Ewald Spaaij - Tennis Coach

Luxembourg

Ewald Spaaij

I start my new position in Luxembourg as a private coach in October 2023. From 2021-2023 I worked in Germany as a head coach at a small academy and later on I started my own academy (The Academy).I worked till the end of 2020 in Minsk, Belarus as Head of Women’s Tennis for the Belarus Tennis Federation. My wife is from Minsk. I worked with top world class junior players (number 9 and 35 ITF Juniors) and Pro Tour players (top 350-500 WTA). I am very well known with some other former Belarus players (Anastasia Yakimova WTA Top 50, Irina Kyrianovich WTA Top 90, Katerina Dzegalevich WTA Top 120 and Natasha Galouza WTA Top 350) who I worked with. I know the culture and work ethics of female players in general and Belarus players in specific very well.
Before this I had my own Academy in The Netherlands with high performance players. I also was the managing director of the club department with 12-18 clubs and 30+ coaches.
I am structural and work with long term goals to set short term and reachable goals to create succes.

Qualifications

2020 Strategies for mental resilience, Fed Cup The Netherlands-Belarus
2020 ITF Play Tennis Course
2019 Mindset in Talent Developement. AmJoy Tennis Academy & KNLTB
2019 Coach session with Toni Nadal. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2018 Developement of Serve 8-14 years. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2016 Physical training for top Athletes. NL Coach Congres
2016 Mental Coaching. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2016 KNLTB Technical Development of Professional Tennis Players. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2015 Tenniskids 1. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2015 Mental Sklills. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation)
2008 KNLTB Mental Coaching. KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation) Human Movement Science (PhD). Specializations: Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics.
1993-1998 Human Movement Science (PhD). Specializations: Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics.
1984-1987 Central Institute of Sports, Specialization Tennis. Heerenveen, The Netherlands Tennis Coach A + B. High School. OSG de Groene Driehoek
1975-1982 High School. OSG de Groene Driehoek

Coaching times & fees

Please contact Ewald Spaaj directly for more information on his availability and coaching costs.
He can be contacted via email on e.spaaij@gmail.com
Or via WhatsApp / Cell on +31618683911

Further information

Professional Skills:

Personal Qualities: Structurally, systematically, insightfully, putting the player first.
Dutch (native language).
English: good.
German: good.
Russian: poor.
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Social Media.

From October 2023 I started my new position in Luxembourg as a private coach. From May 2021 till September 2023 I worked in Germany as a head coach at a small academy, working with starting Pro’s and later on I started my own academy (The Academy).
Please take a look at my website https://www.the-academy.win
I worked from October 2019 till December 2020 as Head of Women’s Tennis at the Belarus Tennis Federation in Minsk. Here I was responsible for the performance of all female players below Fed Cup level.

Before that I worked as co-owner of Balance Tennis Academy was leading a team of 3 Top Tennis coaches, 2 physical coaches and 17 full time club As Head Coach and 20+ assistent coaches. I was responsible for player development from 8-20 years.

One of many activities was organizing seminars for our club coaches to enhance there skills and develope them to a higher level.

I worked as a Federation Coach for more than 15 years for the KNLTB (Dutch National Tennis Federation). During this period I worked with players from 10-18 years.

After this I worked as a private coach with some Belarus/Russian players and Dutch players up to Grand Slam level.

Experience

2019-end 2020 – Belarus Tennis Federation – Head of Women’s Tennis

Responsible for the performance of women’s tennis at the level below Fed Cup
Providing practice to players from the National Federation Squads U18 & WTA
Making annual tennis planning (practice + tournaments)
Coaching players on National and International Level (Tournaments) including number 9 ITF Juniors

2004-2019 – Balance Tennis Academy – Head Coach Top Tennis.

Providing practice to players aged 8 to 20 who want to develop to a high (professional) level.
Providing practice to players from the National Federation Squads U12 &
U14. Making annual tennis planning for the BTA Top tennis groups.
Coaching players on National and International Level (Tournaments).

2004-2019 – Balance Tennis Academy – Manager Balance Tennis Academy Clubs.

Planning and implementation of tennis lessons for the clubs that BTA provides tennis lessons for.
Managing club headcoaches at the start and the further course of the tennis season (planning, classification, evaluation of the tennis lessons).
Evaluation interviews with club head coaches.
Evaluation interviews with Top tennis coaches, including physical coaches.

2007-2019 – Balance Tennis Academy – Coach WTA Players.

These players were:

Eva Vedder (NED, ITF World Tennis Singles Ranking 152, Doubles Ranking 12, July 2019) ITF Juniors up to Futures; period: 2015-now.
Arina Sorokina (RUS) TE and ITF Juniors; period 2016-now.
Iryna Bremond-Kyrianovic (WTA 93, February 2012); period 2011-2013.
Anastasia Yakimova (WTA 49, July 2006); period 2011-2012.
Ekaterina Dzehalevich (WTA 134, October 2008) before and during Roland Garros 2010.
Natali Grandin (RSA,WTA double 22, singles 144); period 2009-2010.
Boy Westerhof (NED, ATP 201); period 2006-2008.

2002-2004 – KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation) – Coach U12, U14, U16.

Practicing and coaching Federation players on National Level.

2001-2002 – KNLTB (Dutch Tennis Federation) – Deputy District Federation Coach.

Practicing and coach Federation players on National Level.

1998-2001 – Entrepreneur – Coach of Natasha Galouza (WTA 321, September 2000).

Practicing and coaching to a professional level.
Create annual plans for periodization of practice periods and plannning tournaments.
Coaching during tournaments ITF (junior) tournaments, including European Youth Championships U18, Eddy Herr International Junior
Championships, Orange Bowl, $ 10,000, $ 25,000 and $ 50,000
Coaching Dutch National Federation Team Young Orange (under 21)

1999-2000 – Entrepreneur – Coach German First Bundesliga (level WTA 50-500).

Practice sessions Bundesliga team.
Coaching during club matches.
Assemble competition team for new season.
Responsible for the performance of women’s tennis at the level below Fed Cup
Coaching players on National and International Level (Tournaments) including number 9 ITF Juniors
Providing practice to players aged 8 to 20 who want to develop to a high (professional) level.
Ekaterina Dzehalevich (WTA 134, October 2008) before and during Roland Garros 2010