County Training

Tennis Sussex offer County Training  to our best players, with the emphasis on players from 5 to 18 years old.

The ethos of the training is to create fantastic opportunity to get the best players in the county playing together in a pressurised environment which is not only fun but also very hard working. In addition, an environment where players gain the opportunity to work on tactics (especially in doubles) in a structure which could potentially link to selection for the county cup teams.

In the past year the following centres and clubs have provided support to Tennis Sussex by providing courts for County Training:-

Crawley TC, Eastbourne Sports Park, Southdwon Sports Club & The West Worthing Club.

Tennis Sussex County Training Programme – Selection Policy

Please click here for the 2025 updated selection policy

A selection panel consisting of the County Performance Manager, County Office Manager and County Age-Group Captain (where required) will make the final selections based on the following:

6U 8U 9U 10U

All players will be selected by the panel based on a mixture of the following factors:

  • LTA ‘Recent Form’ (Orange/Green only)
  • Performance in preceding County Training Programme and other events / external tournaments.
  • Level of involvement within LTA Player Pathway (National, Regional, County)
  • Performance at County Open Day if applicable
  • Attitude
  • If you feel you have a talented player at your club that may not already be on our radar, then please contact our Tennis Sussex County Performance Manager Nigel Matthews @ countyprogrammes@tennissussex.com

11U 12U 14U 16U 18U

The top 12 players in each age group based on their ranking after the first ranking run in September, will be awarded a direct County Training Squad place. Additional ‘Wild Card’ places can also be considered by the panel based on a combination of the following factors:

  • Extended injury or illness
  • Player’s previous ranking
  • Player’s previous WTN
  • Performance in preceding County Training Programme and other events / external tournaments.
  • Level of involvement within LTA Player Pathway (National, Regional, County)
  • Attitude
  • Commitment to a regular training programme

Players selected will receive an invitation from the Tennis Sussex Team providing them with information of the training dates, times, venue and payment process. Players will be expected to pay a subsidised rate for the whole training year (10 session of 2 hours or 1.5 hours for 8u) to help cover the costs of coaches and court.

Meet the County COACHING TEAm…

Nigel Matthews

Performace Manager

Jack Palmer

18U Boys Coach

Lydia Hammond

18U Girls Coach

Colin Piper

16U Boys Coach

Matt Golledge

14U Boys Coach

Adam Hassan

14U Boys Coach

Tim Cottingham

14U Girls Coach

Lewis Hall

12U Boys Coach

Olly Pepper

12U Boys Coach

Kyria Dunford

12U Girls Coach

Rob Metcalf

11U Boys Coach

Julia Searle

11U Girls Coach

Sam Mills

10U Boys Coach

Martin Reeves

10U Girls Coach

Jemma Turner

10U Girls Coach

Keith Pullin

9U Boys & Girls Coach

Frankie Scollo

8U Boys and Girls Coach

Abi Angell

8U Boys and Girls Coach