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Online mentoring, business support and consulting are an important part of the work that CoachCentral, the education brand of inspire2coach, does with coaches, tennis operators and tennis facilities all over the world. #mentor #consultancy #personaldevelopment

This morning I started the first of a series of 7 online consulting sessions with the Academy Directors and the coaching team at the exclusive TATOI Club near Athens. I have had the pleasure of visitng the club on several occasions, and it is truly a spectacular club. Today we discussed how they currently evaluate the players in their 10 and under programme. To follow in the coming weeks are sessions on coaching standards, the criteria for moving players from level to the next and communication with parents. #tennis #tenniscoach #tennisconsulting #consulting #tennisprogramme #tennismanagement

Had an interesting conversation today with my friend Nick Jacques at Tennis Australia about the role that tennis facilities can play in the community. He shared this great link from a club in Western Australia - https://lnkd.in/ga2ugCsJ In an age where mental health issues, loneliness, isolation and exclusion are more prevalent than ever before, we talked about different ways that tennis facilities can welcome people from the local area who have no connection to tennis. We discussed how a "social activity with a bit of tennis" might eventually become a "tennis activity with a bit of social", and also asked ourselves "who says that tennis facilities are just for tennis?" What roles can tennis facilities play in the local community beyond simply offering tennis, and what examples can you share of facilities that you know of which do just that? #tennis #tennisfacility #inclusion #mentalhealth #loneliness #communitysport #sportsfacility

Excited to announce a 3-year partnership between the Saudi Tennis Federation and Coach Central International, the education brand of inspire2coach We'll be working with the STF to develop an education pathway for coaches, and supporting coaches and players in pursuit of their excellence. We'll also be supporting the STF with the promotion of tennis across Saudi Arabia at events and conferences, to make playing and coaching tennis more accessible and more inclusive. #tennis #coacheducation #coachdevelopment #becomeatenniscoach #internationaltennis #tenniscoach #tenniscoaching

It's so exciting to be able to help tennis facilities, advising and sharing my experience on how to develop and grow their business. Over recent months I have been working with the Management Team at Tennis Club Pro Sport in Sofia, Bulgaria, to help them develop their programme, organisation and systems, including discussions on promotional events, attracting new members, commercial partnerships, automation and improving efficiency and customer experience with payment and booking systems. It's great to see their hard work starting to make a real difference, and to help elevate the club to become one of the best in Bulgaria. #tennis #tennisbusiness #mentoring #sportsbusiness #tennisprogramme #bulgaria #sofia

So my fabulous tour of Australia is over. I visited 6 cities in 6 states, and delivered 14 different sessions to coaches at different venues. Thank you to the team at Tennis Australia for inviting me, and to the numerous staff in the CoachDev teams in each state who made me feel so welcome and who attended to every detail. Nick Jacques @AdamCarey Sam Bradshaw Joel Pleydell Rufus Keown Sheridan Adams @PaulAitken @MartinRocca @KarenAnnear

I often hear from Head Coaches and Managers that it's hard to build a real team with coaches who are self-employed, and that getting them to attend meetings and to go above and beyond their agreed hours is difficult. It also came up as a point of discussion in a mentoring session I ran this morning How do you build a team with coaches who are self-employed and don't see it as their job, who are reluctant to do anything above and beyond their agreed hours, or who simply work for themselves and don't see themselves as part of a team? #team #teambuilding #workingasateam