Manage, develop and promote the on court tennis programme in line with the club’s focus areas.

• Market and provide quality coaching to individuals, children’s groups and teams.

• Attend management committee meetings in order to offer regular feedback on the organisation and degree of success of coaching and competitions; also to discuss potential opportunities for growth and attraction.

•Inform the president and/or treasurer of numbers involved in coaching on a monthly basis.

•Take responsibility for safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults.

•Act as a point of contact for members and interact on a social and coaching level.

•Encourage members to play tennis and improve their game.

•Increase membership numbers by enhancing the place to play’s credibility.

• Establish quality school and college links; raising local awareness and attracting new members.

•Actively source new members and help promote and market the place to play.

•Assist in planning/organising internal/open tournaments and tennis events for all members.

•Optimise facilities and resources and help advance the facility’s overall development.

•Liaise with outside bodies to source funding for overall programme.

We are a friendly small club with 4 courts, 3 are floodlit.

There is a club house with storage, changing and shower rooms as well as seating and tables and a bar area (not manned). There are currently around 130 members, about 100 of which are adults. We have a Sunday morning social tennis time.

We had successful Saturday morning children’s and beginner improvers group sessions under our previous coach.

Individual lessons are by arrangement with the coach. In summer there are 4 men’s teams and 1 ladies team, in winter there are three mixed teams.

We would like to develop team coaching sessions, probably on Monday evenings as our courts are used for matches Tuesday to Thursdays.

We are particularly focussing on improving ladies team tennis and social tennis this year.

•Tennis proficiency: The coach must be proficient in the game and hold at least a level 3 LTA accreditation.

•Physical fitness: The coach should be physically fit.

•Instructional leadership: The coach should be able to lead and engage players.

•Emotional intelligence: The coach should be able to build trust and motivate players.

•Enthusiasm: The coach should be enthusiastic and committed to the club and its players.

•Organization: The coach should be organized and hard working.

•Reliability: The coach should be reliable and punctual.

•Desire to improve: The coach should have a desire to improve their knowledge and delivery.