Vladimir Tomic - Tennis Coach

Qualifications

Education:

Enrolled in November 2003    Cook’s Institute   Sofia, Bulgaria

I have obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with Management and Marketing Diploma on Cook’s Institute  

I got a tennis scholarship in order to attend Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, USA but due to personal family reasons I decided that it is best for me to stay closer to my family and attend the American University in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Graduated in May 2003  Webb School of Knoxville  Knoxville,TN,USA

Graduated from a private high school in the United States and have American High School Diploma  from Webb School of Knoxville ($12,500), which offers a world class education. Finished my high school career with a 3.5 GPA (on a scale from 0 to 4) during the four years I spent in the U.S.

Educational Awards:

• Full scholarship for four years at Webb School of Knoxville
• Nominated for best math student for 03/04 at Webb School of Knoxville
• Active member of Young Life (Christian organization for young people in the Knoxville area)
• 22 tennis tournaments won during the four years spent it the States

Trainings
By Webb School of Knoxville

⦁ Completed training on public speaking
⦁ Completed training on sharing information with audience through Power Point presentation
Triple S learning
⦁ Completed course on “Guerilla Marketing on the Internet”

Seavus Training
⦁ Completed a course on “Brand Management”

2010 & 2022 ITF (International Tennis Federation)
⦁ Completed a course and obtained a certificate from ITF for attending and successfully completing the “ITF Level 1 Coaching Certificate”
⦁ Completed a course and obtained a certificate from ITF for attending and successfully completing the “ITF Level 2 Coaching Certificate”

2014 & 2019 GPTCA (Global Professional Tennis Coach Association)
⦁ Completed a course in Belgrade, Serbia which was organized by Bogdan Obradovic, Serbia’s Davis Cup tennis coach, and obtained a certificate from GPTCA for a level C tennis coach.
⦁ Completed a three day tennis course in Skopje, Macedonia which was held by Alberto Castellani, one of the founders and current president of the GPTCA organization for a level B tennis coach.

2015 IOC (International Olympic Committee)
⦁ Successfully completed a 7 month course on “Advanced Sport Management” and obtained a diploma from the International Olympic Committee

World & European Tennis Conferences

2016 European Tennis Coaches Conference
⦁ Successfully completed a 4 day training held in Antwerp, Belgium in November,2016. Only two coaches of each tennis federation from Europe are allowed to participate in this conference that takes place every two years.

2017 World Tennis Coaches Conference
⦁ Completed a 5 day training held in Sofia, Bulgaria in October, 2017. World known speakers from the tennis world were leading the classes during the 5 day training.

2020 ITF Regional Coaches Conference by BNP Paribas
⦁ Completed a two day virtual/online coaches tennis conference

2021 World Tennis Conference by GPTCA
⦁ Completed a 4 day online course held from 25th-28th of March. Some renown speakers were part of this event and was an honor and privilege at the same time for me to be able to learn from some of the best in our industry.

Davis Cup Competitions

2018 Davis Cup by PNB Paribas World Group 3 (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
⦁ I was part of the National Team as a Vice Captain of our Davis Cup Team where we managed to stay in the same World Group 3, managing 3 wins and one loss.

2019 Davis Cup by PNB Paribas World Group 3 (Athens, Greece)
⦁ I was part of the National Team as a Vice Captain of our Davis Cup Team where we had three losses and managed one win.

2021 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group 4 (Skopje, Macedonia)
⦁ I was part of the National Team as a Vice Captain of our Davis Cup Team where we achieved to advance to the World Group 3 as a host nation. We held 4 weeks of preparation for this event and achieved our goal with the youngest squad of only 21 years of age per player.

2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten World Group 3 (Ulcinj, Montenegro)
⦁ I was part of the National Team as a Vice Captain of our Davis Cup Team where we maintained our position in the World Group 3. We finished the competion recording two wins and two losses.

European Championships and Summer Cups Competitions

2019 European Championships 14&under (Most, Chezh Republic)
⦁ I was the national captain leading two girls and two boys in the European Championships in Most, Chezh Republic. One of the girls managed to reach the top 16 round of the championships.

2019 Masters 14&under (Reggio di Calabria, Italy)
⦁ As one of my main club players succeeded to enter the Masters top 8 tournament of Tennis Europe rankings, Jana Stojanova managed to finish 5th at the Masters Tournament.

2021 European Championships 18 & under (Klosters, Switzerland)
⦁ I was the national captain leading two girls and two boys in the European Championships in Klosters, Switzerland. Finished top 16 in boys singles and doubles out of 124/64 participants.

2021 Summer Cups by Head 18 & under girls (Zenica, Bosnia&Herzegovinia)
⦁ I was the national captain leading team of three girls at the European Summer Cups in Bosnia. We finished 5th at the competition.

Further information

MTF (Macedonian Tennis Federation)

HKTA (Hong Kong Tennis Association)

GPTCA (Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association)

ITF (International Tennis Federation)

Experience

July 2022 – present day Head Tennis Coach at ATA         Hong Kong, SAR China

⦁ Creating the program and supervising coaches across two venues in Hong Kong. I’m responsible for the coaches schedule, student schedule, venue booking and communication with parents. Progress reports are written about each student every term and I have the privilege to work with two top 5 players in 12&under and 14&under.

May 2021 – present day     Founder & CEO of PTA       Skopje, Macedonia

⦁ Founded and assembled a great team of coaches for Performance Tennis Academy (PTA). Our moto is Respect All, Fear None. We try to deliver the best possible tennis education to all our players through dedication, hard work, discipline and work ethic day in and day out.

May 2019 – May 2021 Head Tennis Coach at TC Jug, Skopje         Skopje, Macedonia

• Organizing and supervising daily activities in the club. Looking over 50competitve players and in charge of the tennis programs for the best club players.

January 2020 – June 2022.   Vice captain of the  Junior National Team   Macedonia

• Managing and supervising all prospect players ages 11 through 18. Involved in organizing weekly practices for the best 3 playera of each category, boy and girls as well as planning the tournament schedules where the federation send its best players.

March 2018-May 2019 Personal Tennis Coach of Pablo Torres

• Indiviadual tennis coach in charge of Pablo Marcel Torres Almeida, 14 years old Spanish tennis player competing in the national championship of Spain in U14 and playing Tennis Europe tournaments in U14’s and U16’s. Organizing his tennis practices well as his fitness trainings. Planning out the tournaments he needs to play and supervising him during competitive matches.

January 2018-June 2022 Davis Cup Vice Captain of Macedonia Davis Cup Team

• Organizing practices and supervising the top national junior players and giving advice to the captain about the progress they make. Helping the Captain of the Davis Cup team to pick the best players and plan strategies for the upcoming matches as well as the line up itself.

June 2017-August 2017 – Tennis center, Maspalomas – Gran Canaria, Spain

• In charge of two Spanish competitive junior players U-14, and organizing a tennis and fitness program for the summer months. Led them to Tennis Europe tournaments U-14 in Sanchez-Casal in Barcelona, Spain and in Belgrade, Serbia.

January 2012-December 2016    Mak Tenis Pro (MTP Sports Club) – Skopje, Macedonia

• Co-owning and running a multi sport facility including tennis, basketball, soccer and fitness. Main accent is on tennis and I’m part of the tennis coaching team of MTP Sports Club. Organizing a tennis camp every June for three weeks in the summer for kids of all ages every year at Pallini Beach, Kalithea, Halkidiki, Greece.

September 2009-March 2012  Siti Mall Knox  Skopje, Macedonia

• Owning and running a Coffee Bar in one of the newest malls in Skopje, Vero Super Center. I fulfilled all managerial daily duties such as making the work schedule for all the loveemployees, supervising their work, taking care of customer satisfaction and inventing new products and promotions on our menu.

June 2008-October 2010 – Mato Caffe – Skopje, Macedonia

• Co-owning and running a Coffee Bar in the one of the biggest and most popular mall in Skopje, Ramstore Mall. I fulfilled all managerial daily duties such as making the work schedule for all the employees, supervising their work, taking care of customer satisfaction and inventing new products and promotions on our menu.

June 2007-August 2007 – Fame Residence – Lara – Antalya, Turkey

• Worked as a tennis coach at a 5* Hotel in Antalya, Turkey. I was in charge of the daily classes, organizing weekly tournaments in different categories and stringing racquets.

June 2006-March 2008 – Tennis School “Game, Set & Match – Skopje, Macedonia

• Co-owning and running tennis school at the most prestigious tennis courts in the capital town of Skopje.

October 2006 –  Davis Cup Finland-Macedonia – Skopje, Macedonia

• Worked as a linesman judge, since I’m a member of ITF (International Tennis federation) and MTF (Macedonian Tennis Federation) I’m occasionally invited to work as a lines man judge

September 2005-June 2006 – Tennis Club “AS” Skopje, Macedonia

Tennis Coach

• Coached young children and adults. Did private lessons, semi-private lessons as well as group lessons. Helped with marketing campaigns that brought many children to the club from the local area

May – September 2005 “Avers” Skopje, Macedonia

• “Avers”  is a company that is  specialized in making souvenirs and trophy engravings. Performed drawings in Corel Draw 11. Performed in engraving trophies and souvenirs on a specialized machine

April – May 2003 – Project “Giving back to the Community” – Knoxville, TN

• Worked as an assistant project manager on the project “Giving back to the Community” organized by the major of the city of Knoxville, TN, where we ordered supplies and helped less fortunate people build and equip their houses