Running and developing the tennis programme at Aldershot Tennis Centre - a 4 indoor court/ 10 outdoor court facility

Current remit is to develop all aspects of the tennis and padel department in order to provide the best experience possible to our members and guests in this 5* resort. We aim to provide coaching, competitive and social playing opportunities for all levels of player.50+ gym members upgraded to tennis & health memberships through our "turn to tennis" programme since January 2019 some of which now represent the club in teamsIntroduced new programmes where there were gaps in our tennis and padel offeringsIncreased junior programme numbers by 250% since January 2019Offered a wider range of events for Club Tennis Championships resulting in over 220 entries in 2019Increased number of players for Club Padel Championships for 2019 and 2020Streamlined process for team/ squad selectionManager of the month November 2019

Responsible for running all aspects of the adult programmeExceeded budget expectations on weekly adult income achieving 70-80% maximum revenueIncreased weekly participation on adult coaching groups some by 400%Improved tennis offering especially Cardio Tennis (featured on BBC Breakfast TV)Employee of the month November 2017

• Managing the Tennis Department on a day to day basis at the flagship club of the Virgin Active estate including 750 children playing per week with a network of 20 Pros and 6 Assistants• Striving to deliver a world class racquets experience to all members• Supporting the wider business aims of the club as a senior member of the Club Leadership Team and also helping to shape the direction of Virgin Active’s national racquets strategy • Managing external league matches and clubs competition offering• Nominated for Racquets Manager of the year December 2016

Founder/ Director of In 2 Tennis, an award winning tennis coaching company based in Hampshire/ Surrey. A highly dynamic and enthusiastic LTA Level 5 coach, I coach groups and individuals off all ages and standards on a daily basis and have over 25 years coaching experience. I am currently running coaching programmes at Rowledge Tennis Club, Alton Tennis Club, Edge borough School and Alton Convent School and run a small team of coaches, which caters for over 350 players per week.I am also involved with Coach Education with for U Coach, which allows me to shape the coaches of tomorrow!

With the help of the forward thinking Club Director and committee notable successes in this role in the above frame include:Increased number of junior members to over 300Increased number of adult members from 300 to 600Junior programme increased from 70 to over 500 players per week at 3 clubs & 9 schoolsRecruited, developed and grew the coaching to 8 coaches & 5 assistants to run the programmeLTA Satellite Performance Accreditation achieved October 20064th in LTA Club of the Year 2007LTA Clubmark Accreditation achieved October 2008Surrey Under 12 boys Manager from 2006 to 2011. Runners-up in the National finals 2010Presented at the ITF Play & Stay Conference, London September 2008