Coaching

Coaching Team

Our coaching team works with players of all levels, including juniors from 5-18 years, adults and league match players.

We aim to be inclusive, welcoming everyone from complete beginners to experienced players and creating a friendly club atmosphere where everyone can have fun, continue to improve and enjoy healthy competition.

 

Eliot Glaysher

Eliot is an LTA Level 2 coaching instructor with a (BSc) Sports Management and Coaching from the University of Bath. He is a keen, experienced tennis player who continues to complete in regional, national and international tournaments. He competed for Bath University in the LTA National Finals and has played in ITF tournaments in Croatia, Malta and Cyprus.

A former coach at Esher Lawn Tennis Club and currently coaching at Byfleet LTC, Eliot is excited to be back at Normandy Tennis Club where it all began for him aged 4. Eliot grew up in Normandy and played at the club throughout his junior years.

 ‘Normandy Tennis Club's played an important role in my tennis career.  It's great to be back! I want to ensure players enjoy developing their tennis skills and are comfortable on the match court.’

Eliot can be contacted by email and on 07443 512889.

 

Mark Taylor

Mark from xSport Coaching is an LTA Level 5 Master Tennis Coach, RPT National and European Professional Coach, RPT National Professional Coach, and PTR Qualified.

Mark is a former professional tennis player - Top 10 UK and Top 4 in Southern Spain – and former Head Pro at Wentworth Tennis and Health Club, Sheen Lawn Tennis Club and ACS International School. Over his tennis career he has coached for Surrey County, Mexican Tennis Federation, ITF Junior players with Top 100, 2 UK National Champions, Regional and County Cup Champions. He has also coached players ranging from international to beginner standard, including Junior US Open Champions.

xSport’s coaching is geared around long term athlete development, working from the four pillars of tennis, Technique, Tactics, Physical and Mental. Mark follows a ‘learn to hit, learn to play, learn to win’ philosophy, with emphasis on each element bespoke to a player’s age, ability and aspirations.

The xSport programme has been designed using Toni Nadal and RPT Methodology; a system used in Spanish tennis academies that have helped develop thousands of professional tennis players over the past 30 years, including Rafael Nadal.

Mark can be contacted through xSport