CJ Selvidge Tennis

Head Coach & LTA Level 4 Senior Club Coach- CJ

CJ has now been coaching for nearly nine years, and has spent over four years as the Head Coach at Wigston and Westfields Tennis Clubs. CJ started his career as a Tennis Leader for R2R Tennis. After eight years working alongside the company he has now joined the Board of Directors showing his commitment to his grass roots. In 2015 CJ became one of the very few coaches countrywide to achieve the LTA Level 4 Senior Club Coach Award. This prestigious qualification placed him within the top 1% of qualified coaches worldwide. After achieving this qualification CJ secured his role as the Head of Boys Tennis at Uppingham Private School and uses his skills to coach the boys so they can compete at a high standard against other schools.

At Westfileds TC and Wigston TC, CJ has developed his own coaching programmes and has put the players he teaches on the "map" as some of them now compete in Division One in the Leicestershire leagues. When coaching tennis he ensures that players develop all aspects of their games, not only their on-court but also their off-court development, as he believes that being a great tennis player isn’t just about how well you hit the ball but also about your conduct towards the game itself.  Since achieving his Level 4 qualification CJ has put a lot of time into developing his players' fitness and strength, at Westfields TC - he is now providing Strength and Conditioning specific sessions to ensure his players stand the best chance possible when competing. CJ is a sociable character who will ensure that a player of any age or ability will engage in the sport. At present he holds a coaching contract through Withers Intersport with Head providing him with all the tennis equipment he needs.

Assistant Coach & LTA Level 1- Anna

Anna started assisting in coaching sessions at Westfileds TC in 2012 and since then she passed her Level 1 Award in Tennis Coaching, as well as the Tennis Organiser Course.  Anna is currently working within the Westfields TC programme to gain further experience which she can use towards her Level 2 qualification. Anna is also one of the First Aiders at the club, so you are definitely in safe hands with her! She believes that absolutely anyone can enjoy tennis and she is passionate about teaching the basics of the game, including groundstrokes, movement as well as ethics of the game.  Outside of tennis, she enjoys fitness and yoga, and uses this experience in assisting CJ during Cardio, Strength and Conditioning.  

Assistant Coach & LTA Level 1- James

James has been involved in coaching for 7 years now. In the beginning this was as a Junior Assistant, helping to set up courts and make sure that the coach had all of the equipment needed. Building on this, he now assists CJ with the Elites performance squad bringing his playing knowledge to technically and tactically improve the players involved.  He regularly hits with and offers advice to juniors and seniors who are looking to improve their game.  James has a strong playing standard and competes in Division One within the Leicestershire Summer Leagues and also plays in Division Two University Leagues, against mainly Northern universities.  He has won the Westfields singles title twice and has competed in multiple doubles finals, bringing a great deal of playing experince to the coaching team.