LIFE. Be fit for it
Edinburgh Newhaven Harbour Club
Existing Members
Tennis Coaches
Coach Profile
Development Coach Award
This qualification is aimed at coaches who will work with groups and individuals of beginner and improver standard
Club Coach Award
Upon completion of the Coach Award, coaches can train to become a Club Coach through 6 days continuous professional development (CPD). Coaches achieving this qualification can run a coaching programme within a club across all ability levels. The Development Coach Award (DCA) has now been replaced by the Club Coach Award.
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Senior Performance Coach
The Senior Performance coach course is a thorough and high level coaching course consisting of 400 learning hours. Seven 3-day modules of course information at either Chiswick (London) or Nottingham alternate with two 8-week mentored experience blocks in one of the LTA High Performance centres and 2 competition experiences. The theory elements of the course are tested through online learnin
Master Performance Coach
This is for coaches who work at the very highest level of performance coaching. The Master Performance Coach Qualification is not aimed at one particular age group of players. Instead, coaches coach high level players of all ages to a high standard.
Coach Award
This coaching qualification takes 12 days (plus an assessment day). It covers the key coaching skills required to be an effective coach; as well as the tactical, technical, physical and mental information a coach needs to work with beginners and improvers.
Senior Club Coach
This qualification is aimed at coaches who will be either managing a section of a Club, or running a small team of coaches. There will be an increasing emphasis on the management side of running a business which will complement the advanced on court coaching skills that are also required in these coaching environments
Gavin Vickery
Edinburgh Newhaven Harbour
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More About Gavin
Gavin has over 18 years coaching experience which ranges from teaching adult and junior beginners through to coaching at both county and national levels for adult and junior players. Gavin is a vastly experienced coach who has had the opportunity to teach in a variety of different countries throughout his coaching life. Gavin is also a key member of both our junior and adult racquets programme within the club.Member Testimonial
Gavin is an enthusiastic and highly knowledgeable coach. He is also a great character. Gavin brings a tremendous sense of fun-and infinite patience- to every lesson and we have both improved all aspects of our game no end. As a couple who play every week, Gavin has given us the skills and techniques to ensure we both still have a chance to win, that we both still love the game and we both still speak to each other after a match!
To enquire about booking a coaching session with a self employed Racquet Professional please contact reception or call the club on 0131 554 5000.
