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LTA QUALIFIED COACH
EMAIL: [email protected]
Employment History:
SEPT 2005 – PRESENT SOUTHWARK CITY TENNIS CLUB -
Part time Community Tennis Coach; working in primary and secondary schools throughout Southwark.
SEPT 04 – FEB 05 DEPTFORD TENNIS CLUB
Club Coach (children and adults) working for start-up inner city tennis initiative.
MAY 99 – PRESENT BACONS COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE
Tennis Coach - teaching children (from 3 years upwards) and adults.
SEPT 95 – PRESENT FREELANCE TENNIS COACH
Tennis Coach - Group and individual coaching of adults and children.
JUNE 95 – SEPT 95 LEWISHAM ADULT EDUCATION
Gym Instructor - Responsible for organising keep fit classes for clients with mental health conditions (Ealing Hospital).
JULY 94 – NOV 94 LEWISHAM SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Development Officer – demonstrated the viability of short tennis programmes for children in the borough.
MARCH 90 – MARCH 94 WEST LONDON HEALTHCARE TRUST
Began as Assistant Recreation Manager, was promoted to Acting Gym Manager.
AUG 88 – OCT 91 ROTHERHITHE LEISURE CENTRE
Fitness Instructor- responsible for teaching fitness to groups of adults (male and female)
Tennis Coaching Qualifications Lawn Tennis Association DCA (Development Coach Award) Level 3
LTA Short Tennis Leaders Award
Lawn Tennis ECA Lawn Tennis Assistants Course
Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) UK Certified Associate Instructor (Updated yearly)
March 2002 Personal Practice for the Coach
TR Tennis Workshops / Skills Updates:-
March 2002 World Class Ball Feeding
April 2002 Munchkin Tennis
Oct 2002 Annual Professional Tennis Symposium
Oct 2002 Teaching Tennis in Schools
Dec 2002 Squad Coaching for Advanced Juniors
Jan 2003 Drill Building
Sports Coach UK – The National Coaching Foundation
Dec 2007 Improving Practices and Skill
Aug 2007 The National Coaching Foundation - Equity in your coaching
Dec 2007 The National Coaching Foundation – Managing behaviour in sports
Nov 2006 The National Coaching Foundation – An Introduction to the FUNdamentals of movement
Additional Vocational Qualifications:
March 1982 BAWLA Leaders Award (Battersea Sports Centre)
April 1982 FA Teaching Certificate (Battersea Sports Centre)
May 1982 Community Leaders Certificate (Southwark College) July 1983
Squash Introductory Certificate (Elephant & Castle Sports Centre)
1984-1986 North London College:
City & Guilds - Recreation and Leisure Management (Parts 1 and 2) Credit
City & Guilds- Communication Skills (level II) Distinction
Basketball Coach II
Volleyball - Preliminary
Badminton Leaders Certificate
First Aid – Updated
1986 Media Resource Course (Southwark Adult Education) 1987 Introduction to Adventure (Dartmoor Expedition Centre)
1987 Short Mat Bowls Leaders Award (York Gardens Community Centre)
1987 – 1988 Southwark College – Waterloo
City & Guilds Recreation & Leisure Industry 481 Part 3 - Credit
City & Guilds Recreation & Leisure Industry 481 Part 4 - Distinction
Amateur Swimming Association Personal Survival Certificate I&II
1989 Aids Awareness Course (Waltham Forest Leisure Dept)
1989 Fitness Instructor Certificate (Y.M.C.A.)
Apr 1991 Circuit Training (YMCA)
Sep 1991 Resistance Training (YMCA)
Tennis Coaching Experience:
JAN 07 – APRIL 09 AYLESBURY NDC
Teaching curriculum based tennis and estate based tennis programs.
SEPT 05 – PRESENT SOUTHWARK CITY TENNIS CLUB
Part time community tennis coach; working in primary and secondary schools throughout Southwark.
SEPT 04 – FEB 05 DEPTFORD TENNIS CLUB
Club coach teaching children and adults. responsible for starting up this inner city tennis initiative.
JUNE 04 - PRESENT LAMBETH YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMME
Coaching children in Lambeth junior schools and parks.
2002 - PRESENT SOUTHWARK TENNIS IDOL
Annual coaching plus tennis competition for children in Southwark.
SEPT 02 – OCT 02 ST MICHAEL’S SCHOOL
6 week GCSE tennis course.
DEC 00 – JULY 03 ALFRED SALTER SCHOOL
Tennis Coach on a voluntary basis.
MAY 00 - PRESENT TANNER ST PARK, SOUTHWARK PARK
Group and individual coaching for children and adults licensed by Southwark Borough Council. MAY 99 - PRESENT BACON’S COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE
Tennis Coach, teaching all ages from Monday to Saturday and teaching the school team.
APRIL 99 – MAR 02 BUTTERFLY TENNIS CLUB
Club coach, responsible for adult and child coaching, and running 2 regular women-only classes.
SEPT 95 – SEPT 98 DULWICH COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE
Teaching short and big tennis on Mondays and Sundays for ages 3 years and up.
JULY 95 – JULY 98 LIONS CENTRE
Teaching short and big tennis on Tuesday and Wednesdays for ages 3 years and up.
MAY 96 – SEPT 97 SOUTHWARK JUNIOR TENNIS SQUAD
Responsible for coaching, running the squad and organising tournaments.
SEPT 94 – JULY 99 CROFTON LEISURE CENTRE
Teaching short tennis on Tuesday and Thursday’s from 3 years and up.
MAY 94 – SEPT 98 NORTH DULWICH LAWN TENNIS CLUB
Coach for the junior tennis club and adult coaching
Originally launched in 2004, Poise Tennis Coaching has delivered coaching in over 30 schools in Southwark and Lambeth at both primary and secondary levels.
The schools include: Harris Academy Peckham, Harris Girl’s School Dulwich, Harris Academy Bermondsey, St Michael’s Catholic College, Michael Faraday Primary School, Surrey Square Primary, English Martyrs Primary, Townsend Primary, Victory Primary, Redriff Primary and St James’s Primary.
Poise tennis Coaching has also undertaken coaching at a wide variety of venues across South London including; Southwark City Tennis Club, Bacons College Sports Centre, Tanner Street Park, Salmon Youth Centre, Downside Fisher Youth Club, Dulwich College Sports Centre, North Dulwich Tennis Club, Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility, Mint Street Adventure Playground and the Copper Box Arena in the Olympic Park.