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Meet our coaches

Reuben Newman-Billington
Hi I’m Reuben, I’m an LTA accredited level 2 tennis coach with 6 years experience. In 2021, I was awarded LTA National Young Person of the Year for my work as a coach during lockdowns. I have worked with all ages and abilities from complete beginners to a Paralympic athlete. I have also played tennis competitively myself, such as playing the European Student Games in Poland representing my university. I always bring high energy and a friendly face to tennis sessions as I aim to make tennis accessible, enjoyable and inclusive for everyone. I look forward to seeing you on the court! If you are interested in private lessons, contact me on Reuben.Newman-Billington@courtside.uk
Gemma Reeves
My greatest passion has always been tennis! From an early age I have played tennis and competed in junior tournaments. My goal is to inspire and encourage people to take up tennis and give everybody an equal opportunity to take part in the sport. Coaching is allowing me to pass on my skills to others to help them achieve their goals. I am really excited to be coaching the next generation of up and coming players, as well as those getting into the game later on in life. My skills include working on player development to teaching people that have never been able to be involved in this sport for one reason or another. I love building tennis programmes to enable people to achieve their personal goals. My sessions are always fun and positive, but show learning points. My attitude, love and passion for the game is what I hope to share with others. For private lessons, please contact me on Gemmareeves1988@icloud.com
Jake Walker
An LTA Level 3 coach, Jake has the qualifications to help players of all abilities progress and achieve their personal objectives - and his own playing experience keeps him honing his skills on court too and building his knowledge to share with those he teaches. When Jake isn't holding a racket, he can be seen driving his pick-up truck and emerging with a power tool in his hand! So whether he's fixing forehands or front porches, Jake will get the job done.
Mal Ward
Mal has been working as an LTA accredited development coach since 2006, originally based in North Nottinghamshire. Having trained as an independent financial advisor, he balances coaching with the world of finance; though very different, both roles enable Mal to help his customers to realise their respective goals. Mal is especially pleased to be on the Premier Tennis team bringing tennis to the community through delivering sessions in parks and local schools. For private lessons, contact Mal on wardbond42@gmail.com.

Become a Premier Tennis coach

We employ coaches at different levels to run and support a wide variety of programmes. Currently, there are opportunities to coach on our club, school, park and holiday club programmes, as well as individual private lessons which we are regularly asked about.

All Premier Tennis coaches are required to be DBS checked and have the relevant first aid qualification; they must also successfully demonstrate their coaching ability and attend training sessions with our coaching team as required. Get in touch with us to find out more.

What do Premier Tennis coaches receive?

Premier Tennis coaches are rewarded well, and in return, we expect a high degree of professionalism – which is nothing less than our customers demand or deserve.

We have excellent opportunities for ongoing coach education with our in-house partner Growing the Game. This enables us to create bespoke coaching courses for achieving Level 1 and 2 or above, often at a discount, with like-minded and motivated coaches.

You will also benefit from our own additional training, as we are committed to ensuring all our coaches are fully up to speed on age-appropriate drills and teaching techniques, as well as customer service expectations.

Further off-court support is available to our in-house coaches and local partners in the form of mentoring, marketing, customer service and administration, finance and legal advice.

How you can join the team

If you are an existing or aspiring coach looking for additional work, get in touch on 01865 689754 or fill in our contact form and we’ll get back to you.

If you are an established manager of coaching programmes keen to go to the next level to grow your tennis business, drop a line in the first instance to our Director of Tennis, James Auckland, to see how we can help.

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