Diplomas & Experience
Internationally certified, decades of experience
Diplomas
- Tennis instructor A diploma of the KNLTB – 10 June 1980
- Diploma from the Tennis University of Dennis van der Meer, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A. – 2 November 1980
- Internationally recognised RPT diploma of the European Registry of Tennis Professionals, Academia Sánchez Casal, Barcelona – 16 December 2004
"All the coaches at my Academy are RPT qualified. I consider RPT to be the best training programme for coaches in the World."
— Juan Carlos Ferrero
Former world #1 & director of Academia Sánchez Casal
Additional training
'Mental Toughness' & 'Development of Young Talents'
Dr. Jim Loehr, U.S.A.
'Youth Tennis'
KNLTB
Career
- 1980 – 1990
Tennis instructor on the municipal tennis courts in the Alkmaarder Hout, Alkmaar
- 1990 – 2000
Trainer on the artificial grass courts of Tennispark De Bedriegertjes in Bergen N.H. (summer and winter)
- 2001 – present
Club trainer at Tennisclub Joy Jaagpad in Amsterdam
Further experience
- Winters of 1986, 87, 88, 89 and 90 – Overdie tennis hall in Alkmaar
- December 1980, January and February 1981 – assistant instructor to Harry Hopman ('Godfather' of modern tennis training), Bardmoor, Largo, Florida, U.S.A.
- Winter 1983/84 – five months as tennis trainer at the Municipal Tennis Courts in Whyalla, South Australia
- Summers 1995–1999 – tennis clinics for German tourists on the courts of De Bedriegertjes, Bergen N.H.
- November 2004 – four-week internship at the Academia Sánchez Casal in Barcelona, Spain
In conclusion
Although Michel was specifically involved in competitive tennis both in America, with Harry Hopman and Dennis van der Meer, and in Barcelona with Emilio Sánchez and Sergio Casal, he believes it is equally important to introduce beginners and recreational players to the technical principles of tennis in a playful, beginner-friendly and efficient manner, so that they do not drop out early but remain involved in the sport.