Tennis. The role of the coach. Technical skills – Management – Marketing

The role of the tennis coach requires a multi-dimensional education to train, plan, motivate, organize, support, control, public relations and lead (Crespo, 1997). The coach must know not only the technique and tactics of his sport, but also how to teach this to his athletes. He must master not only the psychological skills, which are necessary for the athlete to excel, but also the skills of coaching and communication (Martens, 1987).
Tennis coaching is characterized as a complex process of actions to achieve a specific athletic performance, especially in sporting competitions. The main person responsible for this process is the tennis coach. In order to succeed in his work, he must possess a range of technical (demonstration of basic strokes) and human (inspiration, guidance, communication) skills and organisational and management skills.)