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Hello! My name is Rafael Cunha, I am a 25 years old tennis coach from Portugal currently working in a high-performance academy in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. I was a top junior in Portugal but unfortunately didn\’t have the means to pursue a professional career so, when I turned 18, went to university to study Sports Sciences applied to Tennis Coaching specifically.
I\’ve been fortunate to be in a very professional and high-performance envioronment since my start as a tennis coach and all the experience and coaches I\’ve worked with have been a massive help to my growth as a tennis professional.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Sports Science Specialized in Tennis Coaching – Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, September 2016, July 2019
- Accredited Coach by the Portuguese Tennis Federation (Level 1)
- Accredited Coach by the Portuguese Padel Federation (Level 1)
Experience
1. Intern Tennis Coach – Felner Tennis Academy, October 2018 – August 2019
- Integrated Felner Tennis Academy coaching team during the internship process
- Coach of high competition athletes and training; performed biomechanical analysis in high competition athletes
- Statistical analysis of competitive matches
- Accompaniment of athletes to national competitions
2. Effective Tennis Coach – Felner Tennis Academy, October 2019 – September 2021
- High performance tennis coach
- Fitness Coach tasks relative to tennis
- Accompaniment of athletes to national competitions
3. High-Performance Tennis Coach and Head of Athlete Transition Project – Felner Tennis Academy, October 2021 – Present
- Coach of high performance athletes
- Coach of Pedro Libório, national #1 Under-16, 18, senior and #335 ITF
- Coach of Patricia Gui, national #1 Under-12 and 14 and part of the National Team.
- Coach of ITF Junior Tournament Winners Mariia Nozdrachova and Daniel Domingos
- Sparring Partner of Frederico Ferreira Silva (#168 ATP) and several top junior players.
- Assistant Coach and Sparring Partner to European U18 Champion Patrick Schoen. #39 ITF Junior and #1195 ATP.
- Coach of Matilde Figueiredo. Started playing tennis at 11 years old, reached national U14 Girls Top-10 by 13 years old.
- Extensive experience in monitoring international tournaments (Futures, ITF’s Junior and Tennis Europe)
- Responsible for creating and managing a sucessful project for the transition of athletes from the stages of training to competition
- Responsible for the Internal Coaches Formation of the Academy
- Responsible for creating graphical designs and managing the academy’s social networks