Head Coach - Mark Franklin - LTA accredited Level 4

Regular group coaching programmes

Juniors:

All sessions are grouped by ability.

Saturdays: 9.00 am - 11.00 am. All year round, term time only.  Two sessions with beginners at 9:00-10:00 am and more advanced 10:00-11:00 am. Contact Mark Franklin for details and further information.

Wednesdays: 4.00-7.00 pm. All year round, term time only. Beginners at 4:00-5:00 pm. More advanced group session 5:00-6:00 pm generally aged 11-15 but based on assessed ability. Performance group 6:00-7:00 pm generally for teenagers with more advanced ability.

The lessons last for an hour and cost £6 per session, paid termly in advance. If any sessions are cancelled due to bad weather these will be credited to the following term.

Junior coaching sessions are available for Members only. So join your children as Junior Members if you are interested in your children taking group coaching lessons.

If you would like to come along and see if it is something you and your children are interested in, our coaches will be able to assess their ability and group accordingly.

Tennis camps are arranged for Juniors on selected days during the school holidays. These have been extremely popular in recent years and have been very well attended.

Contact Mark Franklin for details and further information:

Mark Franklin – 07890 840010             tennisheadcoachmrc@gmail.com

Adults:

Mondays 8.00 am-10.00 pm. Members £6 , non-members £8 per session. Places are limited and pre-booking is required. Beginners and Intermediate.

Wednesdays (out of season) 7:00 - 8:00 pm and 8:00 - 9:00 pm. Places are limited and pre-booking is required. Members £6 , non-members £8 per session. Intermediate and team players.

Periodically, the Club offers short courses for players of all abilities on doubles tactics and strategies.

Contact Mark Franklin for booking  tennisheadcoachmrc@gmail.com  07890 840010

Individual Lessons:

All our coaches offer individual tennis tuition. Contact them for further information and availability.

Mark Franklin – 07890 840010               tennisheadcoachmrc@gmail.com

Coaching Qualifications

There are also opportunities to train and qualify at first level of tennis coaching. Financial help to juniors wishing to undertake coaching courses is available but is subject to Head Coach approval.

Background

Mark Franklin is an experienced LTA Accredited Level 4 Senior Club Coach. Mark is a former two times Durham and Cleveland County SinglesTennis Champion and represented the county in mens doubles competition at national level for 20 years until his retirement from competitive tennis. Mark is a full-time tennis coach and is experienced in coaching both juniors and adults, groups and individuals. His portfolio of clients in North Yorkshire includes a number of schools, members of other tennis clubs and venues, as well as many private individuals including juniors playing at high levels. Mark lives in North Yorkshire with his partner and their one child. When not coaching tennis, Mark enjoys enduro and other off-road motorcycling, playing hard rock guitar and snowboarding.

Mark runs the Adult Group coaching sessions. These are on Monday mornings, currently two sessions from 8:00 - 9:00 am and from 9:00 -10:00 am. When league matches are not being played in the out-of-season months, Mark runs Adult Group coaching sessions on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 - 8:00 pm and from 8:00 -9:00 pm. Mark also runs the Junior coaching sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 4:00-7:00 pm.

Mark has some availability for individual coaching lessons at the Club for both Members and non-members. However, there is a £2 per hour additional court charge fee for non-members.

Contact Mark at  tennisheadcoachmrc@gmail.com or by phone on 07890 840010 for more information.