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Tennis Coach Ireland (originally the Tennis Ireland Coaches Association) was formed in 1992 by a group of coaches who felt that those teaching the game would benefit from a strong representative voice. The Association has now grown to over 300 members from all parts of Ireland.
Our function is to inform and represent coaches of Ireland on all matters related to teaching the game. From its inception Tennis Coach Ireland works closely with Tennis Ireland, the games National Governing Body.
If you are looking for a coach, and want the best, always insist on a Tennis Coach Ireland coach.
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Our function is to inform and represent coaches of Ireland on all matters related to teaching the game. From its inception Tennis Coach Ireland works closely with Tennis Ireland, the games National Governing Body.
If you are looking for a coach, and want the best, always insist on a Tennis Coach Ireland coach.
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NEWS & EVENTS
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The TCI National Coaches’ Conference 2026 will take place at the National Tennis Centre, DCU on Sunday 27th September.
A key presentation that a lot of coaches are looking forward to seeing is Cian Blake's session on 'Planning and competencies for an international under 14 player', which he will deliver with Alex Watt.
Cian is the National Performance Development Director at Tennis Ireland and has experience across all stages of player development, from Red Ball Under-8 programmes to Davis Cup competition.
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Great coaching team:🎾 Junior Coaching is officially underway! 🎾
We’re delighted to kick off our autumn/winter junior coaching programme at MLTC today! 🎾🙌
A huge welcome to Jonny, who joins our coaching crew alongside Noelle and Donal. We’re delighted to have you on board and can’t wait to see the energy and expertise you bring to our juniors.
We’re looking forward to helping all our junior members develop their game, build their skills and, most importantly, have fun on court! 💪🎾
Here’s to a fantastic season of learning, improving and plenty tennis! 👏
Noelle O Callaghan
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News from DAVE MILEY. Very much looking forward to Dave’s presentation at the TCI National Conference on September 27th in Dublin. ... See MoreSee Less
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🌟🎾New After School Coaching term starting Sept 7th! Link in bio to sign up! ... See MoreSee Less
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BASELINE POSITIONING
One of the most common issues coaches see with club-level players is taking up a rallying position too far behind the baseline.
Standing well back has quite a few disadvantages:
1. Your opponent’s shot takes longer to get to you, giving her more time to recover.
2. Your shot takes longer to get to your opponent, giving her more time to prepare.
3. The further back you are, the wider you will be pulled by an opponent’s angled shot.
4. The closer you are to the net, the more angle you can achieve with your shot. The further back you are, the less wide you will be able to pull your opponent with your angled shot.
5. It will take you longer to get to incoming short balls – whether that be to retrieve a drop shot or attack a mid-court ball.
6. By the time the ball reaches you, it may have dropped below its ideal contact height. If you don’t lift the ball enough, you risk hitting the net. If you lift it too much, you risk it going long.
There ARE times when standing well behind the baseline is the right choice. But in general club players will be more effective when positioned around the baseline rather than several metres behind it. ... See MoreSee Less
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