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AATC Consultant
Rob Casey
- Professional at Floreat Park Tennis Club
- The Boulevard, Floreat Park
- President Tennis Coaches Australia Western Australia ( TCAWA )
- Treasurer Tennis Coaches Australia Western Australia ( TCAWA)
PLAYING CREDENTIALS
- Member of inaugural winning Australian Italia Cup Team in Melbourne 1991
- No 1. player Australian Italia Cup Team which reached the final in Glasgow 1990
- Semi-finalist ITF World Championships (over 35 events) Perth 1991 in both singles and doubles
- Played on the professional tour from 1974-78
- Member Australian Davis Cup Training Squad 1972/73
- Won Canadian Pacific International Junior title in 1972
- Won South Australian Junior Open 1972
- Captain and No 1. player of successful Western Australian Linton Cup Team 1972
- No 1. ranked player in Western Australia 1974-80
- No 1. ranked junior in Western Australia 1970-73
- Won Australian Clay Courts Championships ( 55 years age group ) June 2009
COACHING CREDENTIALS
Level III Coach, National Coaching Accreditation Scheme
Member of the committee appointed by Tennis Australia (TA) to establish the curriculum for the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme
Appointed by TA to the selection panel for the appointment of the National Director of Coach Education (1998)
Chairman Examination Committee TCAWA 1987-88
Guest lecturer Tennis Coaches Australia South Australia Annual Seminars (1989,1991)
Lecturer for TCAWA since 1982
BOARD REPRESENTATION
President TCA 2006/07/08/09/10
Treasurer TCA 1996-2003
TCA National Board 1982-83, 1985-86, 1996-2003, 2006-10
President TCAWA 1982-83, 1985-86, 1996-97, 2013
Treasurer TCAWA 1997-2013
Tennis West Board 1991-93, 1997-99
COACHING APPOINTMENTS
Coach/manager of successful Australian boys team at the World Youth Cup qualifying event in Hong Kong in May 1990.
Coach/Manager of Australian boys team which reached the final of the World Youth Cup event in Rotterdam in September 1990
Appointed by Tennis Australia to coach the national teams of Guam and C.N.M.I. in July 1995 in preparation for the 1995 South Pacific Games
Australian Institute of Sports Satellite Coach 1985
Coach of the Western Australian Linton Cup teams from 1983-85
Manager Western Australian Linton Cup Team 1984
Senior State Coach Tennis West 1990-91
Club Professional Cottesloe Tennis Club 1975-87
Head Professional Royal King’s Park Tennis Club 1985-2007