2019 Course and Schedule Updates
Below you will find our schedule of courses for 2019. Apart from the list below, we are planning to run more courses which will be added in the coming weeks.
We recommend that you take the course in person, but if it is impossible due to location or time constraints, you can attend the course online via the GPTCA Online University and study at the pace that is right for you.
August 24-26, 2019 – C Level, New Delhi, India | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 6-8, 2019 – C and B Level, Sarajevo, Bosnia | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 13-15, 2019 – C and B Level, Tampa, USA | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
September 28-30, 2019 – C Level, Beijing, China | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
October 4-6 (date to be confirmed!) – C Level, São Paulo, Brazil
October 4-6 (date to be confirmed!) – C Level, Mexico City, Mexico
October 18-20, 2019 – C and B Level, Vienna, Austria (during the ATP 500 Erste Bank Open) | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
November 1-3, 2019 – C Level, Nanao City, Japan
November 26-28, 2019 – C and B Level, Kiev, Ukraine
November 29-December 1, 2019 – C Level, Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Germany | REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
November (exact date to be determined) – C Level, Bulgaria
November (exact date to be determined) – C and B Level, Israel
November (exact date to be determined) – C and B Level, Ljubljana, Slovenia
December 28-30, 2019 – C Level, Doha, Qatar
Expected courses in 2019: Kosovo, Montenegro, Turkey (coming in 2020!).
Completed courses in 2019:
February 22-24, 2019 – C Level, Alsdorf, Germany
March 29-31, 2019 – C Level, Skopje, North Macedonia
April 26-28, 2019 – C Level, Guayaquil, Ecuador
May 10-12, 2019 – C and B Level, Belgrade, Serbia
May 24-26, 2019 – C and B Level, Cairo, Egypt
July 5-7, 2019 – C and B Level, Bettona, Italy
Guest Blog Post: Scouting the Opposition
An essential component of match preparation is to prepare your player for their opponents. While I was coaching on tour, I carried a notebook with me. During matches I would scout opponents’ weaknesses and tendencies, and then put them in my notebook. This notebook now contains scouting reports on more.. more
Berankis becomes National President for Lithuania
The GPTCA is pleased to announce Ricardas Berankis as its new National President for Lithuania.
Ricardas is a professional tennis player and a prominent member of the Lithuanian Davis Cup team. He has reached two finals on the ATP Tour in singles, in Los Angeles and Moscow, and was doubles.. more
20 new members from Egypt
The C and B Level GPTCA course was held at Seasons Country Club in Cairo, Egypt, on 24-26 May, 2019.
20 new members have joined our GPTCA family as international coaches.
Speakers included: Alberto Castellani (ATP Coach, President of the GPTCA), C. Amr Ghoneim (Egyptian tennis star, ATP.. more
Guest Blog Post: Tournament Scheduling
When we think of what it takes to succeed on tour, what often comes to mind are things like hard work on the court and in the gym, proper nutrition, and mental toughness. These elements are indeed important, but I'd like to bring up something equally as important, yet doesn't receive nearly enough.. more
