Sekou Coker Bangoura Sr.

Sekou Bangoura Sr. is a USPTA certified Level 1 tennis professional. He owns his own company, Sekou Bangoura International Tennis Academy (SBITA) that specializes in tennis training for tennis players from Juniors to ATP/W'TA touring professionals. Some of Sekou's famous students have included: Andre Agassi Pete Sampras Jim Courier Jimmy Arias Venus Williams Serena Williams Monica Seles > Maria Sharapova Sekou has trained his son Sekou Bangoura, Jr. (Junior), since he was 3 years old. Junior reached the #1 USTA Boys' 18s ranking in the USA in 2010. He is currently ranked 575 on the ATP tour and rising. Sekou has said his love for the game of tennis and children inspired him to become a tennis-teaching pro.

He continues to coach top-ranked juniors at the Sekou Bangoura International Tennis Academy in Sarasota, Florida. Sekou Bangoura has made his mark in the international world of tennis as both a player and trainer for the last 35 years. He has over 20 years playing experience in international and collegiate competition. Sekou was a senior instructor at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida from 1984 to 1992, when he left to establish his own academy. Featured in an article in USPTA's ADDVantage magazine, titled *Watching 'dad' teach inspires young talent," Sekou has appeared in numerous newspaper, magazine and television sports interviews, and he has performed free-lance tennis video analysis and correction. As a USPTA pro, Sekou has directed/participated in many tennis clinics in the USA, France, Spain, Portugal, Senegal, Guinea, Korea, China, Dominican Republic, Italy, Canada and Germany. The activities include: > Clinic for USTA Florida Section Summer Daytona Beach, Florida 2008-2009 - Video Analysis, Travel and Player Development for Parents. Sekou was a senior instructor at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida from 1984 to 1992, when he left to establish his own academy. Featured in an article in USPTA's ADDVantage magazine, titled "Watching 'dad' teach inspires young talent," Sekou has appeared in numerous newspaper, magazine and television sports interviews, and he has performed free-lance tennis video analysis and correction. As a USPTA pro, Sekou has directed/participated in many tennis clinics in the USA, France, Spain, Portugal, Senegal, Guinea, Korea, China, Dominican Republic, Italy, Canada and Germany. The activities include: > Clinic for USTA Florida Section Summer Daytona Beach, Florida 2008-2009 - Video Analysis, Travel and Player Development for Parents USTA Area Coordinator- conducted over 30 USTA School Tennis
Assemblies Speaker and demo of coaching techniques at USTA sponsored event in collaboration with Patrick McEnroe at Millenium Symposium in Lake George, New York, 2000 • National Speaker for USPTA Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002 Speaker at USPTA Convention in Woodlands, Texas, 2000 Speaker at USPTA Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1998 Junior Player development and ran academy, housing, boarding including issues related to overseas kids at Bradenton, Florida. Coaching, conditioning, video analysis, drills, match play, match evaluations, tactics, mental toughness and tournaments 1992 - Present > Organized and Director of summer camp in Grün- Weiss Tennis Klub in Mannheim, Germany, 2006-2007 - Conducted several clinics featuring private lessons, player analysis, match play at Tennis Club de Paris, Paris, France, 1990-1992 Sekou earned a B.A. degree in History and International Relations from the University of South Florida in 1999. He also has an Associate's degree in International Relations from Manatee Community College in Bradenton, Florida in 1997 and an English-as-a-Second-Language degree from the State University of New York College in New Paltz, New York in 1984. Sekou is fluent in English and French and has a working knowledge of Spanish.