Tennis Sussex is now in its fifth year of County Training and we offer this to players from 8 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
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:
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 Keith Pullin @ 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.
Keith is a qualified Master Performance Coach and LTA Coach Tutor with a degree in Sports Science. He has worked as a county coach and county captain at junior and senior age groups in Leicestershire and Sussex and has captained GB teams at 10u, 12u and 16u.
Jack hails from Brighton and is currently Head Coach at the Training Base based at Falmer, Brighton.
Jack has been coaching for over 15 years, gaining experience working at academies in the United States and spending the the majority of his career based at Pavilion & Avenue Tennis Club in Hove.
He has coached at all levels of the game, with players ranging from mini tennis/beginner level through to Junior National Champions, Junior ITF and Adult team players.
Jack has just completed his Level 5 Master Performance Coach course.
Lydia started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old at her local outdoor tennis club in Brighton where she became a top county level junior, before moving onto Virgin Active Brighton where she progressed her tennis to a national level in her teens.
She represented Sussex in both the county junior teams and the senior teams and is very proud to now have the role of Sussex Ladies Team Captain.
Having started playing tennis at the age of 7, she joined Southdown as a junior member at the age of 12.
Ellie started assisting with the coaching at the Southdwon club from the age of 14 and became a full time coach working at Southdown Club when she turned 18 years.
Ellie has represented Sussex as a county level junior from the age of 8 and reached a highestSussex ranking of 4th in her teens, gaining her a scholarship to Eastbourne College.
She still plays to a very high level and is part of the current Ladies Sussex County team.
Julie grew up playing in Sussex, representing both junior, adult and now senior teams for the county. She was a professional player on the WTA Tour for thirteen years reaching career highs of 125 in singles and 67 in doubles and was the British number one ranked female player in both singles and doubles for several years. Julie also represented Team GB in the Sydney 2000 Olympics and in numerous ties of the Federation Cup. She has over 20 years coaching experience working with players of all ages ranging from beginners up to professional level and is currently Head Coach of Pavilion & Avenue TC.
Sam brings over 15 years of experience coaching at all levels of the game.
He also serves as an LTA Performance Coach Representative and works closely with the LTA to provide insight towards helping develop coaches and clubs and improve performance tennis pathways throughout the country.
An LTA Level 4 Senior Performance Coach, Sam has spent a decade working in junior high performance academies and centres with players at national and international levels.
Frankie Scollo
8U Boys & Girls – Coach
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