As of January 1 2009, Tennis New Zealand has launched a Nationwide policy of recognising ‘Registered and Certified’ Coaches. This policy affects all Tennis New Zealand and Regional staff involved in coaching in addition to club coaches, private business operators and anyone who coaches (in any capacity) in New Zealand.
The goal of this policy is to raise the standard of coaching services delivered in New Zealand and ensure that anyone actively coaching in any capacity has completed a recognised coaching course, is a member of Tennis Coaches New Zealand (TCNZ) and thereby signed a 'code of ethics' and passed a police check. The benefits of such will ensure anyone who receive tennis coaching do so in an environment where there is a 'professional duty of care'. The best way to achieve this is to require all coaches in New Zealand to be, as a minimum, Registered.
Tennis New Zealand has set the following actions and deadlines which Tennis Southern fully supports.
Tennis NZ, Regional and Association Coaches
All Tennis NZ, Regional Association Coaches (RAC), Regional Development Managers (RDM), National Performance Centre (NPC), Regional Performance Centre (RPC) and Tennis NZ Tour Coaches are required to be Registered by March 1 2009 and Certified by July 1 2011.
Anyone who actively coaches (in any capacity) at a NPC / RPC Venue be Registered by March 1 2009 and Certified by July 1 2011.
Coaches who fail to become Registered by the due date will not be permitted to offer coaching services at NPC / RPC Venues and Programs or eligible to travel as a TNZ Touring Coach. They will also be ineligible to be listed on the TNZ “Find-A-Coach” website.
The only exception to this will be coaches who are currently engaged in roles who can indicate a specific and definitive plan as to becoming registered and certified, including course enrolment, deposit paid, TCNZ membership, first aid course enrolment and police check underway at the soonest possible opportunity, noting that a full outline of courses and other requirements will be availed to them.
Anyone actively coaching in New Zealand
Anyone who is actively coaching (in any capacity) at an affiliated club or operating a private business must be Registered by May 1 2009.
Anyone who is actively coaching (in any capacity) at an affiliated club or operating a private business must be Certified by July 1 2011.
Coaches who fail to become Registered by the due date will also be ineligible to be listed on the TNZ “Find-A-Coach” website. Clubs will be encouraged to disengage such Unregistered coaches, or more preferably to ensure that their coach becomes Registered.
The only exception to this will be coaches who are currently engaged in roles who can indicate a specific and definitive plan as to becoming registered and certified, including course enrolment, deposit paid, TCNZ membership, first aid course enrolment and police check underway at the soonest possible opportunity, noting that a full outline of courses and other requirements will be availed to them.
What happens after May 1 2009?
After this date the TNZ ‘Find-a-Coach’ Website will only list Registered Coaches, Coaching Location, level of coaching course completedand Status. If a coach is not on the website will be assumed they either have:
· Not completed a coaching course
· Not signed a Coaches ‘Code-of-Ethics’ and or,
· Not hold a current First Aid Certificate and or,
· Not completed or passed a Police Check.
People who are coaching who have not completed any coaching course and would like to commence the process toward becoming Registered
TNZ released the 2009 Professional Development and Education Calendar at the Conference in January and they are now are available on the TNZ website. For information on Course Levels and prerequisites go to http://www.tenniscoaches.co.nz/chquals.asp. Enquiries can be directed to Peter McCraw at peter@tennisnz.com regarding enrolling in a course to gain a qualification.
To achieve Registered status, you are required to:
· Join Tennis Coaches New Zealand (TCNZ)
· Sign a Coaches ‘Code-of-Ethics.’
· Complete a Police Check.
· Hold a current First Aid Certificate.
Alternatively you can contact Jenny Preston - TCNZ Administrator for further information Ph: 09-4797220 / Mob: 027 3375157 / Email: jenny@tcnz.org.nz
Coaches who have completed a coaching course at some stage that arerequired to achieve Certified Status
Coach Categories:
A Registered Coach is a coach who has completed a recognized coaching courseand is also a financial member of TCNZ / TA.
Registered coaches are of either Organisation (TCNZ / TA,) receive member benefits and have:
• Completed a TNZ/TCNZ Endorsed Coaching Course
(E.g. TNZ Assistant Junior Development, Tennis Australia (TA) Junior Development, TA Club Professional, TA High Performance Coaching Courses or any TCNZ Internationally recoginsed qualification.
• Current First-Aid Certificate.
• Have signed a Code of Ethics.
• Have completed a Police Check (TA – Prohibited Persons Check).
A TNZ Certified Coach is a coach who has completed a recognized coaching course, isRegistered, and has completed TNZ/TCNZ Professional Development Updating Activities in the past 2 years.
Certified Coaches:
• Have completed recognised Professional Development activities
• Are a Registered Tennis coach.
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