▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁tennis ; ▁organ ize , ▁spons or ▁and ▁/ ▁or ▁run ▁tournament s , ▁champion ships , ▁training ▁programs ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Tennis ▁Feder ations ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁Central ▁America ; ▁and ▁maintain ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁I TF ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁Central ▁America . ▁ ▁C OT E CC ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁regional ▁tennis ▁divisions ▁world wide , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁Tennis ▁Confeder ation ▁( C os at ), ▁the ▁African ▁Tennis ▁Confeder ation ▁( CAT ), ▁the ▁Asian ▁Tennis ▁Federation ▁( AT F ), ▁the ▁Tennis ▁Federation ▁of ▁O ce ania ▁( OT F ) ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Tennis ▁Association ▁( TE ). ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁body ▁has ▁two ▁Development ▁Offic ers ▁whose ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁continue ▁raising ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁tennis ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁Cec ilia ▁An cal mo , ▁from ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Central ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Spanish - spe aking ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ; ▁and ▁John ▁Go ede , ▁from ▁Sur in ame , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁Dutch ▁Car ib bean ▁nations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁C OT E CC ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁points ▁discussed ▁in ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁General ▁Me eting ▁of ▁the ▁I TF ▁held ▁in ▁La ▁Rom ana , ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁in ▁which ▁it