1. Your Coaching Programme
About Me:
Coach for 17 years
Full time for last 9 years
IC Tennis established to help with marketing and promotion of my work. Creating a brand
Coach across two main clubs
Tennis Scotland Tutoring on Teacher training courses
Tutoring on University of Strathclyde
IC Tennis Pro Shop
Overview:
About the next half an hour…
Two clubs, aims and objectives, look at programmes, what should be in your coaching programme, importance of partnership working, successes, lessons I’ve learned,
Happy to take questions as we go along, also opportunity at the end

2. Two Clubs…Two different approaches
HLTC - small retainer, hourly rate for group lessons, profit share if programme makes more money - INCENTIVE
Hamilton – on the committee and also work closely with them
UBTC - pay rental for use of facilities and small area for pro shop
Uddingston – work more independently
There are other ways but not my place to say what would work for you?
FEEDBACK…PROMPTS…THOUGHTS!!! Ask what the audience think are the advantages and disadvantages of both?

3. Central to Club Development
Aims & Objectives
Quality Coaching
New Members
Current Members
Player Development
Coach Development
Generate Income
Central to
Club Development
Summarise:
Difficult to satisfy all of these – about getting a balance - What potential issues? E.g. court time
Clubs will prioritise some of these aims but….
A key to any good club is a good coaching programme – very rarely will you find a poor coaching programme and good club

4. Here is what a typical week looks like for me
Challenges of working across two clubs?
Brief mention of successes – Junior Social Tennis, Tennis Tuesdays, Adult Beginner/Improvers – WILL EXPAND ON THESE LATER ON

5. Challenges working in an outdoor club over winter months?
Brief mention of successes – school club links – WILL EXPAND ON THESE LATER ON

6. Your Coaching Programme
Junior Coaching
School Links
Easter/Summer Camps
Adult Coaching
Social Tennis
Open Days (GBTW)
Special Events
Partnership Working
Prompt audience to come up with aspects of programme…
School Links – Talk about Lunch Clubs/After School Clubs briefly
Special Events – Social competitions (e.g. Davis Cup Competition, Christmas Pizza Night)
Partnership Working??? Ask audience for example
Internal – coach working with committee
External – Tennis Scotland

7. Partnership Working Active Schools - Primary 4 Schools Competition
First involvement…6 schools
This year…52 schools took part
Teachers from all schools trained
6 week course delivered to primary 4 pupils in all schools
4 kids (2 boys, 2 girls) go forward to play in the competition at the local club
Both Hamilton and Uddingston hosted events
Club SL
Strong Club Links – lunch clubs mentioned before, sustainable because kids pay for this
Subway - Sponsorship for Junior Social Tennis
Local Subway stores are located close to Hamilton and Uddingston – funding for Junior Social Tennis Sessions in 2018
LEAD IN TO NEXT SLIDE…Some of you may be asking why all this is important why not just have your programme? The changing landscape….

8. Successes Junior Social Tennis School Links Tennis Tuesdays
Adult Coaching
Tennis for Kids
Strong year round attendance
Driving facility improvements

9. Lessons Learned Competition from other sports/activities?
e.g. Hockey Club - Full time coaches working in schools, gave me a kick up the bum
Changing committees – different priorities
Re-evaluating personal situation – balancing family life with evening and weekend work
Long term approach to reinvesting coaching revenues: marketing, outreach work, coaching assistants over the long term
Never instant success and always takes time to establish and maintain classes/programme
Diagram sums up what will what growing a coaching programme is like

10. Questions?