Registration Requirements

Why should coaches have recognised qualifications and a valid license?

Tennis coaches in South Africa must have recognised qualifications and a valid license because as with any other profession, there are certain minimum standards that tennis coaches must be able to deliver and abide by – especially in terms of:

  • Player development and safety
  • Technical development
  • Competition and planning Below are some examples of penalties/actions TSA can take against a coach who is not qualified and/or licensed, as well as the players the coach works, with or the school/club at which the coach conducts his/her business:
  • Tournament suspension
  • League suspension
  • Fine to coach
  • Fine to School/Club Persons and or Institutions entering into user agreements with persons who intend to conduct tennis coaching on their facility should also be mindful that they do not fall foul of the Consumer Protection Act - by allowing unqualified and unlicensed coaches to coach tennis on a facility under their control.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 2026

  1. TSA/Recognised Coaching Certification.
  2. SportyHQ profile
  3. Valid Police clearance (not older than 6 months from time of registration)
  4. Valid ID/Passport (where applicable)
  5. Valid Visa/ Work Permit (foreign tennis coaches)
  6. 5 formal CPD points
  7. 5 informal CPD points
  8. Valid safeguarding certificate

PLEASE REFER TO THE TABLE BELOW FOR FURTHER CLARITY HOW TO OBTAIN REQUIREMENTS

2026 Tennis South Africa (TSA) Coaching Registration Requirements

SportyHQ Profile

 
  • Create SportyHQ/ TSA member profile if you don’t have a profile yet.
  • PLEASE NOTE if your TSA Membership need to be up to date.
  • This is a TSA Full Membership and one part of your TSA Coach License Registration

https://www.tennissa.co.za/w/play/membership

Valid Police Clearance
  • Not older than 6 months
  • Available from Huru Locations/ SAPS

https://huru.co.za/national-capture-locations/

Discount code of TENNIS-SA must be used for Huru

NB: If you went to a HURU location previously there is the option to request a new criminal check online  https://portal.huru.co.za/register

Coach Licence Fee
  • All coaches must pay and register on SportyHQ platform

https://www.sportyhq.com/event/view/2026-Coach-Registration

TSA Provincial Fees/Provincial Coach Admin Fees
  • All coaches must pay and register

Payment instruction will be prompted via SportyHQ or an instruction to be sent to coaches of respective Provinces.

Valid ID Document / Passport
  • Scan and upload in PDF format.

https://www.sportyhq.com/event/view/2026-Coach-Registration

Valid Visa / Work Permit
  • Scan and upload in PDF format.

https://www.sportyhq.com/event/view/2026-Coach-Registration

CPD Points

NB: NOT REQUIRED for new coaches that obtained their qualification in 2026. Please submit your qualification obtained in 2025 under of proof of CPD on SportyHQ.
  • Minimum of 10 points (5 Formal and 5 Informal over 12-month period January - December 2025).
  • If you completed a CPD course using the ITF Academy, download a summary of your CPD points from ITF Academy under your profile (video attached in email)
  • Upload your summary of CPD points / Workshops/ Conferences/ Online courses attended and/or completed on Sporty HQ’s registration section.
  • Please refer to CPD attachment and video for additional information.
  • New coaches (any coach that obtained their TSA Play Tennis Trainer or upgraded their qualification to Play Tennis Instructor, National Instructor#, Advanced Instructor# in 2025) do not need CPD points for 2026 and will have access to all CPD opportunities in the 2026 calendar year.

https://www.sportyhq.com/event/view/2026-Coach-Registration

https://www.itf-academy.com/

 

STUDY THE ATTACHED CPD POLICY TO FIND MORE OPTIONS ON HOW TO ACHIEVE POINTS.

ITF Academy Profile Registration
  • Create a profile if you don’t have one

https://www.itf-academy.com/

NB: The coach should only have one profile – not all CPD and info will be caried over should you have more than one profile. Please contact ITF Academy Team directly by logging a ticket  https://support.itf-academy.com/support/tickets/new and request profiles to be merged to the preferred account and email address.

ITF Online Safeguarding Course
  • TSA Introduction to Safeguarding Children
  • ALL COACHES HAVE TO COMPLETE THE COURSE
  • After completion, download your summary of your CPD points from ITF Academy under your profile (video attached in email)
  • Alternatively upload it with CPD certificates (scan together with CPD certificates). Scan and upload it in PDF format.

Link: https://www.itf-academy.com/index.php?academy=103&course=7387

PLEASE SEE COURSE NAME, NOT SAFEGUARDING JUNIOR PLAYERS

Important

  1. 2026 registration will open on 04 December 2025 – 15 February 2026. Your 2025 registration will still be valid until the 31st of December 2025. A late penalty fee of R500.00 will be applied from 15 February 2026.
  2. All registrations for 2026 must be done on the SportyHQ platform. Please note that you WILL NOT be able to make a direct payment to TSA or bypass the Sporty registration platform.
  3. You will need to ensure that you read all the requirements and instructions and proceed to SportyHQ, upload all the required documents before you proceed to process your payment.
  4. Please use Cam Scanner  (PDF) or similar PDF apps to submit supporting documents, please do NOT upload screenshots/images/photos