THE DIRECTOR
Mahdi Taheri, director and head coach
You may know him as Coach Mike.
Mahdi began playing tennis at five and has more than a decade of national-level competitive tennis behind him. For 20 years he was Director and Head Coach of Taheri Tennis Academy in Mashhad, Iran, and in 2018 he founded ICM Tennis in Canada. He studied Mechanical Engineering, then completed a Bachelor's in Physical Education Management and a Master's in Physical Education (Motor Behaviour). Every ICM coach is certified in Canada.
- 20
- years directing Taheri Tennis Academy
- 10+
- years of national-level tennis
- 15,000+
- people coached, ages 4 to 70
- Master's
- Physical Education, Motor Behaviour
- Tennis Canada Club Pro 2
- ITF Coaching, Level 1
- Tennis Canada Safe Sport compliant
- Commit to Kids, Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Head coach of a wheelchair tennis team
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