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<\/a><\/p>\nThe ITF President, David Haggerty, outlined his vision with the theme being \u201cWorking for Nations.\u201d He made 5 promises:<\/p>\n
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- That every Nation would have a voice<\/li>\n
- That no Nation would lose money on Davis Cup or Fed Cup<\/li>\n
- That there would be a significant Development Spending increase to Nations<\/li>\n
- That he would work to significantly improve collaboration with the ATP, WTA, Grand Slams and other Allied Partners<\/li>\n
- There would be new avenues and ways to increase revenue<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
He commented that the Davis Cup and Fed Cup were unique and were the flagship events of the ITF.<\/p>\n
He then went on to comment on the ITF Business Plan (\u201cITF 2024) and that:<\/p>\n
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- The Vision was to inspire the World through Tennis<\/li>\n
- The Mission was to develop, grow and promote tennis around the World<\/li>\n
- And that the Strategic priorities were:\n
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- Development-to increase investment and expertise into development programmes<\/li>\n
- Opportunity-provide opportunities to play at all levels of the game<\/li>\n
- Communication- to engage with, listen to and understand the ITF\u2019s National and Regional Associations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
He then expanded on the Development Strategy by stating that the ITF tenets would be:<\/p>\n
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- Vision- a World where the ITF\u2019s Development Programmes contribute to the consistent global growth and quality of tennis<\/li>\n
- Mission- to increase the number and standard of players worldwide<\/li>\n
- Core Objectives-\n
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- Increase Participation-in tennis worldwide for all ages, genders, playing standards and physical abilities<\/li>\n
- Develop Talented Players-particularly from Nations that are both under-resourced and under-represented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
He went on to say that the Strategic Priorities for 2016-2020 would be Events, Facilities, Coaching and Programmes. He detailed this further by saying that the Strategy Detail and Activities to support this would be:<\/p>\n
Events<\/u><\/strong>: The ITF would establish and support a global competitive structure. Click here to read further Strategy-Events<\/a><\/p>\n
Facilities: <\/strong><\/span>The ITF would support development of a global facility infrastructure. Click here to read further Strategy-Facilities<\/a><\/p>\n
Coaching:<\/strong><\/span> The ITF would Educate a sufficient number of appropriately qualified coaches. Click here to read further Strategy-Coaching<\/a><\/p>\n
Programmes:<\/strong><\/span> The ITF would provide Programmes to facilitate the learning and playing of tennis and to retain players. Click here to read further Strategy-Programmes<\/a><\/p>\n