Julie Williams

The director of JW tennis ‘Julie Williams’ is an LTA level 4, licensed senior performance tennis coach and Tennis Foundation schools tutor. She has extensive tennis knowledge having worked with one of the countries leading tennis charities, taking tennis into Primary schools within some of the most deprived towns and cities across the UK. She has also worked for the National Governing Body for ten years supporting sixty-nine clubs and centers, fourteen local authorities and supporting and mentoring hundreds of coaches and assistants. Previously, she fulfilled the role of tennis development officer for Exeter University, which has 10 indoor courts and one of the largest student tennis clubs in the country. Off-court continuous professional development and learning is a high priority. She is a qualified and experienced HE lecturer, having taught at levels 2-6 and has been module lead and written modules for a number of degree subject areas spanning sports coaching, sport development, sports business and enterprise, leadership and management.  Herself, recently undertaking a Level 8 Doctorate in Sports Coaching part time and graduating with a Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Coaching is a valuable addition to a previous Masters in Sports Management and Leadership. Julie also graduated from the Sport Wales Women In Leadership Programme, which aimed to equip potential future CEO's of Sports Governing Bodies.  You will be hard pressed to find a tennis coach with both the delivery and business portfolio as extensive as Julie’s, which is quietly understated, determined and professional.