The Growth Tennis in LAOS

Lao Tennis Federation2016

HISTORY OF NATIONAL FEDERATION

• Lao Tennis Federation (LTF) previously had the name as of Vientiane TennisClub is established in 1954-1955. After the foundation of the Lao PDR in1975, the Ministry Education, Sport and Culture had a directive and policyon Lao sport development to create the Lao Tennis Federation;

• LTF is so established in 1988 having its Executive Committee to lead thebuilding of sport men and to organize sport competitions, in particular, thefirst national sport competition.

• In 1973, the Lao tennis players have participated in the SEAP GAMES inSingapore and won a silver medal;

• Tennis is the only one among the sport categories from Laos that wasincluded in the sport competition in the 7th ASIAN GAMES in 1974organized in Iran.

TENNIS DEVELOPMENT IN LAOS

• Generally, tennis sport is still not so popular in comparing to the othersport categories and the tennis courts are not enough sufficient;

• The number of tennis players are still limited, they are subject to economicconditions and their family support, and they are available only in the mainprovinces, such as: Vientiane Capital; Savannakhet; Champassak and LuangPrabang;

• Coaches’ qualifications are limited and ability of the players is mainly basedon their own talents;

• LTF has defined a tennis development policy under the leads of the HighLevel Sport Department, Ministry Education, Sports and Culture;

• LTF has received the assistance from ITF in coaching, coaching equipmentand sponsorship from ITF and ATF in sending the tennis players who have abasic playing capacity into training camps.

Junior tennis players in Luang Prabang and Vientiane Capital

TENNIS DEVELOPMENT IN LAOS

JTI Program in Vientiane and Champassak

TOURNAMENT & COMPETITION

• LTF pays its attention to the skill development of the players from thepioneers, youths and senior players to share and to classify the skilllevels by organizing a series of competitions in the main provinces,such as: Vientiane Capital; Savannakhet ;Champassak and LouangPrabang;

• A competition is organized based on the favourable conditions ofeach province. The Federation attempted to seek the sponsoredcompanies and to encourage the players to create the tennisanimating sport process;

ORGANIZATION OF TENNIS COMPETITION

• Agendas of sport competition are as the followings:

• Annual competition (to mark the National Day);

• Competitions organized to mark the national important days;

• National Sport Competition Games (in every 2 years);

• National Sport competitions for colleges;

• General competitions between various tennis clubs.

PLAYER PATHWAY & ASSORTED DEVELOPMENT

• LTF pays its attention to the players who have abilities, talents and competitiveachievements in order to create them for national team;

• Coaching under JTI project of ITF is considered as an effective pilot project, anintroduction of tennis sport down to the grass-roots, mainly, to schools;

• Some trainees by independent coaches have received certificates of Level 1, andothers trainees have not;

• LTF gives priority to use its tennis courts for coaching, including training forcompetition of the national team (pioneers and youths);

• Organization of competition for skill tests;

• Promotion and encouragement of participation in the competitions organized inthe regions and in neighbouring countries, such as, in Thailand.

• Arrange practice program prior official Main Events

• ATF Development Camp participation

Asian School Games 2016, Chiang Mai Thailand Junior Championship 2016, Vientiane Capital

COACHES EDUCATION- DEVELOPMENT

• GOL start to develop Sport Academy to prepare 5 years plan;

• LTF has gathered the coaches in order to promote their roles andexperiences by organizing the coaches to open the trainings;

• Coaches with certificates of Level 1 are members of the ExecutiveCommittee of the Federation and responsible for coaching andtraining activities of the Federation;

• LTF is attempting to request the assistance from ITF for levelenhancement and coaches building.

• ITF has arranged coaching program in Laos several times andproduced up to now 10 coaches;

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