After 24 years, Executive Director of Tennis Development Dave Miley has decided to leave the ITF for personal reasons at the end of December 2015.
Miley has visited over 140 countries worldwide and has played a key role in the development of tennis globally. He initiated many successful projects including Tennis10s that grew out of the ITF’s Play and Stay Programme.
With Miley’s innovative and creative approach, he worked hard to expand the education of tennis coaches worldwide, particularly with the launch of iCoach, the ITF’s official online coaching platform. Miley was very active over the years with the Worldwide Coaches Conference with another successful five-day conference last week in Turkey.
In 1993, Miley established the ITF Coach Education Programme and was author of both the Level One manual and co-author of the Advanced Coaches manual that is now available in over 20 languages worldwide. The Junior Touring Team programme proved very successful with many top-ranked players coming out of the teams, including Grand Slam Champion Victoria Azarenka (BLR).
ITF President David Haggerty said: “The outstanding work of the ITF’s Development Department and the contributions of Dave Miley are well known throughout the tennis world. Dave will leave a large legacy and we wish him well for the future.”
Former President Francesco Ricci Bitti added: “I worked with Dave Miley for the 16 years of my Presidency and before that as a member of the ITF Board of Directors. He has an excellent reputation both in the tennis world and the wider sports community for his innovative projects and energetic approach to Development.”
The ITF thanks Dave for his years of service and commitment to tennis.
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