iTPA Member Spotlight: Cristian Luis Villafana Carpio, CTPS
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Cristian Luis Villafana Carpio, CTPS
Cristian has been coaching developing and elite tennis athletes since 2009. Most recently, Cristian worked with WTA Elina Svitolina in preparation for the 2020 Australian tennis season. Previous to this, Cristian had the opportunity to work with WTA Eugenie Bouchard during the 2018 pre-season and leading into the 2019 Australian Open. In 2016, Cristian worked with Saketh Myneni (ATP) during the Australian Open qualifying helping him reach the third round. Parallel to this, Cristian was working with Patrick Davidson (ITF) since 2015. During 2012 and 2013 Cristian had the opportunity to perform as the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) coach for Tennis NSW, AUS where he helped young develope athletes (ages 10-16 years). Also during this time Cristian had the privilege to work for the National Academy of Tennis Australia (Sydney), where he helped Australia’s most talented young and upcoming athletes including Jordan Thompson (ATP), Nick Horton (ATP), Alex De-Manuir (ATP) and Jake Delaney (ITF). Cristian holds a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science and has completed his Master’s degree in Exercise Science (strength and conditioning) at Edith Cowan University (ECU). Cristian is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), a Professional-Pro Scheme Level-2 Coach with the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ACSA), a Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CTPS) with the International Tennis Performance Association (iTPA) and a Weightlifting Sports Power Coach with the Australian Weightlifting Federation (AWF). Cristian is also a Sports Massage Therapist and a Rehabilitation Trainer. Cristian has a major interest in elite tennis performance and specialises in the periodisation and the practical applications of strength and power development, agility, change of direction speed (CODS) training, weightlifting movements, athlete/training monitoring and corrective exercise. Other interests include VO2Max training, sports psychology, sports-nutrition and athlete recovery & wellness. Other athletes Cristian has worked with include: *Matt Reid (ATP/ITF) *Justin Barki (ITF) *Cody Pearson (ITF) *Max Purcell (ITF) High-Performance Coaches Cristian has worked with include: * Andrew Bettles (ATP Travelling Coach) * Marcos Baghdatis (ATP Travelling Coach and former #8 in singles) * Harold Solomon (ATP Coach and former #5 in singles) * Jaymon Crabb (Travelling ATP Coach) * Joe Sirianni (Travelling ATP Coach) * Callum Beale (Tennis NSW) |
