Coaching
Phil Thomas and First Ball In is a coaching provider for Rumney Hill Gardens
About the venue
Located on Rumney Hill on the eastern side of the River Rhymney, Rumney Hill Gardens is a quiet, small, formal park established in the 1950s for the expanding community of Llanrumney.
Tucked away behind housing, the park lies on the Rhymney trail, which follows the river northwards from the coast, offering delightful walking and cycling routes in both directions.
Rumney Hill Gardens is one of Cardiff’s Green Flag parks .
About First Ball In
A freelance independent professional tennis coach with over 25 years experience.
I am passionate about opening up tennis opportunity and developing tennis players from beginner to county and onto the international stage. I operate at Rhymney Hills Gardens and in and around Cardiff / Newport.
I run the parks venue at Rhymney Hills gardens and offer 1-2-1 lessons, group coaching and lots of LTA graded tournaments.
Phil assists with the Tennis Wales + 14 national training squads.
I am an established & experienced LTA official Phil who runs LTA grade 3, 4 & 5 tournaments at the Glamorgan club.
For periods of the year Phil delivers blocks of days a year in Vale do lobo - Algarve for 5 star tennis holidays, a company he helped formed back in 2010.
Phil is supported by Specialist Sports and is an ambassador for Prince and adidas.
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