I am currently Head of talent for inspire2coach and have been since 2016. This role includes identifying inspire2coach’s needs and working to create and implement an efficient talent strategy to improve talent development, business performance and support recruitment.
My role also oversees both team and individual training plans, developing effective strategies for identifying skill gaps in the workforce and resource forecasting.
Alongside this I provide on court delivery at The Shrewsbury Club (LTA Local player development centre) and LTA tutor delivery for Level 1,2 and 3 qualifications and CPD.
Education & Qualifications
Tennis Association coaching qualifications
Masters Performance Coach Qualification 2010-current
CTS tutoring qualification 2014-current
Awareness of standards workshop Junior Davis cup and Fed Cup -2016 High Performance doubles workshop 2016
Louis Cayer high performance workshop-2016
National performance workshop -2017
National performance workshop- 2018
Intro to Padel coaching- 2022
National performance serving workshop- 2023
National performance mental skills workshop- 2023
Professional tennis player 1998-2001
Career Highest ranking singles-1316 Career Highest ranking doubles-689
Hills Road Sixth Form College
3 A Levels
Balcarras school, Cheltenham
9 GCSEs
Professional experience
Professional Tennis Player 1998-2001 (under Nick Brown (Federation Cup captain) and David Ison at Men’s National Training Centre (Cambridge)
Ai Sugiyama-Professional Hitter 2001 (career high 8 in the world (singles) 1 (doubles)
Gloucestershire County Performance Coach-2001-2002
- Responsible for on court delivery for county /national standard children from Gloucestershire. - Delivery of individual and group performance coaching
- In charge of 15-20 children
Club Coach-East Gloucester Tennis Club-2001-2002
- Club coach teaching adult groups, junior club programme squads and individual players. - Mentored by Lorraine Ristic – LTA Senior tutor
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy-Individual coach British U14 Player 2002 2003
- Employed on the recommendation of Nick Brown(Federation cup captain)
- Private individual coach at Nick Bollettieri academy with day to day contact with Nick Bollettieri and the other team coaches.
- In charge of player’s International tournament schedule and travel arrangements
- Oversaw player’s strength and conditioning programme and day to day practice sessions.
Professional Coach to Elliot Wronski 2003-2004 (career high 1456)
- Summer travelling coach
- In charge of day to day practice and player scouting,
- Responsible for strength and conditioning, travelling programme and match statistic reviews. .
Gloucestershire County Performance Coach 2003-2004
- In charge of on court delivery to county and national standard juniors age 11-16 under the LTA ‘futures’ programme. These were LTA national identified players for the future.
- Individual coach to all national standard players in Gloucestershire.
- In charge of programme planning, tournament scheduling and parental advice.
A&E Tennis Academy 2003-2004
- Set up academy with Eve Langley (LTA National Coach) for players in Gloucestershire age 8-12
- Coaching was provided to the county’s best players, all who represented Gloucestershire.
- The package to players offered individual contact time, group training sessions, specific
speed and agility work, co-ordination and dexterity sessions. This ideology was based around the work at that time of Istvan Bali on long term player development.
David Lloyd High Performance Academy 2004-2007
- Head Coach of the David Lloyd girls’ academy.
- In charge of player programmes, on court delivery, scheduling, training camps, budget and
international travel.
- Coach to players including – Jade Windley – 342 WTA Singles, 237 WTA Doubles, Beth
Askew 236 ITF Juniors, Nikki Prosser 1112 WTA Singles, 262 ITF Juniors.
Canterbury Lawn Tennis Club (Polo Farm) 2007-2008 Director of Tennis
- Director of Tennis
- Set-up new coaching programme for adults new to tennis.
- Established new beginners/improvers, competitive team players and junior programmes for
age 3 upwards.
- Established programmes for starter tennis to regional standard players - Manager of two coaches and part time tennis administrator.
- Responsible for managing the club’s tennis budget.
- Provided feedback, audits and reviews to the club’s committee.
- Kent Boys u12 County Captain
Warwickshire LTA Talent ID Officer 2008-2009
- In charge of player development.
- Responsible for providing support to players aged 8-10. This was to help coaches develop
their young players quickly, provide awareness to coaches of international standards.
- Provided player development advice and tools.
- Provided tournament observation, analysis and feedback from national standard under 10
and under 9 events. This information would be fed back to the players’ coaches and the LTA.
- Lead player development reviews twice yearly to the players, coaches and parents to review.
The purpose being to work with the players and coaches to re-set new goals and benchmarks
- In charge of Regional training camps.
- Presenter at coach education seminars.
- Presenter at parent education seminars.
- Provider of national, regional and county talent ID day delivery days where physical testing
and tennis testing takes places in accordance with the LTA’s audit systems.
Director of Edgbaston Priory High Performance Centre 2009-2016
- Manager of 5 high performance coaches and 2 strength and conditioning coach.
- Manager of all players’ individual programmes aged 6-18 years old.
- Manager of players’ yearly tournament schedules.
- Currently individual coach to 5 high performance players, of which 2 represent G.B.
- Previous individual coach to Manisha Foster (current professional on WTA tour) and 6 other
players all on scholarships training at American University.
- Co-ordinator of players’ education which is delivered on site.
- Orchestrator of relationship with the Royal Ballet’s physiotherapy team who is now
responsible for players’ screening and physiotherapy management.
- Chair of parental meetings which take place each term.
- Delivery, as lead coach in players’ squad training sessions.
- Co-ordinating of sponsorship packages for players.
- Manager of the HPC’s financial budget, part funded by the LTA.
- Lead coach and organiser of international trips.
- Co-ordinator of HPC coaches’ education and development needs.
- Regular speaker at national training events.
- Performance Reviewer of HPC coaches.
- Mentor to junior coaches.
Interests
I am a keen sportsman. Alongside my tennis I am a regular golfer, padel player and surfer. I enjoy hot yoga, outdoor pursuits and travelling. I am an avid podcast listener and love to hear the thoughts of others and how they have found personal success. When I find time off I love nothing more than good food, a glass of wine and great company.
