SARANTOU KATERINA
Katerina Sarantou
Personal information
Owner & Tennis Coach at “Ermionida’s Tennis Development”
Email:
Phone:+30 6983104205
Work Experience
- Sep 2023 – Present
Owner & Coach at “Ermionidas Tennis Development” for Beginners, intermediate, advanced players and Long Term Development with competitive junior players - Sep 2021 – Jun 2023
Tennis coach for kids and adults (Beginners/ intermediate players & advanced juniors) in the “A.S. Niki Drossias Tennis Academy” - Sep 2020 – Present
Personal trainer & aqua aerobic instructor for people who aim to increase their fitness and physical health - Feb 2021 – Jun 2021
Track & Field Coach at “Dryopes Ermionidas” - Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
Tennis Coach for kids and adults (Beginners/ intermediate players & advanced juniors) in the “Athlopolis Tennis Academy” - Oct 2019- Feb 2020
Tennis Coach and Assistant Tennis Coach in the “AOA ILIOUPOLIS” – traineeship - Oct 2018 – Jun 2019
Basketball coach for kids 6-12yo at Rouf Club, team “Estia Filias”, Athens - Dec 2016 – May 2017
Basketball coach for girls 6-10yo at Zirinio Sports Club Nea Kifissia, Athens
Education
University of East London
Oct 2016 – Jun 2020 // BSc (Hons) at Sports Coaching and Physical Education
Thesis: ”Defining skills and capabilities for sports professionals who support vulnerable social groups through sports” – published and presented at the 28th international Congress on Physical Education and Sports science ( 12-14/6/2020)
Sertification
- ETC level 1 (2022)
- ETC level 2 (2024)
- Professional License for Tennis by Hellenic General Secretariat of Sports (2023)
- Certification for First Aid (2022)
Languages
Greek – mother tongue
English – Level B1
Courses & Seminars
- Applied kinesiology to reduce injury risk (15/03/2018)
- Growing necessary soft skills to achieve personal and professional growth (08/03/2018)
- Positive psychology (21/02/2018)
- Sports and nutrition (14/02/2018)
- Introduction to Clinical Pilates (07/02/2018)
- Cross training (29/01/2019)
- Introduction to Lifeguarding and water safety (12/03/2019)
- Athletes and trainers at the center of the sports activity (6/4/2019)
- Exercising and health (12-14/4/2019)
- An overall approach to all the tennis performance elements for all levels and ages, and myoskeletical correction first – physical development after – organized by ETC (Evolving Tennis Coaching) (06/10/2019)
- Coaches Workshop with subject: i) Players development U10: Coordination & Perception skills training linked to modern technique, ii) Players Development U12 & U14: General & Specific Strength & Condition training - organized by ETC (Evolving Tennis Coaching) (01/12/2019)
- “Mental Skills Coaching”- i) Mental Skills Coaching: General Procedure, ii) Mental Skills for developing Players U10, iii) Concentration & Focus: An integrated approach - organized by ETC (Evolving Tennis Coaching) (08/03/2020)
- “Play Tennis/ play & Stay: An overall 2020 presentation, for juniors U10, juniors Over 10 and adults beginners, based on the 12 years implementation in Greece” - organized by ETC (Evolving Tennis Coaching).
- Play Tennis/ play & Stay: Tennis training methodology for beginners, kids and adults.
- 2020… The ETC’s proposal for changes - improvements in the implementation of the program.
- Right racket choice for beginners, kids and adults, under and over 10yo (29/11/2020).
- “Developing ball characteristics in 12 and under players”: Online International Webinar Series, by Mark Tennant (2023)
- “Tennis Drills and games that coaches can use in recreational and adult player training” By Mark Tennant, (22/10/2023), Athens.
- “Mental skills Training: Working on the mental aspects of the competitive juniors U12+14, Webinar By ETC
- “Practicing the technical & tactical aspects of U12 and U14 competitive junior players” by Adam Wharf, (14/06/2024), Thessaloniki.