Tarek Francis

55 years old, married, 2 children, 3 grandchildren :-)

After a first career as a IT technician for large companies, I became, for 25 years, a self-taught entrepreneur in the sports sector, passionate about tennis, training, personal development, innovation and new technologies.

I am a player in the field, manager of several clubs whose projects I develop and instill in them the sports policy; I love learning at all levels: I give beginner adult courses, cardio-tennis lessons and mental coaching on the pitch with several competitive players.

I also specialized in the use of new technologies by co-creating a digital solution to simplify my life and boost my activities.

I have given myself the mission, through the IKIGAÏ.ACADEMY concept, to move the lines of the little yellow ball by stimulating and supporting the personal development, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial energy of players, teachers, managers. clubs and federations and sports entrepreneurs to inspire more people to play tennis for life.

Projects in which I am active:

Launch street racket and tennis in the associationn play4peace (2022)

Concept creator IKIGAÏ.TENNIS (2021)

Creator of the learning concept IZITEN.fun for adult beginners (2019)

Founder of salon.tennis, The first "technology and innovation" fair in aperitif networking mode for managers of tennis and/or padel clubs and schools as well as professional partners in the sector.(2019)

Co-founder of www.sportexperience.net, AFT partner continuing education organization (since 2015)

Co-creator and commercial manager of the web platformwww.iclubsport.com (2003 - 2022)

Co-owner and director of Tennis Club Le Roseau www.leroseau.be in Brussels (since 2006)

Founder and sports director of the Smash Academy (school of

tennis and sports present in 3 clubs)

www.smashacademy.be n Brussels (since 1998)

Training followed:

NLP Practitioner Training

Communication and HRM training

Marketing Training Adapted Qualified Sales Strategy

Tennis instructor for 30 years AFT (French-speaking Belgian FD)

Professional certifications: RPT, PTR, USPTA

Tennis Cooleurs training levels 1,2,3 and mini-tennis