began immediately, and our online international certification was born April 10. This allows members to acquire the first
part of their education in the safety of their own homes. When life gets back to normal, their certification can be completed
in one day of on court face-to-face education. Visit www.ptrtennis.org
Junior Development conducted by James Huang January 13-16
at Sias College.
11 to 17 workshop. It was conducted by James Huang
at Sports College in early 2020.
developing coach education in Northern Ireland, as well as his proactive attitude in promotin PTR
education at Ballymena Lawn Tennis Club, where he is Head Coach.
Barry, or Bazz, as he is known to his friends, took PTR qualification in Belfast in 2010 to begin coach-
ing. Bazz has been keen to focus on community tennis; developing links with local primary and
secondary schools to help promote his club. He has organized social events such as a club ladies'
day, seasonal events, and has a collection called "rusty rackets for beginners." He also created a
thriving junior volunteer programme which allowed those aged 14 and over to help with mini tennis.
Academy in Larnaca, Cyprus on July 2-4, 2020. Conducted by PTR Cli-
nician, Photos Kallias.
Workshop in Romania.
Sat Gageni, Comuna Paulesti, Romania on June 26-28
Verona. Luigi Bertino, PTR Intl. Master Pro and PTR Italy Dir. of Ed-
ucation (far right) conducted the workshop for the 24 coaches. Luigi
was assisted by PTR Workshop Leaders, Herbert Schnaubelt and
Pepe Rigamonti (far left) and Carlo Alberto Massaro (taking photo).