Tennis Coach Resources
2026 SOMD Fall Sports Festival (Information Coming Soon)
(Saturday, October 17th at Mount St. Mary's University)
Fall Sports Festival Event Guide 2026
2026 FSF Fact Sheet
Tennis Match Play Brackets
Tennis Match Play Master Schedule
2025 Final Results Individual Skills Match Brackets
Tennis Webinars
Webinar slides and recordings will be posted here after the webinar concludes.
2026 Pre-Season Coach Webinar
DATE: August 20th
TIME: 6:00pm
Download Slides(opens in new tab) | View Recording(opens in new tab)
2026 Pre-Competition Coach Webinar
DATE: October 13th
TIME: 6:00pm
REGISTRATION: https://somd.zoom.us/meeting/register/C6uCAWqBSDO4GmGr8Iwpaw#/registration
Download Slides | View Recording
Coach Education Opportunities
If your Area Program would like to host a training opportunity for a specific area of focus, please reach out to Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org).
When getting ready for your upcoming season, please review the chart in this section for required certifications for Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches, and Sport Volunteers. Make sure these requirements are met BEFORE the season competition begins. See below for available training opportunities for this Tennis season.
For additional information about Coach Education and Development, and to view your coaching transcripts, please click here.
As they become available, registration links and information on coach education and training opportunities will be posted here.
Tennis Sport-Specific Trainings (Required Certification for All Head Coaches)
Tennis Sport-Specific Training: In-Person & Zoom
If you would like to host a training, please contact Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org)
Tennis Sport-Specific Training: Practice Sessions & Drills
WHEN Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 | 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
WHERE Turf Valley Resort | 2700 Turf Valley Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042
CLINICIAN Jeff Abel, SOMD Chief Program Officer
REGISTER https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8ZPWTS6
Tennis Sport-Specific Training: Virtual Self-Paced
For anyone interested in renewing or receiving their Tennis Sport-Specific Certification, SOMD offers virtual and self-paced courses through Human Kinetics. Currently, there is one course offered, "Coaching Tennis & Tactical Skills". Course details and instructions can be found on this PDF linked here.
Coaches are advised that some content in some courses must be “adapted” for use with the age and ability of their athletes. When selecting a course, if “Special Olympics” is not included on the “choose and association . . .” list, then select “Human Kinetics Coach Education” from the droplist (SO is not listed on all courses).
SOMD will reimburse up to $50 of course registration fee with documentation of both payment and successful course completion/passing (submit both to coaches@somd.org). Some Area programs are able to reimburse any registration fees not covered by the SOMD reimbursement. Contact your Area leadership to see if your Area is in a financial position to provide this support.
For additional info on online courses please visit the Coach Education & Development Page.
2026 Season Competitions
If you would like to host a competition this season, you MUST complete a Sanction Form and submit it to Lydia Morris (lmorris@somd.org(opens in new tab)) at least 30 days prior to competition. Sanction forms are provided by the host Area and must include info such as location, overall schedule, directions to site, contact information, and equipment/staff support requests for the State Office. Information is subject to change/update.
Download Blank Sanction Form | PDF(opens in new tab) | MS Word(opens in new tab)
Competition schedules are developed during the week prior to the competition and include individual game schedules. Information is subject to change/update. These are distributed to coaches via email on the Thursday prior to the competition date and posted on this page.
Coaches are encouraged to complete a Competition Feedback Form after each qualifier they attend to let us know about their matches. The fillable form can be found below as well as above in the "Coach Resources" section.
Download Competition Feedback Form | MS Word(opens in new tab)
2026 SOMD Tennis Qualifier Schedule
| Date | Host | Levels | Site | Location | Competition Start | Sanction Form |
| 9/15/26 | HO | 3, 4, 5 | Wilde Lake Tennis Club(opens in new tab) | Columbia, MD | 5:30 PM | HO Qualifier(opens in new tab) |
| 10/4/26 | MO | All | Walter Johnson High School(opens in new tab) | Bethesda, MD | 9:45 AM | MO Qualifier(opens in new tab) |
