COURSE / LEVEL / TARGET GROUP / ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS / TIME / RESOURCES / PREREQUISITE
Community Leaders Course / Basic Introduction / Community Leaders / Non accredited course
-participation certificate presented / 3 hours / ITTF Level 1 Coaching Manual / -
School Teachers Course / Basic Introduction for School Teachers / School Teachers / Non accredited course
-participation certificate presented / 6 hours / ITTF Level 1 Coaching Manual / -
Club Coach Course / Basic Introduction for Club Coaches / Club Coaches / Non accredited course
-participation certificate presented / 12 hours / ITTF Level 1 Coaching Manual / -
ITTF Level 1 Course / Base Level / ITTF Development Program Courses
Olympic Solidarity Courses / Coaching Course
Coaching Practise
[including 5 hours of supervised coaching]
[IPTTC Level 1#] / 24 hours
30 hours
[6 hours] / ITTF Level 1 Coaching Manual
[IPTTC Manual] / -
ITTF Level 2 Course / Intermediate / State-Province Level Coaches
ITTF Development Program Courses
Olympic Solidarity Courses / Coaching Course
Coaching Practise
[including 10 hours of supervised coaching] / 36 hours
50 hours / ITTF Level 1
ITTF Level 3 Course / Advanced / National Level Coaches
Continental HPC / Coaching Course
Coaching Practise
[including 15 hours of supervised coaching] / 48 hours
80 hours / ITTF Level 2
ITTF High Performance / High Performance / National Team Coaches / Coaching Course
Coaching Practise / 3 months
100 hours / ITTF Level 3

ITTF COACH ACCREDITATION

#IPTTC are developing an optional additional 6 hours for “athletes with disabilities”.

There will then be the option of ITTF Level 1-24 hours or ITTF + IPTTC Level 1-30 hours.

Coaches who have completed the ITTF Level 1 need only complete the additional 6 hours.

*Coaching Practise must be completed after the course

*Supervised Coaching must be completed by a person agreed with the Course Conductor such as National Coach, School Principal, Olympic Committee member etc

*Community Leader, School Teachers and Club Coach Courses count towards ITTF Level 1 Course if upgrading within a 4 year period

*Accreditation is valid for a period of 4 years from date accredited, after which re-accreditation must occur

RE-ACCREDITATION

The following can count as re-accreditation:

*redoing the same ITTF Level Course

*doing the higher Level ITTF Course

*documented evidence of at least 100 hours coaching during the last 4 years at the appropriate level

-Level 1 –Schools-Juniors-Beginners or higher

-Level 2-State or Province

-Level 3-National-International

*participation at similar or higher level ITTF Coach Education or Olympic Solidarity Course other than ITTF Level 1,2 or 3

*approved sports related course of at least 30 hours

ITTF LEVEL 2 COACHING COURSE-36 hours table tennis specific

UNIT / DELIVERY
STRATEGIES / TIME
Technical / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 10 hours
Tactical / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 5 hours
Mental / Presentation-Participation / 5 hours
Physical / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 5 hours
Athletes with Disabilities / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 5 hours
Periodisation / Presentation / 2 hours
Training CampOrganisation / Presentation / 2 hours
Rules / Presentation / 2 hours

*Coaching Practise should be at State-Province level or higher

ITTF LEVEL 3 COACHING COURSE-48 hours table tennis specific

UNIT / DELIVERY STRATEGIES / TIME
Coaching Principles* / As per course / Minimum 60 hours
Training Programs / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 10 hours
Advanced Techniques / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 10 hours
Periodisation / Presentation / 6 hours
Biomechanical-Video Analysis / Presentation / 6 hours
Nutritional Planning / Presentation / 6 hours
Rules and Test / Presentation / 5 hours
Athletes with Disabilities / Presentation-Demonstration-Participation / 5 hours

*Coaching Practise must be at National-International level.