MISSION
Kokoro (こころ) is a Japanese word that can be translated as mind, heart, or spirit.
We are a private team formed with the aim of training professional tennis players or aspiring professionals.
The sports center that hosts us during the pre-season and where we are based during the season is the Sisport club in Turin. It is a facility that includes 20 tennis courts with clay, green set, and sportflex surfaces, a gym, indoor and outdoor athletics tracks, a medical center, two soccer fields, and 4 padel courts, as well as spaces dedicated to mental preparation and extra activities such as martial arts, yoga, pilates, and mindfulness.
The tennis players also have the option of staying in apartments directly managed by us, located very close to the club, at discounted rates.
To develop a player’s potential, whether in the transition phase from junior to pro or as a full-fledged professional, the starting point is always the pursuit of a functional integration of body and mind. I am firmly convinced of the need for a daily multilateral approach, both during the off-season and during tournament weeks: for this reason, mental preparation is integrated daily into training sessions, and I rely on the collaboration of a team of professionals built over the years with whom I share the same philosophy.
WORK PHYLOSOPHY
Our work philosophy is to provide the tennis player with every possible resource that can guarantee a quality service, both during the pre-season and in tournament accompaniment during the season.
This means that the number of spots available for players within the team is limited.
For this reason, I decided to create a section called “active services”. Depending on the time of year and the type of work we are doing with our players, we will decide whether there is the possibility of welcoming new athletes and investing in other projects. This area will therefore be constantly and promptly updated whenever we deem it possible to start a new collaboration (or collaborations) that guarantees quality work.
Whenever the opportunity to welcome a player into the “ACTIVE SERVICES” section arises, the type of player to whom the opportunity is addressed (ATP, WTA, JUNIOR, COLLEGE) will be clearly indicated, as well as possibly the ranking range, the type of service (Short time, pre-season, full-time, full-time scholarship), and the number of weeks + the number of possible accompaniments.
Our team consists of 6 coaches, 5 trainers, an osteopath, a physiotherapist, and three mental trainers.
SERVICES AND WORK METHODS
- Short time: this type of service gives the possibility to train for a variable number of weeks during the year at our facility (tennis, athletic preparation, mental preparation, prevention, mindfulness)
- Pre season: this type of service gives the player the possibility to play the entire pre-season at our facility (tennis, athletic preparation, mental preparation, prevention, mindfulness, programming)
- Full-time: The full time players choose us as their official technical staff -ci scelgono come loro staff tecnico ufficiale. On the basis of a contract between the two parties we decide to invest in the growth of the player at 360 degrees for 365 days a year. In case of an open position in the section “active services” in the choice of the candidate among possible multiple requests will be taken into consideration:
- • Sports CV
- • CV, course of study
- • Brief presentation (max 500 words) about yourself and your goals
The candidate will also be required to undergo an oral interview (via Skype).
- Full-time+( scolarship): this service guarantees the same opportunities as the full time service, facilitaded by a 50% or 100% scholarship compared to training expenses. Among the requests, to be sent only in case of an open position in the “active services” section will be evaluated a series of parameters such as:
- • Sports CV
- • CV, course of study
- • Brief presentation (max 500 words) about yourself and your goals as a tennis player.
The candidate will also be required to undergo an oral interview (via Skype) and a written test
Key on the type of services:
- SHO Short time
- FULL full time
- PREP pre season
- FULL+ Full+ (scolarship)
Key on player type:
- ATP professional player with ranking ATP
- WTA female professional player con ranking WTA
- JR M junior male player
- JR F junior female player
Any ranking constraints will be indicated, e.g. WTA 100-200 means that the requirement to apply for active service is to be a WTA player with a ranking between 100 and 200
