Coaching & Camps

Coaching

All details for Camps can be found on: https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/CardiffLawnTennisClub/Coaching/Camps

Junior Camps 8-14yr olds and Tennagers Training Camps 13-18yrs old available!

Term Time Coaching

Saturday Morning and Tuesday evening Coaching :

Saturday – No tennis experience required

11-12pm  Ages 4 – 9yrs old

12-1pm Ages 10 +

For Adult Coaching which is open to non-members please visit:

https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/CardiffLawnTennisClub/Coaching

Walking Tennis starting on Monday 24th 3:15-4:30pm

To book on:

https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/CardiffLawnTennisClub/Coaching

This session is open to all players who can; rally from the baseline, volley and smash, serve overarm and understand basic doubles tactics.

It’s ideal for those who: * Want to play tennis, but at their own pace * Want to build up their confidence. * Are returning from an injury. * Just need a bit more time getting to the ball.

What is Walking Tennis?  It’s a game that’s open to anyone – whether you’re a lifelong tennis player, just starting out or just need a bit more time to get into the swing of things, you can give the game a go in a supportive setting.

You can play tennis at any age and Walking Tennis offers an easy way to keep your body and mind active – while also enjoying the social side of being part of a tennis community. How do I play? It’s still tennis – but with a few tweaks: tweaks: * You can let the ball bounce twice for extra time. * You can play on a smaller court and use modified equipment. * Players can’t run or jump. No refunds will be given once registered.

COACHING

As benefits the premier tennis club in South Wales, the club has a first class coaching team headed up by John Williams.

The coaching team offer individual lessons and comprehensive group programme that cover the full spectrum of tennis ages and abilities. Whatever your tennis ambitions are, we have a coaching programme that can help you realise them.

To find out which one of our tennis courses suits you best check out the April – July 2022 Coaching Programme.  To book or for more information contact John Williams on 07796 935609 or email him at johnwilliamstc@hotmail.com

Coaches

John Williams – Head Coach

The club Head Coach, John Williams, holds a full LTA Accreditation, and secured the LTA Senior Performance Award in 2011. Before joining Cardiff LTC in 2002 John was Head Coach at Mackintosh LTC and Penarth LTC and also worked with National Ranked Players as a coach with Tennis Wales. John was a Singles and Doubles Welsh Champion from Juniors to Seniors and represented Wales from U14 to recently in the Over 35 age group. He is also Captain of the men’s 1st Team which has won the South Wales Premier Division for the last 8 seasons without losing a match. As a result they have won ‘Team of the Year’ in the Tennis Wales Awards.

John’s main focus is to increase the amount and level of competitive and social tennis played at the club. To this end he has designed, and personally oversees, a comprehensive and totally inclusive coaching programme, which focuses on improving technical skills, fitness levels and tactical awareness for all ability levels, from the complete beginner through to Senior Welsh Champions. Players that have come through John’s programme have won National Events, won Welsh Titles at various age groups including the Open event, represented County and Wales, but also gone on to gain Scholarships in American and British Universities as well as Millfield School. Some have also become full time tennis coaches.

John has also won the ‘Coach of the Year Award’ in the Tennis Wales Awards.

Daniel Sidaway

Daniel was awarded the Club Coaches Award in 2015, and holds a full LTA accreditation. Before joining the Cardiff LTC Coaching Team, Dan worked with performance players for Tennis Wales and at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Dan has represented Wales in the Home Nations, and South Wales in the County Championships. He has also played Junior and Senior National and International events. Dan has been part of the successful Men’s First Team, and he captains the Aegon Team in the GB National Division.

Since joining Cardiff LTC Dan has coached all standards of members on an individual basis, as well as leading group coaching, tennis camps, and being part of the team that took a group of juniors to play in the Torbay Open summer 2015. Dan has just taken the role as a coach on the club’s Schools Programme, which aims to give children their first taste of tennis.

Tiarnan Brady

Tiarnan is a full LTA accredited tennis coach. Since joining the club in 2009, Tiarnan has progressed through all of the CLTC teams from U12’s through to the Men’s 1st Team. Tiarnan attended Millfield school in 2014 on a scholarship for tennis and in 2015 achieved the number 1 ranking in GB in the U18’s summer national leaderboards.  After leaving Millfield, Tiarnan attended the University of Bath studying sport performance analysis. Whilst at Bath, Tiarnan was the 1st team captain and represented the GB University squad against USA and was able to win the BUCS Individuals doubles title in his final year. Tiarnan has represented Wales in the Home Nations tournaments and has multiple Welsh Championships to his name. Recently Tiarnan has been a key part of the club’s 1st teams successful run in the Aegon team tennis event resulting in the clubs first appearance in the National Finals in 2019.
Tiarnan has been working with our performance players at the club who represent South Wales as well as competing internationally. Tiarnan is a lead coach in our junior squads whilst also working with the Welsh U18 national and county teams.