Mark White Email & Phone Number

I have been working in the racket sports industry for 13 years. Most recently I have just completed 8 extremely successful years of self-employment in the tennis industry, providing private lessons, group lessons, delivering cardio tennis fitness classes, bespoke programs for children and adults who are blind/visually impaired/special needs and working with juniors of a high-performance level. I have a real passion for working in the areas of diversity and inclusion. Sport is an industry that can bring people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds together - so I strive keep diversity and inclusion at the centre of my work, to make all my colleagues and clients feel welcome and allow us to train, learn and enjoy ourselves in a safe environment, free from the unwanted and unwarranted judgment or criticism of others.In 2022 I successfully lead two overseas trips to La Manga Club, Spain. These trips were a bespoke creation of mine and my life partner, Jeremy Coyle, who is a wine specialist from Sydney (BA Viticulture/Wine Making University of Western Sydney). These 5 days trips were a hybrid of tennis and wine, leaving our guests feeling both exercised and wined and dined - resulting in a trip of a lifetime!During our visits to La Manga Club in 2022, our guests and I came across the wonderful world of Padel. We rented two Padel Courts in between our tennis and wine schedules and the buzz for the sport was instant. Given we had a mixture or tennis and fitness abilities joining us in Spain, it was remarkable how quickly everyone was able to play competitive, yet social games of Padel against each other - without having to worry about the difficulty of grip changes compared to tennis.Our return to Ireland left our travelers wanting more Padel - and after some research it did not take long to realise how little Padel infrastructure there is in Ireland! I successfully completed the Level 1 Padel Coaching Qualification with the Padel Federation of Ireland in August 2022 and formed Padel Tennis Ireland Ltd in December 2022 with the goal to bring indoor Padel to the people of Ireland. I am aiming for nothing short of creating Irelands most diverse and inclusive sporting brand and making all who enter the doors of Padel Tennis Ireland venues feel that can play, socialise, and learn a new skill in one of the most welcoming environments in the country.