Coaching
Welcome to coaching at Charlton Kings Tennis Place. We run junior and adult courses to suit all ages and abilities for members and non-members during the early part of the season.
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Senior Coach - Denisa Davis
When younger Denisa was competing in competitions in the Czech Republic which is where she comes from. After, her love for tennis carried on with coaching children. A few years ago Denisa started her coaching journey in England in our tennis club alongside Simon Thomas while gaining Level 1 and Level 2 qualification; she has since qualified at level 3.
Denisa’s coaching philosophy is making tennis simple by building on what players already have, developing their game to the next level using their ability to make them better. Providing coaching for players of all ages and abilities in a fun and welcoming environment while putting the players and their needs at the heart of everything she does.
Contact Denisa on 07803 741 859, email DDtenniscoaching@gmail.com
Courses
Denisa runs the following five groups of courses. When open for bookings, places on these courses can be reserved via her website.
1. Summer term Junior coaching, separate courses for each of four age groups - 10 weeks - Saturday mornings / early afternoons, starting late-April.
2. Summer term Junior coaching, separate courses for each of four age groups - 10 weeks - Monday Evenings, starting late-April.
3. Early season Senior coaching, separate courses for two grades of player, 8 weeks - Wednesday evenings, starting early May .
4. Summer Holiday Camp for Juniors in August - younger Juniors - mornings, older juniors afternoons.
5. Autumn term Junior coaching, separate courses for each of three age groups - 6 weeks - Saturday morning / early afternoon, September / early October
Junior club
In addition Denisa also runs a junior club on Sunday afternoons (16:00 – 17:30) starting on Sunday 26th April until Sunday 5th July (excluding half term Sunday 31st May). This is free to junior members and a one off £10 fee for non members. It is amied at improver/intermediate level junior players who can serve, rally and score and want to improve match skills and enjoy fun games in organised and supervised sessions.
Please click to here to download the form that will need to be completed.
Also, please be aware of the Junior Players Registration Policy on the Information page of this website.
Cardio Tennis
We are hoping to run some Cardio Tennis on Friday evenings - times and dates will be announced shortly.
There will be a discounted charge per session & priority booking for CKTP members. The sessions are sure to
be lots of fun, get the heart rate pumping and opportunity to hit lots of balls without worrying if they are in
or out!
Other Coaches
Megan Butterworth
Megan Butterworth is a level 3 accredited tennis coach with over 12 years Coaching experience and over 20 years playing experience who competed for the county from under 12s to under 18s and still compete in the ladies doubles summer Gloucestershire league.
She says "My favourite shot is the backhand. My Favourite male tennis player is Roger Federer and my favourite female tennis player is Iga Swiatek. My favourite court surface is grass court. I love playing tennis as it’s a great sport to play outside and socialise with other people. I love to coach tennis because it’s such a rewarding job seeing how people improve and learn to love tennis as much as I do!"
Mike Lewis
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Mike has been playing tennis consistently from when he was 11 years old - a time of wooden racquets and white balls. He played for his school, university and various clubs in local leagues over the years, as well as national, regional and inter-county Competitions and still plays competitively and continues to represent Gloucestershire seniors.
He has a level 2 coaching qualification from the LTA which includes DBS criminal check and safeguarding training. His aim is to bring passion and enjoyment of the game; he is available to offer various options, depending on the state of your game. Although Mike has restricted availability this summer, he is able to offer ad-hoc coaching to bespoke individuals or small groups. Contact Mike on email mikelewistennis@outlook.com