As a trainee or Qualified financial member of the ATPCA you, your ATPCA assistants and any coaching clients will be automatically insured through our Insurance partner (Calliden Insurance Limited) without any extra charge. Our policy provides cover for $20 Million Public Liability, $10 Million Professional Indemnity, Property Damage, Liability to Principal and Accident Cover. Full details can be found on your Certificate of Currency (issued to you once a member).

The ATPCA is a not-for-profit and Independent organisation. All the Directors are Honorary. Established in 1967, ATPCA has been successfully running courses, certifying coaches and providing membership opportunities for over 40 years. Tennis Australia has had direct involvement presenting coach courses for 4 years. We now function as the most experienced independent training body in support of all tennis players desiring a coaching career at an economical cost and as advocate for all ATPCA qualified coaches.

Experience is the difference with ATPCA- along with our quality training courses and membership provided at considerably lower prices. An ATPCA Qualification has been proven to save you up to $800 compared to current industry course rates. The ATPCA’s overriding goal is to benefit and support the coach and the game- whereas our main competitor acknowledges that their first and foremost priority is a commercial one (with consequent higher fees). You simply don’t need to pay excessive amounts to become professionally qualified from a very similar curriculum.

Upon completion of one of our professional coaching courses, you will receive a personalised ATPCA Qualification Certificate and ID card (license). These provide you with recognition as an ATPCA qualified professional tennis coach, a qualification that represents a 8 year course compliance with approved National standards (1999-2007). This qualification will allow you to pursue a full or part time career within the tennis coaching industry.

Our 420 page SuperCoach Manual was the first of its kind in Australia when introduced. Endorsed by Tennis Australia, this comprehensive coach training resource is an essential learning tool for all tennis coaches. Years of experience have been compiled to ensure each ATPCA coach is appropriately competent for his/her Graduate Level 1 and Advanced Level 2 qualification requirements. It is provided free for trainees whether undergoing an on court course or Distance Education or RPL.

All members of ATPCA have the opportunity to market themselves and their coaching services via the display of their profile (playing background and coaching experience) on the internet. This handy promotional tool can be used to attract new clients or create exposure for a private business. For those who would like a more professional approach to their tennis business, a free ATPCA email address is provided by ATPCA.

All ATPCA members have exclusive access to a great range of tennis playing & coaching products at the lowest possible prices. Our new partners at the TENNIS SHOP and POLYTEC invite our members to take advantage of great deals by providing a special discount (through an ATPCA password) when purchasing from their stores. Economical kids rackets, up-market rackets, coaching balls, mini equipment, and clothing, or even a ball machine, are all available. Simply log on to the “Members Only” section of the ATPCA website using your ATPCA ID number to begin shopping.

Besides the lowest annual membership fees in the industry, (about $100 less per year than our main competitor), on-going ATPCA members are rewarded for their loyalty by being continuous credited yearly savings on their membership fee. The longer you remain ATPCA qualified the less you pay in yearly membership. Furthermore, the junior membership fee ( for under 20 years old) remains at $150, which is approx $200 less than current industry rates. ATPCA now provides new concession discounts for members under 20. This provides a 33.33% saving on all current course prices.

Once Qualified all ATPCA members have the potential to further education him/herself via accessing our Members Only learning materials. These materials include interesting Links to past issues of the ITF Coaching and Sports Science Review. The ATPCA also regularly mails out a Super Coach Journal to all current members. In it you will find all the latest news about your association along with educational articles from Sports Psychologists and Footwork specialists. All past ATPCA Journals are readily available online for members perusal.

This comprehensive study guide assists you through your training course. It includes details of all the competencies you need to attain and provides an extensive outline of what units and procedures are covered within each qualification. It also has a section on presenting a DVD for assessment (normally this is only required for Distance Education study or possibly RPL). The three DVD’s are extremely useful for your course study; also free to trainees.