Centro Tecnico Federale di Tirrenia
Tirrenia, Italy
What's new at Centro Tecnico Federale di Tirrenia
5 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Lorenzo Musetti #26 ATP, came at 15
- Matteo Arnaldi #36 ATP
- Francesco Maestrelli #171 ATP, came at 16
- Luca Nardi #241 ATP, came at 16
- Enrico Dalla Valle #303 ATP
The Italian federation's national training centre for boys and men, inside the CONI Olympic centre at Tirrenia near Pisa. Players get in only by federal selection; it also hosts the boys' national camps, the under-16 championships and coach courses.
How to get in
The paths the federation publishes on Oct 10, 2026.
- Full-time place at the men's national centre (Centro Tecnico Federale): full-time boys and young men picked by the federation, about 16 and over
- National training camps for boys (Raduni tecnici nazionali): juniors 11 to 17, boys, by call-up only
- Italian under-16 championships, boys (Campionati italiani U16): juniors under 16, boys, Italian federation members
- National coach course (Corso Maestro Nazionale): adults: tennis coaches holding the 2nd-degree instructor level, born after 1991
- Coaches' refresher course, Tuscany (Corso di aggiornamento): adults: FITP-qualified coaches and club managers
- Winter training block for Italian pros: adults: Italian professional players backed by the federation
Deals and codes
- U16 championships: main-draw players got full board, physio and free stringing (2025)
- Coach course trainees: free board and lodging for an internship at CPO Tirrenia
The facts
- Tennis coaches: 6 (named for the men's sector at Tirrenia, Filippo Volandri included)
- Fitness coaches: 4 (plus 3 mental coaches and a centre doctor)
- Indoor courts: 2 (green set courts used for the U16 championships, December 2025)
- Camp length: 4 days (each national camp for selected under-16s)
- U16 entrants: 40+ (admitted directly to the 2025 boys' championships)
- In charge since: 2018 (Filippo Volandri has run the centre since 2018)
- Boarding: Yes, for selected players
- School on site: Players studied here in 2020
- From age: About 11, camps by call-up
- Adults: Coach courses and pros only
- Visits: Not stated, selection only
- Campus: CONI Olympic centre, Tirrenia
- How to get in: Federal selection only: boys move up from their club through provincial and regional federal groups to national camps and the centre; no application or fee published
Coaches
- Filippo Volandri, Head of the men's sector, Davis Cup captain
- Giancarlo Palumbo, Runs the centre and the men's U20 sector
- Umberto Rianna, Coach for players over 18
- Claudio Galoppini, Technical coach
- Gabrio Castrichella, Technical coach
- Mosè Navarra, Technical coach
- Stefano Barsacchi, Fitness coach
- Lorenzo Beltrame, Mental coach
- Luca Sbrascini, Coordinator of the boys' under-16 sector
- Antonio Rubino, Boys' under-16 coach
- Alessandro Pierucci, Centre doctor
- Erika Paci, Centre office
Tournaments they host
- Italian U16 championships, boys. Dec 9-13, 2026, qualifying Dec 7-8; boys under 16
- Coppa d'Inverno final four. Dec 28-30, 2025; regional U14 teams, born 2011-2012
Where it is
Tirrenia, Italy.
Nearest airport: Pisa (PSA), 10 km
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