Adapting the ITF tournaments for athlete development

Thesis for VII Dan
by Adrian Byrne, Ireland

ITF events, whether national or international in nature, typically have to manage the logistics of bringing together hundreds or even thousands of participants in order to satisfy the requirements of economic viability, fairness of competition and short time frames. These events, whilst often successful as economic ventures, do not always meet the needs of the participants as well as they might. This is especially true in the case of younger and developing athletes

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