Ajay Yadav claims maiden ITF Junior tournament win
Posted by Dean on April 13th, 2012
Staff
HEAD COACH
MICHAEL BAROCH
High Performance Coach (Level 3 TCA)
- Coached former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova (2003 -2005)
- Coached US Open and Wimbledon Finalist Mark Philippoussis (1990-1993 and 1997)
- Worked with former world no 1 Ivan Lendl and Australian Davis Cup Coach Tony Roche (1986-1991)
- Hitting partner to many Top 20 players including Mecir and Vilas (1984-1994)
- Played Australian Open (1987)
- Coached many Victorian and Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holders.
- Coached successful state and nationally ranked players
- Coached at Tennis Australia National Training Camps (1998)
- Current Tennis Victoria State Zone coach
- Completed Tennis Australia Elite Coaches Course (2001)
- Voted “Victorian Coach of the Year, 2001″ by Tennis Coaches Association of Victoria.
- Voted “Australian Coach of the Year, 2001″ by Tennis Coaches Association of Australia
- Tennis Australia Junior Davis Cup Coach (2002)
- Keynote Speaker at the Beijing Sports University Tennis Coaches Conference (2004 to current)
- Worked with Chinese Davis Cup Team (2006)
- Consultant for Tianjin Tennis Association (2006-2007)
ASSISTANT COACHES
MARC SOPHOULIS
High Performance Coach (Level 3 TCA)
- Coached/Worked with ATP/WTA Players, Victor Hanescu, Anastasia Rodionova, Arina Rodionova, Karan Rastogi, Monique Adamczak, Di Wu, Yi-Miao Zhou
- Hitting partner for touring Satellite & WTA ranked players, including Sabine Lisicki, Yuan Meng, Zhuang Shuai, Monique Adamczak
- Coach at Maribyrnong Sports Academy (2007-current)
- Head Coach of Tennis Victoria’s Advantage Program (2009-2010 Albert Reserve)
- Tennis Australia Learning Facilitator (2009-2010)
- Richmond Football Club (Player Development) (2008-current)
- Tennis Australia Coach Mentor (2010)
- Tennis Australia Talent Development Coach (2010)
- Associated with Romanian Hopman Cup Team (2010)
- Tennis Victoria Talent Identification Day Coach (2005)
- Lectured at National Coaches Conference at Beijing Sports University, China (2005-2006)
- Captain of Australian Secondary School Champions 1999
- Coaching Experience in USA, India, Japan, Hong Kong, China & Singapore
DEAN BLEAZBY
Club Pro Coach (Level 2 TCA)
- Coached/Worked with ATP/WTA Players, Dayne Kelly, Monique Adamczak, Di Wu, Yi-Miao Zhou
- Hitting partner for touring Satellite & WTA ranked players, including Yuan Meng, Zhuang Shuai, Liu Shaozhuo
- Assistant Coach Maribyrnong Sports Academy, Specialists Sports Tennis Program (2008 – current)
- Worked for the LTA, assisting Dr. Ann Quinn and Stuart Wilkinson (National Wheelchair Coach), with the British National Wheelchair Team. Australian Open & Melbourne Open (2010)
- Lectured at National Coaches Conference at Beijing Sports University. Conference was supported by CTA (2005-2007)
- Worked for Tennis Australia/Tennis Victoria at the National Training Centre Program (2003)
- Conducted State Zone squads for Tennis Victoria (1999-2001)
- Travelled extensively with players on ITF circuit
- Coached and travelled with nationally and internationally ranked juniors
- Coaching experience in Singapore, Osaka Japan, Hong Kong and in 6 regions of China
ALAN VUONG
Junior Development Coach (Level 1 TCA)
- Worked with ATP player Dayne Kelly, currently ranked 333 in the world
- Coaching experience in China and Singapore at MITS International coaching clinics (2006)
- Travelled extensively with players on ITF circuit
- Coached and traveled with several nationally and internationally ranked juniors at MITS
- Number 8 ranked in Singles in the U-14 age groups in Australia
- Represented State in National Teams Events
- Competed on ITF junior circuit for between the years (2000-2002)
- Captained Essendon Keilor College to win the Australian Secondary Schools Team Tennis Championships (2003)
NOTE: ALL COACHES HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE PLAYING AND COACHING EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE THAT ALL PLAYERS RECEIVE QUALITY AND INDIVIDUAL FEEDBACK
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST (CONSULTANT)
Dr TARAH KAVANAGH
- Doctor of Applied Psychology (Sport) at Victoria University (2010)
- Bachelor of Science with Honours (Psychology) at the University of Melbourne and awarded First Class Honours (2004)
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Neuroscience) at the University of Melbourne (2003)
- Tennis Coaches Australia Advanced (Level 2) Coaching Course and awarded Dux of the course (2003)
- Tennis Coaches Australia – Victoria Developmental (Level 1) Coaching Course (1999)
- Worked as a tennis coach for 12 years
- Worked with many recreational, elite, and professional individual athletes from various sports – in particular tennis, golf, and athletics
- Consultant at ESS Performance (current)
- Consultant at North Melbourne Football Club (current)
- Consultant at Maribyrnong College Sports Academy (current)
- Consultant at Athletics Australia – working with development squads (current)
- Work experience at Northern Knights Football Club (2008)
- Work experience at Collingwood Football Club (2008-2009)
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
BRAD ANDERSON
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) at the University of Ballarat (2008)
- Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach, Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (2010)
- Physical Preparation Coach at Maribyrnong Sports Academy (January 2009-Current)
- Strength and Conditioning Assistant, Tennis Victoria State Academy (2010-Current)
- Fitness Assistant at AFL Victoria, for Victoria Country Football Squad, U/18 Australian Championships (2010 Champions) (2010-Current)
- Physical Preparation Coach for North Ballarat Rebels Football Club, TAC Cup (2008-2009)
- Assistant coach and Physical Preparation coach for Ballarat Football Club in the Division One Ballarat Football League (2008 Premiers) (2007-2008)
- Physical Preparation Coach for WestVic Academy of Sport junior Hockey squad (2007-2008)
NUTRITION
OLA LUCZAK
- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
- Master of Dietetics (Deakin University)
- Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition (Deakin University)
- Bachelor of Science, Psychology (University of Central Florida)
- Accredited in ISAK Level 1 Anthropometry
- Completed a Further Education Sports Nutrition Course hosted at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
- Completed a Nutrition for Exercise and Sports Course run by Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA)
- National Theatre Ballet School Teaching Dietitian (Current)
- Gippsland Sports Academy (Current)
- Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centre, National Support, Melbourne (Current)
- Worked at St. Kilda Football Club (Feb 2008-Sep 2008)
- Worked at Richmond Football Club (March 2007)
- Currently working with ATP player Peter Luczak
SPORTS PHYSIOTHERAPIST
AMIR TAKLA
- Masters of Physiotherapy (Manipulative Therapy) – The University of Melbourne (1999 – 2000)
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy – The University of Melbourne (1993-1997)
- Head Physiotherapist and Director of Ivanhoe Physiotherapy Clinic (2005-current)
- Managing Director – St Kilda Rd Sports and Physiotherapy Clinic (2007 – current)
- Head Physiotherapist – Hip Arthroscopy Australia (2004 – current)
- Physiotherapy consultant Australian Open (1999-2008)
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at La Trobe University Medical Centre (Sports medicine Department)
- Head Physiotherapist for the Victorian Institute of Gymnastics – Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) team. Victorian Gymnastics championships & Nationals – Head physiotherapist (1999-2008)
- Consultant – FIST tennis academy India – role development, progression of junior members of the Academy (2007/2008)
- The University of Melbourne - clinical educator School of Physiotherapy (2003 -2008)
- World Trampoline/Double Mini and tumbling Championships Head Physiotherapist – Eindhoven, Netherlands (2005)
- World Trampoline/Double Mini and tumbling Championships – Hannover Germany – Head Physiotherapist (2003)
- SOCOG 2000 (Volunteer Physiotherapist) with Australian Gymnastics team- also assisted with the track & field competition (2000)
Consultant – Travelling Physiotherapist to:
- Mahesh Bupathi
- Radek Stepanek
- Sabine Lisicki
- Anastasia Rodionova
