITF Academy Introduction - Coaching players with intellectual disabilities
ITF Academy Q & A – Strength and conditioning for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Planning – Creating a tennis development plan: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Psychology – Concentration for advanced players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Tennis grips: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Tennis physiology: Fundamentals”
ITF Academy Tennis Xpress: Fundamentals of teaching tennis to adult players
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to communication (1)
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to communication (2)
ITF Academy How much do I know about tennis?
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to the Play & Stay campaign
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to Tennis10s
ITF Academy Match data for tactical analysis
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Knowing yourself as a coach
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Player development
ITF Academy Variability in tennis training
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Introduction to Strategy and tactics
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Teaching methodology
ITF Academy Q & A - History of tennis I
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Introduction to competition
ITF Academy Q & A - Tennis periodisation I
ITF Academy Training female tennis players
ITF Academy Q & A - Tennis participation data
ITF Academy Parents of Beginner Players - Introduction to tennis
ITF Academy Doubles for advanced players: Introduction
ITF Academy Case Study – Conditioning for advanced tennis players I
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course – Introduction to analysis and improvement
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course – Introduction to biomechanics and movement
ITF Academy Player profiling for advanced players: Introduction
ITF Academy Q & A – Periodisation for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Psychology of high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Movement and footwork in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A - Overtraining in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Marketing and communication in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Tennis and modified equipment: Research findings
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Introduction to doubles
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics of high-performance tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Inertia for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Opposite force for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Momentum for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course – Introduction to sports medicine, growth and development
ITF Academy Q & A – Strategy and tactics for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Elastic energy for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
June 2020
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to strategy & tactics
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to the different types of drills
ITF Academy Case Study – Psychology for advanced tennis players I
ITF Academy Goal setting for advanced players
ITF Academy Q & A - Contemporary coaching of technique
ITF Academy Q & A – Psychology – Motivation for advanced players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Coordination in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Introduction to skill acquisition
ITF Academy ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Course - Introduction
ITF Academy Introduction to Biomechanics for advanced players
ITF Academy Q & A – Skill acquisition for high-performance tennis players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Understanding the ITF Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI)
ITF Academy Q & A – Psychology – Confidence for advanced players: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Ethics in Coaching
ITF Academy Analysis of advanced stroke production: Introduction
ITF Academy Teaching methodology for advanced players: Introduction
ITF Academy Q & A – Injuries in tennis: Fundamentals
ITF Academy ITF Play Tennis Course - Introduction to equipment
ITF Academy Q & A – Teaching tennis grips: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Travelling with advanced players
ITF Academy The business of coaching tennis - Introduction
ITF Academy Q & A – Biomechanics – Balance for advanced tennis stroke and movement production: Fundamentals
ITF Academy Q & A – Psychology – Emotional control for advanced players: Fundamentals
Emmanuel Dickson
Email: dicksonemmanuel@hotmail.com
Phone no.: 00306942528198 Greece / +4915252178624 Germany
